When a skeleton is unearthed in the small, close-knit community of Chicken Hill, Pennsylvania, in 1972, an unforgettable cast of characters—living on the margins of white, Christian America—closely guard a secret, especially when the truth is revealed about what happened and the part the town’s white establishment played in it.

When Malcolm Hill, a black eighteen-year-old voting rights worker, is arrested for murder, white congressman Chase Brevard of Massachusetts finds his life transformed in a single moment by the appearance of Malcolm's photo on the news, enveloping him, Malcolm, and Malcolm's mother in a media firestorm that threatens their lives.

On Kwanzaa's eve a young boy cannot hold in his delight, as his family gathers together and lights a candle for each Kwanzaa night.

In the wake of being sexually assaulted by her pastor, sixteen-year-old Amina struggles to regain her footing until she finds the strength within herself to confront her abuser in court.

During Black History Month, Ryan learns more about her ancestors and local Black pioneers, and their hopes for her generation.

Ardith and Hollis Blackwood's lives are upended when their great-grandmother, legendary actress Blossom Blackwood, passes away, and family secrets emerge.

When a night of grabbing candy from unsuspecting trick-or-treaters goes horribly wrong, 12-year-old Jonas is challenged by his friend to confront the guilt he feels over the incident and his role in his parents’ ill-defined separation by answering the question: “What’s the worst thing you ever did?”

Set in the changing landscapes of contemporary New York City, this collection of ten stories, introducing a wide range of unforgettable characters, presents portraits of families and friendships lost and found, the paradox of intimacy, the long shadow of grief and the meaning of home.

When her mom announces she's marrying a man she only just met on a dating app, OB-GYN Dr. Imani Kemp is determined to stop the wedding but is met with resistance from her potential stepfather's handsome son to whom she is irresistibly drawn, changing everything.

During the turbulent 1960s, the reader's plot choices determine their role in the historic fight for equal rights. Featuring 35 choices and 19 endings.