"She was a warrior of words. As a journalist she exposed corruption across the Interstellar Commonwealth, shifting public opinion and destroying careers in the process. Long-since retired, she travels back to the planet of her childhood, partly through a sense of nostalgia, partly to avoid running from humanity's newest - and self-created - enemy, the jenjer. Because the enemy is coming, and nothing can stand in its way."--Publisher description.

"The Newbery Award-winning author of The Crossover pens an ode to black American triumph and tribulation, with art from a two-time Caldecott Honoree. Originally performed for ESPN's The Undefeated, this poem is a love letter to black life in the United States. It highlights the unspeakable trauma of slavery, the faith and fire of the civil rights movement, and the grit, passion, and perseverance of some of the world's greatest heroes. The text is also peppered with references to the words of Martin Luther King, Jr., Langston Hughes, Gwendolyn Brooks, and others, offering deeper insights into the accomplishments of the past, while bringing stark attention to the endurance and spirit of those surviving and thriving in the present. Robust back matter at the end provides valuable historical context and additional detail for those wishing to learn more"--Provided by publisher.

An action-packed western adventure about life after the Civil War. Yankee Colonel John Henry Thomas and Confederate Colonel James Langdon are enemies turned cohorts as they join forces in battling their way out of Mexico.

Chronicles the rise from obscurity of one of America's new generation of leaders, Sarah Palin former Governor of Alaska.

At the end of the Civil War, Union Cavalry officer John Henry Thomas (John Wayne) and former Confederate Colonel James Langdon (Rock Hudson) lead their men into Mexico to begin a new life. Caught between Mexican rebels and the Emperor's forces, they find themselves fighting side by side and must forge an uneasy friendship in order to survive.

John Wayne and Rock Hudson co-star in this action-packed Western set in the aftermath of the Civil War. To explore uncharted territories and being new lives, Union cavalry officer John Henry Thomas leads his men west while southerner James Langdon takes his soldiers to Mexico. When the two forces find themselves caught between Mexican rebels and the Emperor's army, they must fight side by side to survive.

"Her best book, though probably not her most popular one. One must be prepared to accept the sordid littleness of man- as well as his greatness. The horrid aftermath of war is viewed through the scars left on the people of a village occupied by the Germans, scars made by compromise more than suffering. Years had closed the scars. Prisoners were home again, in Rocquedur in the French Maritime Alps; they had taken up their lives, reknit associations, thought the past buried. Then back came the one-time German commandant, von Freytag, released too from prison, seeking a sadistic delight in destroying the surface calm- and through blackmail, feathering his nest. Collaborators squirmed; victims of his cruelties learned that their hate survived; women, who had exchanged virtue for food, were terror stricken lest their men find them out. Saboteurs seized the chance of insecurity to stage their betrayal. But von Freytag reckoned without three people:- the unconventional, beloved Abbe, who in h