A compilation, selected from various sources and arranged chronologically, of the reminiscences of slaves and ex-slaves about their experiences from the leaving of Africa through the Civil War and into the early twentieth century.
As a dedicated runner, a teenage boy has always managed to distance himself from other people until the experience of coaching one of his teammates on the track team gradually helps him see the value of giving and receiving.
Jeff's mother, who deserted the family years before, reenters his life and widens the gap between Jeff and his father, a gap that only truth, love, and friendship can heal.
While gathered together for the Christmas holiday, a large New England family and their various guests and hangers-on find their lives suddenly invaded by three fascinating but, rather sinister brothers and, by New Year nothing is the same again.
On a visit to her grandmother Ola, who is dying of cancer in her house in the desert, fourteen-year-old Emmie hears many stories about the past and her family history.
Retelling of the ancient Greek myths, arranged in two sections: Demigods and Fables. Includes a list of Roman names for the Greek gods and a brief section on words from the Greek myths which are part of the English language.
Tish, a teenager who has been enduring abuse from her adoptive stepfather since she was a small child, finally decides she must do something to stop him.
