Derrick Barnes

Rhyming words help a grade-schooler deal with his angry feelings in a more constructive way.

On a day when everything seems to be going wrong, from cloudy skies to the cancellation of a favorite cartoon, a boy discovers what a difference his attitude can make. Includes activity ideas for parents and children.

Starting kindergarten is a big milestone--and the hero of this story is ready to make his mark! He's dressed himself, eaten a pile of pancakes, and can't wait to be part of a whole new kingdom of kids. The day will be jam-packed, but he's up to the challenge, taking new experiences in stride with his infectious enthusiasm! And afterward, he can't wait to tell his proud parents all about his achievements--and then wake up to start another day.

Let's hear it for everything that makes you the amazing, awesome, inspiring kid that you are... Your curiosity and creativity. Your bravery and kindness. Your sense of humor and fun. Your ability to get up again when you get knocked down. Your way of helping others. Yeah--you are all that and more! You are every good thing that makes the world go round. So go ahead and show us your magnificence--all the things that make you, you.

Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist for Justice was published in 2022 by Norton Young Readers. The graphic memoir was co-written with Derrick Barnes and illustrated by Dawud Anyabwile. The book received literary acclaim. It won the 2023 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction and was recognized as a 2023 Corretta Scott King Award Author and Illustrator Honor Book as well as a finalist for the 2022 National Book Award for Young People's Literature.

When Ruby Booker starts third grade at Hope Road Academy, the same school her three illustrious older brothers attend, she tries hard to make an impression of her own.

Two eighth-graders from very different backgrounds, Robeson "Crease" Battlefield and Pacino Clapton, discover in afterschool detention that they have a great deal in common.

Contains: "Remember This" / by Renée Watson, illustrated by Shadra Strickland "Handle Your Business" / by Derrick Barnes, illustrated by Gordon C. James "Not a China Doll" / by Grace Lin "The Bike" / by Wade Hudson, illustrated by E. B. Lewis "The Way of the Anigiduwagi" / by Traci Sorell, illustrated by MaryBeth Timothy Untitled / by Daniel Nayeri, illustrated by Zeke Peña "Why Are There Racist People?" / by Duncan Tonatiuh "Never Be Afraid to Soar" / by Valerie Wilson Wesley, illustrated by Don Tate "My Olmec" / by Selina Alko "F.R.I.E.N.D.S.: Looking Back, Looking Forward" / by Torrey Maldonado, illustrated by Natacha Bustos "TEN" / by Tracey Baptiste, illustrated by April Harrison "I'm a Dancer" / by Sharon Dennis Wyeth, illustrated by Raul Colón "Hablar" / by Meg Medina, illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez "Our Inheritance" / by Adam Gidwitz, illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds "Tough Tuesday" / by Nikki Grimes, illustrated by Erin K. Robinson "The Road Ahead" /by Minh Lê, illustrated by Cozbi A. Cabrera "Mazes" / by Christopher Myers

When the Hope Road Academy holds its annual animal trivia contest, Ruby represents the third grade and competes against two of her older brothers.

When his own insecurity causes a rift with his girlfriend, sixteen-year-old Diego decides to become a relationship e-columnist under a secret name in order to win back Roxy's heart by saying all the right things undercover that he couldn't seem to say in person.

After Ruby's brother Roosevelt ruined Ruby's last slumber party with his pranks and scares, Ruby and her friends plot revenge--the kind that involves ingenuity and a lot of lipstick. The last time Ruby hosted a slumber party, her brother played tricks on the girls all night. Now, it's payback time. With a little ingenuity and a lot of lipstick, Ruby and her friends come up with a plan that is sure to teach him a lesson. Book #3