Young readers "will be carried along by the sheer excitement of the story" of 17th-century slavery and witchcraft by the million-copy selling author (The New York Times).
In 1688, Tituba and her husband, John, are sold to a Boston minister and sent to the strange world of Salem, Massachusetts. Rumors about witches are spreading like wildfire throughout the state, filling the heads of Salem's superstitious, God-fearing residents.

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Reprint of a 1946 novel, based upon the true story of Lutie Johnson, a young African-American woman who struggled to live and raise her son in the midst of the poverty and violence of Harlem in the late 1940s.

Presents a collection of mystery, crime, and suspense stories by African-American writers who have made significant contributions to the genre.

A collection of stories, poetry, criticism, and essays by black writers reflects their environment and attitudes.