Through 12 expressive and haunting short stories, Lincoln explores the lives of an African American community in the South. Each of the families survives loss and disappointment, and through...
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Author: Lincoln, ChristineSummary:
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Author: Monroe, MarySummary:
Carmen Taylor is always dependable: she can be counted on to show up for work, help a friend in trouble, and be loyal to Burl, her wheelchair-bound boyfriend. But underneath her strong facade,...
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Author: Smith, AndreaSummary:
In a small town in 1950s South Carolina, Bonnie Wilder's husband finds an abandoned baby by the river. After voicing her concern for local mothers who are unable to raise their children, Bonnie...
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Author: Griggs, Vanessa DavisSummary:
Pastor George Landris and his one true love Johnnie Mae have faced many obstacles on their journey to the altar, and now they are finally about to be married. But when Landris is planning the...
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Author: Sherrod, Leslie J.Summary:
Focusing on executive success and pursuit of His abundance, minister Anthony Murdock withdraws from reconciling past sins. But now those sins threaten to destroy his success and harm his...
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Author: G'Orge-Walker, Pat.Summary:
On a road trip, Sister Betty and a gaggle of colorful characters discover what matters most. Sister Betty determines to carry out her friend's last wishes by delivering million-dollar checks to...
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Author: G'Orge-Walker, Pat.Summary:
Delilah is in for a few surprises when she decides to come to the rescue of her long-estranged son Jesse--whose wife just died--and her granddaughter Tamara.
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Author: McKissack, PatSummary:
In eighteenth-century West Africa, a boy raised by his blacksmith father and the Mother Elements--Wind, Fire, Water, and Earth--is captured and taken to America as a slave.
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Author: Jurmain, Suzanne TrippSummary:
In 1831, Prudence Crandall opened a school for girls in Canterbury, Connecticut. When an African-American girl named Sarah Harris asked if she could attend, Prudence agreed. But Prudence wasn't...
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Author: Due, TananariveSummary:
Two generations of Civil Rights activists tell their stories in alternating chapters, spanning the 60s and 70s. During the course of their seperate and remarkable journeys, the two women find...
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Author: G'Orge-Walker, Pat.Summary:
Down-on-their-luck cousins Patience Kash and Joy Karry attempt to turn themselves into crime-solving, miracle-working private detectives. Their first cases are doozies--someone's stolen a precious...