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Stephen Hawking: Celebrated Physicist
From the Series Gateway Biographies
Stephen Hawking was one of the world's most celebrated and inspiring physicists, known for his theories on relativity, black holes, and quantum mechanics. He wrote the bestseller A Brief… Read More →
Ace of Hearts
From the Series Lorimer Real Love
Everyone around Alvin seems to be obsessed with one thing—sex. Alvin finds it uncomfortable to think and talk about it and he knows he isn't ready. His friends, however, think that all Alvin… Read More →
Cesar Chavez: Friend to Farm Workers
From the Series Beginner Biography (LOOK! Books ™)
As a child, Cesar Chavez worked on farms with his family. He felt the workers were not treated well. Cesar used his voice to become a leader in making sure farm workers were paid better and… Read More →
Consent: Deal with it before boundaries get crossed
From the Series Lorimer Deal With It
Consent isn't just about sex. From an early age, kids are taught to respect personal space. They learn to express themselves and how they feel. While they must be taught that kissing,… Read More →
Daniel Inouye: World War II Hero and Senator
From the Series Beginner Biography (LOOK! Books ™)
Daniel Inouye was born in Hawaii to parents who came from Japan. He had a happy life as a child until 1941 when the Japanese military bombed Pearl Harbor in his hometown. As war broke out,… Read More →
Love Is Love
From the Series Lorimer Real Love
Insecure about her body and unhappy at home, Emmy will do anything to be liked. But after rumors spread about her sexual experience, Emmy leaves her hometown to stay with family in Vancouver. Read More →
Maria Tallchief: Native America's Prima Ballerina
From the Series Beginner Biography (LOOK! Books ™)
Maria Tallchief was inspired to dance while watching Osage dancers as a child in Oklahoma. For tribal ceremonies only men were allowed to dance. But, Maria went on to become America's first… Read More →
Prom Kings
From the Series Lorimer Real Love
When the queer prom committee asks Charlie to join them, Charlie figures it'll be a good way to get closer to cute new guy Andre. The only problem is that Charlie has competition for Andre's… Read More →
Same Love
From the Series Lorimer Real Love
When Adam reveals to his devout parents that he's gay, they send him to a Christian camp. But when he meets Paul, Adam realizes it's impossible to bury his attraction and "straighten out."… Read More →
Sequoyah: Man of Many Words
From the Series Beginner Biography (LOOK! Books ™)
Sequoyah created a way of writing the Cherokee language 200 years ago. Thanks to Sequoyah, the Cherokee today know more about their history and native language than almost any other tribe in… Read More →
Silent Journey
Scott Schroeder dreams of a day when he and his father can have a home of their own. Following an accident that took his mother's life eight years before, doctors discovered Scott was… Read More →
We Three
From the Series Lorimer Real Love
Jasbina "Jassie" Dhillon is at summer camp to address concerns over her struggles at school and her lack of close friends. To Jasbina's surprise, she quickly makes two new friends, Ams and… Read More →
What Makes You Beautiful
From the Series Lorimer Real Love
Logan knows he likes boys, but has not come out, and no one knows that he likes to sometimes wear girls' clothes and makeup. Then Logan starts at a school for the arts. There he meets Kyle,… Read More →
Into the Streets: A Young Person's Visual History of Protest in the United States
What does it mean to resist? Throughout our nation's history, discrimination and unjust treatment of all kinds have prompted people to make their objections and outrage known. Some protests… Read More →
Dads
Celebrate all that fathers do: building, fixing, cooking, cleaning, laughing, crying, hugging, playing and more! John Coy and Wing Young Huie—the author and photographer behind Their Great… Read More →
Somebody Told Me
"A compelling narrative layered with intersections of gender, sexuality, and spirituality."—Booklist After an assault, bigender seventeen-year-old Aleks/Alexis is looking for a fresh… Read More →
A Story About Afiya
From the Series Lantana Global Picture Books
Every day, Afiya wakes to a brand new day and a clean white dress, ready for her adventures to begin… Some people have dresses for every occasion but Afiya needs only one. Her dress records… Read More →
Distant Stars: Book 3
From the Series Life on Earth
In the final volume of the Life on Earth trilogy, celebrated cartoonist MariNaomi concludes her tale of growing up, falling in and out of love, and possible alien interventions. Shy,… Read More →
Dressed to Play
From the Series Lorimer Sports Stories
Fourteen-year-old Jordan lives for basketball. Wyatt calls her Jordan the Jock. The players on her team want their new uniforms to be short, tight and sexy, rather than being functional. Her… Read More →
I Am Brown
From the Series Lantana Global Picture Books
Brown-skinned children around the world laugh, love and play together in this infectiously joyful book. I am brown. I am beautiful. I am perfect. I designed this computer. I ran this race. I… Read More →
If I Go Missing
If I Go Missing is derived from excerpts of a letter that went viral and was also the basis of a documentary film. In her letter, Jonnie calls out the authorities for neglecting to… Read More →
Lantana Inclusive Picture Books — Hardcover Set
Lantana Inclusive Picture Books are stories celebrating every kind of child and family, because all children deserve to see themselves in the books they read. With a focus on #ownvoices… Read More →
No Steps Behind: Beate Sirota Gordon's Battle for Women's Rights in Japan
Discover the unlikely story of Beate Sirota Gordon, a young woman who grew up in Japan and returned as a translator working for the American military after WWII. Fluent in Japanese language… Read More →
Northern Star
From the Series Lorimer Sports Stories
It seems Peter Kuiksak's star just keeps rising. This young hockey hero is the top player in his league, being pursued by agents, and becoming something of a celebrity. But being the center… Read More →