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2009., Adult, Little, Brown Call No: FIC PAT Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Detective Alex Cross recounts the story of his great-uncle Abraham, who, with the help of his beautiful daughter, introduces Washington, D.C., attorney Ben Corbett to the dark side of their small Southern town in the early 1900s, where Ben has been sent to investigate a resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan.
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By Craft, Jerry[2020], Age: 8-14, Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: GN CRA Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: New Kid Volume: #2Summary Note: Eighth grader Drew Ellis recognizes that he is't afforded the same opportunities, no matter how hard he works, that his privileged classmates at the Riverdale Academy Day School take for granted, and to make matters worse, Drew begins to feel as if his good friend Liam might be one of those privileged kids and is finding it hard not to withdraw, even as their mutual friend Jordan tries to keep their group of friends together.
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2015., Adults, Little, Brown and Company Call No: FIC PAT Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Alex Cross Volume: #23Summary Note: "When his cousin is accused of a heinous crime, Alex Cross returns to his North Carolina hometown for the first time in over three decades. As he tries to prove his cousin's innocence in a town where everyone seems to be on the take, Cross unearths a family secret that forces him to question everything he's ever known. Chasing a ghost he believed was long dead, Cross gets pulled into a case that has local cops scratching their heads and needing his help: a grisly string of socialite murders. Now he's hot on the trail of both a brutal killer, and the truth about his own past -- and the answers he finds might be fatal" -- provided by publisher.
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c1991., 4.8; Ages 4-8, Holiday House Call No: PB MED Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: While attending a Seminole Indian celebration, an African-American family watches and joins in several exciting dances.
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2020., Adults, Little, Brown and Company Call No: FIC PAT Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Alex Cross Volume: #28Summary Note: "A scandalous double homicide in the nation's capital opens the psychological case files on Detective Alex Cross. Until Kay Willingham's shocking murder inside a luxury limousine, the Georgetown socialite, philanthropist, and ex-wife of the sitting vice-president led a public life. Yet few, including her onetime psychologist, had any inkling of Kay's troubled past in the Deep South. Murdered alongside her is Randall Christopher, a respected educator whose political ambitions may have endangered both their lives. While John Sampson of DC Metro Police tracks Randall's final movements, Alex Cross and FBI Special Agent Ned Mahoney travel to Alabama to investigate Kay's early years. They discover that although Kay had many enemies, all of them needed her alive. Alex is left without a viable suspect, even as he faces a desperate choice between breaking a trust and losing his way, as a detective, and as the protector of his family"--
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[2017], Ages: 8-14, Scholastic Inc. Call No: YS AME Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Girl of the Year: Gabriela Volume: #2Summary Note: Gabby runs in the school election with the hope that she can stop the tradition of older students pranking the sixth graders, but she'll have to beat the confident and popular Aaliyah in order to win.
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-- Time for change.2017., Ages 8-12, Scholastic Inc. Call No: YS AME Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Girl of the year: Gabriela Volume: #3.Summary Note: Gabriela is offered a dance opportunity she cannot pass up during her already busy sixth grade year, but she finds herself wishing she could work on her poetry instead and wonders if her dreams have changed.
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[2019]., Adults, Doubleday Call No: FIC GRI Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: In a small Florida town, a young lawyer, Keith Russo, is shot to death as he works late. A young black man, a former client, named Quincy Miller is charged and convicted. For 22 years, Miller maintains his innocence from inside prison. Finally, Guardian Ministries takes on Miller's case, but Cullen Post, the Episcopal minister in charge, gets more than he bargained for. Powerful people murdered Russo-- they do not want Miller exonerated, and will kill again without a second thought. -- adapted from info provided and jacket info.
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1984, c1968., Alladin Paperbacks for Young Readers ; Call No: MYS HAM Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: An African-American family tries to unravel the secrets of their new home which was once a stop on the Underground Railroad.
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[2019], Ages 8-12, Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: GN CRA Edition: First edition. Availability:0 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade. As he makes the daily trip from his Washington Heights apartment to the upscale Riverdale Academy Day School, Jordan soon finds himself torn between two worlds--and not really fitting into either one. Can Jordan learn to navigate his new school culture while keeping his neighborhood friends and staying true to himself?"
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[2017], Ages 5-9, Clarion Books Call No: G ENG Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: . Carver chronicles Volume: #5Summary Note: "Third-grader Gavin and his friends aren't sure what to make of the new boy in their class, Khufu. He doesn't look or act like other kids. When Gavin's bike goes missing, they think Khufu stole it, but did he?"--
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2017., Adults, Little, Brown and Co. Call No: FIC PAT Edition: 1st edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Alex Cross Volume: #25Summary Note: "The charges: explosive. Alex Cross has never been on the wrong side of the law -- until now. Charged with gunning down followers of his nemesis Gary Soneji in cold blood, Cross is being turned into the poster child for trigger-happy cops who think they're above the law. Cross knows it was self-defense. But will a jury see it that way? The evidence: shocking. As Cross fights for his professional life and his freedom, his former partner John Sampson brings him a gruesome, titillating video tied to the mysterious disappearances of several young girls. Despite his suspension from the department, Cross can't say no to Sampson. The illicit investigation leads them to the darkest corners of the Internet, where murder is just another form of entertainment. The People vs. Alex Cross: the trial of the century. As the prosecution presents its case, and the nation watches, even those closest to Cross begin to doubt his innocence. If he can't convince his own family that he didn't pull the trigger with intent to kill, how can he hope to persuade a jury? But even with everything on the line, Cross will do whatever it takes to stop a dangerous criminal... even if he can't save himself." -- From Amazon.com.
