J. D. Jackson
4) Pym: a novel
This mesmerizing narrative nonfiction draws on contemporary accounts as it traces the roots of an explosion that had been building for decades in race relations, politics, business, and clashes of culture.
Coretta Scott King Award winner * Carter G. Woodson Book Award from the National Council for the Social Studies
On a hot day in July 1919, five black youths went swimming in Lake Michigan, unintentionally floating close
...7) Taft
“Razor-sharp . . . Loving Day is that rare mélange: cerebral comedy with pathos.”—The New York Times Book Review
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10) Criss Cross
"A fresh new voice in speculative fiction," Evie Rhodes crafted her debut novel, Expired, as "a roller coaster ride of terror, wildly inventive, and ultimately, a well-tuned morality tale of our chaotic times." Now, the award-winning gospel songwriter presents of story of shapes and shadows. . .
Homicide detective Micah Jordan-Wells has seen the worst humanity has to offer on the mean streets of Newark, New Jersey. He's earned himself high-profile
...11) Northwind
12) One rough man
14) Lockdown
Lockdown is the powerful tale of fourteen-year-old Reese Anderson, who has spent 22 months in a tiny cell at a "progress center." Living in fear and isolation, Reese begins looking within himself to find a way out of the prison system.
Acclaimed author Walter Dean Myers offers an honest story about finding a way to make it without getting lost in the shuffle. Told with compassion and truth, Lockdown is also a compelling first-person
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