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Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou 0000000121191991 Maya Angelou, born Marguerite Johnson on April 4, 1928, was a renowned American author, actress, and civil rights activist. She held numerous roles, from cook to editor,...
Rainbow in the Cloud: The Wisdom and Spirit of Maya Angelou
Rainbow in the Cloud: The Wisdom and Spirit of Maya Angelou Maya Angelou 9780812996456 Nonfiction Knopf Penguin Random House “Words mean more than what is set down on paper,” Maya Angelou wrote in her...
Poems: Maya Angelou
Poems: Maya Angelou Maya Angelou 9780553379853 Poetry Bantam Penguin Random House “Maya Angelou writes like a song, and like the truth.”—The New York Times Book Review “Black, bitter and beautiful,...
Maya Angelou, Alice Walker, N. Y. Nathiri, and others
Maya Angelou, Alice Walker, N. Y. Nathiri, and others MULTIPLE Maya Angelou, Alice Walker, and N.Y. Nathiri are renowned authors. Angelou is celebrated for her series of autobiographies, Walker for h...
Maya Angelou and Hardie Grant Quadrille
Maya Angelou and Hardie Grant Quadrille MULTIPLE Maya Angelou and Hardie Grant Quadrille
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise Kam Williams /reviews/images/maya-angelou-older.jpg Film Review An Intimate Look at the Life of Iconic Poet, Writer, and Activist Excellent (4 stars) In Theaters...
Mom & Me & Mom
Mom & Me & Mom Maya Angelou 9781400066117 Nonfiction Knopf Penguin Random House The story of Maya Angelou’s extraordinary life has been chronicled in her multiple bestselling autobiographies. But now,...
Celebrations: Rituals of Peace and Prayer
Celebrations: Rituals of Peace and Prayer Maya Angelou 9781400066100 Poetry Random House Penguin Random House Grace, dignity, and eloquence have long been hallmarks of Maya Angelou’s poetry. Her measu...
Life Doesn’t Frighten Me
Life Doesn’t Frighten Me Maya Angelou 9781419727481 Nonfiction Stewart, Tabori & Chang Rizzoli International Publications Maya Angelou’s unforgettable poem is matched with the daring art of Jean-Miche...
Singin’ and Swingin’ and Gettin’ Merry Like Christmas
Singin’ and Swingin’ and Gettin’ Merry Like Christmas Maya Angelou 9780812980318 Nonfiction Random House Trade Paperbacks Penguin Random House In this third self-contained volume of her autobiography,...
Hallelujah! The Welcome Table: A Lifetime of Memories with Recipes
Hallelujah! The Welcome Table: A Lifetime of Memories with Recipes Maya Angelou 9780812974850 Nonfiction Random House Trade Paperbacks Penguin Random House Throughout Maya Angelou’s life, from her chi...
Hallelujah! The Welcome Table: A Lifetime of Memories with Recipes
Hallelujah! The Welcome Table: A Lifetime of Memories with Recipes Maya Angelou 9781400062898 Nonfiction Random House Penguin Random House Throughout Maya Angelou’s life, from her childhood in Stamps,...
Gather Together In My Name
Gather Together In My Name Maya Angelou 9780812980301 Fiction Random House Trade Paperbacks Penguin Random House Gather Together in My Name continues Maya Angelou’s personal story, begun so unforgetta...
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou 9780375507892 Nonfiction Random House Penguin Random House Here is a book as joyous and painful, as mysterious and memorable, as childhood itself. I Know W...
Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem
Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem Maya Angelou 9780593518618 Poetry Anne Schwartz Books Penguin Random House This dazzling Christmas poem by Maya Angelou is powerful and inspiring for people of all fait...
Wouldn’t Take Nothing for My Journey Now
Wouldn’t Take Nothing for My Journey Now Maya Angelou 9780553569070 Nonfiction Bantam Penguin Random House Maya Angelou, one of the best-loved authors of our time, shares the wisdom of a remarkable li...
