NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys, this gloriously entertaining novel is “fast-paced, keen-eyed and very funny ... about race, power and the history of Harlem all disguised as a thrill-ride crime novel" (San Francisco Chronicle). "Ray Carney was only slightly bent when it came to being crooked..." To his customers and neighbors on 125th street, Carney is an upstanding salesman of reasonably priced furniture, making a decent life for himself and his family. He and his wife Elizabeth are expecting their second child, and if her parents on Striver's Row don't approve of him or their cramped apartment across from the subway tracks, it's still home. Few people know he descends from a line of uptown hoods and crooks, and that his façade of normalcy has more than a few cracks in it. Cracks that are getting bigger all the time. Cash is tight, especially with all those installment-plan sofas, so if his cousin Freddie occasionally drops off the odd ring or necklace, Ray doesn't ask where it comes from. He knows a discreet jeweler downtown who doesn't ask questions, either. Then Freddie falls in with a crew who plan to rob the Hotel Theresa—the "Waldorf of Harlem"—and volunteers Ray's services as the fence. The heist doesn't go as planned; they rarely do. Now Ray has a new clientele, one made up of shady cops, vicious local gangsters, two-bit pornographers, and other assorted Harlem lowlifes. Thus begins the internal tussle between Ray the striver and Ray the crook. As Ray navigates this double life, he begins to see who actually pulls the strings in Harlem. Can Ray avoid getting killed, save his cousin, and grab his share of the big score, all while maintaining his reputation as the go-to source for all your quality home furniture needs? Harlem Shuffle's ingenious story plays out in a beautifully recreated New York City of the early 1960s. It's a family saga masquerading as a crime novel, a hilarious morality play, a social novel about race and power, and ultimately a love letter to Harlem. But mostly, it's a joy to read, another dazzling novel from the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning Colson Whitehead. Look for Colson Whitehead’s new novel, Crook Manifesto!

Liz Fury runs the deadly dog-fights every weekend at her notorious roadhouse, The Clean n' Jerk Saloon. However, she's having trouble controlling the winning streak of Boo Smalls, a legendary trainer of three unbeatable dogs. In a plan to even the gambling odds at her tavern, the dangerous femme fatale sets out to destroy the unstoppable animals, and succeeds in killing the three champions. But in the heat of a violent electrical storm, they are brought back to life by the strength of the elemental current. This event sets off a chain reaction of wild incidents in the infamous town and locations beyond, with the reborn beasts hell bent to avenge those people responsible for their premature retirement. Raw Power is a giddily-tormented love story filled with breakneck action, suspense, black humor, horrific situational settings and slapstick comedy in a thrifty 200 page package. A must-buy for any urban hipster, suburban commando or peach-smooth country caballero.

Private investigator and Vietnam veteran Mick McCarthy and his partner Bridget Connolly travel to Newport, Rhode Island, to help a friend who is charged with murder.

Facilitate a love of language in students in grades 1–2 using Word Family Stories! This 64-page book improves phonics skills, phonological awareness, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension with 31 fun, easy-to-decode word family stories. This classroom resource increases confidence in and enjoyment of reading. It supports NCTE and NAEYC standards.

Chet the vet decides he wants an exotic pet, and goes on a trip to catch a kangaroo.Includes worksheets for short e phonic search.

Who is Martin? Yes, he is a super computer, but not just any number and data crunching machine. He is well-intentioned, emotional, and kind. He is independent, and he is alive. You might even say he is human, brought to life by a remarkable young MIT dropout named Jim. Join Martin as he teams up with Jim and his friends to make a special mark on our vexing human dominated world.