Mo'Nique
Author
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bitter in the Mouth is a brilliant, virtuosic novel about a young woman’s search for identity and the true meaning of family from the author of The Sweetest Fruits
“What I know about you, little girl, would break you in two” are the prophetic last words that Linda Hammerick’s grandmother says to her. Growing up in small-town North Carolina in the 1970s and ’80s, Linda already...
“What I know about you, little girl, would break you in two” are the prophetic last words that Linda Hammerick’s grandmother says to her. Growing up in small-town North Carolina in the 1970s and ’80s, Linda already...
3) Karma
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
What goes around comes around. The sudden death of an alcoholic, lying and manipulative mother sets off a chain of events that forces two worlds to eventually collide, releasing secrets and pain that could change the lives of everyone involved. Janice Williams is finally living the life that she's always dreamed of. A respected dean of a university, with an adoring husband, she is finally happy-except for the hole in her heart that remains from a...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Fifteen-year-old Diamond stopped going to school the day she was expelled for lashing out at peers who constantly harassed and teased her for something everyone on the staff had missed: she was being trafficked for sex. After months on the run, she was arrested and sent to a detention center for violating a court order to attend school. Black girls represent 16 percent of female students but almost half of all girls with a school-related arrest....
5) Interwoven
Publisher
Dreamscape Media
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Thirteen stories about love, loss, homelessness, addiction, and suicide are woven together in this incredible drama that reveals the ties that bind people together.
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Get to know some of the many groundbreaking and legendary women in US soccer. Read about some amazing and unstoppable women who changed soccer in America like Megan Rapinoe, Alex Morgan, Briana Scurry, Trinity Rodman, and Mia Hamm. This book also includes a history of women's soccer in America and a summary of all four historic World Cup wins.
11) Mix a pancake
Author
Publisher
Creative Editions
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"An illustrated board book version of poet Christina Rossetti's simple classic rhyme encourages young learners to actively follow along as a pancake is made. Includes a basic recipe"--
Author
Publisher
Urban Christian
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
After being dumped by his wife, former good guy Travis Wayne Highgate decides to become a player and has the time of his life until he realizes that his wife is the one he should have fought to keep by his side in the first place.
13) Indicted
Author
Publisher
Life Changing Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Meet Raquelle Summers; a hustler, conartist, drug dealer, and mother. Raquelle was living the American dream. She drank the finest wine, wore designer clothes, lived in a beautiful home, and shopped at the finest malls and boutiques; all funded by her criminal lifestyle. Suddenly her whole world was torn apart by a simple knock on her door. Raquelle was faced with several life altering situations when she found herself the target of a federal investigation"--Page...
14) For the record
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Twelve year old Justine's parents are recently divorced and she and her little sister, Bea, go back and forth between their parents homes in Montreal. Because her mother (whose anxiety manifests itself as the need to control) believes that their father and beloved half-sister are a bad influence on Justine and Bea, she enlists Justine's aid in collecting evidence that would lead to sole custody being granted to her. Justine goes along with this plan,...
Author
Publisher
Broadleaf Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A tragedy is unfolding all around us and is receiving well overdue attention. Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy than their white peers. But Dr. Monique Rainford is working to better understand these disparities and do something about them. Pregnant While Black is a hopeful exploration of the issues pregnant Black women face in America. Within these pages, Dr. Rainford draws on over twenty years of experience working in...
Author
Series
Orca think volume 11
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Part of the nonfiction Orca Think series for middle-grade readers, this book explores the concept of open science and how scientists around the world are working together to make research available to everyone."--
Author
Publisher
Creative Editions
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Bats have wings, but do cats? No, of course not! In this entertaining book designed to both instruct and delight, young audiences encounter actual animal traits paired with impossible ones. Or what if they're not all far-fetched?"--
19) Mae Jemison
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A biography of Mae Jemison, the first female African-American astronaut.--