In Uncle Tom's Cabin , Harriet Beecher Stowe created America's first black literary hero as well as the nation's antecedent protest novel. The novel's vast influence on attitudes towards African American slavery was considered an incitation towards the American Civil War; conjointly, its powerful anti-slavery message resonated with readers around the world at its time of publication. With unashamed sentimentality and expressions of faith, Harriet...

Coyote arranges the stars in the shapes of his animal friends.

For Leonard Grey, this apartment building has been his sanctuary for 30 years. His world is turned upside down when the landlady accuses him of stealing worthless items from her apartment.