A collection of stories about the Collins family and their acquaintances as they meet, bicker, compete, celebrate, worry, keep and reveal secrets, build lives and careers, and endure. Moving from Atlantic City to New York to DC, from the 1960s to the 2000s, from law students to drag performers to violinists to matriarchs, Company tells a multifaceted, multigenerational saga in thirteen stories.

"Dear Dad: Love, Nelson is a glimpse into the life, family, struggles, hopes, and questions of Nelson-and the more than five million other children in the US who have experienced parental incarceration. Told through letters he writes his father, Nelson shares his feelings, thoughts, wishes, and happenings, from the celebrations they've had to the progress Nelson has made on the car they were fixing to how excited he is to have Dad coming home." --publisher's...

While her mother puts the finishing touches on her twists, a young girl asks what it means to be "homegrown". Touring precious memories and lively rooms warmed by family, Mama and Granny explain that home isn't just a place, but rather a reflection of people who support and love one another. With lush, cozy illustrations, Homegrown is a beautiful author-illustrator debut picture book that reminds us to lift up the places—and people—we call home....

Just as the sun loves the day and the moon loves the waves, a grandmother shows how her family's love is natural and connected to the world around them.

On a mission to maintain a successful marriage in a city full of temptation, Bakari & Imani are trying their best to get on the same page. But just when things seem to be getting back on track, secrets and lies threaten to tear down everything they've built.

"A writer in search of his roots discovers stories of African American struggle, sacrifice, and achievement. In The Garretts of Columbia, author David Nicholson tells a multigenerational story of Black hope and resilience. Carefully researched and beautifully written, The Garretts of Columbia engages readers with stories of a family whose members believed in the possibility of America. Nicholson relates the sacrifices, defeats, and affirming victories...

Forced to spend the summer before senior year in Coldwater, Maryland, where her estranged and dying grandmother lives, Jericka makes a chilling discovery that causes her to question everything she thought she knew about her mother, her childhood, and thelines between the living and the dead.

"Olivia goes through her day with Momma missing her paramedic father . . . until Daddy makes matching bracelets for him and Olivia to remind them that they are always close"--