Joyce Carol Thomas

A young man searches for three people more foolish than his fiancée and her parents.

A variation on the traditional Cinderella story set in a Southern swamp and with a Great Gospel Convention instead of a ball.

"Describes the joys and hardships experienced by an African-American pioneer woman who staked a claim for free land in the Oklahoma territory." -- Verso.

Presents a volume of pourquoi tales collected by Zora Neale Hurston from her field research in the Gulf states in the 1920s. Acclaimed anthropologist, folklorist, and novelist Zora Neale Hurston traveled the back roads of the rural South, collecting stories from men, women, and children in Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana so that the spirit and richness of the oral storytelling tradition could be shared and preserved. What's the Hurry, Fox?...

A young girl journeys by train from Oklahoma to California in 1948 to begin a new life with her family, and finds there people of all ages and races, new tastes and sounds, and a joyous welcome.

Despite her mean-spirited foster mother's attempts to demean her, fourteen-year-old orphan Marigold finds the song within her heart during the search for a new lead gospel singer for the Rose of Sharon Baptist Church.

Through all seasons, a child is the joy of his or her parent.

A collection of twenty-five poems relecting the lifelong relationship between mothers and daughters, written in two parts in the voice of the mother and in the voice of the daughter.

"For children discovering their individuality, this beautiful poem celebrates uniqueness, love, and self-awareness"-- Cover back.

A collection of poems, including "First Braids, " "Grandma's Way, " and "Mama's Glory, " in which an Afro-American girl celebrates herself, her family, and her heritage.