The Hearts Of Men
Three African-American men examine their lives when they are faced with life-changing conflicts: Prodigy Banks' violent, promiscuous past has come back to haunt him; Bernard Charles' workaholic tendencies have led his wife to infidelity; and Winston "Poppa Doc" Fuller must resolve issues with his son before he dies of lung cancer.
FIC
year: 2000
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: african american families, african american men, father-son relationship, atlanta (ga.) [X]
Magic Bites
Kate Daniels, a mercenary who makes her living cleaning up paranormal problems left behind in Atlanta when magic began to recede and technology returned to the city, finds herself in over her head when her guardian is killed and she becomes caught up in a standoff between the Masters of the Dead and the Pack.
FIC
year: 2007
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
Magic Burns
Mercenary Kate Daniels finds herself in the middle of a war between two gods when she accepts a job from Atlanta's paramilitary clan of shapeshifters to track down a set of stolen maps.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
Like Dandelion Dust
Jack and Molly Campbell consider disappearing with their four-year-old adopted son, Joey, when a judge rules he must be returned to his biological, ex-convict father.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: parent and child, custody of children, adopted children, parent-child relationship, child custody, atlanta (ga.) [X], atlanta(ga)-fic; parent and child-fic; custody of children-fiction; adopted children-fiction
The Wind Done Gone
A parody of "Gone With the Wind," retelling the Civil War story from the perspective of Cynara, the daughter born of the union of the master of Tara and the slave, Mammy.
FIC
year: 2001
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
Atlanta
Presents an introduction to Atlanta, Georgia, and provides information about the history and people of the city, as well as discussion of work and leisure opportunities, lifestyles, and future developments.
975.8
year: 2005
copies: 1
call number/section: 975.8
lexile:
subjects: atlanta (ga.) [X]
The Demon Trapper's Daughter
In 2018 Atlanta, Georgia, after a demon threatens seventeen-year-old Riley Blackthorne's life and murders her father, a legendary demon trapper to whom she was apprenticed, her father's partner, Beck, steps in to care for her, knowing she hates him.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 640
Football Genius
Troy, a sixth-grader with an unusual gift for predicting football plays before they occur, attempts to use his ability to help his favorite team, the Atlanta Falcons, but he must first prove himself to the coach and players.
FIC
year: 2007
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 800
Football Genius (playaway)
Troy, a sixth-grader with an unusual gift for predicting football plays before they occur, attempts to use his ability to help his favorite team, the Atlanta Falcons, but he must first prove himself to the coach and players.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
Those Bones Are Not My Child
Marzala Spencer's teen-age son disappears amidst a streak of child murders in the Atlanta area, involving her family in the middle of a terror-filled search for a killer.
FIC
year: 2000
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
The Big Time
Twelve-year-old Troy always dreamed of meeting his father, but when the man finally appears his mother's anger, his father's shady business dealings, and Troy's own feelings make the reunion difficult and confusing.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 6
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 780
Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site
Presents a photographic tour of the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site in Atlanta, discusses his life and his achievements in the civil rights movement, and describes related Web sites.
323
year: 2005
copies: 2
call number/section: 323
lexile:
subjects: king, martin luther, african american civil rights workers, buildings, civil right workers, african americans, martin luther king, jr., national historic site (atlanta, ga.), atlanta (ga.) [X]
Diary Of Carrie Berry
Briefly explores the life of Carrie Berry, a Confederate girl who was ten years old in 1864, when the Union bombarded Atlanta with cannon fire.
973.7
year: 2014
copies: 10
call number/section: 973.7
lexile: 860