Native Son
Right from the start, Bigger Thomas had been headed for jail. It could have been for assault or petty larceny; by chance, it was for murder and rape.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 146
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 700
subjects: african american men, thomas, bigger (fictitious character), thomas, bigger (fictional character), bildungsromans, chicago (ill.) [X], death row inmates, trials (murder), murderers, homicide [X], african americans [X], blacks, feature films, film adaptations, audiobooks, murder [X], spanish language
Only Twice I've Wished For Heaven
When the Saville family gains entrance to a new apartment building in Lakeland, they find out that life inside their gated apartment complex is much different from that on the outside.
FIC
year: 1998
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
The Black Girls Left Standing
"Sixteen-year-old Willet has dreams of being an artist and one day leaving the Chicago projects she's grown up in.
FIC
year:
copies: 18
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 740
subjects: african americans [X], murder [X], police shootings, sisters, homicide [X], police, chicago (ill.) [X], novels