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Even strong, fearless, and badass Black teen girls and Black women need empowering words of affirmation. Now more than ever, we must give our minds and bodies the TLC they deserve because Black women empowerment begins with the youth empowerment of Black teen girls. Author of Badass Black Girl M.J Fievre brings you inspirational words of wisdom through famous Black women who have changed the world, including Audre Lorde, Lupita Nyong'o and Angela Davis.

Odyssey Award for Audiobook Excellence Winner Poet, writer, and hip-hop educator Tony Keith Jr. makes his debut with a powerful YA memoir in verse, tracing his journey from being a closeted gay Black teen battling poverty, racism, and homophobia to becoming an openly gay first-generation college...

A searing debut YA poetry and essay collection about a Black cancer patient who faces medical racism after being diagnosed with leukemia in their early twenties, for fans of Audre Lorde's The Cancer Journals and Laurie Halse Anderson's Shout. When Walela is diagnosed at twenty-three with...

From the acclaimed author of Flygirl and the bestselling author of Code Name Verity comes the thrilling and inspiring true story of the desegregation of the skies. In the years between World War I and World War II, aviation fever was everywhere, including among Black Americans. But what hope...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of This Book Is Anti-Racist and The Antiracist Kid, Tiffany Jewell, this YA nonfiction book, highlighting inequities Black and Brown students face from preschool through college, is the most important, empowering read this year. From preschool to...

Growing up impoverished and shuttled between different households, it seemed life was bound to take a certain path for Eddie Chuculate. Despite the challenges he faced, his upbringing was rich with love and bountiful lessons from his Creek and Cherokee heritage, deep-rooted traditions he embraced even as he learned to live within the culture of white, small-town America that dominated his migratory childhood.

As Seen by Me is a collection of thoughts and feelings from a high school teen. Captured and written in forms of poetry and several essays, the short listening time is made up by the wonderful contents. Rarely do we capture such thoughts and feelings, but this book does just that. This book is a great insight to how a 15-year-old feels and thinks of society.

Bei einem Tropengewitter stürzt ein peruanisches Flugzeug über dem Dschungel aus 3000 Metern Höhe ab. Nur die siebzehnjährige Juliane überlebt. Mit ein paar Schrammen, ohne Brille, mit nur einer Sandale und einem Tütchen Fruchtbonbons schlägt sie sich durch den Urwald. Fast elf Tage ist sie unterwegs, bis sie auf Einheimische trifft... Das Mädchen, das vom Himmel fiel; der Segler, der ein dramatisches Schiffsunglück überlebte; die Frau, die im eisigen Wasser unter einer Eisschicht eingeschlossen war und die doch vier Stunden später von Rettungssanitätern wiederbelebt werden konnte.

Meet young José and his friend Trino as the war breaks out in their hometown of Sahuayo. Follow José through his own struggles as the violence escalates, up to his joining the Cristero army in 1927 to fight for freedom of religion. Captured by government forces, José refused to deny his faith in exchange for his freedom.

¿Alguna vez has escuchado cómo resuena en tu cabeza la palabra «cáncer»? El cáncer tiene algo curioso y es que todos pensamos que es de los demás. Hasta que te llega a ti, y entonces resuena demasiado fuerte, como un pitido lejano pero incesante, de esos que, una vez empiezan, ya no puedes dejar de oír.

WITH A FOREWORD WRITTEN AND READ BY ARIANA DEBOSE! An instant New York Times bestseller! “A perfect juxtaposition of ordinary and extraordinary, told with humor, compassion, and unshakeable hope.” —Becky Albertalli, New York Times bestselling author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda The...

Conoce esta maravillosa obra que nos cuenta la historia de Santiago Zapata, un niño de 16 años que, a pesar de sufrir una enfermedad muscular de Duchenne, aprendió a leer y escribir por su propia cuenta. Luego de leer más de 650 libros decide escribir su primer ejemplar ‘Caminando con mi Mente’, un manual de vida que describe de manera precisa los pasos para tener una vida sin limitaciones, de igual forma, nos brinda las herramientas para ser mejores personas y lograr tener una mejor versión de si mismo. ¡No te pierdas este espectacular audiolibro y disfruta el viaje de caminar con la mente!

Our schools do not teach enough about lessons in life. Many young people do not sit together with family for dinner or have a parent or other adult who makes the time to discuss the experiences of the day. Most television shows and movies are not helpful. Since young people talk and text together, they are apt to believe some completely misguided ideas. Dropping in on the Waves of Life provides a 3D experience in which you live life through a surfer’s own eyes.

Letters to My Sisters in Engineering inspires girls and women to answer the call and use their gifts to innovate a better world for humanity. This memoir/self-help audiobook will encourage you to fulfill your destiny by being a purpose-driven engineer.

Seen and Now Heard presents a meticulously researched autobiography of a Cuban girl named Crystina Bass. Born in Puerto Rico and raised in the Caribbean, South Florida, and California, Crystina's story is a story of Cubans in America. It's a story of growing up in a not-so-typical American family, yet as she says herself, "We are Americans in the purest form of the word."

Let me introduce you to my beloved cat Habibi. She came into our lives when she was six weeks old. She lived a fulfilling and happy life of 20 years. She was given to my daughter for her fifth birthday. She brought so much light and love into our lives. She left so many memories for us that have been so hilarious, that I have to share with others.

Renowned American astrophysicist Hakeem Oluseyi (born James Plummer) pens a gripping, gritty coming-of-age memoir, from young boy to graduate-school student, that will resonate with teenagers, especially those of color, who are facing many choices and obstacles as they navigate their young adult...

A 14-year-old boy struggles with family relationships and accepting the beliefs he was taught as a child. While on the vacation of a lifetime, driving from the United States through México, Central and South America, he visits ruins and reads scripture. As his feelings and opinions begin to clarify, he decides to express his feelings through mazes of scenes representing his religious interpretations, with short write-ups intended to help other young people discover what took him so long to understand.

A coming-of-age story set against the rise of fascism, the collapse of democracy in Slovakia and Hungary, the attempted genocide of the Jewish people, and the eventual conquest of the Allied Forces over Nazi Germany, Escape to the Tatras tells the story of one child’s remarkable journey encompassing the essence of life before and throughout World War II.

In her coming-of-age memoir, refugee advocate Luma Mufleh writes of her tumultuous journey to reconcile her identity as a gay Muslim woman and a proud Arab-turned-American refugee. With no word for “gay” in Arabic, Luma may not have known what to call the feelings she had growing up in...