Item category 2: Black & Asian Interests

Discover the incredible story of Bob Marley, the trailblazing artist who shaped the world of music with his singular vision. From a young boy growing up in Jamaica to a worldwide, cultural icon, Bob's story and the legacy he left behind teach children the importance of being a force for good.

An arrest for cocaine possession in the Hamptons on the last day of a sweltering summer leaves Smith, a young Black Queer graduate, in a state of turmoil. Pulled into the court system and mandated treatment, he finds himself in an absurd but dangerous situation: his class protects him but his rac...

Set in a family home in West Africa, 'M is for Mango' is a playful, adventurous and big-hearted picture book that introduces M words to the youngest of children, with a dash of mischief, mayhem and mess along the way.

Leah Zhang is sent on an intensive two-week travel program across China where she is forced to partner with her former annoying classmate, Cyrus. But the deeper they wander into China, the deeper Leah finds herself falling in love with her home, herself and her partner.

Dera Edwards knows her life is over when she's shipped off to live with her estranged father in the middle of White Suburbia. To make matters worse, Dera learns that her new school doesn't have a girls' track team, shattering her dreams of getting a track scholarship and, one day, competing in th...

Raina needs to win the National Bollywood Dance Circuit Scholarship. That will show her mother that dance can be a financially stable career and prove to her boyfriend and co-captain, Aditya, that they're still the perfect couple, even if all they seem to do these days is fight. There's only one ...

Centuries ago, the holy river Saraswati flowed through what is now Punjab. Many dismiss this as myth, but when Satnam arrives in his ancestral village for his grandmother's funeral, he finds water in the dried-up well behind her house. The discovery sets in motion a contentious scheme to unearth ...

Just as it's starting to get dark, a little girl and her family board the sleeper train - they'll travel all through the night, and reach their destination in the morning. But as the train rocks from side to side, the little girl can't sleep. It's all too exciting! So, instead, she travels throug...

Zeki, let's go to the market! The stalls are a feast for the senses: spices for Zeki to smell, honey buns to taste, belly butter to touch and oodles of noodles to take home. It's a busy and tasty day!

Smart, headstrong Kirabo is raised by her grandparents in rural Uganda. But as she enters her teens, she starts to feel overshadowed by the absence of the mother she has never known. At once epic and deeply personal, 'The First Woman' is the bold and piercing story of one young girl's discovery o...