Thomas, Joyce Carol

A collection of poems written from the perspective of both daughter and mother.

Meggie spearheads an investigation into the mysterious disappearances and murders of young people in her town, discovering a plot to rob others of their youth in a horrifying way.

A poem by Joyce Carol Thomas, accompanied by illustrations in which a young African-American girl learns to appreciate the beauty she has inherited.

A young man searches for three people more foolish than his fianc?e and her parents.

Three hungry witches set out to eat two orphaned children while their grandmother is away at the market.

Presents a volume of pourquoi tales collected by Zora Neale Hurston from her field research in the Gulf states in the 1920s.

Ten authors of juvenile literature evaluate the impact of the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas case which outlawed discrimination in the public schools of the United States.

Describes the joys and hardships experienced by an African-American pioneer woman who staked a claim for free land in the Oklahoma territory.