Black Issues Book Review articles from September 2001

Black Issues Book Review archives from September 2001

from the editor-in-chief.(black fiction and hip-hop culture)(Editorial)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Fall means a harvest of books by "newcomers" whom we read for the first time and hope they return with even stronger work and prove their staying power. It's been a wonderful reading summer. All of us at BIBR hope you extend your beach, travel...

From the Streets to the Ivory Tower.(African American fiction and university presses)
September 1, 2001... He was not the kind of brother I had typically run into in a bookstore before, but he was a regular at Nimde Books, the independent black bookstore on the corner of 22nd and Chestnut, which an enterprising young woman, my late mother's...

letters to the editor.
September 1, 2001... DEAR EDITOR, I want to thank you for this splendid magazine. It is rewarding to know that my issues, as diverse as they are, can be voiced, and more importantly, have an audience. Thanks for informing me of the many authors and topics. ...

Self-published authors are going mainstream.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Self-published authors are going mainstream. Nichole Bailey-Williams' self-published novella A Little Piece of Sky was picked up by Janet Hill, vice-president and executive editor of Doubleday/Harlem Moon and will be published next summer....

NBC-TV weatherman and author Al Roker is doing another book with Simon & Schuster.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... NBC-TV weatherman and author Al Roker is doing another book with Simon & Schuster. The Big Bad Barbeque will feature Roker's own cartoons, recipes, and tips for grilling. Roker's first book Don't Make Me Stop This Car! Adventures in Fatherhood...

Roots: The Silver Anniversary.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... It's been 25 years since literary master Alex Haley's Roots was first published in 1976 and then given everlasting video life in a ABC miniseries in 1977 (See BIBR's two-part Tribute by A'Lelia Bundles starting in July-August 2001, page 12, and...

Romance writer extraordinaire Francis Ray celebrated the release of her latest book.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Romance writer extraordinaire Francis Ray celebrated the release of her latest book, The Turning Point (St. Martin's Press) by establishing The Turning Point Legal Fund, a legal defense fund for victims of domestic violence. The fund is for...

Bishop T.D., best-selling author, motivational speaker, and televangelist has partnered with Hallmark Cards to produce a greeting card line called "Loose Your Spirit," part of Hallmark's African-American line, Mahogany.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Bishop T.D., best-selling author, motivational speaker, and televangelist has partnered with Hallmark Cards to produce a greeting card line called "Loose Your Spirit," part of Hallmark's African-American line, Mahogany. Inspired by Jakes's...

BIBR participated in Book Expo America.(Black Issues Book Review)(June 2001 trade show)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... BIBR participated in Book Expo America, the world's largest book trade show this past June at the McCormick Center in Chicago. Of the hundreds of visitors to the BIBR booth, Oprah Winfrey (left, with BIBR's ad director, Michelle Gipson) stopped...

After the success of their romance book imprint Arabesque, the first line of original African-American romance novels from a major publishing house, BET Books has launched Sepia, a bold new imprint featuring fiction from award-winning authors as well as new voices.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... After the success of their romance book imprint Arabesque, the first line of original African-American romance novels from a major publishing house, BET Books has launched Sepia, a bold new imprint featuring fiction from award-winning authors...

on the shelf.(Maya Angelou)(E. Ethelbert Miller )(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... While riding the IRT from my Harlem neighborhood to our offices on 34th Street, I stopped off at the Hayden Planetarium Sphere at the American Museum of Natural History. I was pleased to find that the enchanting voice of poet, author, and...

Oscar Micheaux & His Circle: African American Filmmaking and Race Cinema of the Silent Era.(Review)
September 1, 2001... Oscar Micheaux & His Circle: African American Filmmaking and Race Cinema of the Silent Era By Pearl Bowser, Jane Gaines and Charles Musser Indiana University Press, September 2001 $44.95, ISBN 0-253-33994-4 Written in memory of Toni Cade...

