SaturdayIn this heartfelt and universal story, a mother and daughter look forward to their special Saturday routine together every single week. But this Saturday, one thing after another goes wrong ruining storytime, salon time, picnic time, and the puppet show they'd been looking forward to going to all week. Mom is nearing a meltdown until her loving daughter reminds her that being together is the most important thing of all.

Dani's plan is simple: fake a relationship in public

where her mother is waiting to tell her that her father

and her efforts to stop the various cycles that limit confidence within herself

Newbery Medalist de la Pe-a and bestselling illustrator Long describes the strongest bond there is and the diverse and powerful ways it connects us all

the girl's mother teaches her about the musicality of African

Troubles at home and misunderstandings at school give rise to police encounters and tough decisions

Water is the first medicine

nger has a bad reputation

A hammerA toolfor RULE

With civil war looming on the horizon

especially Black women

so his homework assignment to bring in his favorite book seems an impossible challenge--until his mother shows him a box of books he made himself when he was younge