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The emperor of shoes
By Spencer Wise. 2018
Alex Cohen lives in a village in southern China where his father runs a shoe factory. Exploring the plant, Alex…
comes to a realization: employees are being exploited and the regulations are corrupt. 2018.The education of Margot Sanchez
By Lilliam Rivera. 2017
Margot Sanchez is paying off her debts by working in her family's South Bronx grocery store, but she must make…
the right choices about her friends, her family, and Moises, the good looking but outspoken boy from the neighbourhood. For senior high readers. 2017.The electrical field
By Kerri Sakamoto. 1998
The emperor of Ocean Park
By Stephen L Carter. 2002
Judge Oliver Garland has just died - or was he murdered? His son, Tal, left with Oliver's cryptic last words,…
must unravel his father's life in order to solve the puzzle of his death. Unaccustomed to being a man of action, Tal must risk his career, his marriage, and even his life to follow the clues. 2002.The elephant and my Jewish problem: selected stories and journals, 1957-1987
By Hugh Nissenson. 1988
Short stories and journal entries which describe the Jewish experience from the turn of the century to the aftermath of…
the Holocaust and the beginning of the state of Israel. 1988.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 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 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 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 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 choir director (Griot audio)
By Carl Weber. 2011
Bishop T.K. Wilson is banking on dynamic new choir director Anthony Mackie to reverse the failing congregation's fortunes. But while…
Anthony's got more than enough chops to raise a heavenly chorus, he's also got a weakness for the ladies that could make the Devil himself stand up and take notice. 2011.