Mrs. Wiggins ( A Lexington, Alabama Novel )The daughter of a prostitute mother and an alcoholic father, Maggie Franklin knew her only way out was to marry someone upstanding and church going. Someone like Hubert Wiggins, the most eligible man in Lexington, Alabama and the son of its most revered preacher. Proper and prosperous, Hubert is glad to finally have a wife, even one with Maggie's background. For Hubert has a secret he desperately needs to stay hidden. And Maggie's unexpected charm,

especially her long-held desire to learn to read

Renée Ahdieh

We are looking forward to working with you

So slow down and really look and listen

since she left Nigeria to attend college in America

Juana Medina

because it can lead so quickly to violence or an overwhelming fury

and laws like the Native and Negro Education Act require certain children attend combat schools to learn to put down the dead

And Will knows the rules

For there is a dark force growing in Otera--a merciless power that Deka and her army must stop

only one thing is certain: blood will be spilled

Muhammad Ali