Award Winning Books

All sixteen-year-old Rose has is what she carries: a pillowcase of clothes, her boyfriend's unborn child, and a heart full of shame. In the face of 1952's strict moral code, Seminole matriarch Ma-Ki Ebbing embraces Rose. Ma-Ki, on the fringe of society, clings to...

Stonewall Book Award Winner * A Best Book of the Year from the Guardian, ALA Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, and BookPage From the award-winning author of Like a Love Story comes a sweeping story of three generations of boys in the same Iranian family. Perfect...

From Ibi Zoboi, bestselling, award-winning author of American Street and co-author of Punching the Air, comes a bold new YA coming-of-age story, which explores race, feminism, and complicated family dynamics. The ideal next read for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo, Jacqueline Woodson, and Roxane Gay.Warrior...

Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner!"An unwavering proclamation of Black girlhood." --Candice Iloh, author of National Book Award finalist Every Body LookingFrom Ibi Zoboi, bestselling, award-winning author of American Street and coauthor of Punching the Air, comes a bold new YA coming-of-age story that...

For fans of Jacqueline Winspear and Charles Todd, Murder by Degrees is a historical mystery set in 19th-century Philadelphia, following a pioneering woman doctor as she investigates the disappearance of a young patient who is presumed dead. Philadelphia, 1875: It is the start of...

While Jews have long had a presence in Ethiopia and the Maghreb, Africa's newest Jewish community of note is in Nigeria, where upwards of twenty thousand Igbos are commonly claimed to have adopted Judaism. Bolstered by customs recalling an Israelite ancestry, but embracing rabbinic...

In this captivating small-town romance, one perfect kiss is all it takes to change two people's lives forever. Becca Thorpe has uprooted her life and escaped to the beach. Now's her chance to get away from city living, throw caution to the ocean winds,...

An extraordinary and unforgettable short story collection about community, home, betrayal, and forgiveness--from a writer whose "spellbinding, buoyant"* storytelling will break your heart as it tends to the wounds.*Texas Monthly In Holler, Child's eleven brilliant stories, LaToya Watkins presses at the bruises of guilt,...

Author: Lynn M. BougheyPublisher: Wise InkPublished: 09/15/2014Pages: 618Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.85lbsSize: 8.90h x 6.40w x 1.80dISBN: 9781940014142Award: Benjamin Franklin Award - Gold Medal WinnerAward: Midwest Book Award (MIPA) - FinalistAward: Midwest Book Award (MIPA) - FinalistThis title is only available via back order

Has received multiple awards and grants for her work in poetry and playwrighting Notable past media coverage includes The New York Times and Miami Herald Regional appeal in the author's homeland of Haiti and current U.S. residence Author has been interviewed on public radio...

After inadvertently starting rumors of a haunted cemetery, a teen befriends a ghost in this young adult novel exploring grief and belonging by the critically acclaimed and bestselling author of The Marrow Thieves series, now available in paperback. Winifred has lived in the apartment...

Every Thread a Story is a tribute to ethnic minority artisans of China's Guizhou Province. It is also a tribute to the heritage craft traditions and techniques passed down through the generations of their families. The book introduces more than a dozen contemporary artists...

Abarcando cada uno de los temas cndentes del debate evoluccion vs creacion, el autor se encarga de echar por tierra muchos de los pateticos mitos pseudo-sientificos de la actualidad.Author: Antonio CruzPublisher: Vida PublishersPublished: 11/07/2004Pages: 192Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.39lbsSize: 7.98h x 5.78w x 0.55dISBN: 9780829743586Language:...

Podría ser la Tercera Guerra Mundial a la vuelta? Dr. John Hagee predice un enfrentamiento nuclear que cambian el mundo es inminente en el Medio Oriente - uno que poner en marcha el Armagedón. Cuenta Regresiva a Jerusalen revela las razones Islam radical e...

Every woman was once a little girl. And every little girl holds in her heart her most precious dreams. She longs to be swept up into a romance, to play an irreplaceable role in a great adventure, to be the Beauty of the story....

A YALSA Finalist for Excellence in Nonfiction - 4 starred reviews - Kirkus Prize Winner - Kirkus Best Book of the Year - Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year - School Library Journal Best Book of the Year - New York Public Library...

C mo es el infierno? C mo se evita vivir una eternidad de tormento? En 23 minutos en el infierno, Bill Wiese comparte su inolvidable experiencia en la que Dios le permiti ver y sentir la agon a que la gente padece en el...

A left-brained analytical medium and paranormal researcher takes a tour through his right-brained psychic experiences in combination with an examination of the findings of scientists in the fields of quantum physics and consciousness research to create a new understanding of a very old topic:...

A Mom's Choice Gold Award Winner, What Does It Mean to Be Present? is the perfect introduction to mindfulness for kids and learning empathy at all ages.Being present means...Noticing when someone needs helpWaiting patiently for your turnFocusing on what's happening nowFollow a group of...

Author: Alejandro VarelaPublisher: Astra HousePublished: 02/06/2024Pages: 320Binding Type: PaperbackISBN: 9781662601996Award: National Book Awards - FinalistAbout the AuthorAlejandro Varela (he/him) is based in New York. His work has appeared in The Point magazine, Boston Review, Harper's Magazine, The Rumpus, Joyland magazine, The Brooklyn Rail, and...