"A searing and profound Southern odyssey by National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward. In Jesmyn Ward's first novel since her National Book Award-winning Salvage the Bones, this singular American writer brings the archetypal road novel into rural twenty-first-century America. Drawing on Morrison and Faulkner, The Odyssey and the Old Testament, Ward gives us an epochal story, a journey through Mississippi's past and present that is both an intimate portrait...

"Newlyweds Celestial and Roy, the living embodiment of the New South, are settling into the routine of their life together when Roy is sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit. An insightful look into the lives of people who are bound and separated by forces beyond their control"--

"Celeste knows she should be excited to spend two weeks at her grandparents' lake house with her brother, Owen, and their cousins Capri and Daisy, but she's not. Bugs, bad cell reception, and the dark waters of the lake ... no thanks. On top of that, she just failed her swim test and hates being in the water--it's terrifying. But her grandparents are strong believers in their family knowing how to swim, especially having grown up during a time of...

"When Jasmyn and King Williams move their family to the planned Black utopia of Liberty, California, they hope to find a community of like-minded people, a place where their growing family can thrive. King settles in at once, embracing the Liberty ethos, including the luxe wellness center at the top of the hill, which proves to be the heart of the community. But Jasmyn struggles to fit in. She expected to find liberals and social justice activists...

Here is a book as joyous and painful, as mysterious and memorable, as childhood itself. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings captures the longing of lonely children, the brute insult of bigotry, and the wonder of words that can make the world right. Maya Angelou’s debut memoir is a modern American classic beloved worldwide.
 
Sent by their mother to live with their devout, self-sufficient grandmother in a small Southern town,...

Evelyn Del Rey es la mejor amiga de Daniela. Hacen todo juntas e incluso viven una al frente de la otra en la misma calle en apartamentos que son casi iguales: Daniela con su mami y su hamster, y Evelyn con su mami, su papi y su gato. Pero no despues de hoy--no despues de que Evelyn se mude de su casa. Mientras tanto, las ninas juegan entre las cajas de mudanza hasta la hora de despedirse, y se prometen mantenerse en contacto, pues saben que su amistad...

"The heartwarming hit series Family Matters continues with more great episodes in its fifth season; proving this middle-class family comedy appeals to viewers of all classes; This season features the episode "Aunt Oona;" in which singing sensation Donna Summer proves her comedic chops portraying Steve's dowdy aunt who competes in a karaoke contest; Who do you think won that competition? Other questions to answer this season: Will Laura make it to...

"Questions of identity and destiny rise to the surface in the sixth season of this fan-favorite family sitcom. As the antics of Steve Urkel threaten to steal the show in a fit of nerdtastic slapstick, the Winslow clan shows it has more than enough heart to handle sharing the show with a bona-fide pop culture phenomenon. This is immediately evident in the season opener, a two-parter that switches around the previous season's 'Urquelle' sequence and...

Life lessons and laughs go hand in hand with the Winslow family and their ever-present neighbor Steve Urkel. Michelle Thomas stars as Steve's girlfriend, Myra. Don't miss Myra wooing Steve with her accordion, or the epic episode where Carl and Steve compete on American Gladiators in hope of settling a dispute, or the one when Steve literally glues himself to Laura's side. Join Urkel and the Winslow family in all 24 season four episodes.

Enduring a hardscrabble existence as the children of alcoholic and absent parents, four siblings from a coastal Mississippi town prepare their meager stores for the arrival of Hurricane Katrina while struggling with such challenges as a teen pregnancy and a dying litter of prize pups.