Sebestyen, Ouida

A young black girl struggles to fulfill her father's dream of a better future for their family in the southwestern town where, in 1910, they are the only blacks.

After the death of his mother, thirteen-year-old Salty goes to take his place working for the Buckley Arms Hotel where he begins to learn about the complexities of love and family.

A young black girl struggles to fulfill her papa's dream of a better future for their family in the southwestern town where, in 1910, they are the only blacks.

Involved in a dangerous strike in a frontier mining town in 1911, twelve-year-old Sammy finds his feelings changing toward the older brother he has always idolized. Sequel to "Words by Heart.".

Kidnapped and left in an underground room, Jackie explores her psychological strengths and limitations as she tries to make contact with the outside world by writing messages and sending them through a slit in the door.

A young black girl struggles to fulfill her papa's dream of a better future for their family in the southwestern town where, in 1910, they are the only blacks.

When he yanks his duffel from the BMW, Harley knows he's never going back-back to his old life of lying and drifting around with his mother and her latest boyfriend. Then the feeling of triumph wears off. He has been abandoned in the middle of the Arizona desert. What is he going to do? To his surprise, a life falls into place around him, as he joins up with May, in search of a new life for herself; cantankerous Bill, a collector of one of everything there is; cheerful, caring Singer; and most of all Ish, a pit bull cast aside just like harley. together, can they become the family none of them has ever had?.