Who's Qualified?(Review)
September 1, 2001... Who's Qualified? By Lani Guinier and Susan Sturm Beacon Press, August 2001, $13.00 ISBN 0-807-043335-4 Harvard University Law professor Guinier and visiting Columbia University Law professor Sturm examine why affirmative action is failing...

Our Separate Ways.(Review)
September 1, 2001... Our Separate Ways By Ella L.J. Edmondson Bell and Stella M. Nkomo Harvard Business School Press, August 2001 $29.95, ISBN 1-578-51277-8 Highly respected researchers Edmondson and Nkomo offer a comprehensive analysis of how the lives of...

Whispers from the Cotton free Root: Caribbean Fabulist Fiction.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Whispers from the Cotton free Root: Caribbean Fabulist Fiction edited by Nalo Hopkinson Invisible Cities Press, March 2001, $14.95, ISBN 0-967-96832-1 Fables are an integral part of the Caribbean consciousness. Yet, editor Nalo Hopkinson...

Greenwichtown.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Greenwichtown by Joyce Palmer St. Martin's Press, September 2001 $23.95, ISBN 0-312-26597-2 Written in plain language--no frills, no fuss--Jamaican American writer Joyce Palmer's debut novel, Greenwichtown, presents a coming-of-age story...

Too Beautiful For Words.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Too Beautiful For Words by Monique W. Morris Amistad Press, September 2001, $24.00 ISBN 0-066-21105-0 "And I sing to him, too, almost like I'm whisperin'. I always sing the same words cause I want him to know how much he means to me and...

Soledad.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Soledad by Angie Cruz Simon & Schuster August 2001, $23.00 ISBN 0-743-21201-0 Angie Cruz, in her debut novel Soledad, stresses the importance of staying connected with one's roots and culture. Soledad, the title character, is a...

Between Lovers.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Between Lovers by Eric Jerome Dickey Dutton, July 2001, $23.95 ISBN 0-525-94603-9 Without question, author Eric Jerome Dickey has deftly carved a niche for himself in contemporary African-American fiction. Between Lovers follows the path...

Shades of Jade.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Shades of Jade by Gloria Mallette Striver's Row, June 2001, $13.95 ISBN 0-375-75743-0 This story centers on Marrisa Jenkins, a successful business manager who selfishly chooses to date only married men. "One of these days you're gonna...

Just Say No!(Review)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Just Say No! by Omar Tyree Simon & Schuster, August 2001, $24.00 ISBN 0-684-87293-5 Omar Tyree offers a novel that not only shows the dynamics of the turbulent and sometimes controversial music industry, but it also explores the impact it...

Ever After.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Ever After by Edwardo Jackson Striver's Row, October 2001, $22.95, ISBN 0-375-50636-5 Edwardo Jackson's debut novel, Ever After, written from a male point of view, is a relationship story of professional, black twentysomethings in search...

Best Black Women's Erotica.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Best Black Women's Erotica edited by Blanche Richardson Cleis Press, July 2001, $14.95 ISBN 1-573-44106-6 Best Black Women's Erotica offers fiction articulating the diverse desires and experiences of black women. This volume gives good...

A Brief History of African-American Mysteries.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Now is a great time for readers of African-American mysteries and thrillers: Their variety is greater now than it has been in any other time in history, and bookstores are increasing their inventories. Writers such as Walter Mosley, Valerie...

Sympathy for the Devil.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Sympathy for the Devil by Christopher Chambers Crown, September 2001, $23.00 ISBN 0-609-60849-5 This debut novel reads like the work of a seasoned veteran. Chambers has woven an outstanding thriller using threads of political corruption,...

Plain Brown Wrapper.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Plain Brown Wrapper by Karen Grigsby Bates Avon Books/HarperCollins, August 2001, $13.00 ISBN 0-380-80890-0 The small "cullud" worlds of black journalists and the Beautiful Black Bourgeoisie (BBB) overlap in amusing and disconcerting ways,...

