Supernatural sleuth Harry Dresden, the only professional wizard in the Chicago area telephone book, finds himself with a major problem on his hands when something or someone decides to stir up the usually mild-mannnered ghosts that inhabit the spirit world.
"After seventh-grader Jerome is shot by a white police officer, he observes the aftermath of his death and meets the ghosts of other fallen black boys including historical figure Emmett Till"--Provided by publisher.
"When aspiring performer Madelaine finds a poem that helps her finish a song she is writing, she decides to find the author in hopes of starting a collaboration."--Provided by publisher.
". . . the four adult daughters of a Chicago couple--still madly in love after forty years--match wits, harbor grudges,and recklessly ignite old rivalries until a long-buried secret threatens to shatter the lives they've built"--Provided by publisher.
"Raised by his grandparents, first in Mississippi then in Wisconsin, ten-year-old Lymon moves to Chicago in 1945 to live with the mother he never knew, while yearning for his father"--Provided by publisher.
In 1996 Chicago, thirteen-year-old Harriet Flores, living with boredom, loneliness, and a chronic illness, lets her imagination run wild--with mixed results--and learns about the power of storytelling.
"When lights start flickering and temperatures suddenly drop, twelve-year-old Tessa Woodward, sensing her new house may be haunted, recruits some new friends to help her unravel the mystery of who or what is trying to communicate with her and why"--Provided by publisher.
Profiles the life and career of the former First Lady of the United States, from her upbringing in Chicago and her career as a lawyer to her marriage to Barack Obama and the charity work she has done for the country.
