Dreaming Big

In a series of autobiographical poems, Jacqueline Woodson vividly brings her childhood and adolescence to life. This memoir in verse won the National Book Award, the Coretta Scott King Award, and the Newbery Honor Award.

Set in 1986, this novel traces the ups and downs of three siblings as they wait for the launch of the Challenger space shuttle.

In this third book of the Front Desk series, seventh-grader Mia Tang and her parents return from a vacation to discover that they are in danger of losing the Calivista Motel.

In this nonfiction account, the authors present their research on the causes and contributions that led to the historic 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

Track star Jessica is devastated when her leg must be amputated after a terrible car accident — but she is determined to run again.

Based on a true story, this historical novel follows twelve-year-old Petra and her family as they flee their home during the Mexican Revolution and travel through battlefields and deserts to find a better life in the United States.

This novel, famously adapted into the movie Blade Runner, explores the role of empathy in a futuristic world in which humans live alongside androids.

Set against the backdrop of political revolution in Cuba, this novel tells the stories of three generations of visionary women in the del Pino family.

In this graphic memoir, Malaka Gharib recounts growing up in America while navigating her Filipino and Egyptian heritage.

Eleven-year-old Louisa doesn't love change but explores new ways of looking at life when she visits her grandparents' farm on Deer Island and meets a boy named George.