• Publication Season/Year: Fall, 2010
• Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers
• Release Date: TBD
• ISBN (hardcover): 978-0-8109-8971-9

  It's a beautiful, cloudless summer day--perfect for the annual neighborhood celebration. Everything is running smoothly...until Momma burns the food! AROUND OUR WAY is a lyrical, rhyming picture book; a contemporary story about a young girl's love for her close-knit, diverse community. The Author: Tameka Fryer Brown Location: Charlotte, NC Tameka Fryer Brown has gone from medical supply sales rep, to stay-at-home mom, to (now) children's book author. She has worked with children of all ages in various church and volunteer organizations, and as a Teacher's Assistant at her children's Montessori school (ages 3-6) . AROUND OUR WAY… Continue reading

• Publication Season/Year: Fall 2009
• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
• Release Date: TBD
• ISBN (hardcover): TBD
• ISBN (paperback): TBD

Louis needs to find a book about President Lincoln for a class report, but the main library is open to whites only. He searches in the small library in the church basement for African Americans, but he can't find any books about presidents.  His parents tell him to be patient.  Some day soon, he'll be allowed to borrow books from the main library, but Louis refuses to wait. The Author: Ann Malaspina Location: Ridgewood, NJ Ann has written many nonfiction books for young people, some of them about people… Continue reading

In a shift to reach out to more African-American readers, publishers of young adult books are taking action to provide quality literature specifically for this under-served group. Read more at: http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6620241.html…

• Publication Season/Year: Fall 2009
• Publisher: Simon Pulse
• Release Date: December 1, 2009
• ISBN (hardcover): TBD
• ISBN (paperback): TBD                             

London Abrams is all about spiking volleyballs, not wearing spike heels. But in one ker-azy moment, she signs up for a modeling contest as an excuse to meet its cute photography intern.  Never in a million years did London expect to get selected as a finalist. Before she knows it, she's in an online reality show competition against 14 super chic chicks--including her childhood frenemy. As the lone (read: token) sporty girl, London feels way out of her league and wants to quit. But when the cutie photo… Continue reading