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Sharon Ewell Foster
Sharon Ewell Foster NONE Sharon Ewell Foster, a former Defense Department instructor, became a full-time author in 2000. Recognized for her significant contributions to Christian fiction, Foster has ...
Friday Foster: The Sunday Strips
Friday Foster: The Sunday Strips Jim Lawrence 9781950912063 Fiction ABLAZE ABLAZE The Friday Foster comic strip is the story of a former nightclub “camera bunny” turned photographer’s assistant ...
Cassandra Foster
Cassandra Foster NONE Cassandra Foster, a computer industry veteran with advanced degrees in computational linguistics, is a Washington DC-based author. She writes juvenile books funded by arts organ...
Dominique Furukawa
Dominique Furukawa NONE Dominique Furukawa, a licensed clinical social worker in LA, co-founded We Foster LA to aid foster care children. She enjoys gardening and cooking with her family. As an autho...
W.D. Foster-Graham
W.D. Foster-Graham NONE W.D. Foster-Graham, a Minneapolis native and multi-Grammy Award-winning ensemble member, is a distinguished author and poet. He's a psychology graduate, guest writer, and book...
Who Would Have Thunk It! The First Adventures of the Fraser Foster Kids
Who Would Have Thunk It! The First Adventures of the Fraser Foster Kids Kam Williams Book Review “Our story began a very long time ago when we were little kids with no place to live. Our moth...
The Gospel and My Black Skin: Confronting the Past, Reclaiming the Future
The Gospel and My Black Skin: Confronting the Past, Reclaiming the Future JP Foster 9780310180302 Nonfiction Zondervan HarperCollins Christian Publishing Is Christianity really a white man’s religion?...
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Valerie Smith, William L. Andrews, Kimberly Benston, Brent Hayes Edwards, Frances Smith Foster, Deborah E. McDowell, Robert G. O’Meally, Hortense J. Spillers, and Cheryl A. Wall
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Valerie Smith, William L. Andrews, Kimberly Benston, Brent Hayes Edwards, Frances Smith Foster, Deborah E. McDowell, Robert G. O’Meally, Hortense J. Spillers, and Cheryl A. Wal...
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Valerie Smith, William L. Andrews, Frances Foster, Brent Hayes Edwards, Deborah E. McDowell, Hortense J. Spillers, Kimberly W. Benston, Farah Jasmine Griffin, and Jesse McCarthy
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Valerie Smith, William L. Andrews, Frances Foster, Brent Hayes Edwards, Deborah E. McDowell, Hortense J. Spillers, Kimberly W. Benston, Farah Jasmine Griffin, and Jesse McCarth...
You Never Know: A Christopher Family Novel
You Never Know: A Christopher Family Novel W.D. Foster-Graham 9781546257547 Fiction AuthorHouse Author Solutions The Christopher Saga Continues This sequel to “Mark My Words” tells the story of Elija...
Shattered Bonds: The Color of Child Welfare
Shattered Bonds: The Color of Child Welfare Dorothy Roberts 9780465070596 Nonfiction Civitas Book Publisher Hachette Book Group The story of foster care in the United States is the story of the failur...
Frances Foster
Frances Foster 0000000078407303 Frances Foster has edited and authored many works, including Witnessing Slavery: The Development of the Antebellum Slave Narrative and the Norton Critical Edition of ...
Kevin Y. Brown
Kevin Y. Brown NONE Kevin Y. Brown, a former MTV host and fashion industry marketer, is a motivational speaker and CEO of empowerment company, Legacy Thinking Labs. Overcoming adversity as a former f...
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Valerie Smith, William L. Andrews, Kimberly Benston, Brent Hayes Edwards, Frances Smith Foster, Deborah E. McDowell, Robert G. O'Meally, Hortense J. Spillers, and Cheryl A. Wall
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Valerie Smith, William L. Andrews, Kimberly Benston, Brent Hayes Edwards, Frances Smith Foster, Deborah E. McDowell, Robert G. O'Meally, Hortense J. Spillers, and Cheryl A. Wal...
