This extraordinary New York Times bestseller reexamines a pivotal event of the civil rights movement--the 1955 lynching of Emmett Till--"and demands that we do the one vital thing we aren't often enough asked to do with history: learn from it" ( The Atlantic)
From award-winning and bestselling author Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a powerful coming-of-age survival tale exploring issues of race
as a proper church-going woman determined to snare Alabama’s most-sought after widower finds his secret desires and righteous lies come as a package deal…Forty-something widow Jessie Tucker is beloved throughout Lexington
a band of brothers in central Alabama
and lots and lots of American processed foods
Grandmothers Galore! Ages 13-17 This extraordinary New York TimesWhen a house full of grandmothers tries to determine who is the best grandma, a hilarious hullabaloo ensues in Grandmothers Galore!, a full color picture book from Emmy Awardwinning composer Judith Henderson, writer Ellen Yeomans, and award winning illustrator Rashin Kheiriyeh. When a mysterious yellow envelope arrives at Hollyhock House, it causes quite the hubbub. Its addressed simply to the greatest grandmother in the world. The trouble is, there