Stormy Weather.(Review)
September 1, 2001... Stormy Weather by Paula L. Woods W.W. Norton & Co., August 2001, $24.95 ISBN 0-393-02021-5 The motive is revenge. The victim is a high-profile black Hollywood film director. And Stormy Weather is the second novel in Paula L. Woods's...

Special Interest.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Special Interest by Chris Benson Third World Press, June 2001, $24.95 ISBN 0-883-78227-8 First-time novelist Benson concocts a well thought-out story composed of equal parts political thriller, melodramatic romance and upscale urban...

One Dead Preacher.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... One Dead Preacher by Tony Lindsay BlackWords, Inc., April 2000, $14.95 ISBN 1-888-01820-8 David Price, the main character in Tony Lindsay's debut novel One Dead Preacher, is a conflicted brother. He wants to be a solid guy, a good...

Let the Young Lions ROAR.(literature and publishing in South Africa)
September 1, 2001... International recognition is still the surest route to publication for black writers in the New South Africa, but black cultural self-expression is more vibrant than ever before. Here's an on-the-ground special report. From the stage of...

The Language of Defiance.(rapping and cultural heritage)(Brief Article)(Critical Essay)
September 1, 2001... "When the rappers say `word' it is old. Our speech carries our whole existence." The language of defiance of the oppressed Afro-American Nation today is referenced in our history, experience and the totality of our cultural storehouse --...

necessary kindling: poems.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... necessary kindling: poems by anjail rashida ahmad Louisiana State University Press September 2001, $22.95 ISBN 0-807-12713-2 Anjail rashida ahmad dedicates her first book to several members of many generations of her family. `we are all...

Bridges to Build, Rivers to Cross Mountains to Move.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Bridges to Build, Rivers to Cross Mountains to Move by Kayo (Kraal Y. Charles) PAGAcommunications, 2000, $15.00 ISBN 0-970-17680-5 Kayo's first book of poetry emerges from the spoken word movement and moves beyond. The two things that come...

Generous Mentor.(Editorial)
September 1, 2001... One of Alex Haley's `literary children' talks about how she received priceless guidance and preparation in her early role as one of Haley's researchers to become the author she is today. In BIBR's July-August 2001 issue, Madam C.J. Walker...

Holler If You Hear Me: Searching for Tupac Shakur.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Holler If You Hear Me: Searching for Tupac Shakur by Michael Eric Dyson Basic Books/HarperCollins, September 2001, $24.00 ISBN 0-465-01755-X Holler If You Hear Me is an extremely important book for many reasons. It will be published on the...

Authentic Hair.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Authentic Hair by Ademola Mandella, foreword by Malcolm-Jamal Warner Cosmic Nubian Enterprises, March 2001, $42.50 ISBN 0-937-38318-X Mandella, a New York-based natural hair expert, puts his passion into print with this eye-popping...

Seven Soulful Secrets.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Seven Soulful Secrets by Stephanie Stokes Oliver Doubleday, August 2001, $22.95 ISBN 0-385-48767-3 Sometimes common sense needs a makeover for people to realize the obvious, and Stephanie Stokes Oliver offers this in her new book. ...

Joneeba!--The Exciting Workout and Fitness Program with the Dances and Drums of Africa.(Review)
September 1, 2001... Joneeba!--The Exciting Workout and Fitness Program with the Dances and Drums of Africa by Djoniba Mouflet Hatherleigh Press, April 2001, $19.95, ISBN 1-578-26049-3 Joneeba! follows the traditional fitness book formula: page after page of...

New Negro Artists in Paris: African American Painters and Sculptors in the City of Light, 1922-1934.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... New Negro Artists in Paris: African American Painters and Sculptors in the City of Light, 1922-1934 by Teresa Leininger-Miller Rutgers University Press, March 2001, $32.00 ISBN 0-8135-2811-9 This major study focuses on the work and careers...

Pearl's Secret: A Black Man's Search for His White Family.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Pearl's Secret: A Black Man's Search for His White Family by Neil Henry University of California Press, May 2001, $24.95 ISBN 0-520-22257-1 A photograph of a prosperous-looking white gentleman; a family's oral history of a love affair...