JP Foster
JP Foster NONE Dr. John-Paul C. Foster serves as Senior Pastor at Faithful Central Bible Church, one of the largest African American churches in Los Angeles. His leadership and Biblical exposition h...
Alas
Alas Kam Williams Book Review “I project an outward appearance of success, confidence and strength. I am a successful author, a single mom… and a very vocal child and foster care advoc...
Jubilee Foster Is Totally Fine
Jubilee Foster Is Totally Fine Martin Luther King 9780063213043 Fiction From NAACP Image Award–nominated author Elise Bryant comes a tender, funny novel following a type-A teen whose meticulously co...
Francine’s Spectacular Crash and Burn
Francine’s Spectacular Crash and Burn Renee Swindle 9780593475584 Fiction Penguin Publishing Group Penguin Random House Francine Stevenson's chance encounter with a ten-year-old who shows up at h...
The Women Who Raised Me (Legacy Edition)
The Women Who Raised Me (Legacy Edition) Victoria Rowell 9781959811770 Nonfiction Wordeee Wordeee Born a ward of the state in the State of Maine, the child of a Yankee blueblood mother, Dorothy (Colli...
Home Girl
Home Girl Alex Wheatle 9781617757532 Fiction Black Sheep Akashic Books "With a tough exterior and brash attitude, Naomi is an authentic character in an unfortunate yet accurate picture of modern-day f...
From The Family Tree: And Sundry Tales
From The Family Tree: And Sundry Tales Cassandra Foster 9780977864164 Nonfiction Mildred C Smith Mildred C Smith Bios of Family Members of the descendant of Freeman Fenner Foster. This volume include...
The Resurrection Of Nat Turner, Part 1: The Witnesses: A Novel
The Resurrection Of Nat Turner, Part 1: The Witnesses: A Novel Sharon Ewell Foster 9781416578031 Fiction Howard Books Howard Books The truth has been buried more than one hundred years … Leading a sma...
After Tupac and D Foster
After Tupac and D Foster Jacqueline Woodson 9780142413999 Fiction Puffin Books Penguin Random House A Newbery Honor BookJacqueline Woodson is the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young People’s Lite...
Locomotion
Locomotion Jacqueline Woodson 9780142415528 Nonfiction Speak Penguin Random House Finalist for the National Book AwardWhen Lonnie was seven years old, his parents died in a fire. Now he’s eleven, and ...
The Women Who Raised Me: A Memoir
The Women Who Raised Me: A Memoir Victoria Rowell 9780061246609 Nonfiction William Morrow Paperbacks HarperCollins Newer version availableBorn as a ward of the state of Maine, the child of an unmarrie...
Ain’t No River
Ain’t No River Sharon Ewell Foster 9781576736289 Fiction Multnomah Penguin Random House Penned in the same poetic voice introduced in her bestselling debut novel, Passing by Samaria, Sharon Ewell Fost...
Tempest Rising: A Novel
Tempest Rising: A Novel Diane McKinney-Whetstone 9780688166403 Fiction Harper Perennial HarperCollins Set in west Philadelphia in the early sixties, Tempest Rising tells the story of three sisters, Bl...
Queer: A Novel
Queer: A Novel Olympia Vernon x780802142962 Fiction Not Known Not Known Queer tells the story of J.D. Foster, who is on trial for killing two boys, one white, one black in Ellis, Mississippi where the...
William L. Andrews, Frances Smith Foster, and Trudier Harris
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William L. Andrews, Frances Smith Foster, and Trudier Harris
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Walter Dean Myers
Walter Dean Myers 0000000108718912 Walter Dean Myers, born August 12, 1937, was an award-winning author from Harlem, known for his dedication to children and young adult literature. He received numer...
Antwone Fisher
Antwone Fisher 0000000120179050 Antwone Fisher is an American screenwriter, poet, lecturer, and best-selling author known for his autobiographical book and film, “Antwone Fisher.” Born in an Ohio pri...
Let’s Get Together
Let’s Get Together Brandy Colbert 9780063092488 Fiction Clarion Books HarperCollins Boston Globe–Horn Book Award–winning author Brandy Colbert gives The Parent Trap a fresh, funny, and delightfully un...
