Author: Dapo Adeola

Description: This book addresses honestly the experiences Black children face growing up with systemic racism, as well as providing hope for the future while delivering a message of empowerment to a new generation of dreamers. It's a message that is both urgent and timeless and offers a rich and rewarding reading experience for every child.

Author: Stacy McAnulty

Description: Lucy Callahan was struck by lightning. She doesn't remember it, but it changed her life forever. The zap gave her genius-level math skills, and ever since, Lucy has been homeschooled. Now, at 12 years old, she's technically ready for college. Except, she must pass one more test, middle school!

Lucy's grandma insists that she go to middle school for one year, make one friend, join one activity, and read one book (that's not a math textbook!). Lucy's not sure what a girl who does calculus homework for fun can learn in 7th grade. She has everything she needs at home, where nobody can make fun of her rigid routines or her superpowered brain. The equation of Lucy's life has already been solved. Unless there's been a miscalculation?

Author: Samuel Sattin

Description: Isaac is a lonely twelve-year-old kid with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Everything from studying to looking in the mirror becomes a battle between him and a swarm of unhelpful thoughts. The strict therapy his mother insists on doesn’t seem to be working, but when a group of friends invites him to join their after-school role-playing game, the thoughts feel a little less loud.

Isaac’s therapist says that exposure to games can have adverse effects on kids with OCD, and when his grades slip, his mother won’t let him play anymore. How will Isaac prove to himself, his mother, and the world that the way to quiet the noise in his head may have been inside him all along?