Tu Books
Tu Books was founded in 2009 by Stacy Whitman as a small press and was acquired by Lee & Low Books in 2010. It is an imprint dedicated to publishing middle grade and young adult novels and graphic novels that spark readers’ imaginations and keep them turning pages. The word “tu” means “you” in many languages. Books published under our Tu Books imprint reflect the rich and diverse worlds we live in to reach the “you” in every reader. The Tu Books list includes works of fiction and nonfiction and spans many genres, including science fiction, fantasy, mystery, contemporary realism, works of verse, and more.
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Generation Queer
Stories of Youth Organizers, Artists, and EducatorsBy Kimm Topping, Anshika KhullarHardcover: $22.95Generation Queer
Stories of Youth Organizers, Artists, and EducatorsBy Kimm Topping, Anshika KhullarView DetailsActivism. Art. Community care. Education. These are the hallmarks of the work done by the youth highlighted in this collection featuring LGBTQ+ leaders working to make our world more inclusive.
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Flying in Colors
By Padma Prasad ReddeppaHardcover: $21.95This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageFlying in Colors
By Padma Prasad ReddeppaView DetailsAunties tell nine-year-old Pavi that she's asking too many "big women" questions, but she's tired of grown-up secrets. How are babies born? And why do people die? A beautiful debut about family, tradition, and the healing that comes from finding the answers.
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The Reel Wish
By Yamile Saied MéndezView DetailsAfter a panic attack prevents Florencia from performing as Clara in The Nutcracker and her best friend takes the lead, a new dance style helps her face her anxiety as well as a troubled friendship.
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El deseo de mi corazón
(The Reel Wish)By Yamile Saied MéndezView DetailsCuando un ataque de panico impide que Florencia actúe como Clara en El Cascanueces y su mejor amiga actúa como Clara en lugar de ella, un nuevo estilo de baile la ayuda a enfrentar su ansiedad y una amistad problemática.
After a panic attack prevents Florencia from performing as Clara in The Nutcracker and her best friends takes the lead, a new dance style helps her face her anxiety as well as a troubled friendship.
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The Doomsday Detectives
How Walter and Luis Alvarez Solved the Mystery of Dinosaur ExtinctionBy Cindy Jenson-Elliott, Theo Nicole LorenzHardcover: $21.95The Doomsday Detectives
How Walter and Luis Alvarez Solved the Mystery of Dinosaur ExtinctionBy Cindy Jenson-Elliott, Theo Nicole LorenzView DetailsFather-son scientists Luis and Walter Alvarez piece together one of the greatest mysteries of all time: What really happened to the dinosaurs? Dive into this fun and informative middle grade nonfiction book, which outlines the many important scientific discoveries that aided the Alvarezes in their search for answers.
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Fall of the Fireflies (Seasons of Sisterhood #1)
By Guadalupe García McCallHardcover: $23.95This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageFall of the Fireflies (Seasons of Sisterhood #1)
By Guadalupe García McCallView DetailsFrom bestselling author Guadalupe García McCall comes the first book in the Seasons of Sisterhood trilogy, in which twins Velia and Delia take on a divine assignment to be monster-hunting warrior women and save their father's life.
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El otoño de las luciérnagas (Las estaciones de la sororidad #1)
(Fall of the Fireflies, Seasons of Sisterhood #1)By Guadalupe García McCall, David BowlesComing Soon This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageEl otoño de las luciérnagas (Las estaciones de la sororidad #1)
(Fall of the Fireflies, Seasons of Sisterhood #1)By Guadalupe García McCall, David BowlesView DetailsHardcover available October 21, 2025
De la exitosa autora Guadalupe García McCall llega el primer libro de la trilogía Las estaciones de la sororidad, en que las gemelas Velia y Delia asumen la misión divina de ser mujeres guerreras cazadoras de monstruos y salvar la vida de su padre.
From bestselling author Guadalupe García McCall comes the first book in the Seasons of Sisterhood trilogy, in which twins Velia and Delia take on a divine assignment to be monster-hunting warrior women and save their father's life.
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A Rage of Lions (The Shadow Prince #3)
By David Anthony Durham, Hillary WilsonComing Soon This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageA Rage of Lions (The Shadow Prince #3)
By David Anthony Durham, Hillary WilsonView DetailsHardcover available October 28, 2025
In the third installment in The Shadow Prince saga, Ash and his friends race against time to save Egypt, again. This time it's to stop a war with Kush and its raging, roaring, lion-headed god Apedemak.