The AI Incident
The AI Incident J.E. Thomas 9781646145089 Fiction Levine Querido Levine Querido The Wild Robot meets Restart when Colorado’s unluckiest foster kid battles a rogue AI robot at school. Malcolm Montgo...
The Norton Anthology of African American Literature 4th Ed.
The Norton Anthology of African American Literature 4th Ed. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Valerie Smith, William L. Andrews, Frances Foster, Brent Hayes Edwards, Deborah E. McDowell, Hortense J. Spillers, K...
The Norton Anthology of African American Literature (Volume 1): 4th Edition
The Norton Anthology of African American Literature (Volume 1): 4th Edition Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Valerie Smith, William L. Andrews, Frances Foster, Brent Hayes Edwards, Deborah E. McDowell, Hortens...
The Norton Anthology of African American Literature (Volume 2): 4th Edition
The Norton Anthology of African American Literature (Volume 2): 4th Edition Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Valerie Smith, William L. Andrews, Frances Foster, Brent Hayes Edwards, Deborah E. McDowell, Hortens...
To Thine Own Self: A Christopher Family Novel
To Thine Own Self: A Christopher Family Novel W.D. Foster-Graham 9798823021432 Fiction AuthorHouse Author Solutions The time is 2012; the place is Minneapolis. Darrell Edwards, first grandchild of El...
Now I Am Known: How a Street Kid Turned Foster Dad Found Acceptance and True Worth
Now I Am Known: How a Street Kid Turned Foster Dad Found Acceptance and True Worth Peter Mutabazi with Mark Tabb 9781540901989 Nonfiction Baker Books Baker Publishing Group In this powerful, redempti...
Ordinary Hazards: A Memoir
Ordinary Hazards: A Memoir Nikki Grimes 9781635925623 Nonfiction Wordsong Boyds Mills Press ★ A Michael L. Printz Honor Book ★ A Robert F. Sibert Informational Honor Book ★ A Bosto...
The Right to Be: A Christopher Family Novel
The Right to Be: A Christopher Family Novel W.D. Foster-Graham 9781665521208 Fiction AuthorHouse Author Solutions For all intents and purposes, 18-year-old Allan Christopher Davis has everything going...
To Make Negro Literature: Writing, Literary Practice, and African American Authorship
To Make Negro Literature: Writing, Literary Practice, and African American Authorship Elizabeth McHenry 9781478014515 Nonfiction Duke University Press Books Duke University Press Books “From the title...
Never Give Up: A Christopher Family Novel
Never Give Up: A Christopher Family Novel W.D. Foster-Graham 9781728367989 Fiction AuthorHouse Author Solutions Never Give Up is a family saga about Earl James Berry, patriarch of the Berry family and...
Mark My Words (Book 3): A Christopher Family Novel
Mark My Words (Book 3): A Christopher Family Novel W.D. Foster-Graham 9781546246015 Fiction AuthorHouse Author Solutions Allan Beckley Christopher is a self-made, African-American multimillionaire. St...
Mark My Words (Book 2): A Christopher Family Novel
Mark My Words (Book 2): A Christopher Family Novel W.D. Foster-Graham 9781546245995 Fiction AuthorHouse Author Solutions Allan Beckley Christopher is a self-made, African-American multimillionaire. St...
Mark My Words (Book 1): A Christopher Family Novel
Mark My Words (Book 1): A Christopher Family Novel W.D. Foster-Graham 9781546245971 Fiction AuthorHouse Author Solutions Allan Beckley Christopher is a self-made, African-American multimillionaire. St...
Getting It Right
Getting It Right Karen E. Osborne 9781617755385 Fiction Open Lens Akashic Books Getting It Right is the story of Kara and Alex, half-sisters who have never met, one the product of an abusive foster-ca...
Supreme & Justice
Supreme & Justice Ernest Morris 9781943686483 Fiction Good2go Publishing Good2go Publishing Family, comes full circle! Twin brothers Supreme and Justice entered this world under unfortunate circumstan...
