new york (state)

Private detective Leonid McGill struggles with hard times, personally and professionally, reluctantly accepts a job from a beautiful woman who walks into his office with a stack of money, but after he learns the reasons why she fears for her life, Leonid is certain that if his family's misadventures do not kill him, this case will.

In 1812, ten-year-old Caroline becomes frustrated that her friend Rhonda and cousin Lydia are suddenly acting too grown up to enjoy winter fun with her, and her hurt feelings lead to dangerous decisions. Includes historical notes about growing up in the early nineteenth century.

In 1931 Cameroon, young Kedi is upset to learn that children in her American teacher's village of New York are going hungry because of the Great Depression, and she asks her mother, neighbors, and even the headman for money to help. Includes historical notes.

In an upstate New York farming community, high school reporter Hildy Biddle investigates a series of strange occurrences at a house rumored to be haunted.

"This guide uncovers the edible wild foods and healthful herbs of New York. Helpfully organized by environmental zone, the book is an authoritative guide for nature lovers, outdoorsmen, and gastronomes"--Publisher.

Examines the history of slavery in the state of New York, discussing how slavery under the Roman-Dutch laws in New Netherland was close in form to colonial white servitude and Governor John Jay's law that abolished slavery in New York in 1799.

"A . . . memoir about a nontraditional upbringing and growing up Black in a predominantly white community"--.

When Lucas decides to skip school because he wants to discuss football with a firefighter friend of his father, he finds himself caught up in the terrorist attacks on New York City.