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Patricia Smith
Megan Abbott meets Ellen Hopkins in this compelling psychological thriller about a young girl who is forced to confront her past demons after a mysterious new neighbour moves in next…
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Patricia Z Smith
This captivating collection of photo collages transcends the still life, weaving lush close-ups of flowers, fruits, vegetables, and sculpture with fragments of poetry.
Patricia Kelly Ralabate, Nicole Tucker-Smith
Dispels long-held myths that can limit educators' views of student potential, provides opportunities for readers to reconsider their current perspectives on learning and student success, and offers strategies that will…
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Heather C Smith
In Cornwall, England, in 1597, a teenage witch named Meg St. John finds her life in danger. Evil witch hunters are after her, and everyone she knows is in danger…
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The word lucid means mentally clear or conscious awareness in a dream. Achieving the awareness of self and the ability to know you are dreaming while dreaming is the official…
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hese stories-from b-boys and SI natives to Edgar Award-winners-bring Staten Island front and center as a borough that’s bellowing and boisterous and insisting on identity. There are good people there…
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The Story of Lynn is a mother’s story of her remarkable daughter, who was killed in a tragic accident. The memories of her daughter’s life and how she has dealt…
Life According to Motown, Patricia Smith’s first book, told of the glittery deceptions of the Motown era and the difficulties of growing up under their sway. Big Towns, Big Talk…
Powerful, visionary book by leading African American poet confronts tyranny against the black male body and the tenacious grief of the mothers of murdered African American men. Dynamic sequences, including…
This book is the first of its kind to specifically look at the issues of how disability is culturally placed and contextualized in different societies. Within, it covers a range…
In the 1960s, the live of black children were shaped by the glittery specter of Motown–a world of furious flash, undeniable glamour, and impossible romantic ideals. Some discovered the truth…
A compendium of short stories for tea-time reading or whenever you have a spare moment. The stories come in all genres from historical, to environmental and even murder. From story…
A storm’s-eye view of the devastation that forever changed New Orleans and America.
All you need to know about this ancient eastern technique of acupressure.
Almost every imaginable ailment can be alleviated using acupressure. Not only is it safe to use, but you…
Most of the recipes in this spooky cookbook can be made with the help of your children, if they'd like to get in on the action. There are a couple…
National Book Award finalist Patricia Smith chronicles the Great Migration through Motown music and Chicago streets.
An award-winning author presents a portrait of Black America in the nineteenth century. Unshuttered: Poems is the vessel for poetic personae and a selection of antique photographs of Black Americans…
Providing balanced coverage of abortion, sexual harassment, censorship and pornography, and other timely and controversial subjects, this pathbreaking anthology is the first to offer a comprehensive introduction to feminist legal…
Smith writes the way Tina Turner sings. –E. Ethelbert Miller
One of the most magnetic and esteemed poets in today’s literary landscape, Patricia Smith fearlessly confronts the tyranny against the black male body and the tenacious grief of mothers in…
For Smith, lesbian panic is often a fear of losing one’s identity and value within the heterosexual paradigm. This book traces the history of lesbian panic through key works: The…
Patricia A. Smith
A young boy’s murder unleashes chaos in the life of a school teacher and a small New England town.
Patricia a Smith
Are there patterns of abuse in your family line? Have you searched for healing only to have it elude you? From Generation to Generation decribes prayers that can be used…
This is the inspirational, true story of a mother who is devastated when her young, beautiful daughter suffers a massive stroke during a minor surgery to correct an irregular heartbeat…
Patricia Smith Wood
Frequency describes the number of waves that pass a fixed point in a given amount of time. It also measures how often trouble finds Harrie McKinsey.
Patricia Smith Butcher
Eleven of the best-known papers, written by women, for women, are analyzed here in chapters covering the women’s rights press, the purpose of women’s education, coeducation, women as teachers, and…
Patricia Smith Janssen
It is 1878, and Jeremiah and Matilda Dunniff are broke. After the linen industry crumbles, the young Irish couple realizes they have no way to make money. With an eviction…
Patricia Smith Ranzoni
Beyond fiction and limerick, stereotype and speculation, here’s an authentically imaginative account of how some Maine folk live in love with nature, from youth through old age, until and after…
Harrie McKinsey and her best friend and business partner Ginger Vaughn discover that some secrets are best left buried when retired Senator Philip Lawrence hires their editing firm to assist…
In this second Harrie McKinsey Mystery, Harrie goes out to retrieve her morning newspaper and she discovers a small child sitting next to her flower beds. The little girl’s pajamas…
The FBI, National Park Service, and Albuquerque PD all fail to identify a body found at Petroglyphs National Monument. The CIA, lurking in the background, also seems stumped. Enter Harrie…
Karen Patricia Smith
Now in paperback! A collection of fourteen essays that address major issues related to significant works of African-American young adult literature.
Poems, Stories & Songs of Making Paper in Bucksport, Maine 1930 - 2014
Elizabeth Patricia Smith
Established authors and dead poets often encapsulate our thoughts when considering what to buy for our next book of poetry. It is the emerging poet, the budding poet, that is…
Ian Hugh Smith
The 18-footers of Sydney Harbour have been the dominant open boat racing class for over a century, and Wee Georgie Robinson’s Britannia has been a big part of this community…
Saturdays are special for Janna. That’s when she and Granddaddy spend the whole day together.
Patricia Smith,Charles Johnson
An illustrated history of slavery in America with an emphasis on the African perspective of events.
Matt Morton
Set in the backdrop of rural Texas, Matt Morton’s debut poetry collection reaches for existential meaning within life’s joys and griefs.
Divided into three parts – History, Interpretation, and Practice – this provocative volume incorporates law, history, political theory, and philosophy to analyze the U.S. Constitution as a whole in relation…
