A picture book biography of urban environmental artist Tyree Guyton, discussing his childhood in 1950s Detroit and the way he used art to transform his decaying, crime-ridden neighborhood into an internationally-recognized exhibit.
African Americans
- Auteur:Shapiro, J. H.Sommaire:
- Auteur:Hamilton, VirginiaSommaire:
As a slag heap, the result of strip mining, creeps closer to his house in the Ohio hills, fifteen-year-old M.C. is torn between trying to get his family away and fighting for the home they love.
- Auteur:Abbott, TonySommaire:
Told from multiple points of view, a white family on a 1959 road trip between Ohio and Florida, visiting Civil War battlefields along the way, crosses paths with a black family near Atlanta, where one of their children has gone missing...
- Auteur:McFadden, Bernice L.Sommaire:
This heartbreaking tale follows two damaged but hopeful souls as they struggle to find love despite the ravages of their pasts.
- Auteur:LaDelle, EbonySommaire:
Hitch meets The Sun Is Also a Star in this witty and romantic teen novel about a self-professed teen love doctor with a popular radio segment who believes he can get a girl who hates all things romance to fall in love with him in only...
- Auteur:Day, ZuriSommaire:
The eldest of the Morgan brothers, confirmed bachelor and sports-management hotshot Michael, has a newest client, Shayna Washington, a record-breaking sprinter whose fleet feet are outpaced only by her ravishing looks. But when Shayna's...
- Auteur:Youngblood, Leslie C.Sommaire:
"Love ain't like that." "How is it then?" Peaches asked, turning on her stomach to face me. "It's like sky. If you keep driving and driving, gas will run out, right?" "That's why we...
- Auteur:Jackson, BrendaSommaire:
In the wake of a devastating teen pregnancy that left her childless and heartbroken, Vashti Alcindor left Catalina Cove, Louisiana, with no plans to return. Now, over a decade later, Vashti reluctantly finds herself back in her hometown...
- Auteur:K'wanSommaire:
After news of the attempted murder of his fiancee, Gucci, Animal makes it to Miami, but getting to New York is trickier. A New Orleans refugee named Diamonds offers help and something more valuable: the name of the man who shot Gucci--...
- Auteur:Jones, Edward P.Sommaire:
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 inhabited by self-willed African-...
- Auteur:Monroe, MarySommaire:
Maureen Montgomery and her daughter Loretta strive to make a life after the death of Maureen's domineering mother. Forever scarred by Mama Ruby's tyrannical ways, Maureen longs for a quiet, simple life. But Loretta has something far...
- Auteur:Weber, CarlSommaire:
Kevin's got the good looks; Antoine's got the heart and soul; Tyrone's got the skills; and Maurice has all the heartless player moves -- but not one of them has a good woman in his life (not counting their mommas). So what do they do?...
- Auteur:Myers, Walter DeanSommaire:
Teenage Reese, serving time at a juvenile detention facility, gets a lesson in making it through hard times from an unlikely friend with a harrowing past.
- Auteur:Harrison, VashtiSommaire:
Vashti Harrison shines a light on black men through history. Among these biographies, readers will find aviators and artists, politicians and pop culture icons. The men featured include writer James Baldwin, artist Aaron Douglas,...
- Auteur:Harrison, VashtiSommaire:
This book seeks to educate and inspire, bringing to life iconic and lesser-known female figures of Black history such as abolitionist Sojourner Truth, pilot Bessie Coleman, chemist Alice Ball, politician Shirley Chisholm, mathematician...
- Auteur:Naylor, GloriaSommaire:
The National Book Award-winning author of The Women of Brewster Place explores the secrets of an affluent black community. For its wealthy African American residents, the exclusive neighborhood of Linden Hills is a symbol of "...
- Auteur:Shange, NtozakeSommaire:
Through the polyphonic voices of Liliane Lincoln's childhood friends, lovers, and conversations with her psychoanalyst, Ntozake Shange weaves the life of a remarkable young woman. Liliane Lincoln is an artist who exposes what she knows...
- Auteur:Sherrod, Leslie J.Sommaire:
Focusing on executive success and pursuit of His abundance, minister Anthony Murdock withdraws from reconciling past sins. But now those sins threaten to destroy his success and harm his relationship with God.
- Auteur:Swinson, KikiSommaire:
In "Shamelessly rich," heiress Megan Rich suddenly loses her inheritance and must make a life-changing choice; and in "Puttin' Shame In The Game," three women scheme to seduce New York police officer Noble for his riches.
- Auteur:Deonn, TracySommaire:
Filled with mystery and an intriguingly rich magic system, Tracy Deonn's YA contemporary fantasy Legendborn offers the dark allure of City of Bones with a modern-day twist on a classic legend and a lot of Southern Black Girl...