One hot Sunday afternoon, I was waiting for my brother to fetch me after a church service that had left me with more questions than answers. In my black dress and black heels under the sun, I heard ...

Patricia C. McKissack, illus. by Brian Pinkney. Random/Schwartz & Wade, $24.99 (184p) ISBN 978-0-375-87088-0 Over nine chapters, McKissack celebrates oral traditions in African-American communities ...