The Black Age Book 1

The G.E.G was created to reverse the effects of global warming. But in an error of science, it killed nearly every human older than eighteen years old. However, some adults survived. Those who did were brutally mutated. Extra limbs. Freakish size. Acidic gas secretion - you name it. Now they're hunting their children. Murdering them and leaving them dead in the streets. The teens of Great Britain must hold out until the G.E.G dissipates and takes the creatures with it, or never live to see sunlight again. The hours stack up, and desperation sets in. It quickly becomes apparent that the threat of mutants pales in comparison to the real danger; people. Until you have seen your friends die, you don't know true horror. The first entry in The Black Series.

Hundreds of years ago, an ancient race was declared wiped out by humans. It wasn't. In 2019, a gas is released that has allowed them to infiltrate adult bodies strong enough to hold them. Everyone under eighteen is spared by the parasites. Now they will be hunted by them. The teens of Great Britain must hold out until the gas dissipates, or never live to see sunlight again. The hours stack up. Desperation sets in. Ancient secrets are dragged into the light. Not everything is as it seems. The first book in The Black Age series.

"Black Age argues that age tracks the struggle between the abuses of black exclusion from western humanism, and the reclamation of non-normative black life"--

The G.E.G was created to reverse the effects of global warming. But in an error of science, it killed nearly every human older than eighteen years old. However, some adults survived. Those who did were brutally mutated. Extra limbs. Freakish size. Acidic gas secretion - you name it. Now they're hunting their children. Murdering them and leaving them dead in the streets. The teens of Great Britain must hold out until the G.E.G dissipates and takes the creatures with it, or never live to see sunlight again. The hours stack up, and desperation sets in. It quickly becomes apparent that the threat of mutants pales in comparison to the real danger; people. Until you have seen your friends die, you don't know true horror. The first entry in The Black Series.

From the first African explorers to the first black president, this illustrated history is an excellent resource and “an epic work” (School Library Journal). Discovering Black America is an unprecedented account of more than 400 years of African American history set against a background of American and global events. It begins with a black sailor aboard the Niña with Christopher Columbus and continues through the colonial period, slavery, the Civil War, Jim Crow, and civil rights to the first African American president in the White House. With first-person narratives from diaries and journals, interviews, and archival images, Discovering Black America provides an intimate understanding of this extensive history. “Engaging . . . brings to light many intriguing and tragically underreported stories.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Reproductions of historical documents, photographs, and artwork provide a sense of immediacy to this immersive tapestry, which reaches well beyond the milestones typically outlined in history books.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Absolutely gorgeous in design, with a harmonious marriage of text and colorful archival images, this is the kind of book that invites browsing, and its extensive reach will make this a go-to title for report writers.” —School Library Journal “Begins with the first African explorers and seamen arriving in the New World in the fifteenth century, and . . . ends with the presidential election of Barack Obama . . . meticulous footnotes and a bibliography of recommended books...An excellent title for classroom support.” —Booklist “Thoroughly researched and documented...an outstanding resource for students. The primary source documents, photographs, and archival maps that complement this compelling account will engage readers.” —Library Media Connection (highly recommended) An NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People

A Best Book of the Year: The Washington Post • Chicago Tribune • NPR • Vogue • Elle • Real Simple • InStyle • Good Housekeeping • Parade • Slate • Vox • Kirkus Reviews • Library Journal • BookPage Longlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize An Instant New York Times Bestseller A Reese's Book Club Pick "The most provocative page-turner of the year." --Entertainment Weekly "I urge you to read Such a Fun Age." --NPR A striking and surprising debut novel from an exhilarating new voice, Such a Fun Age is a page-turning and big-hearted story about race and privilege, set around a young black babysitter, her well-intentioned employer, and a surprising connection that threatens to undo them both. Alix Chamberlain is a woman who gets what she wants and has made a living, with her confidence-driven brand, showing other women how to do the same. So she is shocked when her babysitter, Emira Tucker, is confronted while watching the Chamberlains' toddler one night, walking the aisles of their local high-end supermarket. The store's security guard, seeing a young black woman out late with a white child, accuses Emira of kidnapping two-year-old Briar. A small crowd gathers, a bystander films everything, and Emira is furious and humiliated. Alix resolves to make things right. But Emira herself is aimless, broke, and wary of Alix's desire to help. At twenty-five, she is about to lose her health insurance and has no idea what to do with her life. When the video of Emira unearths someone from Alix's past, both women find themselves on a crash course that will upend everything they think they know about themselves, and each other. With empathy and piercing social commentary, Such a Fun Age explores the stickiness of transactional relationships, what it means to make someone "family," and the complicated reality of being a grown up. It is a searing debut for our times.