Deadly Affections
Deadly Affections Tracee Lydia Garner 9780998109916 Fiction Tracee Lydia Garner Tracee Lydia Garner A crime romance, mystery suspense, romance novel. Psychologist Leedra Henderson has a hidden motive ...
Abraham’s Well
Abraham’s Well Sharon Ewell Foster 9780692787274 Fiction 3 Sisters Books 3 Sisters Books The time is 1838… Inspired by true events, authentic slave narratives, and other historical accounts, "Abraham...
A Noelle for Nathan
A Noelle for Nathan Pat Simmons 9781519623324 Fiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC A Noelle for Nathan is a story of kindness, selflessness, and falling in love during the Christmas season. An...
Black STEM USA: America’s Next Civil Rights Movement
Black STEM USA: America’s Next Civil Rights Movement Sharon Ewell Foster 9780996870702 Nonfiction C. M. Williams & Associates Press C. M. Williams & Associates Press America is losing ground in the gl...
Everything I Know About Zombies, I Learned In Kindergarten
Everything I Know About Zombies, I Learned In Kindergarten Kevin Wayne Williams 9780990853305 Fiction Mott Haven Books Mott Haven Books 2014 IndieFab Award Winner in Multicultural Adult Fiction.Even b...
The Norton Anthology of African American Literature, Volume 2
The Norton Anthology of African American Literature, Volume 2 Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Valerie Smith, William L. Andrews, Kimberly Benston, Brent Hayes Edwards, Frances Smith Foster, Deborah E. McDowel...
The Norton Anthology of African American Literature 3rd Ed.
The Norton Anthology of African American Literature 3rd Ed. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Valerie Smith, William L. Andrews, Kimberly Benston, Brent Hayes Edwards, Frances Smith Foster, Deborah E. McDowell,...
Legend of the Luna (The Moon Cried Blood) (Volume 1)
Legend of the Luna (The Moon Cried Blood) (Volume 1) Sumiko Saulson 9781493796724 Fiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC Book One of the serialized tale of "The Moon Cried Blood," the Legend of ...
Forbidden
Forbidden Saundra 9780991022823 Fiction Delphine Publications Delphine Publications Up until age twelve Frobidden had been raised in the dumps of Liberty Square aka Pork & Beans Project in Miami. Afte...
Who Are These People: A Story About Bridge Players In The Washington Bridge Unit
Who Are These People: A Story About Bridge Players In The Washington Bridge Unit Cassandra Foster 9780977864126 Nonfiction Mildred C Smith Mildred C Smith This book contains stories about African Amer...
The Resurrection Of Nat Turner, Part 2: The Testimony: A Novel
The Resurrection Of Nat Turner, Part 2: The Testimony: A Novel Sharon Ewell Foster 9781416578123 Fiction Howard Books Howard Books The sequel to The Resurrection of Nat Turner, Part I: The Witnesses s...
For Black History Month: Research & Share Your Family History
For Black History Month: Research & Share Your Family History Troy Johnson Article [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="640"] Troy Johnson's Maternal Father Rev. Freeman Foster his 2nd Wife Hazel ...
Peace, Locomotion
Peace, Locomotion Jacqueline Woodson 9780142415122 Fiction Puffin Books Penguin Random House The stunning companion to the National Book Award finalist—from a three-time Newbery Honor winning authorJa...
Do You Know Us? A Collection Of Short Stories
Do You Know Us? A Collection Of Short Stories Cassandra Foster 9780977864119 Fiction Mildred C. Smith Mildred C. Smith This book consists of creative nonfiction and fictionalizations of incidents in t...
Abraham’s Well: A Novel
Abraham’s Well: A Novel Sharon Ewell Foster 9780764228872 Fiction Bethany House Baker Publishing Group I have discovered there’s Indian in my family heritage…. The time is 1838. Armentia pointed to...
A Good Story: A Collection Of Short Short Stories
A Good Story: A Collection Of Short Short Stories Cassandra Foster 9780977864102 Fiction Mildred C. Smith Mildred C. Smith A Good Story offers stories that are fictionalizations of incidents in the or...
