Tonya Bolden

Tonya Bolden has written more than 20 books for children and adults. Her book Tell All the Children Our Story: Memories and Mementos of Being Young and Black in America was named a Best Book of the Year by School Library Journal. Her Wake Up Our Souls: A Celebration of Black American Artists received a starred review in Booklist magazine. Maritcha: A Nineteenth-Century American Girl was named a YALSA Best Book for Young Adults, an ALSC 2006 Notable Children’s Book, a NAPPA Gold Award Winner, a CCBC Best Book of the Year, a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age, and a Coretta Scott King Honor Book. She lives in New York City.

Tonya Bolden's Titles

Great Minds of Science (Black Lives #1) A Nonfiction Graphic Novel

Great Minds of Science (Black Lives #1)

Dive in to an exciting nonfiction graphic novel series about some ofthe greatestBlack lives in history! "Sure to delight middle graders and encourage...


Changing the Equation 50+ US Black Women in STEM

Changing the Equation

Changing the Equation is a celebratory and inspiring look at some of the most important Black women in STEM. Coretta Scott King Honor author...


Facing Frederick The Life of Frederick Douglass, a Monumental American Man

Facing Frederick

Frederick Douglass (1818–1895) is best known for the telling of his own emancipation. But there is much more to Douglass's story than his time...


Pathfinders The Journeys of 16 Extraordinary Black Souls

Pathfinders

Discover the lives of 16 extraordinary Black Americans in this engaging collection from Coretta Scott King Honor Award winner Tonya Bolden Untold...


George Washington Carver A Picture Book Biography

George Washington Carver

A fascinating picture book biography of pioneering American innovator George Washington Carver from Coretta Scott King Honor Award winner Tonya...


Maritcha A Nineteenth-Century American Girl

Maritcha

Discover the remarkable story of a free Black girl born during the days of slavery in this Coretta Scott King Honor Award-winning picture book...


Capital Days Michael Shiner's Journal and the Growth of Our Nation's Capital

Capital Days

“Details the story of Michael Shiner, a slave in nineteenth-century America . . . this excellent title offers a uniquely personal look at history....


Beautiful Moon A Child's Prayer

Beautiful Moon

Critically acclaimed author Tonya Bolden teams up with award‑winning illustrator Eric Velasquez to create Beautiful Moon: A Child's Prayer,...


Searching for Sarah Rector The Richest Black Girl in America

Searching for Sarah Rector

The incredible and little-known story of Sarah Rector, once the wealthiest Black girl in America, from Coretta Scott King Honor Award winner...


12 Days of New York

12 Days of New York

 
When a group of students wins a trip to New York City, accompanied by their teacher, they aren’t sure where to start. Soon enough, they’re...


Emancipation Proclamation Lincoln and the Dawn of Liberty

Emancipation Proclamation

Published on the anniversary of when President Abraham Lincoln's order went into effect, this book offers readers a unique look at the events...


M.L.K. Journey of a King

M.L.K.

An inspiring biography of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. from Coretta Scott King Honor Award winner Tonya Bolden Most people know...


Tell All the Children Our Story Memories and Mementos of Being Young and Black in America

Tell All the Children Our Story

In a warm, personal voice, Tonya Bolden explores what it has meant to be young and black in America. From the first recorded birth of a black...