Salem Scott had one goal for his summer vacation. Instead, he's volunteering in a private mental institution, confronting demons he's not ready to face. But when his band kicks him out for missing rehearsals, he might just find the greatest summer of all time.
The first anthology for young adults by the stars of the underground comic sceneFor years, underground comics have found an eager audience in young people, who welcome their keen-eyed look at the adult world and at the social perils involved in surviving adolescence. Now the most talented of these artists are gathered in the first anthology of underground comics -- comix to those in the know -- created for young adults. The topic is coming-of-age, and the stories, created especially for this book, cover everything from computer dating to gangs, from body language to skateboarding to friendship. Graphically diverse and involving, this is visual storytelling at its most innovative, in a groundbreaking collection that speaks directly and movingly to its audience.
Rule Jacobs takes readers on a walk through his mind in his unique poetry collection, Mind*Riot. His strongly felt opinions, witty phrasing, and brutal honesty capture the essence of life today. While some of his poems conjure powerful images of the give and take that we face in our relationships, others are the lyrical musings of someone who knows and feels life intimately. His poetry is thought-provoking and at times inspirational, transporting anyone who reads it to a place of strong emotions. Jacobs gets to the heart of life and shakes it up with his genre of poetry called spitted word that is inspired by music. 7 Fathoms in Depth The art of painting ------ is the sketch of one's vision---- Thousands of lost soldiers Still trapped inside the cells of my brains prison No longer confined I miss you ... Every time I sneeze you bless me And in return I kiss you I have arrived colorless Yet I am all 16 shades of black 7 fathoms in depth with all I have left Carved in facts The fact that most are copycats Gives existence to the evidence of ignorance While creating your designs then sharing them Gives hope to a sign of intelligence
Although race riots are usually seen as black events in both the United States and South Africa, they have played a significant role in shaping the concept of whiteness and white power in both nations. This emerges clearly from Smith McKoy's examination of four riots that demonstrate the relationship between the two nations and the apartheid practices that have historically defined them: North Carolina's Wilmington Race Riot of 1898; the Soweto Uprising of 1976; the Los Angeles Rebellion in 1992; and the preelection riot in Mmabatho, Bophuthatswana in 1994. Pursuing these events through narratives, media reports, and film, Smith McKoy shows how white racial violence has been disguised by race riots in the political and power structures of both the United States and South Africa.
In this special collection, rediscover two of the #1 New York Times bestselling author’s classic novels: A Deeper Love Inside and Life After Death. The author of The Coldest Winter Ever, the million-selling raw and powerful Brooklyn tale that shook the foundation of literature and coughed up the most loved, celebrated, and imitated character ever etched onto a page, offers readers that familiar feeling, gritty hardcore, perfectly woven storytelling in her two passionate follow-up novels, A Deeper Love Inside: The Porsche Santiaga Story and the recently released Life After Death. Real readers and true Winter fans gotta get all three reads to keep up with the first family of nonstop dope style, fashionable hustle. Unpredictable, shocking, creative, and unforgettable novels all written by Sister Souljah.
She knew that God forgives her and she was sure that Riot would share Dandelion’s story with others in the future. The story of a beautiful pink Dandelion that was deceived by a demon and helped him to kill all dancing Dandelions in the Eternal Land. Dandelions burned in the fire and nobody heard about them after that. The pink Dandelion changed to Phoenix, and ash became her nest. She burned herself in sunshine every day and became alive after sunset for purifying herself from sin...
In the New York Times bestseller from the author of Life After Death, the Santiaga family saga continues, this time told by Porsche Santiaga, Winter’s fiery younger sister. Mega-bestselling author Sister Souljah returns to the Santiaga family in this frighteningly fierce, raw, and completely unpredictable coming-of-age adventure woven with emotional intensity. A Deeper Love Inside is written in the words of Porsche Santiaga, Winter’s sharp-tongued, quick-witted younger sister. Porsche worships Winter. A natural born hustler, Porsche is also cut from the same cloth as her father, the infamous Ricky Santiaga. Passionate and loyal to the extreme, Porsche refuses to accept her new life in group homes, foster care, and juvenile detention after her wealthy family is torn apart. Porsche—unique, young, and beautiful—cries as much as she fights and uses whatever she has to reclaim her status. Unselfishly, she pushes to get back everything that ever belonged to her loving family. In A Deeper Love Inside, fans will encounter their favorite characters from The Coldest Winter Ever, including Winter and Midnight. Sister Souljah’s soulful writing will again move your heart and open your eyes to a shocking reality.