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In need of inspiration for her self-help book, sixteen-year-old straightlaced Audre hires seventeen-year-old easygoing Bash to be her fun consultant for a summer full of daring experiences and undeniable romance.

"America, do you love me? A single question from a single child multiplies across the country with every page turn, inviting in more and more children of color--and their questions"-- Provided by publisher. Includes author's note about growing up as a brown girl, whose grandmother and great-grandmother spoke Louisiana Creole, reciting the Pledge of Allegiance with her class every morning.

Mina's deep love for a grown-up minister drives her to seek a way to give him an unforgettable remembrance, restoration of his faith.

Best-selling author Travis Hunter delivers another edgy, yet genuine story of family secrets and missteps. In this story of two brothers and their sister, the people they love aren't always who they appear to be. Beloved teacher and widower Dallas Dupree spends most of his time with his daughter Aja. But the new woman in Dallas' life is hiding a nasty secret that could cost him his career, reputation and family. His sister Carmen's new husband harbors...

"A stunning debut novel that delves fearlessly into the taboo subject of modern-day medical experimentation on African Americans"-- Provided by publisher.

"As a new school year begins, a young girl is filled with school spirit as she zips her book bag shut, rides the bus, enjoys her classes, and eagerly anticipates the next day"--Verso page.

"Zuri Ray loves trying extraordinary new things but when Jessie, her best friend from diapers, chooses ballet, Zuri Ray finds it too challenging until the teacher encourages her to be herself"--Verso page.

"A super storyteller. . .she creates magic." --Publishers Weekly

Award-winning author Felicia Mason introduces us to a respectable Southern family turned upside-down by grief. . .and a hilarious and sometimes undignified search for a huge inheritance. . .

After a lifetime spent scrubbing and mending for others, Ana Mae Futrell has passed away. Her siblings have reluctantly returned to their North Carolina hometown to bury...

Novel of friendship, sex, and love.

"The Blackwoods. Everyone knows their name. Blossom Blackwood burst onto the silver screen in 1962, becoming one of the most celebrated actors of her time--and the matriarch of Hollywood's most famous Black family. To her great-granddaughters, Hollis and Ardith, she has always just been Bebe. And when she passes away, it changes everything. Hollis Blackwood was never interested in fame, but she's surrounded by it, at home with her family and at the...