The Sound I Saw: Improvisation on a Jazz Theme.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... The Sound I Saw: improvisation on a Jazz Theme by Roy DeCarava Phaidon Press Inc., September 2001, $75 ISBN 0-714-8 4123-4 The Sound I Saw: Improvisation on a Jazz Theme is a stunning photographic and poetic meditation on jazz as well as...

Casting Shadows: Images from a New South Africa.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Casting Shadows: Images from a New South Africa by Lesley King-Hammond, Mongane Wally Serota, Lemuel Johnson and Athol Fugard Photographs by Edward West University of Michigan Museum of Art January 2001, $40.00 ISBN 0-295-98117-2 Since the...

Shifting Tides: Cuban Photography After the Revolution.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Shifting Tides: Cuban Photography After the Revolution Tim B. Wride, Cristina Vives and Wan Wenders Merrell Holberton, May 2001, $39.95 ISBN 1 858-94134-2 The year 1959 signalled the end of a volatile period of revolution for Cuba. It was...

The Short Century: Independence and Liberation Movements in Africa 1945-1994.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... The Short Century: Independence and Liberation Movements in Africa 1945-1994 edited by Okwui Enwezor Prestel, April 2001, $75.00 ISBN 3-791-32502-7 The Short Century was published in connection with an exhibition of the same name....

Matters of "Life and Def".(Russell Simmons)(Interview)
September 1, 2001... From Def Jam Records to Def Poetry Jam, hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons talks about the romance of urban street culture, how it has fueled his business success, why he practices yoga and where he believes his inner light is leading him. ...

Life and Def: Sex, Drugs, Money, and God.(Review)
September 1, 2001... Life and Def: Sex, Drugs, Money, and God by Russell Simmons with Nelson George Crown Publishing, October 2001, $24.00 ISBN 0-609-60607-7 For those who've been fiending to know how this hip-hop guru has garnered rap gold (and platinum)...

Urban Souls by Rev. Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou.(Review)
September 1, 2001... Urban Souls by Rev. Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou Urban Press, April 2001, $13.95 ISBN 0-9709052-0-3 Over the last few years, the hip-hop generation has been a much-studied group. Programs have aired, preachers have preached and the ids in the...

King of Rock: Respect, Responsibility and My Life With Run-DMC.(Review)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... King of Rock: Respect, Responsibility and My Life With Run-DMC By Darryl McDaniels with Bruce Haring St. Martin's Press, April 2001, $22.95 ISBN 0-312-26258-2 Over the last ten years, hip-hop music and urban culture have become pervasive...

As the Rappers Wrote It.(rap singers' memoirs)(Bibliography)
September 1, 2001... Angry Blonde by Eminem Regan Books, November 2000, $26.00 ISBN 0-662-0922-6 Fans of Marshall Mathers (aka Eminem) will enjoy this introspective autobiography that focuses not on Eminem, or Slim Shady his alter ego, but instead reveals the...

The Legacy of GHETTO PULP FICTION.(Critical Essay)
September 1, 2001... The hustler heroes in the novels by the late Donald Goines and Robert Beck--a.k.a. Iceberg Slim--appeal to an eclectic mix of new readers Hip-hop music, college courses, prison literacy programs, the Internet and upcoming film projects...

WHY HIP-HOP HEADS LOVE DONALD GOINES.(African American author)(Brief Article)(Critical Essay)
September 1, 2001... Tupac Shakur's "Thug Life" and Jay-Z's "Big Pimpin'" are the descendants of the ghetto pulp fiction of the `60s and `70s. The landscapes and character of Donald Goines's stories are not a far cry from the living reality of many of today's...

OLD SCHOOL MASTERS OF BLAXPLOITATION LIT.(Brief Article)(Bibliography)
September 1, 2001... ROBERT "ICEBERG SLIM" BECK (1918-1992) Robert Beck was born in Chicago in 1918. In the late 1930s, he briefly attended Tuskegee Institute before he was expelled for bootlegging. (Author Ralph Ellison was a student at Tuskegee at the same...

