Ezra Knight
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Follows a family's two hundred forty-one year history, from the capture of an African boy in the 1750s through the lives of his descendants, as their dreams and circumstances lead them away from and back to the small plot of land in South Carolina that they call the Glory Field.
2) After
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An African-American police officer and family man Carson Blake pulls over a young black man for speeding. When the man reaches for his cell phone, Carson thinks he's going for a weapon and shoots to kill. Now a promising life has been snuffed out, and Carson must begin a painful journey toward redemption.
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IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 12
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In post-World War II Mississippi, two families, one white and one black, struggle to survive in the Jim Crow south.
"In Jordan's prize-winning debut, prejudice takes many forms, both subtle and brutal. It is 1946, and city-bred Laura McAllan is trying to raise her children on her husband's Mississippi Delta farm--a place she finds foreign and frightening. In the midst of the family's struggles, two young men return from the war to work the land....
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The new novel from the critically acclaimed and award-winning author - When Joe Reddick and his family are threatened in their LA home by a masked, knife-wielding intruder, it means serious trouble for a gang of desperate criminals. The threat sends Joe Reddick over the edge. He's lived the nightmare of losing a family to a crazed killer once, and he's not going to let it happen again. After sending his wife and son to safety, he goes to war, determined...
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"New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe weaves a stunning portrait of a family immersed in deceit.and the women whose happiness depends on the secrets they keep. After growing up poor in Texas, Vera Lomax used every gold-digging trick in the book to land a rich husband. Now living in the lap of luxury in San Francisco, her only job is to fawn over her much-older husband, so it's been easy for her to balance a life of shopping and affairs with...
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Essence® bestselling author Victor McGlothin delivers a stirring novel about a player who's down on his luck only to receive help from the most unlikely source—the very women whose hearts he broke. . .
The year is 1947, and Ms. Etta's Fast House is the hottest nightclub this side of Chicago. The city's slickest street hustlers rub elbows here with the rich and famous, and anyone with enough cash can drink like a king and dance...
The year is 1947, and Ms. Etta's Fast House is the hottest nightclub this side of Chicago. The city's slickest street hustlers rub elbows here with the rich and famous, and anyone with enough cash can drink like a king and dance...
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An Essence bestseller, Before I Let Go
is the sexy story of three male best friends' dramatic search
for love, intimacy, and the perfect relationship.
Nate is a D-O-G with an obsession for conquering as many women as possible. But when he breaks his own rules and falls for two women at the same time, all hell breaks loose. Brendan is the type of man every woman claims to want -- at least until she gets one. Will he ever find a woman as sweet...
10) Deadly Desires
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How can you plan a future. . .
After a desperate struggle to sever ties with her husband, Kira Gregory is suddenly a free woman. She can start a new life without guns, drugs, dirty money, or fear. But Kira's newfound independence seems too good to be true. And it is. . .
When you can't outrun your past?
DEA Special Agent Dexter Brady spent months trying to get Kira's husband, Kareem Gregory, off the streets, but he has never
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Socrates Fortlow novels volume 3
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From award-winning author Walter Mosley comes the third work featuring hardened ex-con turned street philosopher Socrates Fortlow. Organizing other troubled individuals, Socrates starts the Thursday Night Thinkers' Meeting, in which members discuss "the world and what would be the right thing to do." "Highly recommended for popular fiction collections."-Library Journal
12) Barack
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Acclaimed poet and award-winning children's author Jonah Winter-inspired by a political rally he attended during the historic 2008 presidential campaign, tells the moving story of Barack Obama. Beginning in Africa and Kansas, this enlightening biography describes Obama's life as an ongoing journey, from his birth in Hawaii to his election as president. Obama emerges as someone who, even from an early age, wondered where he belonged and who he might...
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Travis Hunter-founder of the Hearts of Men Foundation-has captivated millions with best-sellers like Married but Still Looking and Trouble Man. A story of redemption and reconciliation, Something to Die For follows one upstanding man's personal journey to win back the hearts of the loved ones he scorned.
14) Sweetsmoke
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Screenwriter David Fuller spent eight years researching Sweetsmoke, in the process discovering that members of his family fought on both sides of the Civil War. Cassius Howard is a skilled slave, once his master's favorite. But his master Hoke is now little more than a fragile old man, depressed about an ever-shrinking plantation and losing a son to war. When an old freedwoman who once saved Cassius from Hoke's wrath is killed, Cassius risks everything...
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Negro league baseball players didn't always get the respect that major leaguers received. And yet many, including Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Ernie Banks, and Roy Campanella, quickly became standouts in the major leagues after 1947. Others didn't get to prove their mettle in the majors at all, or not until long past their prime. Leroy “Satchel” Paige mixed his blazing fastball with 29 other devastating pitches to win 42 games and...
16) Ugly Fish
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At first Ugly Fish likes being alone in his tank so much that he eats any fish that tries to share it, but when he becomes lonely, he devises a better plan.
17) Tell Me No Lies
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Chyanne Johnson has finally gotten her act together. After all of the drama that ensued when she discovered that Aric McHale-her former boss, lover, and father to her son-was married, Chyanne has found a man to call her own. She has it made in the shade . . . or so she thinks.
Stephanie, Aric's ex-wife, may have been found guilty of attempted murder, but she hasn't been sentenced yet. She is still free to walk to the streets.
Gabriel, Aric's best...
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West Owens has been able to move his life along very nicely over the years, repairing one car at a time in the auto repair shop that he's always dreamed of owning. When Mrs. Shirley Bullock calls and asks for a favor, he is more than happy to oblige-even though it means taking a chance and hiring her ex-con grandson, Tavious Bell, to work with him.
As soon as Tavious gets accustomed to living outside of prison walls, he divulges to West a shocking...
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Nate, a "reformed" womanizer, is still recovering from a tragedy and swears that his days of being a player are over. Has his new faith and new woman really tamed him, or is he just biding his time until he re-enters the game? Brendan is the type of man every woman wants -- until she gets one. But, since his heart was broken, Brendan has vowed never to commit again. Cory, a successful businessman, has it all on track. Or does he? Will his affair with...
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Break distracting habits and realize your destiny with this portable volume of uplifting daily affirmations and devotionals from #1 New York Times bestselling author T.D. Jakes.
In this eye-opening book, Bishop T.D. Jakes shares short, powerful messages that will inspire you to discover and enjoy God's design for your life every day. His message will inspire you to pay close attention to the structure of your life -- and to achieve your highest God-given...