Relates the story of Tasha, an unwed fourteen-year-old who raises her daughter Imani and survives the increasingly violent ghettos of Buffalo, New York, with determination and faith.

Shimmer, sparkle, twirl . . . I am an empowered girl! Imani's step team wants to enter the Glow Talent Show. But first they need money for the entry fee. How far will Imani go to help the Mighty Steppers earn their way? Read WokeTM Books are created in partnership with Cicely Lewis, the Read Woke librarian, to reflect the diversity of our world.

Calvin Boone has everything-good looks, a fast food empire that he built from scratch, and more money than he could ever spend. He even married the woman of his dreams, but she's divorced with a young child. Calvin, who's been a bachelor all his life, now finds himself an instant family man, and making adjustments does not come easily. And trouble is brewing at corporate. An irresistible, beautiful woman buys one of Calvin's restaurants, but she's more interested in him than her business and has no problem letting him know that. Can Calvin resist the temptation and save his marriage? To make matters worse, millions of dollars have been stolen from the company. Someone has messed with the wrong man. He wants justice and his money back.

Imani learns resilience when she loses her research project the night before it is due.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds, a “funny and rewarding” (Publishers Weekly) coming-of-age novel about friendship and loyalty across neighborhood lines and the hardship of life for an urban teen. A lot of the stuff that gives my neighborhood a bad name, I don’t really mess with. The guns and drugs and all that, not really my thing. Nah, not his thing. Ali’s got enough going on, between school and boxing and helping out at home. His best friend Noodles, though. Now there’s a dude looking for trouble—and, somehow, it’s always Ali around to pick up the pieces. But, hey, a guy’s gotta look out for his boys, right? Besides, it’s all small potatoes; it’s not like anyone’s getting hurt. And then there’s Needles. Needles is Noodles’s brother. He’s got a syndrome, and gets these ticks and blurts out the wildest, craziest things. It’s cool, though: everyone on their street knows he doesn’t mean anything by it. Yeah, it’s cool…until Ali and Noodles and Needles find themselves somewhere they never expected to be…somewhere they never should've been—where the people aren’t so friendly, and even less forgiving.

To open the pages of this book is to open the folds of this poet's heart and imagination. Her narrative is honest and accessible. Her journey, intersectional and sacred. Black feminist and queer poet, Imani Tolliver, offers Runaway: A Memoir in Verse.

Hassan Clarke is a self-proclaimed ladies’ man with his eyes set on the prize. With his jovial ways and gift for gab, he has managed to weasel his way into the lives of two women—his wife, Destiny, and his mistress, Imani. His mistress is a gold-digging, self-serving side chick determined to be with her married lover even if it means losing everything, including her soul, to get to him. However, after putting years of hard work and her hard-earned money into building her husband’s firm, Destiny doesn’t plan to forgo all the benefits without a fight. Hassan soon finds out that living the double life is not what it’s cracked up to be. Destiny’s life has been turned upside down by the cheating husband she once thought was the man of her dreams. His reckless behavior has not only caused major heartbreak, but it has also caused her major health problems. With the cards stacked against her, she must dig deep within to pull out her inner strength. Take this wild ride as the characters in this crazy love triangle wreak havoc in each other’s lives. Will anyone manage to get the revenge that they all yearn for, or will they learn the truth of the expression “Love don’t love nobody”?