Books for Creatives

Native teen, Arnold Spirit Jr. is a 14-year-old cartoonist who decides to go to a nearly all-white public high school away from the reservation.

Christian's parents disappeared when he was a little boy, and ever since he's drawn and painted obsessively, but he doesn't just draw his own memories. He draws the thoughts of others.

With the help of her new mentor, Sierra discovers the mysterious thrills and dangers of shadowshaping, an ancient magic that infuses ancestral spirits into paintings, music, and stories.

Bobby is stunned by the unexpected birth of his daughter and uses his love of graffiti to express his feelings as he deals with being a young dad.

Rumi Seto learns how to cope with grief after her sister dies in a car accident through a love of music and songwriting, which they had shared.

This multi-award-winning book is about fifteen-year-old Xiomara, also known as "X" or "Xio," who works through the tension and conflict in her family by writing poetry.