An evocative, delicately comic story of a girl's coming of age. From the moment of her birth in a rural black hospital in Georgia, Lena McPherson is recognized as a special child, with the power to see ghosts and predict the future. Named a Notable Book...

Join Baby and his doting mama at a bustling southwest Nigerian marketplace for a bright, bouncy read-aloud offering a gentle introduction to numbers. Market is very crowded.Mama is very busy.Baby is very curious.When Baby and Mama go to the market, Baby...

Join Baby and his doting mama at a bustling southwest Nigerian marketplace for a bright, bouncy read-aloud offering a gentle introduction to numbers. Market is very crowded.Mama is very busy.Baby is very curious.When Baby and Mama go to the market, Baby...

Baby Girl is based on events that happened to me just a few years ago. My son and I were homeless twice because of some decisions I made in my life. In Baby Girl, the main character is named Victoria and the story line follows Victoria's hardships with...

In a definitive and "excellent homage to a star who left this planet too soon" (Questlove), the life, career, tragic death, and evolution of Aaliyah into a music legend are explored--featuring in-depth research and exclusive interviews. By twenty-two...

The Lives in Music series meshes biography with discography. This debut title profiles the legendary King of Blues, B.B. King. An opening essay charts his life from childhood in the Mississippi Delta up to his first studio session. The author then takes...

Chauncey "Cool" Brown has just been named one of Soul Sista magazine's 25 Most Eligible Bachelors and the news couldn't have come at a better time. His business, C&J's Rare Grooves, is struggling to stay afloat, but Soul Sista has a suggestion that could...

College is a coming of age where life introduces you to: pain, pleasure, failure, achievement, love, humor and enlightenment all rolled up in one. The situation is no different at McNair University where the lives of two students cross paths with one...

"A circular tale of family love with visual rewards. . . . There's no denying the joy in this book." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) B is for Baby. B is for Brother. B is for going to see Baba! One morning after breakfast, Baby's big brother is getting...

Follow the fantastic adventures of Azima, a young Masai girl from Eastern Africa, as she meets the many wonderful and whacky characters of the Magic Jungle. It is in this magical jungle that Azima not only learns about the world, but about herself as...

Follow the fantastic adventures of Azima, a young Masai girl from Eastern Africa, as she meets the many wonderful and whacky characters of the Magic Jungle. It is in this magical jungle that Azima not only learns about the world, but about herself as...

Aye-Aye doesn't mean to be naughty. He can't help himself. Or can he? Aye-Aye is an endangered lemur who loves pulling pranks on the villagers of Madagascar. He loves it when they squeal, but mostly he loves it when they huck their yummy meals at him...

Aye-Aye doesn't mean to be naughty. He can't help himself. Or can he? Aye-Aye is an endangered lemur who loves pulling pranks on the villagers of Madagascar. He loves it when they squeal, but mostly he loves it when they huck their yummy meals at him...

When history repeats itself. . .Ra is awake, and the final prison walls are all that stand between Earth and the return of the most powerful man who has ever lived. Alora's father, Duncan, insists that his return will prove the downfall of humanity.But...

How is it that some life changes can happen in a blink of an eye?The life of Samantha Calls, AKA Sam, changed just that quickly. More like a drop of a dime, since Sam did some dropping.She thought that she was living the life she was born to live.But a...

A secret society of Druids. An ancient Reptilian foe. Earth teeters in the balance.The Awen Order of Druids has named Emily Hester as its new leader. Unfortunately, she's no heroine, and her magic needs work. Her long-awaited date with the druid priest...