And Still I Rise: A Book of Poems
And Still I Rise: A Book of Poems Maya Angelou 9780394502526 Poetry Random House Penguin Random House Maya Angelou’s unforgettable collection of poetry lends its name to the documentary film about her...
Letter to My Daughter
Letter to My Daughter Maya Angelou 9780812980035 Nonfiction Knopf Penguin Random House Dedicated to the daughter she never had but sees all around her, Letter to My Daughter reveals Maya Angelou’s pat...
A Song Flung Up to Heaven
A Song Flung Up to Heaven Maya Angelou 9780553382037 Nonfiction Bantam Penguin Random House The culmination of a unique achievement in modern American literature: the six volumes of autobiography that...
What Maya Angelou Says: The Official Collection
What Maya Angelou Says: The Official Collection Maya Angelou and Hardie Grant Quadrille 9781784887544 Nonfiction Hardie Grant Books Hardie Grant Books What Maya Angelou Says is a collection of the bel...
Great Food, All Day Long: Cook Splendidly, Eat Smart: A Cookbook
Great Food, All Day Long: Cook Splendidly, Eat Smart: A Cookbook Maya Angelou 9781400068449 Nonfiction Random House Penguin Random House “At one time, I described myself as a cook, a driver, and a wri...
The Complete Poetry
The Complete Poetry Maya Angelou 9780812997873 Poetry Random House Penguin Random House Throughout her illustrious career in letters, Maya Angelou gifted, healed, and inspired the world with her words...
Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem
Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem Maya Angelou 9781400065585 Poetry Random House Penguin Random House In this beautiful, deeply moving poem, Maya Angelou inspires us to embrace the peace and promise of ...
Poems: Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water ’Fore I Diiie/Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well/And Still I Rise/Shaker, Why Don’t You Sing?
Poems: Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water ’Fore I Diiie/Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well/And Still I Rise/Shaker, Why Don’t You Sing? Maya Angelou 9780553255768 Poetry Bantam Penguin Random Hous...
I Shall Not Be Moved
I Shall Not Be Moved Maya Angelou 9780553354584 Poetry Bantam Penguin Random House In her first book of poetry since Why Don’t You Sing? Maya Angelou, bestselling author of the classic autobiography...
All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes
All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes Maya Angelou 9780679734048 Nonfiction Vintage Penguin Random House In 1962 the poet, musician, and performer Maya Angelou claimed another piece of her identity ...
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou 9780345514400 Nonfiction Ballantine Books Penguin Random House Sent by their mother to live with their devout, self-sufficient grandmother in a small South...
His Day Is Done: A Nelson Mandela Tribute
His Day Is Done: A Nelson Mandela Tribute Maya Angelou 9780812997019 Poetry Random House Penguin Random House He was a son of Africa who became father to a nation and, for billions of people around th...
Amazing Peace
Amazing Peace Maya Angelou 9780375841507 Nonfiction Schwartz & Wade Random House Children's Books Celebrate Christmas with the joyous poetry of the incomparable Maya Angelou. Angelou’s beautiful, movi...
The Heart of a Woman (paperback)
The Heart of a Woman (paperback) Maya Angelou 9780812980325 Fiction Random House Trade Paperbacks Penguin Random House In The Heart of a Woman, Maya Angelou leaves California with her son, Guy, to mov...
Mother: A Cradle to Hold Me
Mother: A Cradle to Hold Me Maya Angelou 9781400066018 Poetry Random House Penguin Random House Poet, writer, performer, teacher, and director Maya Angelou was raised in Stamps, Arkansas, and then mov...
My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me
My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me Maya Angelou 9780375825675 Nonfiction Crown Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House Full color photographs. "Hello, Stranger-Friend" begins Maya Ange...
The Heart of a Woman
The Heart of a Woman Maya Angelou 9780375500725 Fiction Random House Penguin Random House In The Heart of a Woman Maya Angelou leaves California with her son, Guy, to go to New York. There she enters ...
Phenomenal Woman: Four Poems Celebrating Women
Phenomenal Woman: Four Poems Celebrating Women Maya Angelou 9780679439240 Poetry Random House Penguin Random House Maya Angelou, the bestselling author of On the Pulse of Morning, Wouldn’t Take Nothin...
