My Brother Martin
Looks at the early life of Martin Luther King, Jr., as seen through the eyes of his older sister.
920
year: 2006
copies: 120
call number/section: 920
lexile: 970
subjects: king, martin luther, farris, christine king, king family, african americans [X], atlanta (ga.) [X]
Meridian
In thr Tinderbox South, one woman risks her heart and her life for the people she loves.
FIC
year: 2003
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 1010
subjects: african american girls, african americans [X], girls, bildungsromans, african american college students, african american women, voter registration, southern states, atlanta (ga.) [X], civil rights
Hotlanta
Living a privileged life in Atlanta, wealthy and beautiful African American twin sisters, Sydney and Lauren, must deal with family secrets and scandal when their father is released from prison.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 9
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 950
subjects: sisters, twins, wealth, fathers and daughters, african americans [X], atlanta (ga.) [X], father-daughter relationship, father-child relationship, father and child
What Goes Around
Wealthy and beautiful African American twin sisters Sydney and Lauren must solve a family mystery before their privileged life in Atlanta comes to an end.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 880
subjects: sisters, twins, wealth, father-daughter relationship, african americans [X], atlanta (ga.) [X], fathers and daughters
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:
subjects: african americans [X], murder, homicide, atlanta (ga.) [X], mystery fiction, electronic books
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 [X], martin luther king, jr., national historic site (atlanta, ga.), atlanta (ga.) [X]
An American Marriage
"Newlyweds Celestial, an artist on the brink of an exciting career, and Roy, a young executive, as they settle into the routine of their life together, are ripped apart by circumstances neither could have imagined.
FIC
year: 2019
copies: 6
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: african americans [X], man-woman relationships, african american families, false imprisonment, atlanta (ga.) [X], romance fiction, triangles (interpersonal relations), man-woman relationship, family life, offenses against the person, domestic fiction
Prepared For A Purpose
"The true story of how one woman talked a school shooter down from the brink, and the amazing journey of how God prepared her for that moment"--Provided by publisher.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: tuff, antoinette, crisis management, school violence, women heroes, heroes and heroines, african american women, african americans [X], christians, atlanta (ga.) [X]
A Blade So Black
"The first time the Nightmares came, it nearly cost Alice her life.
FIC
year:
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: nightmares, good and evil, african americans [X], dreams, atlanta (ga.) [X], fantasy fiction, action and adventure fiction, adaptations
I'm Not Dying With You Tonight
Told from two viewpoints, Atlanta high school seniors Lena and Campbell, one black, one white, must rely on each other to survive after a football rivalry escalates into a riot.
FIC
year: 2021
copies: 43
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 740
J.d. And The Hair Show Showdown
At only eight years old, kid barber J.D. already has an impressive resume.
FIC
year: 2021
copies: 8
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: barbering, haircutting, african americans [X], atlanta (ga.) [X], realistic fiction, barbers, competition (psychology), humorous stories, multiculturalism in literature, readers (publications), humorous fiction, fiction / diversity & multicultural, fiction / readers / chapter books, fiction / humorous stories
Whiteout
In Atlanta, just before Christmas, twelve teens band together to help a friend pull off the most epic apology of her life during the storm of the century, which results in a magical moment that changes everything.
FIC
year: 2022
copies: 40
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: teenagers, black, interpersonal relations, dating (social customs), african americans [X], apologies, blizzards, dating, black teenagers, atlanta (ga.) [X]
Whiteout
In Atlanta, just before Christmas, twelve teens band together to help a friend pull off the most epic apology of her life during the storm of the century, which results in a magical moment that changes everything.
FIC
year: 2023
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: teenagers, black, interpersonal relations, dating (social customs), african americans [X], apologies, blizzards, dating, black teenagers, atlanta (ga.) [X]