Christopher Myers

Ikarus Jackson, the new boy in school, is outcast because he has wings, but his resilient spirit inspires one girl to speak up for him.

"Two friends try to outdo each other on the basketball court in an out-of-this-world game of H.O.R.S.E"-- Provided by publisher.

An artist celebrates the many things he can do with a simple pen, and encourages the reader to do the same.

A black cat wanders through the streets of a city.

From bebop to New Orleans, from ragtime to boogie--and every style in between--this collection of energetic poems, accompanied by bright and exhilarating paintings, celebrates different styles of the American art form, jazz.

Jeremy sets out to discover all of the different "people" that make him who he is, including brother, son, writer, and runner.

American Ballet Theater soloist Misty Copeland encourages a young ballet student, with brown skin like her own, by telling her that she, too, had to learn basic steps and how to be graceful when she was starting out, and that some day, with practice and dedication, the little girl will become a firebird, too. Includes author's note about dancers who led her to find her voice.

A poem celebrating the people, sights, and sounds of Harlem.

An illustrated version of the classic nonsense poem from "Through the Looking Glass"where an African American basketball player triumphs over the Jabberwocky.

A retelling of six stories from the Old Testament, which explore the complexity of love from the perspective of Ruth, Delilah, Reuben, Isaac, Gamiel, and Zillah.