Joyce Carol Thomas

Journey
Point, 1990
young adult, ISBN 978-0590406284 (paperback)

Meggie spearheads an investigation into the mysterious disappearances and murders of young people in her town, discovering a plot to rob others of their youth in a horrifying way.

A Gathering of Flowers, Stories About Being Young in America
HarperTeen, 1992
young adult, ISBN 978-0064470827 (paperback)

A young Chicano family places all its dreams for the future on a golden cockroach. Children on a Chippewa reservation carve a tribal trickster from a block of ice in the middle of July. A young black woman with a gift for preaching decides she'll fly on Sunday at the Perfect Peace Baptist Church.

Written by such distinguished authors as Maxine Hong Kingston, Lois Lowry, Gary Soto, and Joyce Carol Thomas, the short stories in this collection are a celebration of diversity—a tribute to the races and cultures that make up America.

The Golden Pasture
Scholastic, 1987
young adult, ISBN 978-0590434560

The exquisite horse twelve-year-old Carl Lee finds on his grandfather's farm one summer helps him to understand his difficult father better.

When the Nightingale Sings
TrophyPress, 1994
young adult, ISBN 978-0064405249

Despite her mean-spirited foster mother's attempts to demean her, fourteen-year-old orphan Marigold finds the song within her heart during the search for a new lead gospel singer for the Rose of Sharon Baptist Church.

Water Girl
Avon Books, 1986
young adult, ISBN 978-0380895328

Bright Shadow
HarperTrophy, 1983
young adult, ISBN 978-0380845095

Abyssinia Jackson must learn to cope with tragedy when peace is shattered in her Oklahoma countryside and her boyfriend Carl Lee disappears.

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