Books published by publisher Black Sparrow Press

After Lea witnesses a boy die in a drunk driving accident, all she wants is to leave the tragedy in the past. So she decides to move on--to a new town, a new school, and a new chance at life.But when Lea transfers schools, she finds herself in the same class as Seth Ashbury, the brother of the boy who was killed in the accident. As Lea gets to know Seth, she quickly falls for his quick wit and passionate soul. But she also realizes Seth is drowning in grief, and he'll never recover unless the drunk driver who caused the accident is brought to justice.Soon, Lea faces a choice: She can stay away from Seth and move on from the accident once and for all. Or she can confront the horrible memories of the night she watched a boy die and help Seth seek justice."'This is What Goodbye Looks Like' explores the sometimes blurred line between family, friendship, love, and tragedy. This Young Adult read will capture your attention from page one--and hold you captive until the last page!" -- Christina McKnight, USA Today Bestselling Author

Ask the Dust is a virtuoso performance by an influential master of the twentieth-century American novel. It is the story of Arturo Bandini, a young writer in 1930s Los Angeles who falls hard for the elusive, mocking, unstable Camilla Lopez, a Mexican waitress. Struggling to survive, he perseveres until, at last, his first novel is published. But the bright light of success is extinguished when Camilla has a nervous breakdown and disappears . . . and Bandini forever rejects the writer's life he fought so hard to attain.

Right before dying of a rare heart condition, Hope Jackson sets up a scavenger hunt across New York City using her graffiti art. The directions she leaves her four closest friends are simple: Solve the clues hidden in her art, and they'll solve the problems haunting their lives.Together, the four teens take to the streets of New York to complete Hope's scavenger hunt and fulfill her dying wishes. But in order to unravel the clues hidden in Hope's graffiti, her friends will have to confront their personal demons head on."In the Hope of Memories" is a standalone Young Adult Contemporary novel.