Best Short Stories of Edgar Allen Poe
Dead Moose on Isle Royale: Off Trail with the Citizen Scientists of the Wolf-Moose Project

The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass – An American Slave

Douglass begins by saying that he does not know his birthday and this bothers him.

What a simple statement yet is conveys so much of the laments of an ex slave and the cruelty of the slave system.

Douglass was a famous orator who wrote his memoirs as a means of discussing abolition.

The writings of Frederick Douglass are seen as being the most influential in the 19th century and helped strengthen the abolitionist movement.

More Adult, Non-Juvenile Books

  • Ben-Hur surpassed the fabulously popular Uncle Tom in the 19th century and was beloved for its attempt to faithfully represent the life and times of Jesus, and the person of Jesus himself.

  • A master of the macabre, Poe exhibits his literary prowess in these classic short stories.

  • D. Watkins's love letter to Black boys in concrete cities, a daring testimony that brings to life the contradictions, fears, and hopes of boys hurdling headfirst into adulthood.

  • Eleanor Bennett's death leaves her children, Byron and Benny, with a mysterious inheritance: a family recipe for a black cake and a voice recording revealing a tumultuous story of betrayal and secrets. As they piece together their mother's true history, they must confront the complexities of their relationship and the legacies that shape their identities.