Twenty-Four Seconds from Now . . . novel

Twenty-Four Seconds from Now . . . novelTwenty four months ago: Neon gets chased by a dog all around the parking lot of a church. Not his finest moment. And definitely one he would have loved to forget if it weren't for the dog's owner: Aria. Dressed in sweats, a t shirt, hair in a ponytail. Aria. Way more than fine. Twenty four weeks ago: Neon's dad insists on talking to him about tenderness and intimacy. Neon and Aria are definitely in love, and while they haven't taken that next big step

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every especially elegant beard is a sight to behold (and a sleepy-time aid for Eli as he says his good-nights one by one)

a great novel for readers who appreciate multilayered romantic fiction with elements of domestic drama

and urgent calls for Black girls to step into their power

000 enslaved people of Texas learned they were free

All About Love is the acclaimed first volume in feminist icon bell hooks' "Love Song to the Nation" trilogy

and Charlotte’s optimistic daughter Corinna see the world very differently

Covering 52 figures

and the day it honored would come to be known as Juneteenth

of loss and perseverance

Celestial finds herself bereft and unmoored

A powerful cultural touchstone of modern American literature