Ain’t No Valley: A Novel
Ain’t No Valley: A Novel Sharon Ewell Foster 9780764228865 Fiction Bethany House Baker Publishing Group Anthony, a banking executive, and Naomi, a dentist, are two people who have trusted their jobs a...
Diary of a Groupie: A Novel
Diary of a Groupie: A Novel Omar Tyree 9780743228718 Fiction Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster, Inc. Description: Tabitha Knight lives a very peculiar life. A child of foster care who has grown into ...
Ain’t No Mountain
Ain’t No Mountain Sharon Ewell Foster 9780764228858 Fiction Bethany House Baker Publishing Group Loneliness is a dark cloud over Baltimore for neighbors Mary, Puddin, and Moor. Unlucky in love and unh...
Diary of a Groupie: A Novel (Tyree, Omar)
Diary of a Groupie: A Novel (Tyree, Omar) Omar Tyree 9780743228671 Fiction Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster, Inc. Tabitha Knight lives a very peculiar life. A child of foster care who has grown into ...
Passing into Light
Passing into Light Sharon Ewell Foster 9781590520666 Fiction Multnomah Penguin Random House The characters that readers loved in Riding Through Shadows are at it again! Mother and Ma Dear, Tony Taylor...
Riding Through Shadows
Riding Through Shadows Sharon Ewell Foster 9781576738078 Fiction Multnomah Penguin Random House Living in one of the most tumultuous decades of America’s history, an eight-year-old African American gi...
Meteor in the Madhouse
Meteor in the Madhouse Leon Forrest 9780810151147 Fiction TriQuarterly Books Northwestern University Press In the wake of his watershed novel Divine Days, Leon Forest began an even more ambitious proj...
The Concise Oxford Companion to African American Literature
The Concise Oxford Companion to African American Literature William L. Andrews, Frances Smith Foster, and Trudier Harris 9780195138832 Nonfiction Oxford University Press Oxford University Press This a...
Passing By Samaria
Passing By Samaria Sharon Ewell Foster 9780739408056 Fiction Multnomah Penguin Random House An inspirational read of racism, romance and religious conviction When the discovery of a schoolmate’s ly...
The Oxford Companion to African American Literature
The Oxford Companion to African American Literature William L. Andrews, Frances Smith Foster, and Trudier Harris 9780195065107 Nonfiction Oxford University Press Oxford University Press Here indeed ...
Rite of Passage
Rite of Passage Richard Wright 9780064471114 Fiction HarperTeen HarperCollins ”Johnny, you’re leaving us tonight …“ Fifteen-year-old Johnny Gibbs does, well in school, respects his teachers, and lov...
Jeffrey Gardere
Jeffrey Gardere NONE Dr. Jeffrey Gardere is a renowned psychologist, author, and talk show host with an extensive career in mental health services. He founded the Rainbow Clinic specializing in cultu...
Ni’cola Mitchell
Ni’cola Mitchell NONE Dr. Ni’Cola Mitchell, an award-winning entrepreneur and Executive Producer for Lifetime Movie Network, is known for her contributions to empowering girls worldwide. She founded ...
Nina Foxx
Nina Foxx 0000000045364941 Nina Foxx, a prolific author of 15 novels, has also written, produced, and directed multiple award-winning stage plays and films. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing and a...
Robert Hayden
Robert Hayden 0000000114660665 Hayden was Named U.S. Poet Laureate for (1976–1978) Robert Hayden (1913-1980) was a renowned African-American poet, essayist, and educator. He was the first Africa...
Sharon G. Flake
Sharon G. Flake 0000000116203265 Sharon Flake is a University of Pittsburgh graduate with a degree in English. She has rich experience working with youth in shelters and foster care, and spent 18 yea...
J. Tremble
J. Tremble NONE J. Tremble, a graduate of Missouri Valley College and Howard University, works as a sixth-grade math teacher in Prince George's County Public School System. He's a dedicated family ma...
