A child and her grandmother feel sad when Grandpa dies, but as time passes, funny memories of him make them laugh and feel better.

After winning a scholarship to an academically challenging boarding school, Maizon finds herself one of only five blacks there and wonders if she will ever fit in. Sequel to "Last Summer with Maizon."

A mother passes on the tradition of making quilts, or "Show ways", that serve as secret maps for freedom seeking slaves.

Through letters to his little sister, who is living in a different foster home, sixth grader Lonnie, also known as "Locomotion," keeps a record of their lives while they are apart, describing his own fo