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Monarchs in the Wild
By Israel MoyaComing Soon This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageMonarchs in the Wild
By Israel MoyaView DetailsHardcover available June 2, 2026
After witnessing the tragic death of a classmate, seventeen-year-old Cal desperately searches for a way out of his blink-and-you'll-miss-it rural town of La Sombra, California--before he, too, becomes a nobody-migrant statistic.
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My Name Is Harriet Mansoor (NOT Hairy Man Suit!)
By Haleh Massey, Rashin KheiriyehComing Soon This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageMy Name Is Harriet Mansoor (NOT Hairy Man Suit!)
By Haleh Massey, Rashin KheiriyehView DetailsHardcover available May 26, 2026
In this hilarious illustrated middle grade novel, Hangameh "Harriet" Mansoor faces bullies, bad grades, AND puberty. Will she survive the worst month of her eleven-year-old life?
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Indio no más
By Charlene Willing McManis, Traci Sorell, Luisana Duarte ArmendárizView DetailsCuando la tribu Umpqua de Regina es terminada legalmente y su familia debe mudarse de Oregón a Los Ángeles, ella se embarca en una búsqueda para comprender su identidad como india a pesar de estar tan lejos de casa.
When Regina's Umpqua tribe is legally terminated and her family must relocate from Oregon to Los Angeles, she goes on a quest to understand her identity as an Indian despite being so far from home.
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The Witch Owl Parliament
(Clockwork Curandera, Volume I)By David Bowles, Raúl the Third, Stacey Robinson, Damian DuffyThe Witch Owl Parliament
(Clockwork Curandera, Volume I)By David Bowles, Raúl the Third, Stacey Robinson, Damian DuffyView DetailsDiscounted pricing is only valid via credit card checkout at leeandlow.com. Discounts cannot be applied to any books under the Bebop Books® imprint, and may not be combined with other offers.
Discover a graphic novel unlike any other--a brilliant steampunk reimagining of Frankenstein set in colonial Mexico.
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El Parlamento de Lechuzas
By David Bowles, Raúl the Third, Stacey Robinson, Damian DuffyEl Parlamento de Lechuzas
By David Bowles, Raúl the Third, Stacey Robinson, Damian DuffyView DetailsDescubre una novela gráfica sin par: una brillante reinvención steampunk de Frankenstein ambientada en el México colonial.
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Indian No More
By Charlene Willing McManis, Traci SorellIndian No More
By Charlene Willing McManis, Traci SorellView DetailsWhen Regina's Umpqua tribe is legally terminated and her family must relocate from Oregon to Los Angeles, she goes on a quest to understand her identity as an Indian despite being so far from home.
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Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh
By Uma Krishnaswami, Nidhi ChananiView DetailsNine-year-old Maria Singh learns to play softball just like her heroes in the All-American Girls' League, while her parents and neighbors are struggling through World War II, working for India's independence, and trying to stay on their farmland.
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Ink and Ashes
By Valynne MaetaniView DetailsIn this heart-pounding YA mystery, teenager Claire Takata stumbles on a secret from the past and must race to outrun her father's dangerous legacy.
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Killer of Enemies
By Joseph BruchacView DetailsA post-Apocalyptic YA novel with a steampunk twist, based on an Apache legend.
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Julieta y el enigma del diamante
(Julieta and the Diamond Enigma)By Luisana Duarte ArmendárizPaperback: $17.95Julieta y el enigma del diamante
(Julieta and the Diamond Enigma)By Luisana Duarte ArmendárizView DetailsFrom the Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler se encuentran con Merci Suarez en esta inteligente novela de misterio de grado medio sobre un diamante que desapareció del Louvre, y la dulce y valiente chica que resuelve el caso.
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler meets Merci Suarez in this smart young middle-grade mystery about a diamond gone missing from the Louvre and the sweet and spunky girl who cracks the case.
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Twin Flames
By Olivia AbtahiView DetailsOn estranged twins Leila and Bianca's eighteenth birthday, Leila suddenly gains a djinn's superpowers, and the twins realize that their town can only survive the djinns' secret plans if they learn to work together as sisters. An action-packed YA fantasy!
