The TalkJay's most favorite things are hanging out with his pals, getting kisses from Grandma, riding in his dad's cool car, and getting measured by his mom with pencil marks on the wall. But as those height marks inch upward, Grandpa warns Jay about being in too big a group with his friends, Grandma worries others won't see him as quite so cute now that he's older, and Dad has to tell Jay how to act if the police ever pull them over. And Jay just wants to be

This gorgeous

The shadows have risen

Her important and fascinating lessons from the heart include the sacred meaning of pleasure

and this isn't one she can afford to lose

My Soul to Keep

a young boy cherishes a neighborhood field throughout the changing seasons

Deep in the forest the kids learn new (and to them) strange skills: camping

Drew is minus a plus one--until a power outage strands him with the perfect candidate for a fake girlfriend

Beauty as an expression of who you are is power

Ruth Nicole Brown argues that when Black girls reflect on their own lives

Drew begins to feel as if his good friend Liam might be one of those privileged kids

a mysterious event gives her a gift and a burden--the responsibility to protect the young and weak butterflies with her magical rebozo