Kofi and His Magic
Kofi and His Magic Maya Angelou 9780517704530 Fiction Crown Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House A collaborative effort by Angelou and Margaret Courtney-Clarke.
Freedom Summer: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Freedom Summer
Freedom Summer: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Freedom Summer Maya Angelou 9781481422987 Fiction Atheneum Books for Young Readers Simon & Schuster, Inc. Friendship defies racism for two boys ...
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou 9780812980028 Nonfiction Random House Trade Paperbacks Penguin Random House
Now Sheba Sings the Song
Now Sheba Sings the Song Maya Angelou 9780452271432 Poetry Plume Penguin Random House The Inaugural poet, author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, unites with a renowned illustrator, Tom Feelings, f...
Wouldn’t Take Nothing for My Journey Now
Wouldn’t Take Nothing for My Journey Now Maya Angelou 9780394223636 Nonfiction Random House of Canada Penguin Random House "This book is dedicated to Oprah Winfrey with immeasurable love" This book is...
Maya Angelou: My First Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou: My First Maya Angelou Lisbeth Kaiser 9781786032492 Nonfiction Frances Lincoln Children’s Books The Quarto Group Meet Maya Angelou, the world’s most beloved writer and speaker! Now availa...
Maya Angelou: A Little Golden Book Biography
Maya Angelou: A Little Golden Book Biography Anne Wynter 9780593648377 Nonfiction Golden Books Penguin Random House Help your little one dream big with a Little Golden Book biography about writer, poe...
Maya Angelou: Writer and Activist
Maya Angelou: Writer and Activist Del Sandeen 9781978514836 Nonfiction Enslow Publishing Enslow Publishing LLC Maya Angelou was a writer, dancer, activist, and actress, and the recipient of numerous a...
Maya Angelou's Literarian Award Acceptance Speech - 20 Nov 2013
Maya Angelou's Literarian Award Acceptance Speech - 20 Nov 2013 Author Interviews AALBC.com mourns the passing (May 28, 2014) of world renowned poet, author, and civil rights activist Maya Angelou: h...
Maya Angelou (Little People, Big Dreams)
Maya Angelou (Little People, Big Dreams) Lisbeth Kaiser 9781847808899 Nonfiction Frances Lincoln Children’s Books The Quarto Group In the Little People, Big Dreams series, discover the lives of outsta...
Maya Angelou: Journey of the Heart
Maya Angelou: Journey of the Heart Jayne Pettit 9780140383591 Nonfiction Puffin Books Penguin Random House Jayne Pettit is the author of A Place to Hide: True Stories of Holocaust Rescues, Maya Angelo...
Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, Walter Dean Myers, Haki R. Madhubuti, Lucille Clifton and 8 others
Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, Walter Dean Myers, Haki R. Madhubuti, Lucille Clifton and 8 others MULTIPLE
Maya Angelou: More Than a Poet
Maya Angelou: More Than a Poet Elaine Slivinski Lisandrelli 9780894906848 Nonfiction Enslow Publishing Enslow Publishing LLC Portrays the life of this multi-faceted African-American poet, author, and ...
Rise!: From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou
Rise!: From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou Bethany Hegedus 9781620145876 Nonfiction Lee & Low Books Lee & Low Books NCSS Septima Clark Book Award Elementary Level Winner In celebrat...
Reflections from Zora!: Celebrating 25 Years of the Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities
Reflections from Zora!: Celebrating 25 Years of the Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities Maya Angelou, Alice Walker, N. Y. Nathiri, and others 9781886104686 Nonfiction Florida Histor...
Rainbow in the Cloud: The Wisdom and Spirit of Maya Angelou
Rainbow in the Cloud: The Wisdom and Spirit of Maya Angelou Kam Williams Book Review “‘Words mean more than what is set down on paper,’ Maya Angelou wrote in her groundbreaking m...
