Ann Cameron's beloved and bestselling chapter book series about Julian, his brother Huey, and his friend Gloria all begins right here! Julian has a big imagination. And he is great at telling stories. He can make people--especially his younger brother,...

A true story about an immigrant woman who arrived from Italy in 1904 at the age of sixteen and who created a financial empire, Cristina Covino was able to accumulate her wealth by grit, hard work, and dealings with the underworld starting during...

A true story about an immigrant woman who arrived from Italy in 1904 at the age of sixteen and who created a financial empire, Cristina Covino was able to accumulate her wealth by grit, hard work, and dealings with the underworld starting during...

Award-winning author ReShonda Tate Billingsley delivers a poignant, page-turning novel about the power--and fragility--of family, personal identity, and the choices we are called on to make . . . Raised by a widowed mother, Jill Reed has come a long way...

A poignant, heartfelt new novel by the award-nominated author of Together Tea--extolled by the Wall Street Journal as a "moving tale of lost love" and by Shelf Awareness as "a powerful, heartbreaking story"--explores loss, reconciliation, and the quirks...

Meet Ensign Amelia Brown. She's assigned to the Naval spacecraft USSS Midway and is tasked with investigating a particularly gruesome murder that occurred onboard. For reasons she's not privy to, her orders are to move the investigation to a remote and...

Meet Ensign Amelia Brown. She's assigned to the Naval spacecraft USSS Midway and is tasked with investigating a particularly gruesome murder that occurred onboard. For reasons she's not privy to, her orders are to move the investigation to a remote and...

The State of Libya then and Today. The Atmosphere. A Book on Libya, the entire history of Libyan War aftermath, how is Libya copping without Gadhafi Civil wars most frequently occur in states that lack the resources necessary to sustain the basic...

"A book that both taught me so much and also kept me on the edge of my seat. It is an invaluable text from a supremely talented writer." --Clint Smith, author of How the Word is PassedThe definitive history of the pervasiveness of racial inequality in...

The right story at the right time. . . . It's not just a narrative; it's an experience. It's the novel we've been waiting for. --The New York Times A boy tries to steer a safe path through the projects in Harlem in the wake of his brother's death in...

A Coretta Scott King Honor Book Told in two distinct and irresistible voices, Junauda Petrus's bold and lyrical debut is the story of two black girls from very different backgrounds finding love and happiness in a world that seems determined to deny them...

Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872 1906) overcame racism and poverty to become one of the best-known authors in America, and the first African American to earn a living from his poetry, fiction, drama, journalism, and lectures. This original collection includes...

This collection of poetry arose from the author's experiences as the fill-in receptionist at an "adult services" massage parlor in Pittsburgh. Informed by theories of feminized eroticism and a feminist inquiry of power dynamics, these poems reflect the...

Ancient Hebrew Slavery1870-1440 BCAfrican Slave Trade1440-1870 ADWhat if the European slave traders descended from Israel's lost tribes? Does that mean the African slave trade was a case of sowing and reaping? Can seeds sown in antiquity come to harvest...

"I just wanted to be myself, someone who would be free enough to move the line around, between Chinese and American within a wider range and far outside of the spectrum." Mae Li is a Chinese-American graduate student trying to claim her independence as...

A renowned, respected teacher and mentor to thousands, Sobonfu Somi is one of the first and foremost voices of African spirituality to come to the West. Somi was born in Dano, Burkina Faso, a remote West African village with a population of about two...