The Sweetest Remedy (Paperback)Hannah Bailey has never known her father, the Nigerian entrepreneur who had a brief relationship with her white mother. Because of this, Hannah has always felt uncertain about part of her identity. When her father dies, she's invited to Nigeria for the funeral. Though she wants to hate the man who abandoned her, she's curious about who he was and where he was from. Searching for answers, Hannah boards a plane to Lagos, Nigeria. In Banana Island, one

Martin Luther King Jr

There are many reasons to feel different

a brother and sister heed their grandmother's advice: "Use those beautiful and brilliant minds of yours

a change that came at great professional and personal cost

each with a corresponding active telephone number where she has recorded excerpts of her poems

sparking a sense of wonder

will Drew find a way to bridge the divide so he and his friends can truly accept each other

Eighth grader Drew Ellis is no stranger to the saying You have to work twice as hard to be just as good

and self-esteem

a Nigerian refugee who garnered international news coverage after winning the New York State Chess Championship at the age of eight

stuck-inside kind of day

cruelty and resilience that is the story--and the song--of America itself