Essence Maya Angelou: Her Phenomenal Life & Poetic Journey
Essence Maya Angelou: Her Phenomenal Life & Poetic Journey Editors of Essence Magazine 9781618931474 Nonfiction Essence Time Inc Maya Angelou was a true Renaissance woman. ESSENCE Editors celebrate th...
Poetry for Young People: Maya Angelou
Poetry for Young People: Maya Angelou Carole Boston Weatherford 9781454903291 Poetry Union Square Kids Union Square & Co., LLC. An acclaimed anthology receives a new design and cover! Award-winning wr...
Soul Looks Back in Wonder
Soul Looks Back in Wonder Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, Walter Dean Myers, Haki R. Madhubuti, Lucille Clifton and 8 others 9780140565010 Nonfiction Puffin Books Penguin Random House "The selections a...
Essence Maya Angelou Magazine Her Phenomenal Life & Poetic Journey 2014
Essence Maya Angelou Magazine Her Phenomenal Life & Poetic Journey 2014 Patrik Henry Bass B00LLHZ1LE Nonfiction Independently Published Independently Published
My Journey with Maya
My Journey with Maya Tavis Smiley with David Ritz 9780316341776 Nonfiction Little, Brown Paperbacks Hachette Book Group A remarkable story of friendship, love, and courage. When Maya Angelou and Ta...
Maya Soetoro-Ng: The “Ladder to the Moon” Interview
Maya Soetoro-Ng: The “Ladder to the Moon” Interview Kam Williams Interview Born in Jakarta, Indonesia on August 15, 1970, Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng is a lecturer at the University of Hawaii’...
Poetic Justice: Filmmaking South Central Style
Poetic Justice: Filmmaking South Central Style John Singleton and Veronica Chambers 9780385309141 Nonfiction Delta Delta Includes a foreword by Spike Lee, the screenplay for the film Poetic Justice (s...
James Forman Jr.
James Forman Jr. 0000000046875532 James Forman Jr., Yale Law School professor and former Supreme Court clerk, is a prolific writer featured in The New York Times and The Atlantic. His notable achieve...
Malika J. Stevely
Malika J. Stevely NONE Malika J. Stevely is a historical fiction author with a background in journalism. Known for her works on African American and women's literature, she has also interviewed icons...
My Soul Looks Back: A Memoir
My Soul Looks Back: A Memoir Jessica B. Harris 9781501125928 Nonfiction Scribner Book Company Simon & Schuster, Inc. In this captivating new memoir, award-winning writer Jessica B. Harris recalls her ...
My Soul Looks Back: A Memoir
My Soul Looks Back: A Memoir Jessica B. Harris 9781501125904 Fiction Scribner Book Company Simon & Schuster, Inc. In this captivating new memoir, award-winning writer Jessica B. Harris recalls a lost ...
Ostinato Vamps: Poems
Ostinato Vamps: Poems Rondall Brasher Book Review For those who are not familiar with Wanda Coleman, she is the award-winning author of Bathwater Wine and Mercurochrome. She also gained c...
Guy Johnson
Guy Johnson 0000000025337727 Emerging author with a passion for writing compelling stories seeks to reach the pinnacle of his craft. Having explored various creative pursuits, he found his calling in...
Society of Lies: Reese’s Book Club
Society of Lies: Reese’s Book Club Lauren Ling Brown 9780593723357 Fiction Bantam Penguin Random House Reese's Book Club Pick Maya has returned to Princeton for her college reunion—it's been ...
The Minister Primarily
The Minister Primarily John Oliver Killens 9780063079595 Fiction Amistad HarperCollins Featuring an Introduction by Ishmael Reed A major literary event—the eagerly anticipated publication of a long...
Book of Letters
Book of Letters Mary J. Taylor 9780999830901 Nonfiction Sojourner Truth Press Sojourner Truth Press Book Of Letters is a literary archive of historical, sociological, psychological, and cultural data ...
Cane
Cane Jean Toomer 9780871402103 Fiction Liveright W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Cane was the first book our online book club chose to read back in July 1998, and no one was disappointed. “A breakthro...