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En estas tierras mágicas
By Yamile Saied MéndezEn estas tierras mágicas
By Yamile Saied MéndezView DetailsDiscounted pricing is only valid via credit card checkout at leeandlow.com. Discounts cannot be applied to any books under the Bebop Books® imprint, and may not be combined with other offers.
Minerva esta encargada de sus hermanas después de la desaparición de su madre en estamágica historia argentina de medio grado que combina perfectamente con la historia de Peter Pan.
Minerva must take care of her sisters after her mother's disappearance in this magical Argentinean middle grade story that pairs perfectly with Peter Pan.
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Montgomery and the Case of the Golden Key
By Tracy Occomy CrowderView DetailsIt's 2008, and ten-year-old Montgomery "Monty" Carver is out to find the origin of a golden key found in his Southside Chicago community--which may or may not host the next Olympic games, or supply the next President of the United States, or... have a potential ghost hanging around.
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Black Was the Ink
By Michelle Coles, Justin JohnsonView DetailsThrough the help of a ghostly ancestor, sixteen-year-old Malcolm is sent on a journey through Reconstruction-era America to find his place in modern-day Black progress.
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Julieta and the Diamond Enigma
By Luisana Duarte ArmendárizView DetailsFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler meets Merci Suarez in this smart young middle-grade mystery about a diamond gone missing from the Louvre and the sweet and spunky girl who cracks the case.
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On These Magic Shores
By Yamile Saied MéndezView DetailsMinerva must take care of her sisters after her mother's disappearance in this magical middle grade story that pairs perfectly with Peter Pan.
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The Wind Called My Name
By Mary Louise SanchezView DetailsIn this heartwarming historical middle-grade set in the 1930s -- perfect for fans of Esperanza Rising and Hattie Big Sky-- Margarita Sandoval and her family try to navigate the shifting winds of belonging in their new Wyoming town.
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Ahimsa
By Supriya KelkarView DetailsIn this historical middle-grade novel, Gandhi asks for one member of each family to join the fight for independence from the British, and when Anjali's mother is jailed for doing so, Anjali must step out of her comfort zone to take over her mother's work.
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Rebel Seoul
By Axie Oh, Sebastien HuePaperback: $15.95This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageRebel Seoul
By Axie Oh, Sebastien HueView DetailsPacific Rim meets Korean action dramas in this mind-blowing sci-fi novel set in New Seoul in the year 2199.
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A Two-Placed Heart
By Doan Phuong NguyenHardcover: $24.95This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageA Two-Placed Heart
By Doan Phuong NguyenView DetailsAfraid her sister (and maybe even herself) could lose sight of their Vietnamese identity, twelve-year-old Bom writes a poetic memoir to help them both remember--a love letter in verse to sisterhood and the places we leave behind.
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Kicked Out
By A. M. DassuView DetailsIn this stand-alone companion novel to the acclaimed Boy, Everywhere, A. M. Dassu returns to extend the story of Sami's best friend Ali, who organizes a charity soccer match for their friend Aadam while his whole life is privately unraveling.
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The Longest Night in Egypt (The Shadow Prince #2)
By David Anthony Durham, Eric WilkersonHardcover: $21.95This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageThe Longest Night in Egypt (The Shadow Prince #2)
By David Anthony Durham, Eric WilkersonView DetailsThe Shadow Prince saga continues as Ash and his heroic friends rush to save Ra from the belly of Apep and bring light back to an Egypt that has been plunged into darkness.
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Mèo and Bé
By Doan Phuong Nguyen, Jesse WhiteView DetailsJust before the United States enters the Vietnam War, eleven-year-old Bé and her three-footed kitten Mèo must rise above the injustices of war to find the comfort, safety, and love of a found family.
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Speculation
By Nisi ShawlView DetailsA wonderful middle-grade fantasy debut about Black families, family history, family curses ... and a really marvelous pair of spectacles.
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Fight Back
By A. M. DassuView DetailsAmina's Voice meets A Good Kind of Trouble in this story about 13-year-old Aaliyah, who feels alone after putting on a hijab for the first time, but finds friends and allies through organizing a protest at her school.
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Blessing's Bead
By Debby Dahl EdwardsonView DetailsNow in paperback: the acclaimed middle-grade novel tracing four generations of an Iñupiaq family in Alaska, which the Washington Post praised as "a rare and beautiful book."
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Miosotis Flores Never Forgets
By Hilda BurgosView DetailsPerfect for fans of Meg Medina and Barbara O'Connor, this heartfelt novel about family, pets, and other things we hold close is one that you'll never forget.
