The year is 1812. A white trapper is murdered. And a young Chippewa Indian stands accused.

Eleven-year-old Samuel was born as Master Hackler's slave, and working the Kentucky farm is the only life he's ever known—until one dark night in 1859, that is. With no warning, cranky old Harrison, a fellow slave, pulls Samuel fro...

Based on a true story, All of the Above is the delightful and suspenseful story of four inner city students and their quest to build the world's largest tetrahedron. Weaving together the different personal stories of the kids, their t...

The King of Rock 'n' Roll lives! And he's Josh's dad.When 13-year-old Josh finds out that he has to stay with his dad in Chicago for a few months, he's not too thrilled. But when he arrives at the airport, he's simply devastated. His ...

It's May 5, 1945. Carrying nothing but a suitcase and a bag of his aunt's good fried chicken, 13-year-old Levi Battle heads south to a U.S. Army post in search of his father—a lieutenant in an elite unit of all black paratroopers. T...

This "luminescent" (Kirkus Reviews) story of anger and art, loss and redemption will appeal to fans of Lisa Graff's Lost in the Sun and Vince Vawter's Paperboy.  Arthur T. Owens grabbed a brick and hurled it at the trash pi...

A shift in perspective can change everything. This brilliant novel from the author ofThe Seventh Most Important Thingcelebrates kids who see the world a little differently. April is looking for an escape from the sixth-grade lun...