Jasmine Guy
1) Runaway
Author
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
A young man learns the importance of kindness when he tries to live among the homeless in the subway system of New York City.
2) Queen
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
The remarkable history of Alex Haley's paternal side. Queen is the daughter of a slave and a plantation owner. During the turbulent decades of the antebellum South, the Civil War, Reconstruction, and beyond, she searches for a home in the two cultures and at times is shunned by both. Rejection and hate are no match for her unconquerable will.
4) October baby
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
A college student's life changes after she discovers that she is an adopted child and the survivor of an attempted abortion.
5) October baby
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
This is the story of Hannah, a young woman who finds out that she was actually adopted after a failed abortion attempt. Bewildered, angered, and confused, Hannah turns for support to Jason, her oldest friend. Encouraged by his adventurous spirit, Hannah joins his group of friends on a Spring Break road trip, embarking on a journey to discover her hidden past and find hope for her unknown future.
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
In the countdown to a national step-off, rivalries at Truth University run red hot. The Theta Nus are counting on new pledge Chance Harris to lead the team to victory. But he's too caught up in his own problems to focus. At odds with his father, caught up in romantic troubles, and targeted by a street gang for an unpaid debt, Chance must decide what is truly important and make the choices that will shape his life.
7) October baby
Pub. Date
[2012]
Formats
Description
"As the curtain rises, Hannah steps onto the stage--only to collapse moments later. Countless medical test all point to one underlying factor: Hannah's difficult birth. The doctor's diagnosis is nothing compared to her parents' revelation: Hannah was adopted--after a failed abortion attempt. Bewildered, angered, and confused, Hannah embarks on an incredible journey with Jason, her oldest friend. As she searches to discover her hidden past and find...
Pub. Date
[2003]
Description
When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than 4 million slaves were set free. By the late 1930's, 100,000 former slaves were still alive. In the midst of the Great Depression, journalists and writers traveled the country to record the memories of the last generation of African-Americans born into bondage. Over 2,000 interviews were transcribed as spoken, in the vernacular of the time, to form a unique historical record.
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
When George and her colleagues get a new head grim reaper, his focus is on moving souls quickly and enjoying life without consequences. The team begins to break the strict rules. While her friends fall victim to their desires for money, success, and fame, George breaks another rule by revealing her true identity to her living family. The reaper struggles with the roles on Earth, and each finds that death can be just as complicated as it can be in...
Pub. Date
2008.
Description
The remarkable history of Alex Haley's paternal side. Queen is the daughter of a slave and a plantation owner. During the turbulent decades of the antebellum South, the Civil War, Reconstruction, and beyond, she searches for a home in the two cultures and at times is shunned by both. Rejection and hate are no match for her unconquerable will.