The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

Published 2021 Available in the Richland Library collection in print, eBook, and Audiobook formats. Louise Erdrich’s latest novel, The Sentence, asks what we owe to the living, the…

Dear Reader by Tiffany Rose

Available in the Richland Library collection in print format. A voracious young reader loves nothing more than going to the library and poring through books all day, making friends with characters and going off on…

Powwow Day by Traci Sorell, Illustrated by Madelyn Goodnight

Available in the Richland Library collection in print, and eBook formats. In this uplifting, contemporary Native American story, River is recovering from illness and can’t dance at the powwow this year. Will she ever dance…

The Katha Chest by Radhiah Chowdhury, Illustrated by Lavanya Naidu

Available in the Richland Library collection in print format. Reminiscent of Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow’s Mommy’s Khimar, this beautifully woven tale about the bonds of love, culture, and memory follows a young girl learning about her family history through…

Golden Girl by Reem Faruqi

Available in the Richland Library collection in print, eBook, and eAudiobook formats. Seventh grader Aafiyah loves playing tennis, reading Weird but True facts, and hanging out with her best friend, Zaina. However, Aafiyah has a…

Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun by Tolá Okogwu

Available in the Richland Library collection in print and eAudiobook formats. Onyeka has a lot of hair-—the kind that makes strangers stop in the street and her peers  whisper behind her back. At least she…