We are well into the holiday season, which means crammed stores, traffic jams, hard-to-find parking spaces, rude salespeople or customers, out of stock merchandise or just plain old out of cash. All that, however, is just a means to an end—and the end is to create joy, for loved ones, the community or ourselves. So don’t worry too much.
But back to that cash. Before you run out of it, don’t forget that books make great gifts. Buy couple or more and give the gift of literature. The books listed are new releases, consist of picture, middle, and YA titles, and cover a wide range of topics. Check our Award-Winning Books, New Releases, and Genres, Themes, and… pages for more ideas. And if you don’t have a child or young adult in your life to buy for, buy anyway and donate. Happy Holidays!
The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth, and Harlem's Greatest Bookstore - Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton - Don Tate
Red, Yellow, Blue (and a Dash of White, Too!) - Charles George Esperanza
Trombone Shorty – Troy Andrews
Ira's Shakespeare Dream – Glenda Armada
Mama’s Nightingale: A Story of Immigration and Separation - Edwidge Danticat
The Girl Who Buried Her Dreams in a Can - Tererai Trent
28 Days: Moments in Black History That Changed the World - Charles R. Smith Jr.
Rhythm Ride: A Road Trip Through the Motown Sound - Andrea Davis Pinkney
The Jumbies - Tracey Baptiste
The Lost Tribes – Christine Taylor-Butler
The Toymaker’s Apprentice - Sherri L. Smith
Unlocking the Truth: Three Brooklyn Teens on Life, Friendship and Making the Band - Unlocking the Truth and Charisse Jones
Make It Messy: My Perfectly Imperfect Life - Marcus Samuelsson and Veronica Chambers
Hope in a Ballet Shoe: Orphaned by War, Saved by Ballet: An Extraordinary True Story – Michaela DePrince
Shadows of Sherwood - Kekla Magoon
Monster: A Graphic Novel - Walter Dean Myers
Endangered - Lamar Giles
I Love My Hair: A Coloring Book of Braids, Buns, Crimps, Curls, and Doodle Dos - Andrea Pippins
X - Ilyasah Shabazz with Kekla Magoon
Delicate Monsters - Stephanie Kuehn
Everything, Everything - Nicola Yoon
The Star Side of Bird Hill: A Novel - Naomi Jackson
Shadowshaper – Daniel Jose Older
Tate Kids Modern Art Activity Book - Sharna Jackson
