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A biography of the imprisoned leader of the African National Congress who, with his wife Winnie, continues to struggle for black majority rights in South Africa.

A fearless little boy ignores Grandma's warning about nighttime monsters until he runs away and meets the two-headed giant's three-headed brother.

Describes the life and career highlights of the popular basketball player for the New York Knicks.

South African children gather to welcome home their fathers who have been away for several months working in the mines.

Contains twelve short stories in which preteen African-American males cope with the trials and tribulations of growing up.

Thembi and her beloved great-grandmother, who has not left the house for many years, go together to vote on the momentous day when black South Africans are allowed to vote for the first time.

Smuggled out of Nigeria after their mother's murder, Sade and her younger brother are abandoned in London when their uncle fails to meet them at the airport and they are fearful of their new surroundings and of what may have happened to their journalist father back in Nigeria.

In this collection of poems, a little girl named Asana describes a variety of animals--from cats to hedgehogs to cows.

Powerful evocation of Negro life in the South, primarily Georgia.

Examines the life and career of the South African civil rights leader and his impact on race relations in his country.