While I Was Away

A Good Kind of Trouble

Merci Suárez Changes Gears

Little Hero Boy LCPL Anthony Aguirre

I Am Perfectly Designed

Oh, Brother!

The Life and Times of Benny Alvarez

Bea Is for Blended

The acclaimed author of TYRELL returns to PUSH with a striking novel about a mother and daughter who are only fourteen years apart, but need to learn to understand each other before it's too late.

Kendra's mom, Renee, had her when she was only 14 years old. Renee and her mom made a deal -- Renee could get an education, and Kendra would live with her grandmother. But now Renee's out of grad school and Kendra's in high school ... and getting into some trouble herself. Kendra's grandmother lays down the It's time for Renee to take care of her daughter. Kendra wants this badly -- even though Renee keeps disappointing her. Being a mother isn't easy, but being a daughter can be just as hard. Now it's up to Kendra and Renee to make it work.

Discover Your Child's Next Read

While I Was Away

Waka T. Brown, 2021

A Good Kind of Trouble

Lisa Moore Ramée, 2019

Merci Suárez Changes Gears

Meg Medina, 2018

Little Hero Boy LCPL Anthony Aguirre

Christina Salinas Castillo, 2023

I Am Perfectly Designed

Karamo Brown, Jason Brown, Anoosha Syed, Jason "Rachel" Brown, 2019

Oh, Brother!

Nikki Grimes, Mike Benny, 2007

The Life and Times of Benny Alvarez

Peter Johnson, 2014

Bea Is for Blended

Lindsey Stoddard, 2021