Age Ain’t Nothing But a Number: Black Women Explore Midlife
Age Ain’t Nothing But a Number: Black Women Explore Midlife Carleen Brice 9780807028230 Nonfiction Beacon Press Beacon Press Maya Angelou, J. California Cooper, Pearl Cleage, Nikki Giovanni, ...
Voices in Our Blood: America’s Best on the Civil Rights Movement (Rh Trade Pbk)
Voices in Our Blood: America’s Best on the Civil Rights Movement (Rh Trade Pbk) Jon Meacham 9780375758812 Nonfiction Random House Trade Paperbacks Penguin Random House A literary anthology of importan...
Book Reviewing, African-American Style
Book Reviewing, African-American Style Wanda Coleman Article This article appeared in the September 16, 2002 edition of The Nation On April 14 [2002], my review of Maya Angelou’s A Song Flu...
Assata: An Autobiography
Assata: An Autobiography Assata Shakur 9781556520747 Nonfiction Lawrence Hill Books Lawrence Hill Books On May 2, 1973, Black Panther Assata Shakur (aka JoAnne Chesimard) lay in a hospital, close to d...
Jayne Pettit
Jayne Pettit NONE Jayne Pettit is a renowned author known for her biographical works on influential figures such as Maya Angelou, Jane Goodall, and Martin Luther King Jr., and historical narratives l...
Barry Fletcher
Barry Fletcher 000000004196937X Barry Fletcher, a renowned celebrity hairstylist, offers his expertise to A-list clientele including Halle Berry and Tina Turner, and influential figures like Condolee...
Melissa V. Harris-Perry
Melissa V. Harris-Perry 0000000035811728 Melissa Harris-Perry is a writer, professor, TV host, and political commentator. She hosted an MSNBC show from 2012-2016, and is now the Maya Angelou Presiden...
M.E. Waters
M.E. Waters NONE M.E. Waters is an author, speaker, and business etiquette consultant with a master's degree in business management. Inspired by authors like Maya Angelou, she writes women's business...
Suzette D. Harrison
Suzette D. Harrison NONE Suzette D. Harrison, a west coast native, began her literary career in junior high school. Inspired by African American literary voices such as Gloria Naylor, Maya Angelou, A...
Jerome Lagarrigue
Jerome Lagarrigue 0000000403502938 Jerome Lagarrigue, a Paris-raised artist, moved to the US in 1992 and graduated from Rhode Island School of Design. He has won prestigious awards including the Core...
Maya Soetoro-Ng
Maya Soetoro-Ng 0000000078169982 Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng, born in Jakarta, is a lecturer at the University of Hawaii and Barack Obama's sister. She recently published “Ladder to the Moon,” a picture book...
A Good Cry: What We Learn From Tears and Laughter
A Good Cry: What We Learn From Tears and Laughter Nikki Giovanni 9780062399458 Poetry William Morrow HarperCollins One of America’s most celebrated poets looks inward in this powerful collection, a ru...
Iyanla's Vanzant's Book Now a #1 New York Times Best Seller
Iyanla's Vanzant's Book Now a #1 New York Times Best Seller Troy Johnson Article In 1998, Iyanla Vanzant was AALBC.com's first #1 best selling author. Vanzant had three titles on our 1998 Best Selle...
Ruby
Ruby Rosa Guy 9781933491042 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. “Rosa Guy has shown that she was not afraid to be tough while examining the very fine webs of love.”—Maya AngelouRuby Cathy feels ...
Remembering Ossie Davis, With Love
Remembering Ossie Davis, With Love Jamie Walker Article “In the light of Africa, there is Ossie Davis.” —Attallah Shabazz
Standing at the Scratch Line
Standing at the Scratch Line Guy Johnson 9780375501586 Fiction Random House Penguin Random House Raised in the steamy bayous of New Orleans in the early 1900s, LeRoi "King" Tremain, caught u...
Eartha Watts-Hicks
Eartha Watts-Hicks NONE Eartha Watts-Hicks is a prolific writer for various online publications, including Harlem World's Magazine's blog and TheUrbanBookSource.com. She has been the director of publ...
