The year she is in fifth grade, Doris meets a special friend in her Bronx neighborhood.

Six true stories from black history about ordinary people and their extra-ordinary lives.

A bear disguised as a fine, handsome man comes courting Callie's mother and Callie must outwit the bear to prevent her mother from marrying it.

After her brother joins the family in Philadelphia at the end of the Civil War, Addy wants to be with him as much as possible, so she is jealous when he starts spending time with her friend's cousin. Includes information about the life of African Americans in Philadelphia in the 1860s and a recipe for letter cookies.

Brief biographies of lesser-known blacks from all walks of life and all periods of United States history who made important contributions to the development of their country.

A black boy whose family is in transition tries to come to terms with the death of his mother.