THE NEW SONS OF ICEBURG SLIM.(Syndicated Media Group )
September 1, 2001... Financed by actor/entrepreneur Wesley Snipes, Syndicated Media Group is publishing a new generation of writers of urban pulp fiction and some black folks aren't happy about it at all. On one side, you have African American leaders like the...

Online Booksellers Making Money on the Net.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... On-line business may not be for everyone--so weigh the pros and cons Are you thinking of opening an on-line bookstore for some "quick cash?" Be careful. Many Web sites are folding. We've seen the dead links, and we've all heard of...

Classified Information!(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Black Women in Publishing www.bwip.org/docs/clas.htm accepts and posts classified ads related to the field of publishing, including employment and calls for submission www.iPublish.com, A division of Time Warner Books (home of authors such...

Just for Kids.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... An edutainment site on the rise: www.kidzone.com A great start to what could be a top edutainment Web site for African American children, www.kidzone.com seems to have it all: an online comic strip featuring an African American heroine; a...

Technology.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
September 1, 2001... Wireless tech with a quickness Attention handheld-lovers! Motorola's new Accompli 009 two-way messenger is the talk of the town--even before it's release. Send and receive e-mails, check your calendar, take notes, save your addresses and...

Click on This?(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Def Poetry Jam www.defpoetryjam.com Michele: Get your word groove on at defpoetry.com! This site is "created to lend a voice to the voiceless," according to founder Russell Simmons, offers contests, message boards, live chats, and more....

WEB WONDERS.(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
September 1, 2001... Andre R. Tijani Jr., 28, of Dallas, Texas is the founder and CEO of the Black Business Network, www.blackbusinesses.com, a one-stop global directory. Tijani came up with the idea of the Black Business Network after an Internet search under...

Guides for Smarter Book Talk.(book clubs)
September 1, 2001... Readers find there's more to group discussions than rambling prose: With help from comparison guides, book clubs raise the level of thought and better navigate conversations Can we talk? With reading group guides, yes we can. The questions...

How Publishers Deploy Small Ad Dollars.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... In a business that often tries to ride free with word-of-mouth, publishers are beginning to reach out to black consumers by advertising in black media, Most publishing insiders agree that considering the many ways there are to sell books,...

Did Africans Write the Bible?(The Africans Who Wrote the Bible: Ancient Secrets Africa and Christianity Have Never Told)(Review)
September 1, 2001... A Ghanaian-born scholar marshalls all the evidence of the Old Testament's Akan origins. In 1919, the Buganda tribe of western Uganda converted to Judaism because of what they perceived as a special relationship between the Jewish people...

Matters of Faith.(Brief Article)(Bibliography)
September 1, 2001... The Spirit and the Internet say, "Click." See a book that interests you? We've included the e-mail address to give you quick access to more information about the book, the author or the publisher. Du Bois on Religion Edited by Phil...

Ebony Accents in the Ivory Tower.(academic publishing)
September 1, 2001... The only two historically black university presses in the U.S. have aggressive plans despite tough times for general academic presses While academic books do not often make best-seller lists, they are the titles that push the intellectual...

Recent and Forthcoming Black-Interest Titles from University Presses.(Brief Article)(Bibliography)
September 1, 2001... African-American Concert Dance: The Harlem Renaissance and Beyond by John O. Perpener III University of Illinois Press, October 2001, $29.95 ISBN 0-252-02675-6 African-American Mayors edited by David R. Colburn and Jeffrey S. Adler...

Package Makes Perfect.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Authors reap what they sow in the ever-increasing high stakes adventure of self publishing Once upon a time, it took three seconds to spot a self-published book. All you had to do was stare at the cover and moments later, you knew someone...

