Central Kansas Library System

After reluctantly taking on the leadership of the Harlem gang, the Scorpions, Jamal finds that his enemies treat him with respect when he acquires a gun--until a tragedy occurs. The story of twelve-year-old Jamal, whose life changes drastically when he acquires a gun. Though he survives the experience, it's not without sacrificing his innocence and possibly his relationship with his best friend.

A collection of poems, accompanied by photographs, about African-American children living around the turn of the century.

A poem celebrating the people, sights, and sounds of Harlem.

One street. One block. Ten unforgettable stories. Some of these stories are the ones behind the headlines, the lives that go on after the facts fade from the news. Others are private, even mysterious. Salty, wrenchingly honest, here are stories whose characters jump off the page to pull readers into their lives.