"The Zoo," is a collection of poems that is a snapshot of the life and beliefs of Kito Fortune, told through the imagery and personification of his first true passion. Animals!! The story of a black as hell, Guyanese, Christian, nerdy, sober, bleeding...

"Names change," writes Wilfred Zinavage, "but genes don't; neither does history." In this detailed history of one family's struggle across generations, Zinavage records how history has marked the descendants of Antoni and Ketrin Ziniewicz. From humble...

'The Yummiest Githeri' takes us on a journey to the majestic central highlands of Kenya and introduces us to the tasty African cuisine, githeri. This is the story of a confident young girl, Wanja, who faces bullying and other challenges at school with...

When Nari brings her traditional Asian lunch to her school, she doesn't expect her classmates' reaction... "Pee-yoo! It smells like someone farted!"Feeling embarrassed and rejected, she asks her mother to make her American lunches from now on, only to...

Famous as a football star and prizewinning student, then acclaimed as a world-class concert singer and record-breaking actor on stage and screen, Paul Robeson became one of America's most controversial figures during the Cold War. Hailed by many as a...

New York Times bestselling author and beloved actress Victoria Rowell delivers another hilarious novel and shocking send-up of the soap opera world, featuring Calysta Jeffries, the unstoppable diva of daytime drama. As we learned from Victoria Rowell's...

The legend of the Yellow Rose of Texas holds an indisputable place in Lone Star culture, tethered to a familiar song that has served as a Civil War marching tune, a pop chart staple and a halftime anthem. Almost two centuries of Texas mythmaking successfu

In this magical middle-grade novel, ten-year-old Gabrielle finds out that America isn't the perfect place she imagined when she moves from Haiti to Brooklyn. With the help of a clever witch, Gabrielle becomes the perfect American -- but will she lose...

Tobias Wright has always gotten everything he's wanted, including Niecey, the love of his life. A chance meeting at one of the lounge bars that he owns was all it took for him to fall head over heels in love with her. Fast forward two years later, Toby...

The Wrath Of Palzora is a story of love, lust, hatred, greed, deception and murder. Set in the early days of Oklahoma statehood, it begins with the mysterious death of a farmer who fell dead while drawing water from a well in Lincoln County, Oklahoma; a...

In this "sharp-eyed account of a nearly forgotten African-American sports legend" (Publishers Weekly)--the remarkable Major Taylor who became the world's fastest bicyclist at the height of the Jim Crow era--"Kranish has done historians and fans a service...

"You're trying to do too much with this collection," a friend told him. "I can't tell if you're writing jokes or poems or stories. This book is all over the place!"He nodded. Maybe it was. But then there are so many different aspects to a person's...