Upon the death of her mother, Zoe Edevane takes time away from Oxford to fulfill her mum's dying wish. It's a peculiar wish that requires Zoe to obtain a specific grave rubbing under the next full moon. Beneath this full moon, as charcoal clings to her...

Alice Walker has always turned to poetry to express some of her most personal and deeply felt concerns. She has said that her poems-even the happy ones-emerge from an accumulation of sadness, when she stands again "in the sunlight." "[This collection]...

This teen and young reader book is a richly illustrated biography about Horace King. In 1807, King was born into slavery on a South Carolina plantation. A slave trader sold him to a man who saw something special in Horace King. His owner, John Godwin...

Hope Never Dies is part two of the riveting fiction-novel Voiceless, which stole the hearts of readers across the nation with its paralyzing storyline and hidden messages. Jeremiah, Troy, and Catherine were siblings fighting through a tumultuous...

"Colleen Adams is saving lives." - Todd Bass, Miami Dade State Attorney's OfficeA raw and emotional account of one woman's dream to offer a path out of poverty and crime, proving that one drop, even in the ocean, creates an expanding ripple.Imagine a...

By the groundbreaking author of the award-winning Monster-a visionary who influenced and inspired a generation-this fast-paced and poignant story reveals the fierce underworld of sports.   All eyes are on seventeen-year-old Lonnie Jackson while he...

A multilayered memoir of basketball, family, home, love, and race, John Edgar Wideman's Hoop Roots brings a touch of Proust to the blacktop (Time) as it tells of the author's love for a game he can no longer play. Beginning with the scruffy backlot...

With a crack-whore for a mother, it's no wonder that life for Davion and his younger sister Janaya, was everything but a crystal stair. Left in a dirty house by themselves with only the roaches to look after them as their tummies rumbled, the two...

Meet Chantal Morgan, femme fatale of all industry chicks and arch nemesis of Tyler Blake, in this scintillating sequel to Dirty Little Secrets Tyler Blake is off to Hollywood, the newest starlet of Tinsel Town, with a wonderful man by her side...

Hoodoo spellwork and rituals for self-protection and how to get "payback" when you're wronged. Features 129 spells, 32 recipes, and numerous rituals. Historically, Hoodoo was the magic of the disenfranchised, marginalized, and vulnerable. It was born...

Discover How to Master the Esoteric Arts, Cleanse Your Home and Your Life and Get Protection From Evil Eyes With the Ultimate Guide to Hoodoo Magic!Does your life feel like one long run of bad luck and unfortunate events with no end in sight? Are you...

Twelve-year-old Hoodoo Hatcher was born into a family with a rich tradition of practicing folk magic: hoodoo, as most people call it. But even though his name is Hoodoo, he can't seem to cast a simple spell. Then a mysterious man called the Stranger...

He set out to be the good son, but the streets had a different plan. Born to one of the city's most notorious crime families, Shai Clark has always managed to be a good kid. A college hoops star, Shai shunned the world that his father had created and...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER   "One of the most important books of the current moment."--Time   "A rousing call to action... It should be required reading for everyone."--Gabrielle Union, author of We're Going to Need More Wine "A brutally...

At a very young age, Slim discovers an uncompromising, but self-sufficient lifestyle he feels he's essentially built for. Fast money in the dope game consumes him with its sense of freedom and control. As sweet as the game is to him, it comes with...

Allene Carter's father-in-law was a decorated veteran. Yet it was not until the Carter family received a call from the White House that she discovered he was a heroic force in the Rhineland campaign. President Clinton awarded the Medal of Honor to...