Enduring a hardscrabble existence as the children of alcoholic and absent parents, four siblings from a coastal Mississippi town prepare their meager stores for the arrival of Hurricane Katrina...
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Author: Ward, JesmynSummary:Genre: Domestic fiction
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Author: Warren, Tiffany L.Summary:
Scarred by poverty and life with a crackhead mother, Onika Lewis had a rough start. Still, thanks to her sharp mind, and hard work, she graduated with honors from a prestigious college. But her...
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Author: Entel, RebeccaSummary:
Driven by curiosity about her small Carribean island, Myrna secretly excavates the ruins of a former slave plantation. Her investigation into the past will take a deeply personal turn in the...
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Author: Jones, Edward P.Summary:
Lost in the City features 15 poignant short stories, each set in Washington, D.C. Far removed from marble monuments and the offices of rich politicians, the nation's capital that Jones captures is...
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Author: Diggs, Anita DoreenSummary:
Of Hercsville, Long Island's many remarkable ladies, four in particular stand out. Newest in town is Asha, an ambitious young woman with a voracious sexual appetite. Not so licentious, clinical...
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Author: Millner, Denene, Chiles, NickSummary:
Aaron and Nina grew up on the same street and have been best buddies for 25 years. Now they wonder if they might ruin their relationship if they make room in it for passion and romance.
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Author: Ramsey, Calvin A.Summary:
When Ruth and her parents take a motor trip from Chicago to Alabama to visit her grandma, they rely on a pamphlet called "The Negro Motorist Green Book" to find places that will serve them....
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Author: Ward, JesmynSummary:
National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward takes James Baldwin's 1963 examination of race in America, The Fire Next Time, as a jumping off point for this groundbreaking collection of essays and poems...
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Author: Myers, BillSummary:
In cycle two of the series, the Harbingers team investigates more unsettling mysteries that drive them to the breaking point. Will they be strong enough to keep overcoming the world's dark forces...
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Author: Grimes, NikkiSummary:
This thought-provoking companion to Nikki Grimes' Coretta Scott King Award-winning Bronx Masquerade shows the capacity poetry has to express ideas and feelings, and connect us with ourselves and...
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Author: Perkins, StephanieSummary:
Twelve romantic summer stories by twelve bestselling young adult authors, edited by Stephanie Perkins Maybe it's the long, lazy days, or maybe it's the heat making everyone a little bit crazy....