Элейн Лобл Конигсбург0.0 Five short stories are told in the first person, all crisp and compactly tailored in setting forth their common theme of self-awareness.--Booklist.
/Guy/Rosa After he is acquitted of murdering a grocery store owner, Imamu Jones is released into the custody of the Aimsley family. Imamu believes that things are finally looking up--until the Aimsleys' daughter disappears and he becomes the prime suspect.
Lena can recite the Scriptures by heart. Hoping to make her adored Papa proud of her and to make her white classmates notice her "Magic Mind," not her black skin, Lena vows to win the Bible-quoting contest. But winning does not bring Lena what she expected. Instead of honor, violence and death erupt and strike the one she loves most dearly. Lena, who has believed in vengeance, must now learn how to forgive.
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