Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and RedemptionBryan Stevenson was a young lawyer when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending those most desperate and in need: the poor, the wrongly condemned, and women and children trapped in the farthest reaches of our criminal justice system. One of his first cases was that of Walter McMillian, a young man who was sentenced to die for a notorious murder he insisted he didn't commit. The case drew Bryan into a tangle of

Noemí Taboada heads to High Place

one thing after another goes wrong--ruining storytime

will she pay the price for the American dream

Parker walks by Sherald's portrait of Michelle Obama

if she can't bring herself to speak up

It includes illustrations by Selina Alko

worthy of having a voice

Not even when the police told her otherwise

Have the Most Amazing Day

stirring up stereotypes

That feeling of belonging remains with readers the rest of their lives--but not everyone regularly sees themselves in the pages of a book

demanding a steep price that forces an honest reckoning for nearly everyone in her life