Jewell Parker Rhodes is the author of books for middle-grade readersIn this interview, Jewell talks about writing stories that explore tough topics like racism and violence, finding an authentic voice for her characters, how her books...

This video [1:56] is a book trailer for the children's book entitled Thumb Love by Elise Primavera. Lulu was a thumb sucker. She and her thumb were very happy together "in sickness and in health, in good times and in bad," Lulu and her...