Latinos are impacting American society in undeniable ways. As the diverse Latino population in the United States grows, the Latino community has increasingly taken on an identity of its own, and social issues are framed according to the... Read More

A select few literary greats had the privilege of loving so deeply, so intensely, that their lives were never again mundane. Inspired by her lover Henri de Latouche, a prominent man of letters in early nineteenth-century France,... Read More

Napoleon was victorious in at least two things: the Battle of the Pyramids and unearthing widespread interest in ancient Egypt. Our fascination continues with Egypt’s marvels, mummies, and mysteries. The Secrets of Tomb 10A* is a... Read More

A book that foregrounds the importance of literature and language, Barnardo Atxaga’s "Obabakoak" is an achievement. Its methods are varied, and much is bound by its spine—wit, fiction, autobiography, metafiction, explication,... Read More

What is a Cheesemonger? A person who buys and sells cheese? A wielder of knives and lugger of wheels? An aproned liaison between farm flies and foodies? Come in the Worker’s Only entrance of the Rainbow Grocery Cooperative in San... Read More

In this lovely book, Caldecott winner Paul Goble retells and illustrates twenty-seven traditional stories and songs from several Native American tribes. A foreword by Albert White Hat, a linguist and tribal leader, introduces the... Read More

Young visitors to the ForeWord office found this book right away; they recommend it for its humor. Beeky Airlines is the creation of fourteen-year-old Seth Campos. In it, Carl and his friends Ben the bear and Beeky (yep, it’s a bird)... Read More

Blue Jay Girl, a Yaudanchi girl, was not ordinary. “She was a girl who went where she wanted to go. She did what she wanted to do. She was afraid of nothing,” Ross writes. By the time she has lived through nine acorn seasons, her... Read More