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[2019], Age 7-10, Clarion Books Call No: G ENG Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Carver chronicles Volume: #6Summary Note: Third-grader Richard and his friends are four days from earning a pizza party for good behavior when a very strict substitute suspects that some of them have been cheating.
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-- Public School Enemy number one2015., Little, Brown and Co. Call No: Y PAT Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "In Kenny Wright's active imagination he's a world famous superhero, but in the real world he's a sixth grade "Grandma's Boy" whose struggles to fit in at his Washington D.C. inner city school will put his grades and family loyalty to the test"--
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By Iles, Gregc1999., Adult, Dutton Call No: FIC ILE Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Widowed attorney Penn Cage, having returned with his young daughter to his hometown of Natchez, Mississippi, finds himself battling the FBI, a powerful judge, a former love, and the citizens of the city when he joins ranks with local publisher Caitlin Masters to solve the mystery of the thirty-year-old murder of an African-American Korean War veteran.
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c1992., Ages 4-8, Holiday House Call No: PB MAR Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Five-year-old Olivia's new neighbor Rachel is in her kindergarten class, and they must overcome feelings of jealousy and competitiveness to be friends.
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[2021]., Adults, William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Call No: FIC ALD Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Grace Steele and Eliza Jones may be from completely different backgrounds, but when it comes to the army, specifically the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC), they are both starting from the same level. Not only will they be among the first class of female officers the army has even seen, they are also the first Black women allowed to serve. As these courageous women help to form the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, they are dealing with more than just army bureaucracy--everyone is determined to see this experiment fail. For two northern women, learning to navigate their way through the segregated army may be tougher than boot camp. Grace and Eliza know that there is no room for error; they must be more perfect than everyone else. When they finally make it overseas, to England and then France, Grace and Eliza will at last be able to do their parts for the country they love, whatever the risk to themselves. Based on the true story of the 6888th Postal Battalion (the Six Triple Eight), Sisters in Arms explores the untold story of what life was like for the only all-Black, female U.S. battalion to be deployed overseas during World War II.
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2016., Adults, Ballantine Books Call No: FIC PIC Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Ruth Jefferson Volume: #1Summary Note: "This stunning new novel is Jodi Picoult at her finest--complete with unflinching insights, richly layered characters, and a page-turning plot with a gripping moral dilemma at its heart. Ruth Jefferson is a labor and delivery nurse at a Connecticut hospital with more than twenty years' experience. During her shift, Ruth begins a routine checkup on a newborn, only to be told a few minutes later that she's been reassigned to another patient. The parents are white supremacists and don't want Ruth, who is African American, to touch their child. The hospital complies with their request, but the next day, the baby goes into cardiac distress while Ruth is alone in the nursery. Does she obey orders or does she intervene? Ruth hesitates before performing CPR and, as a result, is charged with a serious crime. Kennedy McQuarrie, a white public defender, takes her case but gives unexpected advice: Kennedy insists that mentioning race in the courtroom is not a winning strategy. Conflicted by Kennedy's counsel, Ruth tries to keep life as normal as possible for her family--especially her teenage son--as the case becomes a media sensation. As the trial moves forward, Ruth and Kennedy must gain each other's trust, and come to see that what they've been taught their whole lives about others--and themselves--might be wrong. With incredible empathy, intelligence, and candor, Jodi Picoult tackles race, privilege, prejudice, justice, and compassion--and doesn't offer easy answers. Small Great Things is a remarkable achievement from a writer at the top of her game. Praise for Jodi Picoult's Leaving Time "A riveting drama."--Us Weekly "[A] moving tale."--People "A fast-paced, surprise-ending mystery."--USA Today "Poignant. an entertaining story about parental love, friendship, loss."--The Washington Post"--
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-- Stunt boy, in the meantime[2021]., Ages 7 to 12; Grade Level: 2-7, Atheneum Books for Young Readers Call No: G REY Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: [Stuntboy] Volume: #1Summary Note: Portico Reeves' secret identity as Stuntboy allows him to use his superpower keep everybody safe, but when his superhero parents start fighting a lot he feels the responsibility to save them.
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[2007], c2006., Ages 3-6, Yearling Call No: G WHI Edition: 1st Yearling ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: In 1975, life is not fair for fourteen-year-old Charmaine Upshaw, who shares a room with her brother, tries to impress a handsome classmate, and acts as caretaker for a rambunctious six-year-old cousin who has taken over the family.