Medium: Book
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Your Voice, Your Vote
It’s Election Day, and Quetta, her mother, and her grandmother travel to the voting station. They encounter problems on their way and after they vote. Quetta’s mother and grandmother teach her about the importance of voting and those who fought for their right.
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The Making of Yolanda La Bruja
Race, social justice, spirituality, and gun violence are addressed through the eyes of Yolanda, a deaf, gay protagonist who is gifted with the ability to read people’s intentions. Her family ancestry is of Brujas (witches). Can she save her school from a violent attack with her powers?
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Daydreamer
Charles deals with the challenges he faces at school like being dyslexic and bullying by escaping to an imaginary world of trolls and dragons. The two worlds crash together, and it is up to Charles to fix the daydreams bleeding into his real life.
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Piper Chen Sings
Piper Chen, of Hamilton fame, shares how she overcame her fear of singing in front of people by participating in a school talent show.
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We Are a Class
An inspiring, inclusive book for students curious or worried about school.
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The Ping-Pong Queen of Chinatown
Felix Ma, a high school junior, invites Cassie Chow, a senior, to star in his short film as an excuse to see her more. What begins as a lighthearted project turns serious when Felix’s college admissions coach suggests using it for essay material, leading to a drama about the emotional impact of parental expectations.
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Everything I Learned About Racism I Learned in School
This nonfiction narrative explores Tiffany Jewell’s experiences from elementary school through college, examining systemic racism in the American educational system. It includes various personal narratives and stories from children’s and YA writers of the global majority, aimed at empowering future generations.
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Charming as a Verb
Henri, a popular debater at a prestigious New York City private school, is charming to everyone except Corrine Troy, who blackmails him to help change her image. Henri’s ambition to attend Columbia University is threatened as he navigates this challenge.
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We Regret to Inform You
Mischa Abramavicius, a high school student with a perfect college application, is rejected by all Ivy League schools and even her safety school. As she grapples with the future, she suspects her transcript might have been hacked and teams up with computer-savvy classmates to uncover the truth.
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Stay True: A Memoir
PULITZER PRIZE WINNER NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A gripping memoir on friendship, grief, the search for self, and the solace that can be found through art, by the New Yorker staff writer Hua Hsu “This book is exquisite and excruciating and I will be thinking about it for years and years to come.” —Rachel Kushner,…
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The Accidental Alchemist
From USA Today best-selling author Gigi Pandian comes a modern tale of ancient intrigue. Unpacking her belongings in her new hometown of Portland, Oregon, herbalist and reformed alchemist Zoe Faust can’t help but notice she’s picked up a stowaway. Dorian Robert-Houdin is a living, breathing three-and-half-foot gargoyle – not to mention a master of French…
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Temple Folk
A groundbreaking debut collection portraying the lived experiences of Black Muslims grappling with faith, family, and freedom in America. In Temple Folk, Black Muslims contemplate the convictions of their race, religion, economics, politics, and sexuality in America. The ten stories in this collection contribute to the bounty of diverse narratives about Black life by intimately…