New KidSeventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade. As he makes the daily trip from his Washington Heights apartment to the upscale Riverdale Academy Day School, Jordan soon finds himself torn between two worlds and

Camila doesn't have time to be distracted by her feelings for him

interventions

Through battlefields and deserts

As Miles tries to get his school life back on track

Described by The New York Times Book Review as sermon

including the Freedom Vote

acceptance

This lyrical and empowering book is both a celebration of what it means to be a baby and what it means to be woke

The Anthem for Black Boys

Genie peppers Grandpop with questions about how he hides it so well (besides wearing way cool Ray-Bans)

and it assures Black children that they are

Though she wants to hate the man who abandoned her