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The heaven shop
By Deborah Ellis. 2004
Binti and her siblings are orphaned when their father dies of AIDS. Split up and sent to relatives all over…
Malawi, they suffer increasing hardship. But Binti is not about to give up; she will look outside herself and find a new way to be special. For junior and senior high readers. 2004.The Horse Creek incident (Herschel Baker. #1.)
By Dusty Richards. 2007
Cattle baron Rupart MacDavis wants to bury the ranchers of Horse Creek, Montana. With the local law in his pocket,…
MacDavis brutalizes the town until Herschel Baker begins showing the people how to fight back. Followed by "Montana revenge”. 2007.The hate u give
By Angie Thomas. 2017
Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor black neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school…
she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend, Khalil, at the hands of a police officer - and Khalil was unarmed. For junior and senior high readers. 2017.The hatwearer's lesson (Griot audio)
By Yolanda Joe. 2003
Grandma Ollie calls it a bad omen when her pen runs dry as she enters granddaughter Terri’s engagement into her…
Bible. Then Terri, a successful African American attorney, learns her fiancé Derek is cheating. Ollie helps Terri choose between Derek and new love-interest Lynnwood. 2003.The honeymoon is over (Griot audio)
By Keith Lee Johnson. 2007
On the verge of signing a monster contract with the Philadelphia 76ers, all Nelson had to do was be cool…
and not mess up. But he did, suffering a career-ending knee injury playing a meaningless game of pick-up. That's something he's got to live with, so he's working hard and looking for his break. 2007.The history of love
By Nicole Krauss. 2005
It has been decades since Leo Gursky first surrendered his heart, then wrote a book about it - at the…
tender age of 10 - and he's been in love with the same person ever since. Leo believes his book is lost to time, but what he doesn't know is, not only has it survived 60 years without him, it has also been an inspiration to others. Fourteen-year-old Alma was even named for a character from the book. When she realizes how deeply the story touched her lonely mother, she embarks upon a search for answers. 2005.The help
By Kathryn Stockett. 2010
Jackson, Mississippi; 1962-1964. College grad and fledgling writer Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan, who is white, searches for a publication-worthy project. She…
interviews two African American maids about their relationships with their employers. Dangerously violating integration laws, the women collaborate on a book that breaks new ground. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2010, c2009.The girl who married a lion: and other tales from Africa
By Alexander McCall Smith. 2004
Gathered here is a beguiling selection of folktales from Zimbabwe and Botswana as retold by the best-selling author of The…
No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. From animal fables to mysterious forces residing in the landscape, this collection demonstrates the wealth and variety of African folk tales and the particular magic of Africa's spiritual roots. 2004.The golden legend: a novel
By Nadeem Aslam. 2017
The gun from Prison Hill
By Bill Wade. 1971
Released from prison after a nine-year sentence during which his guards have tried cruelly and relentlessly to break him, Tim…
sets out in this Western to discover the reason for his treatment. 1971.The green library
By Janice Kulyk Keefer. 1996
Eva has carefully constructed her world in a bid to make herself invisible. The structure falls to pieces when a…
stranger gives her a photograph of a boy identical to her own son, but who lived in the 1930s in another place. The photograph sets Eva on a journey to trace her family's unknown history. 1996.The general's notorious widow (The belles of Lordsburg. #2)
By Stephen A Bly. 2001
Even in her secluded hiding place of Lordsburg, New Mexico, Lixie cannot escape the unwanted notoriety that her husband's scandalous…
death has brought. Sequel to "The senator's other daughter", followed by "The outlaw's twin sister". 2001.The golden son: a novel
By Shilpi Somaya Gowda. 2015
A young Indian doctor leaves his village for a residency in the US. But he grapples with the expectation that…
as the oldest son, he is expected to inherit the mantle of arbiter for all village disputes. And he finds himself torn between a beautiful American girl and his old childhood friend. Bestseller. 2015.The edge of time (Texas tradition series ; #11)
By Loula Grace Erdman. 2004
Bethany and Wade Cameron are young newlyweds bound for the Texas Panhandle in the 1800s. In the land of endless…
cattle ranges, they plan to build a modest home and work the fields, making a life for themselves as best they can. Though the journey west is long and arduous and their new surroundings are less than hospitable, the Camerons persevere through courage, faith, and most importantly the support of each other. 2004.The dew breaker
By Edwidge Danticat. 2004
In Haiti during the dictatorial 1960s, the man known as the "dew breaker" was a torturer. Now an American and…
a fixture in his Brooklyn neighbourhood, he maintains a quiet life as a husband and father. His terrible deeds lie buried. As we meet his family, neighbours, and even his past victims, his story becomes one of reconciliation and rebellion. And as we return one final time to his turbulent past, we witness his last violent act, and his first encounter with the woman who offers him a chance for salvation. 2004.The edge of heaven
By Marita Golden. 1998
Fearing her mother's return from prison, African American college student Teresa recalls life when her father was at home and…
her sister was still alive. Her mother, Lena, is also worried about facing family and friends after her release. Over time, they all struggle to understand the terrible events that led to a child's death. Some descriptions of sex. 1998.The dream of Scipio (Isis Cassettes Series)
By Iain Pears. 2002
Set in Provence at three different critical moments of Western Civilization - the collapse of the Roman Empire in the…
fifth century, the Black Death in the fourteenth century, and World War II in the twentieth century - this novel follows the fortunes of three men: Manlius Hippomanes a Gallic aristocrat obsessed with the preservation of Roman civilisation, Oliver de Noyen a poet and Julian Bareuve an intellectual who joins the Vichy government. 2002.The divine Ryans
By Wayne Johnston. 1990
Nine-year-old Draper Doyle Ryan is the youngest member of his strict, extensive and eccentric Irish-Catholic clan in Newfoundland. Told from…
his point of view, the book describes his experiences with black Irish humour. Amidst his struggles with daily life, the hapless boy is obsessed with Montreal Canadiens hockey, erotic dreams, and recurring visions of his deceased father. Some descriptions of sex. 1990.The Doomsday Canyon (A Double D western)
By Ray Hogan. 1984
The devil's badland: Devil's Badland (Loner. #2.)
By J. A Johnstone. 2011
After his wife is murdered, Conrad "Kid Morgan" Browning hunts down the men responsible - then visits his wife's grave…
in New Mexico. There, he is shocked to discover his ex-fiancée waiting for him - along with armed backup. 2011.