A doctor’s riveting story of loss and hope in the world of cancer.What is it like to encounter cancer? How does it feel to face the unknown, to enter a world of hope, loss, and dread?From the diagnosis of his childhood friend’s mother to his poignant memories in the lab, David Scadden’s seen the unk..
Hattie the Hen spots danger - but no one seems to care! In this delightful Classic Board Book, young children will enjoy happy shivers of anticipation as Hattie sees a fox in the bushes and the tale builds . . . until a final surprise...
This coming-of-age memoir, set during the Iranian Revolution, tells the true story of a young girl who moves to Tehran from the U.S. and has to adjust to living in a new country, learning a new language, and starting a new school during one of the most turbulent periods in Iran's history.When five-y..
It is a wicked disease that robs its victims of their memories, their ability to think clearly, and ultimately their lives. For centuries, those afflicted by Alzheimer's disease have suffered its debilitating effects while family members sit by, watching their loved ones disappear a little more each..
Imagine finding a glimmer of good news in a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s. And imagine how that would change the outlook of the 5 million Americans who suffer from Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, not to mention their families, loved ones, and caretakers. A neurologist who’s been specializing in ..
The extraordinary true story and basis for the Academy Award winning film BlacKkKlansman, written and directed by Spike Lee, produced by Jordan Peele, and starring John David Washington and Adam Driver.When detective Ron Stallworth, the first black detective in the history of the Colorado Sprin..
City of Memories is a love story set in northern Nigeria in which Frauk, Rahila, Colonel Dibarama and Eunice Pam negotiate the traumas of their chequered pasts. Towering above them is the story of Ummi al-Qassim, a princess of Bolewa, and the disaster that attended her love -first for a nobleman and..
If you can see it, you can be it! Introduce your child to powerful feminist role models with this series of inspirational board books.It's never too early to introduce your child to the people you admire--such as Malala Yousafzai, the activist for girls' education and Nobel Peace Prize winner! This ..
A spellbinding debut novel tracing three generations of a Southern Black family and one daughter's discovery that she has the power to change her family's legacy."I fell in love with this family, from Joan's fierce heart to her grandmother Hazel's determined resilience. Tara Stringfellow will be an ..
WINNER OF THE SIGURD F. OLSON NATURE WRITING AWARD“Blending family memoir and environmental history, Kendra Atleework conveys a fundamental truth: the places in which we live, live on—sometimes painfully—in us. This is a powerful, beautiful, and urgently important book.”—Julie Schumacher, author of&..
In this memoir, Rita Eghujovbo holds your hand while she sails with you on a sea of her memories. When she lost her mother at the tender age of four, circumstances set her on a new course, on a path to finding herself and become a voice of hope and change in Nigeria. As she shares her story, you wil..
Can the magic of first love ever be forgotten? William Moon's heart swelled with pride when, at eleven, his daughter Maddy won the talent contest held by the Pierrots on Scarborough beach. Now seventeen, Maddy journeys around the North of England with Morgan's Melody Makers, topping the bill as 'Yor..