american fiction

Livia wears a small porcelain hand around her neck, all that is left of a doll that once belonged to her grandmother, but on the first night at summer camp the hand comes alive and terrifies an envious cabinmate--and there are plenty of chills in five other stories in this collection.

From basketball dreams and family fiascos to first crushes and new neighborhoods, this anthology, written by award-winning children's authors, celebrates the uniqueness and universality in all of us.

From basketball dreams and family fiascos to first crushes and new neighborhoods, this anthology, written by award-winning children's authors, celebrates the uniqueness and universality in all of us.

An exploration of popular young adult fiction from the 1980s and 1990s.

Unabridged editions of Stowe's three best and most enduring works.

Presents four modern love stories by popular American authors E. Lynn Harris, Eric Jerome Dickey, Colin Channer, and Marcus Major.

Presents biographical, critical, and bibliographical information on seventy-nine contemporary African-American novelists; arranged alphabetically by author's last name.

A collection of thirty-seven short stories by African-American writers which reflects four themes such as remembering, affirming, revealing the divided self, and moving on. Includes many aspects of the black experience in America.

Contains twenty-three alphabetically arranged essays that provide biographical and critical information about American novelists who have made significant contributions to the body of post-World War II literature; each with a list of principal works and a bibliography.