Cultural Heritage

Describes the events of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn through the eyes of the enslaved Jim, who decides to hide on nearby Jackson Island after learning he is to be sold to a man in New Orleans.

When a skeleton is unearthed in Chicken Hill, PA, in 1972, a cast of characters—living on the margins of white, Christian America—guard a secret, especially the part the town’s white establishment played in it.

A hunter and seller of illegal magic, Loulie al-Nazari, after saving the life of a cowardly prince, is blackmailed into finding an ancient lamp, drawing her into a world where nothing is what it seems and where she must decide who she will become.

The star of a popular, but controversial for-profit program in the private prison industry that basically turns prisoners into gladiators contemplates freedom.

After the death of her literary rival in an accident, author June Hayward steals her just-finished masterpiece, sending it to her agent as her own work, but as evidence threatens her success, she discovers just how far she’ll go.

A family extending from Pakistan to California, deals with generations of young love, old regrets, and forgiveness. Ages 15-18.

Janna Yusuf, the daughter of the only divorced mother at their mosque, tries to make sense of the events that follow when her best friend's cousin attempts to assault her at the end of sophomore year. Ages 15+

Traveling to Indiana with her estranged rock star father to meet his family, Taliah learns about how her parents met and separated, her mother's experience as a Jordanian immigrant, and her own ability to accept change. Ages 13-18

The first national graphic anthology of 10 U.S. immigrants and refugees illustrated by 10 immigrants and refugees from all over the world. Ages 12-18.

A coming-of-age story and a reminder of the thousands of immigrants who come to America in search for a better life for themselves and their children. Ages 13+