One October morning, Laina gets the news that her brother has been shot and killed by Boston cops. But what looks like a case of police brutality soon reveals something much stranger. Monsters are...
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Author: Turnbull, CadwellSummary: -
Author: Andrews, TroySummary:
The stunning story and exquisite illustrations in this Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Award-winning book can now be savored along with Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews reading the...
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Author: Pate, Alexs D.Summary:
Edward and his family have escaped the heat and violence of inner-city Philadelphia every summer for the last 5 years. Staying at his Aunt Edna's house in West Rehoboth -- the black side of town...
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Author: Wideman, John EdgarSummary:
Frantz Fanon (1925-1961) fought to free Algeria from French rule and rallied against the oppressive grip of colonialism. In this fictionalized view of the revolutionary's life, an African-American...
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Author: Tyson, Neil deGrasseSummary:This collection of essays on the cosmos from the nation's best-known astrophysicist covers everything from astral life at the frontiers of astrobiology to the movie industry's feeble efforts to...
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Author: El Akkad, OmarSummary:
From the widely acclaimed, best-selling author of American War : a new novel—beautifully written, unrelentingly dramatic, and profoundly moving—that looks at the global refugee crisis through the...
Genre: Literary fiction -
Author: Wideman, John EdgarSummary:
From John Edgar Wideman, "a master [who] boldly subverts what a short story can be" ( Publishers Weekly) comes a stunning story collection that spans a range of topics from Michael...
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Author: Eggers, DaveSummary:
After acquiring $32,000, Will and Hand, devastated over the death of their closest friend, travel around the world giving away the money.
Genre: Psychological fiction -
Author: Eggers, DaveSummary:
A collection of short stories presents a compelling cast of characters who struggle with inconvenient revelations, from the deserts of Egypt to the side of Interstate 5.
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Author: Stewart, Shelley, Turner, Nathan HaleSummary:
Spirited and striking, this is the story of a man who struggled against a society divided by color. Stewart recalls the death of his mother at his father's hands and the damage of abuse from other...
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Author: Eggers, DaveSummary:
A compelling voice for Generation X, Eggers here recounts his early 20s, caring for his younger brother after their parents' unexpected deaths and his endeavors in a variety of media.
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Author: Danticat, EdwidgeSummary:
In a land where vicious dictators crush dreams and lives on a whim, Haitian people have only faith and hope to sustain them. Perhaps it is the faith that a tiny, leaky boat packed with refugees...
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Author: Troupe, Quincy, Davis, MilesSummary:For the first time Miles Davis talks about his five-year silence, his drug problem and how he overcame it, the racism he encountered, and the women in his life. But above all, Miles talks about...
Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Music -
Author: de la Peña, MattSummary:
The team behind the Newbery Medal winner and Caldecott Honor book Last Stop on Market Street and the award-winning New York Times bestseller Carmela Full of Wishes once again delivers a poignant...
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Author: Payne, Tamara, Payne, LesSummary:
An epic biography of Malcolm X finally emerges, drawing on hundreds of hours of the authors interviews, rewriting much of the known narrative. Les Payne, the renowned Pulitzer Prizewinning...