When Gilda witnesses Mr. Copeland's murder at a Westside pier, she finds herself sinking into a mire of bootlegging, smuggling, corruption-and an evil too dark to face.All she wants is to find one dainty ladies' glove.
Contains critical articles which analyze important literary works from the Harlem Renaissance and provide information about the genre's most influential writers and works.
After weeks of searching the New York City catacombs for a centuries-old diamond buried by a pirate, George van Gelder and friends are stopped in their tracks when their underground enemy, Leroy, kidnaps George's father's new girlfriend and holds her for ransom in order to gain the treasure.
Chronicles the events surrounding the fire at the Triangle shirtwaist factory which broke out on March 25, 1911, killing more than one hundred factory workers who were trapped after the fire broke out, and discusses how the fire changed the work force in America.
the true story of an 11-year-old panhandler, a busy sales executive, and an unlikely meeting with destiny
Schroff, Laura
He asked for spare change; she kept walking. But something made her turn around and go back. They met nearly every week for years, and built an unexpected, life-changing friendship that has today spanned almost three decades.
In a Manhattan where the streets are under water and outcasts called mystics have paranormal powers, Aria Rose is engaged to Thomas Foster and the powerful Rose and Foster families--long time enemies--are uniting politically; the only trouble is that Aria can not remember ever meeting Thomas, much less falling in love with him.
Tired of being hungry, cold, and dirty from living on the streets of New York City with a tribe of other homeless teenagers who are dying, one by one, a girl named Maybe ponders her future and longs for someone to care about her.