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The Shadow Prince (The Shadow Prince #1)
By David Anthony DurhamView DetailsFIVE DEADLY TESTS, ONLY ONE SHADOW PRINCE
In this middle grade solarpunk novel set in an alternate Egyptian universe, twelve-year-old Ash must compete and survive to become the shadow--and protector--of the prince.
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Boy, Everywhere
By A. M. DassuView DetailsWhat turns citizens into refugees and then immigrants? In this powerful middle-grade debut, Sami and his family embark on a harrowing journey to save themselves from the Syrian civil war.
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Safe Passage
By G. Neri, David BrameView DetailsFrom Coretta Scott King Honor-winning author of Yummy G. Neri comes an epic journey across the South Side of Chicago for Darius, his little sister Cissy, and his best friend Booger as they set out to find an armored truck that has lost a payload of cash.
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When a Brown Girl Flees
By Aamna QureshiView DetailsIn this searing contemporary YA novel from new voice Aamna Qureshi, a Muslim teen runs away from home only to find herself on a breathtaking journey of healing, self-love, and hope.
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The Moonlit Vine
By Elizabeth Santiago, McKenzie MayleView DetailsFourteen-year-old Taína just learned that she is a descendant of a long line of strong Taíno women, but will knowing this help her bring peace and justice to her family and community?
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Claro de luna (The Moonlit Vine)
By Elizabeth Santiago, McKenzie Mayle, Cecilia MolinariClaro de luna (The Moonlit Vine)
By Elizabeth Santiago, McKenzie Mayle, Cecilia MolinariView DetailsTaína, una joven de catorce años, acaba de enterarse que es descendiente de una larga línea de fuertes mujeres taínas. ¿Pero, le ayudará esto a traer paz y justicia a su familia y comunidad?
Fourteen-year-old Taína just learned that she is a descendant of a long line of strong Taíno women, but will knowing this help her bring peace and justice to her family and community?
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Echoes of Grace
By Guadalupe García McCallView DetailsIn this triumphant novel, Pura Belpré Award-winning author Guadalupe García McCall explores sisterhood, family secrets, intergenerational trauma, life, and love in a modern Gothic setting with a magical realist twist.
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That Summer Night on Frenchmen Street
By Chris ClarksonView DetailsSet in magical New Orleans, two teens from vastly different worlds discover that sharing their strengths, including the love of their friends and family, may just be the path to finding wholeness within themselves.
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Boys of the Beast
By Monica ZepedaBoys of the Beast
By Monica ZepedaView DetailsDiscounted pricing is only valid via credit card checkout at leeandlow.com. Discounts cannot be applied to any books under the Bebop Books® imprint, and may not be combined with other offers.
Three cousins. Four days. One car. This smart and fearless road-trip novel is perfect for fans of David Levithan, Benjamin Alire Saenz, or Meg Medina.
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Rogue Heart
By Axie OhHardcover: $21.95This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageRogue Heart
By Axie OhView DetailsWarcross meets Final Fantasy in this companion novel to Rebel Seoul, in which a young telepath joins a rebel group on a secret mission to end a decades-long world war.
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The Magnolia Sword
A Ballad of MulanBy Sherry Thomas, Christina ChungView DetailsBestselling writer Sherry Thomas weaves an enthralling retelling of a story that has thrilled readers for centuries: the ballad of Mulan.
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All the Stars Denied
By Guadalupe García McCall, Susan L. RothAll the Stars Denied
By Guadalupe García McCall, Susan L. RothView DetailsIn a companion novel to her critically acclaimed Shame the Stars, Pura Belpré Award Winner Guadalupe García McCall tackles the hidden history of the United States and its first mass deportation that swept up hundreds of thousands of Mexican American citizens during the Great Depression.
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Grand Theft Horse
By G. Neri, Corban WilkinView DetailsYummy author G. Neri returns to graphic novels with the powerful story of his cousin Gail Ruffu, who stole a racehorse in order to save it, and ended up fighting the whole racing industry for the humane treatment of animals.
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I Am Alfonso Jones
By Tony Medina, John Jennings, Stacey RobinsonView DetailsThe Hate U Give meets The Lovely Bones in this unflinching graphic novel about the afterlife of a young man killed by an off-duty police officer, co-illustrated by New York Times bestselling artist John Jennings.
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