Ruby’s mom is having a baby, but Ruby is not very happy about it. She knows that babies are smelly...

After seventh-grader Jerome is shot by a white police officer, he observes the aftermath of his...

The struggle to get into a top-tier college consumes sixteen-year-old Genie's every waking thought...

Pete the Cat loves his new white shoes, but they don't stay white for long. Pete steps in...

RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 1983. Grandmama loves to tell her grandson about witches. They especially hate children, and love to cast terrifying spells over them.

RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 1973. Billy has just made the grossest bet of his life: eat fifteen worms in fifteen days and win fifty dollars. With ketchup, mustard, and a whole lot of determination, he might just pull it off, but his friends will do anything to make sure he fails. Can Billy stomach every last worm, or will he chicken out before the final day?

Maleeka suffers every day from the taunts of the other kids in her class. If they're not getting at...

This beautifully illustrated folktale teaches us all about the value of diversity. Old man Antonio...

Barron's Graphic Classics are graphic novels that introduce young readers to immortal literary works...

When sixteen-year-old Tariq Johnson dies from two gunshot wounds, his community is thrown into an...

It's Cement Mixer's first day on the job and he doesn't want to make any mistakes. How can he help...

The classic story from Lewis Carroll follows young Alice into a magical and wonderful new world when...

RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 1972. From the moment Alexander wakes up with gum in his hair, he knows it is going to be the worst day ever, and things keep getting more and more terrible from there!

Mafatu has been scared of the ocean for as long as he can remember. That’s not easy when you live on Hikueru, an island where everyone is proud of their bravery—and where Mafatu’s own father is the Great Chief. Because Mafatu fears the sea, some kids tease him, and others even blame him for bad storms. He often feels like he doesn’t belong.

According to legend, Attila led the Huns and the Maygars west, following the white stag. The...

RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 2016. Every Sunday after church, CJ rides the bus across town with his Nana, and today he has a lot of questions. Why do they have to wait in the rain? Why don't they have a car like his friends? But with every question, Nana helps CJ see the beauty, music, and magic all around him that he almost missed. Where is their bus headed, and what will CJ discover when they finally arrive?

RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 2015. "With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . .The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all that quivering. Cuz tonight I’m delivering," announces dread-locked, 12-year old Josh Bell.

The fourth novel in the Dark Is Rising series, the story is about how Will Stanton learns of his...

Laura Vaccaro Seeger's Black? White! Day? Night! is a sensational lift-the-flap concept book that...

A story about first love, first fights, and finding yourself in a messed up world, from Stephen...

RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 1990. You're about to go places! Some days you'll soar way up high, and some days you'll get stuck. This book is all about the ups, the downs, and finding your own way through.

This is the first longer-format, middle-grade collection from #1 New York Times–bestselling author...

Twas December 24th, and three brave knights were just settling in for the night when out on the...

This is the story of a little mouse who lives in a dark and wild wood. He is all alone, except for...