Juvenile / Family

Child of the Dream (A Memoir of 1963)

by Sharon Robinson – Scholastic Press (September 03, 2019)

In January 1963, Sharon Robinson turns thirteen the night before George Wallace declares on national television "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever" in his inauguration speech as governor...

Girl Under a Red Moon: Growing Up During China's Cultural Revolution (Scholastic Focus)

by Da Chen – Scholastic Focus (September 03, 2019)

In a small village called Yellow Stone, in southeastern China, Sisi is a model sister, daughter, and student. She brews tea for her grandfather in the morning, leads recitations at school as class monitor, and...

The Last Chance Hotel

by Nicki Thornton – Chicken House (May 28, 2019)

Seth is a kitchen boy at the remote Last Chance Hotel. His father has long ago left, leaving him imprisoned until he is old enough to set out on his own. If there's any hope he has, it's to be the greatest chef...

Hey, Kiddo (National Book Award Finalist)

by Jarrett J. Krosoczka – Graphix (October 09, 2018)

A National Book Award Finalist!

In kindergarten, Jarrett Krosoczka's teacher asks him to draw his family, with a mommy and a daddy. But Jarrett's family is much more complicated than that. His mom is an addict,...

Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in the South Bronx

by Sonia Manzano – Scholastic Press (August 25, 2015)

Pura Belpre Honor winner for The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano and one of America's most influential Hispanics--'Maria' on Sesame Street--delivers a beautifully wrought coming-of-age memoir. Set in the 1950s...

Sisters

by Raina Telgemeier – Graphix (August 26, 2014)

Raina Telgemeier?s #1 New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-winning companion to Smile! Raina can't wait to be a big sister. But once Amara is born, things aren't quite how she expected them to be. Amara...

The Winter Room

by Gary Paulsen – Scholastic Paperbacks (June 24, 2014)

This Newbery Honor Book by master storyteller Gary Paulsen is now available in this After Words paperback edition! Following the turn of the seasons, eleven year old Eldon traces the daily routines of his life...