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Follow Your Heart
From the Series Lorimer Real Love
Nisha has always been a good Tamil daughter. She tries to keep her grades up to meet her parents' high expectations to become a doctor. And of course she's not allowed to be in a romantic… Read More →
Pointe, Claw
Jessie Vale dances in an elite ballet program. She has to be perfect to land a spot with the professional company. When Jessie is cast in an animalistic avant-garde production, her careful… Read More →
Strange Fruit: Billie Holiday and the Power of a Protest Song
The audience was completely silent the first time Billie Holiday performed a song called "Strange Fruit." In the 1930s, Billie was known as a performer of jazz and blues music, but this song… Read More →
A Perfect View: Book 3
From the Series Cici: A Fairy's Tale
Cici is ready for all her favorite camping activities! She has everything planned for the trip with her dad, her sister, and her friend Kendra. But with Cici's new fairy powers, nature has… Read More →
It's Cinco de Mayo!
From the Series Bumba Books ® — It's a Holiday!
Do you like holidays? Learn all about how and why people celebrate different holidays. ¡Feliz Cinco de Mayo! This annual fiesta began after a historical Mexican military victory, and now it… Read More →
It's Diwali!
From the Series Bumba Books ® — It's a Holiday!
Do you like holidays? Learn all about how and why people celebrate different holidays. What's the most important holiday in India? It's Diwali! This celebration is also known as the festival… Read More →
It's Easter!
From the Series Bumba Books ® — It's a Holiday!
Easter is here! Learn about Easter symbols such as eggs, bunnies, and flowers, and the different ways that people celebrate this springtime holiday. Eye-catching photographs and carefully… Read More →
It's New Year's Day!
From the Series Bumba Books ® — It's a Holiday!
Do you like holidays? Learn all about how and why people celebrate different holidays. When is New Year's Day? What are resolutions? And how do people celebrate? Full-color photographs,… Read More →
It's St. Patrick's Day!
From the Series Bumba Books ® — It's a Holiday!
Happy St. Patrick's Day! In the United States, people wear green and hold parades to celebrate all things Irish. Readers will learn about St. Patrick's Day traditions and the reasons for the… Read More →
It's Valentine's Day!
From the Series Bumba Books ® — It's a Holiday!
Do you like holidays? Learn all about how and why people celebrate different holidays. Do you give valentines to your friends or family? Learn about the holiday of love and find out how… Read More →
Muhammad Ali: The Greatest
From the Series Gateway Biographies
Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr., was known for his battles in the ring as well as his achievements outside of it. An outspoken activist, he joined the Nation of Islam and… Read More →
Racial Profiling: Everyday Inequality
In the United States, racial profiling affects thousands of Americans every day. Both individuals and institutions—such as law enforcement agencies, government bodies, and schools—routinely… Read More →
Sonia Sotomayor: A Biography
Arguably one of the most prominent US Supreme Court Justices at the moment, Sonia Sotomayor has paved her own way to enact profound changes and reforms, despite the obstacles that stood in… Read More →
The Negro Leagues: Celebrating Baseball's Unsung Heroes
From the Series Spectacular Sports
When modern baseball fans think of African American players, they may think of Ken Griffey Jr. or Derek Jeter. But what about the black stars who didn't play Major League Baseball? In the… Read More →
Yaffa and Fatima: Shalom, Salaam
Two neighbors—one Jewish, one Muslim—have always been best friends. When they both fall on hard times, can they find a way to help each other? In Fawzia Gilani's retelling of this… Read More →
Girlness: Deal with it body and soul
From the Series Lorimer Deal With It
It's hard enough being a girl on the brink of puberty without dealing with a barrage of mixed messages about femininity. From self-image to peer pressure, consumerism to feminism, girls have… Read More →
Guyness: Deal with it body and soul
From the Series Lorimer Deal With It
As boys become men, pressure to fit into set images of masculinity can be overwhelming. And stereotypes about what makes a man a man can make the early stages of puberty—the beginning of… Read More →
Image: Deal with it from the inside out
From the Series Lorimer Deal With It
What are you looking at, punk? Or are you a jock, a goth or an indie rock guy? The image we project sends signals to others about who we are. But image can also be a prison and the source of… Read More →
Lorimer Deal With It — Hardcover Set
From the Series Lorimer Deal With It
Practical resources that students, teachers, and school administrators can use to help young people deal with interpersonal and social conflicts. This collection covers topics of interest to… Read More →
Lorimer SideStreets — Hardcover Set
From the Series Lorimer SideStreets
Edgy high/low fiction for teen reluctant readers. Each SideStreets novel deals with real-world issues and features contemporary teen characters, many from diverse backgrounds. Male and female Read More →
Transphobia: Deal with it and be a gender transcender
From the Series Lorimer Deal With It
Who do you think you are? Part of identity is how people experience their gender. Transphobia is intolerance of any part of the range of gender identity. This accessible, illustrated book… Read More →
A Spy Called James: The True Story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War Double Agent
Told for the first time in picture book form is the true story of James Lafayette—an enslaved person who spied for George Washington's army during the American Revolution. After his… Read More →
Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor's Story
A Robert F. Sibert Honor Book A National Book Award Longlist Selection Jane Addams Children's Book Award Flora Stieglitz Straus Award A Booklist Editor's Choice “Magnetic and chilling in its Read More →
Like a Bird: The Art of the American Slave Song
Enslaved African Americans longed for freedom, and that longing took many forms—including music. Drawing on biblical imagery, slave songs both expressed the sorrow of life in bondage and… Read More →