By: Juana Martinez-Neal "What’s in a name? For one little girl, her very long name tells the vibrant story of where she came from — and...

By: Meg Medina "Thoughtful, strong-willed sixth-grader Merci Suarez navigates difficult changes with friends, family, and everyone in...

By: Margarita Engle "Girls cannot be drummers. Long ago on an island filled with music, no one questioned that rule—until the drum dream...

By: Duncan Tonatiuh "Almost 10 years before Brown vs. Board of Education, Sylvia Mendez and her parents helped end school segregation in...

By: Yuyi Morales "In 1994, Yuyi Morales left her home in Xalapa, Mexico and came to the US with her infant son. She left behind nearly...