Deanna Anthony

Every generation inherits the problems created by the ones before them, but no generation will inherit as many problems--as many crises--as the current generation of young people. From the devastations of climate change to the horrors of gun violence, from rampant transphobia to the widening wealth gap, from the lack of health care to the lack of housing, the challenges facing the next generation can feel insurmountable. But change, even revolution,...

As babies, twin sisters Charlie Yates and Magnolia Heathwood were separated after their parents, a mixed race couple, were lynched. Now, at the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement, Charlie lives in Harlem with her grandmother while white-passing Magnolia is in rural Georgia and knows nothing of her racial heritage. When she learns the truth, her reflection disappears from mirrors--the sign of a curse. Meanwhile, the girls' grandmother becomes ill...

The rules of being a rodeo queen: no creases, no boyfriends, no mistakes. With more crowns to her name than hairs on her head, Sierra Quintanilla knows the rulebook inside out. And with Closed Circuit, the reality-TV-meets-rodeo-tour competition, back for a second season, she's ready to play her part to perfection. But no one is actually perfect. And nothing is more dangerous to a rodeo queen than desire... As a teenager, Diablo Sosa was sentenced...

"Inspired by her own foremothers' legacies and the friendships formed throughout her life, Rozella Kennedy centers and celebrates the stories of 100 Black, Brown, Asian, and Indigenous women--both famous and little-known--who changed the course of US history. In the beautiful pages of Our Brave Foremothers, discover an intergenerational, intercultural bouquet of Black, Brown, Asian, and Indigenous women lifted into the significance that they deserve....

Women are resilient leaders driven to achieve but can often feel stressed out. They are being adversely impacted by the Covid-19 "she-cession" with less and less women returning to the workforce due to the multi-faceted responsibilities they face inside and outside of their homes. And in a world where heart disease is the leading cause of death for women, they can't afford to wait to relax. Here women can learn to seek self-awareness, self-love, happiness,...

"It's no secret that white women are conditioned to be nice, but did you know that the desire to be perfect and to avoid conflict at all costs are characteristics of white supremacy culture? As the founders of Race2Dinner, an organization which facilitates conversations between white women about racism and white supremacy, Regina Jackson and Saira Rao have noticed white women's tendency to maintain a veneer of niceness, and strive for perfection,...

MEAN GIRLS meets IT'S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY when two teenage girls' worlds collide when one attempts suicide to avoid toxic popularity.
Carter Harper may have created an award-winning app and have a 3.93 GPA, but her successes are overshadowed by brutal bullying, depression, and loneliness. Tired of being treated as the popular girls' plaything, Carter thinks her only choice is to die by suicide.
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This gentle story of growing with books encourages little ones to discover the joy of reading as well as getting them ready and excited to visit the library.

Book-loving Lola is inspired by a collection of garden poems that she reads with her mommy and decides to go to the library to learn all about how to start her own garden.

A diverse range of community helpers introduce the vehicles they use to keep produce and grow their cities as well as keep their cities clean.