Hamilton, Virginia

Concerned that her grandmother may die, Cammy is unprepared for the accidental death of another relative.

As her predominantly African-American high school becomes more racially mixed, Talley befriends a white girl who shares her passion for running and becomes romantically involved with a drug dealer.

As a slag heap, the result of strip mining, creeps closer to his house in the Ohio hills, fifteen-year-old M.C. is torn between trying to get his family away and fighting for the home they love.

When his shadow steals his magic dust, Jahdu must try to recover it.

Ten-year-old Dreenie feels both intrigued and frightened when she thinks about the girl nicknamed Bluish, whose leukemia is making her pale and causing her to use a wheelchair.

An 11-year-old and her older twin brothers struggle to understand their supersensory powers.

Thomas Small and his family move into an old house that was once used as part of the Underground Railroad and soon realize that the house, where two fugitive slaves and Dies Drear himself had been killed by bounty hunters, continues to hold many secrets.

Although the other animals also feel threatened by the encroachment of humans, only Rundi and Coati journey north in search of a safer place to live.

A biography of the world famous actor and singer who lost much of his popularity when he became a champion of communism.