In this middle-grade novel and follow-up to Lo Simpson Starts a Revolution, Jazz is trying to process why her mom left, what exactly she’s feeling for a girl in her class and whether she wants to be one of the popular girls after all.
Sam — redheaded, orphaned, temperamental — is sent to Johnson “Blue Gables” Juvenile Center after getting into a fight. Awaiting trial, Sam learns to process his emotions and becomes more hopeful about his future.
How do we talk about hate that hurts? Real kids from real classrooms share their stories to help us to see the bias, prejudice, violence, discrimination, and exclusion around us—what hate looks like to them. Why? So we can stand against hate and never be the cause of it. And to show us how to cope and get support if we have been hurt.
A delightful and gentle story about a young Two-Spirit Indigenous child celebrating his identity, overcoming bullying, and bonding with his family.
In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, a lonely teen stumbles onto a website that makes wishes come true.
In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, a bullied teen plots the ultimate revenge.
Part of the nonfiction Orca Think series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book is an inspiring look at the positive and creative ways girls are using social media.
This practical book provides an in-depth understanding of student behavior, along with many effective, evidence-based strategies that support positive change. Although there is no one-size-fits-all answer, when these strategies are applied consistently they will have a profound effect on classroom behavior that will last.
Young Alfred Swallow uses his wits when he is intimidated at gun point by a bunch of hired thugs and when he lands in a rattle snake den. His determination to stop the corrupt land agent and help his family keep their land comes into focus when he involves people who know how to stop the land grab.
In this novel for middle readers, thirteen-year-old basketball star Jordan Ryker learns that his father is gay.
In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, Josh discovers a criminal operation while on a photography assignment.
In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, Tyler and his friend Mason are desperate to escape the small town they've grown up in.
While questioning her gender identity, a young girl is pulled between the dark world of fairylore and the dynamic world of early 20th-century scientific experimentation as she struggles to save her missing mother.
In this novel for middle readers, twelve-year-old Evie befriends a boy who is grieving the loss of both his parents.
In this illustrated early chapter book, a young boy has trouble fitting in at his new school until an unlikely friendship gives him the courage to show his true self to his classmates.
In this high-interest accessible novel for middle-grade readers, amateur magician Kylie has to work hard to be taken seriously.
This illustrated nonfiction anthology is a collection of stories, essays, poetry and art by transgender youth.
A young girl challenges destructive behavior from the citizens of an island of stones that the rest of her community on an island of sand has been accepting since the beginning of time.
Une jeune fille s’oppose au comportement destructeur des citoyens d’une île rocheuse que les autres membres de sa communauté sur une île de sable acceptent depuis la nuit des temps.
While his sister tries everything to help, a young boy isn’t sure why he can’t stop crying in this transitional picture book.
In this partially illustrated chapter book, an eight-year-old girl confronts a bully with the help of a genie she discovers has been living in a spice bottle her grandmother left her.
After serving time for a violent crime, Jojo returns to the neighborhood and tries to take his life back.
In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, Jujube takes on her tormentors and helps a group of girls win back their self-esteem.
In this high-interest novel for teen readers, a young teen is thrilled when she gets into art school but shocked to learn that some students feel she doesn’t belong there.
