A brilliant look at colonialism and its effects in Antigua, by the author of Annie John.Lyrical, sardonic, and forthright, A Small Place magnifies our vision of one small place with Swiftian wit and precision. Jamaica Kincaid's expansive essay candidly...

What makes a phenomenal leader?Did you know that you already have the power to lead no matter how old you are? The Phenomenal Leader In Me: Africa Edition shows you that leadership begins with essential qualities-like honesty, patience, perseverance,...

Meet Jonah, a bright fourth grader who would rather stay home this summer and play games with his friendsthan go on a family trip to Money, Mississippi. Little does he know, a life-changing discovery awaits, revealing his family's remarkable ties to the...

Victor Ekworomadu's book, African Village Man Kills Lion With a Pencil, is about one man's journey from a small village in Nigeria, Africa, where he learned important lessons from his parents which shaped him into the man he is today. Victor's coming of...

The Jet Will Fly!How to Overcome the Weight of the WorldThe weight of the world is only as heavy as you think it is.Johnnie E. "Jet" Jones is a native of Americus, Georgia, and grew up during the turbulent civil rights era of the 1950s and '60s. Inspired...

In Journey with Jesus through Black History, Glenn Porter's sermonic reflections cleverly interweave the Gospel of Luke's orderly account of Jesus' life and ministry with Carter G. Woodson's inspiration to accurately present Black history to the US and...

This poet takes us on the journey to rediscovered awareness and the morality of the physical self in her collection, Flowers of Diagnosis. The poems, arranged in reverse chronological order, as if mimicking the dramatic irony of Greek tragedy, begins at...

Decades before the impeachment of an American president for a similar offense, Angelo Herndon was charged under Georgia law with "attempting to incite insurrection"--a crime punishable by death. In 1932, the eighteen-year-old Black Communist Party...

Leah thought she had found her happily ever after in the quiet suburbs of Chicago with Jace, the man of her dreams. But her perfect world shatters when she accidentally uncovers his shocking secret that turns her sanity-and their marriage-upside down.The...

In Interficial ARTelligence: Moments That Met Me, Chuck D presents his encounters with some of his greatest heroes and other public figures. These seminal moments in Chuck D's life include: an editorial meeting with John F. Kennedy Jr.; presenting an...

Kwame needs to help save the world's source of magic, in the third installment of this action-packed early chapter book series perfect for fans of Dragon Masters! Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line,...

Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996) possessed one of the twentieth century's most astonishing voices. In this first major biography since Fitzgerald's death, historian Judith Tick offers a sublime portrait of this ambitious risk-taker whose exceptional musical...