MK Asante
MK Asante NONE MK Asante, Jr., a bestselling author, award-winning filmmaker, and professor, uses his talent for storytelling to overcome personal struggles. Known for his memoir 'Buck,' Asante's wor...
Surviving and Thriving: 365 Facts in Black Economic History
Surviving and Thriving: 365 Facts in Black Economic History Kam Williams Book Review “In her poem, ‘And Still I Rise,’ Dr. Maya Angelou wrote, ‘You can write me down in h...
The Black Candle
The Black Candle Kam Williams the_bl1.jpg Film Review DVD Explains Roots of Kwanzaa Celebration The Black Candle: A Kwanzaa Celebration Click to order via Amazon Unrated ...
Roots
Roots Kam Williams alex.h11.jpg Film Review 30th Anniversary Edition of Emmy-Winning Miniseries Arrives on DVD Roots (Four-Disc -30th Anniversary Edition) (1977) Click to order via AmazonDirec...
Actress Tamala Jones The “Castle” Interview
Actress Tamala Jones The “Castle” Interview Kam Williams Interview Tamala Jones The “Castle” Interview Tamala Jones has created a varied career based on her prodigious talent, working steadily...
Appearances: A Novel
Appearances: A Novel K. Reshay 9781545192825 Fiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC Maya seems to have the perfect life. She is a successful real estate agent. She has a handsome fiancé, ...
All about Love American Classics Edition: New Visions
All about Love American Classics Edition: New Visions bell hooks 9780063497511 Nonfiction William Morrow & Company HarperCollins A perennial BLK and New York Times bestseller and enduring classic of m...
Rosa Parks: A Little Golden Book Biography
Rosa Parks: A Little Golden Book Biography Shasta Clinch 9780593904442 Nonfiction Golden Books Penguin Random House Discover the courageous life of Rosa Parks with this historical Little Golden Book, ...
This Is Not a Small Voice: Poems by Black Poets
This Is Not a Small Voice: Poems by Black Poets Traci N. Todd 9798887772042 Poetry Nosy Crow Nosy Crow A beautiful, bold collection of more than 100 dazzling poems by Black poets for the whole family ...
Afterlife of Malcolm X: An Outcast Turned Icon’s Enduring Impact on America
Afterlife of Malcolm X: An Outcast Turned Icon’s Enduring Impact on America Mark Whitaker 9781668033296 Nonfiction Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster, Inc. Published to coincide with the hundredth anni...
I’m Highly Percent Sure
I’m Highly Percent Sure Caroline A. Wanga 9780063360389 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins In this rich, intelligent, and witty memoir, the President and CEO of Essence Ventures—a woman with a defiant i...
The Story of Fannie Lou Hamer: An Inspiring Biography for Young Readers
The Story of Fannie Lou Hamer: An Inspiring Biography for Young Readers Margeaux Weston 9798886509526 Nonfiction Callisto Kids Callisto Publishing Discover the life of Fannie Lou Hamer—a story about u...
Gather Me: A Memoir in Praise of the Books That Saved Me
Gather Me: A Memoir in Praise of the Books That Saved Me Glory Edim 9780525619796 Nonfiction Ballantine Books Penguin Random House An inspiring memoir of family, community, and resilience, and an ode ...
Encounter on the Seine: Essays
Encounter on the Seine: Essays James Baldwin 9780807018675 Nonfiction Beacon Press Beacon Press “James Baldwin was born for truth. It called upon him to tell it on the mountains, to preach it in Harle...
Blackwildgirl: A Writer’s Journey to Take Back Her Superpower
Blackwildgirl: A Writer’s Journey to Take Back Her Superpower Menah Adeola Eyaside Pratt 9781647426323 Nonfiction She Writes Press She Writes Press For readers who love Alice Walker, Audre Lorde, Nikk...
There Was a Party for Langston
There Was a Party for Langston Jason Reynolds 9781534439443 Nonfiction Atheneum Simon & Schuster, Inc. New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds’s debut picture book is a snap...