Never as Good as the First Time.(Review)(Brief Review)
September 1, 2001... Never as Good as the First Time by Jonathon Michael Hicks Studio Publishing, 2000, $21.00 ISBN 0-965-54214-9 Author Jonathon Michael Hicks captivates readers with this provocative novel of how love is even better the second time around. It...

Tangled Web.(Review)(Brief Review)
September 1, 2001... Tangled Web by Pamela Williams-Guinn Elton & Associates Publishing, June 2000,$13.95, ISBN 0-970-21700-5 This fast-paced novel delves into the lives of easily identifiable characters, revealing the lurid affairs that lurk beneath their...

That Faith, That Trust, That Love.(Review)(Brief Review)
September 1, 2001... That Faith, That Trust, That Love by Jamella Ellis All the While Reconcile Publishing, 2001, $12.95, ISBN 0-970-91500-4 In this debut novel, Ellis reveals a compelling story of broken hearts, broken spirits, and broken relationships. Marley...

Working in the Dark.(Review)(Brief Review)
September 1, 2001... Working in the Dark by Yvonne Grays Nathane Viking Press, 2000, $12.00 ISBN 0-967-56360-7 Charvette Lee, an educated self-sufficient African American woman, is ready to face the battles of corporate America. Things take a turn for the,...

Snapshots is Love Picture Perfect.(Review)(Brief Review)
September 1, 2001... Snapshots is Love Picture Perfect by J. Jermayne Jaxson Publishing, 2001, $14.95 ISBN 0-967-66462-4 In this fast-paced intense novel, there is instant chemistry when Dante Jackson and Gabrielle Davis meet. An intense love affair...

Whipping Switches & Peach Cobbler.(Review)(Brief Review)
September 1, 2001... Whipping Switches & Peach Cobbler by Brian Egeston Carter-Krall Publishing, July 2000, $24.95, ISBN 0-967-55050-5 The strength of filial ties is examined and tested as the Dempkins family forces various dilemmas. It is a true testament of...

BlackFunk.(Review)(Brief Review)
September 1, 2001... BlackFunk by Michael Presley BlackFunk Publishing, April 2001 $9.99, ISBN 0-970-59030-X In a world where love is dying and sex is used as a weapon, you use what you have to get what you want. A man and woman do their best to beat the odds....

10 Minutes Past Too Late.(Review)(Brief Review)
September 1, 2001... 10 Minutes Past Too Late by Anika Malone 1st Books Library, May 2001, $18.67 ISBN 0-759-61252-8 Lisa Monroe, a successful single attorney, seems to have it all, including a promising career and wonderful relationship with her beau Darnel....

Black Thighs, Black Guys & Bedroom Lies.(Review)(Brief Review)
September 1, 2001... Black Thighs, Black Guys & Bedroom Lies by Hasani Pettiford Hasani Pettiford Publications, March 2001, $14.95, ISBN 0-970-79150-X Hasani Pettiford exposes how lust, deception and sexual gratification can ultimately destroy both the...

Dear Dr. Rosie.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Dear Dr. Rosie: I've had great success with my self-published non-fiction book. I've sold more than 10,000 copies in almost eight months. However, I am now looking into having my book picked up by a large publishing house so that I can...

Hoops with Swoopes.(Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Hoops with Swoopes by Susan Kuklin with Sheryl Swoopes Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children, May 2001, $15.99 ISBN 0-78680551-X, Ages 4-8 Look out Kobe and Shaq! The stars of women's professional basketball are making fast breaks on...

Music from the Sky.(Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Music from the Sky by Denise Gillard, Illustrated by StephenTaylor Groundwood Books' May 2001, $15.95 ISBN 0-888-99311-0, Ages 4-8 Denise Gillard's first book for children was born out of her recollections of summers spent in Nova Scotia...

The Blues Singers: Ten Who Rocked the World.(Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... The Blues Singers: Ten Who Rocked the World by Julius Lester Illustrated by Lisa Cohen Jump at the Sun/Hyperion, May 2001, $15.99 ISBN 0-786-80463-7, Ages 4-8 You know Julius Lester for his Coretta Scott King Award honor and his American...