Justice Reader

In 1985, Anthony Ray Hinton was arrested and charged with two counts of capital murder in Alabama. Stunned, confused, and only 29 years old, Hinton knew that it was a case of mistaken identity and believed that the truth would prove his innocence and ultimately set him free. But with a criminal justice system with the cards stacked against Black men, Hinton was sentenced to death. He resolved not only to survive, but find a way to live on Death Row. The Sun Does Shine is an extraordinary testament to the power of hope sustained through the darkest times.

Maggie Murphy is in big trouble. She hit her little brother back. As many kids would, she thinks it’s unfair that she is the one in trouble when she didn’t start it. While trapped in timeout, questioning how life could be so unfair, Maggie is visited by her guardian angel, Mikey, who appears to her as a quick-witted ten-year-old boy. They have a mission from God to “save the philosopher.” But which one?

A missing wife. A desperate husband. The police are clueless. Who will find her before it’s too late? Nuria Denton was brilliant—until early-onset Alzheimer’s stole her future. Now she's been reduced to a shadow of her former self: unable to walk, speak, or even recognize the people she once loved. And someone has taken her. Her husband, Danny, is frantic. He tells the police that without her medication, Nuria could suffer a fatal stroke in just five days. But as time slips away with no ransom demand, the mystery deepens. Why kidnap Nuria, if it was not for money? What else can she ...

At a summit on poaching, the keynote speaker becomes the hunted when murder takes the stage. Can a golden years amateur sleuth solve the case before she becomes an endangered species? Community vet ‘Mama Rose’ Hardie is passionate about saving elephants in her native Kenya. She and her ailing husband attend a wildlife conference at a luxury resort in the shadow of the snow-capped Mount Kenya. But the event is threatened when the principal speaker is found dead in her hotel room. With the authorities tied up in Nairobi, Rose sets out to bring the killer in herself. But with multiple ...

David Delahass has scrupulously studied his ancestor’s papers, documents, and journals, handwritten on fragile papers of centuries past…pieces of history he believes hold the answers to Jeremy’s most guarded secrets…it was just a matter of finding them.Family Shadows is the third book in the Delahass Legacy series, the continuing saga of one family’s search for answers to questions that are rooted in events that took place generations ago in the middle of the twenty-first century. Within the home that Jeremy Delahass built for his family and all those to come after him, there is a...

With her election to the vice presidency, her election to the US Senate, and her position as attorney general of California, Kamala Harris has blazed trails throughout her entire political career. But how did she achieve her goals? What values and influences guided and inspired her along the way? In this young readers edition of Kamala Harris’ memoir, we learn about the impact that her family and community had on her life and see what led her to discover her own sense of self and purpose.

Two Wisconsin soldiers stationed in Kentucky escort a runaway girl to Ohio's underground railroad while ruthless slave catchers track them. They must cross 100 miles of unknown territory, outrunning their pursuers, and avoiding John Hunt Morgan’s Thunderbolt Raiders to reach Levi Coffin and the Underground Railroad. This emotional story based on true events during the American Civil War is about finding common ground, overcoming ignorance, and fighting the good fight. Soldier Boy explores the relationship between its title character, who is learning to trust again, and Sgt. Jesse Berch, ...

Racism is pervasive in today's world, and in the wake of protests and a call for change, many kids are eager to confront it but aren’t always sure how. Jemar Tisby, author of How to Fight Racism and The Color of Compromise, believes we need to move beyond mere discussions about racism and begin equipping young people with the practical tools to fight against it.

In his book "What Justice Demands: America and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict", Elan Journo purports to offer a fresh approach to the subject, but its pages are filled with all the same tired Zionist propaganda that has always been used to justify Israel's crimes against the Palestinians.

Raphael is a dumpsite boy. He spends his days wading through mountains of steaming trash, sifting it, sorting it, breathing it, sleeping next to it. Then one unlucky-lucky day, Raphael’s world turns upside down. A small leather bag falls into his hands. It’s a bag of clues. It’s a bag of hope. It’s a bag that will change everything. Soon Raphael and his friends Gardo and Rat are running for their lives. Wanted by the police, it takes all their quick-thinking, fast-talking to stay ahead.

At fourteen years old, Carlotta Walls was the youngest member of the Little Rock Nine. The journey to integration in a place deeply against it would not be not easy. Yet Carlotta, her family, and the other eight students and their families answered the call to be part of the desegregation order issued by the US Supreme Court in its 1954 Brown v. Board of Education case.

Raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, in the heart of Jim Crow, Dovey Johnson Roundtree felt the sting of inequality at an early age and made a point to speak up for justice. She was one of the first Black women to break the racial and gender barriers in the US Army when women were barely allowed to serve; a fierce attorney in the segregated courtrooms of Washington, DC; and a minister in Black churches, where women had never before had the chance to speak.

Not even a 300-year prison sentence can keep the deranged firesetter nicknamed The Incinerator behind bars, and now he seeks revenge on those he blames. As part of his plan he intends torching as much of the city as possible. Fire has no pity. No kindness. No mercy. But neither does arson investigator Anja Toussaint when she’s on the hunt. And she’ll follow The Incinerator’s trail until she can finally stop him. Or perish trying. If you like plot twists, action, and suspense this book’s for you. Buy it now and see for yourself!

Amalia the Elf loves everything about making teddy bears . . . Watching Grandma and Mama sew! Feeling the soft, velvety fur! Imagining the bears in their new homes! . . . except the bear-making part. Worried about disappointing her family, Amalia goes straight to Santa for advice. But it’s Mrs. Claus who knows how to solve Amalia’s problem—and who needs help with a secret of her own.

Another instalment of the anarchic diaries of 11-year-old Alistair Fury and his quest for justice for younger brothers. This time he's desperate to impress Giselle, his older brother's glamorous French exchange partner.

A death she can’t forgive. A crime she’ll never forget. A killer she won’t let go. Meet arson investigator Dr. Anja Toussaint. Ruthless. Relentless. Remorseless. When a homeless child dies in a suspicious warehouse fire Anja sets out to find the arsonist and uncovers a terrorist plot that threatens a foreign government. The pages seem to turn themselves. Read this incendiary title now!