Naomi V. Dunsen-White
Naomi V. Dunsen-White NONE Naomi V. Dunsen-White is a children’s book author and editor focused on promoting diversity and representation in children's literature. She utilizes her background as a fo...
Kristen R. Lee
Kristen R. Lee NONE Kristen R. Lee, a Memphis native, is a college graduate turned author, known for her work, “Required Reading for the Disenfranchised Freshman.” She's dedicated to mentoring foster...
Lola Jaye
Lola Jaye NONE Lola Jaye, a London-born author, published her first U.S. novel in 2009. Her journey from foster child to author was shared in her 2009 essay, part of the U.K.'s Quick Reads program. L...
Alton Carter
Alton Carter NONE Alton Carter, a former foster child and police officer, now serves as the director of youth ministries in Oklahoma. An OSU graduate and father of two, he's the award-winning author ...
Judy C. Andrews
Judy C. Andrews NONE Judy C. Andrews is an accomplished writer and educator with degrees from The City College of New York. Known for her suspense thrillers and insightful explorations of social issu...
Aaron G. Jahi
Aaron G. Jahi NONE Aaron G. Jahi, a Philadelphia-born author, uses his cultural heritage to craft diverse narratives about Black communities. His work spans history, literature, poetry, and fiction, ...
That Mean Old Yesterday: A Memoir
That Mean Old Yesterday: A Memoir Idrissa Uqdah Book Review Paint a picture of a little brown girl who walks in fear and sadness. Her dark story is told in Stacey Patton’s memoir, Tha...
Take Your Pleasure Where You Find It
Take Your Pleasure Where You Find It Idrissa Uqdah Book Review Will The Truth Set Them Free? In my humble opinion, J.D. Mason is a master storyteller, as they say. From the very first novel, ...
I Beat the Odds: From Homelessness to "The Blind Side" and Beyond
I Beat the Odds: From Homelessness to "The Blind Side" and Beyond Kam Williams Book Review "I didn’t write this book just to revisit The Blind Side… I want to help sepa...
One Day I Saw a Black King
One Day I Saw a Black King Thumper Book Review Earlier this year, J. D. Mason had me singing her praises for her wonderful novel, And on the Eighth Day She Rested. Now I am at the mike again, ready ...
King’s Faith
King’s Faith Kam Williams kings-faith-movie-poster.jpg Film Review Reformed Gangsta Seeks Redemption in Modern Morality Play King’s Faith (2013) In Theaters: Apr 26, 2013 Limited Rated PG-13 ...
Passing By Samaria
Passing By Samaria Sharon Ewell Foster Excerpt With just a second’s pause, Alena stepped into the strange green world. Entranced, she walked further in amongst the trees. She did not look bac...
Denzel Washington - "The Inside Man Interview" Interview
Denzel Washington - "The Inside Man Interview" Interview Kam Williams Interview Inside Denzel Denzel Washington The Inside Man Interview Photo from Inside Man (2006): Clive Owen, Denzel W...
All the Smoke
All the Smoke Aaron Philip Clark 9780063451605 Fiction Amistad HarperCollins The Talented Mr. Ripley meets Wu-Tang Clan: An American Saga in this gripping psychological thriller about ambition, betray...
Black Is
Black Is Laura Obuobi 9780063326415 Fiction HarperCollins HarperCollins In this companion picture book to Black Gold, the NAACP Image Award winner, Laura Obuobi and Society of Illustra...
The Mysterious Death of Junetta Plum (paperback)
The Mysterious Death of Junetta Plum (paperback) Valerie Wilson Wesley 9781496752505 Fiction Kensington Publishing Corporation Kensington Publishing Corp. At the darkly glamorous height of the Roaring...
The Mantle
The Mantle The Mantle The Mantle The Mantle publishes emerging critics, writers, and intellectuals in the areas of Arts & Culture, International Affairs, Philosophy, and World Literature. We foster d...
Broadleaf Books
Broadleaf Books 1517 Media Evangelical Lutheran Church in America https://www.broadleafbooks.com Broadleaf Books is the adult nonfiction imprint of 1517 Media. “Our books inspire transformati...