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The disappearance of the neighborhood mentor sends two yong amateur sleuths on a search that takes them beyond the borders of their safe, sheltered world.

"Mrs. Griffin is Missing" is one of a trio of stories involving two eleven-year olds - Bobby Thompson, outgoing, persistent, and curious, and Sonny Henderson, visually handicapped, intelligent, and introspective. Set in Harlem of the 1950's, it is a time of family, community, and suspense.

 ISBN 0-595-37041-1             $11.95

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A true renaissance woman, Frances believed in living life to the fullest. She was an actress/activist who throughout her life took the road less traveled. Her acting career spanned more than six decades beginning in the 1920's at Karamu House, the oldest black theater in the United States, through stage, screen, and television. She was active in many social and political causes. This biography is a straightforward account of her life set against a background of historical changes.

ISBN 1-881524-47-7    $13.95

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His older siblings have moved on leaving seven-year-old Sammy alone to await his turn.

The Big Table is the story of a young boy's rite-of-passage from the children's table to the family table.

A warm-hearted tale of the family ritual to mark each child's passage into the adult world.

 ISBN 978-0-9799273-4-8     $15.95

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