Details at Ten.Details at Ten by Ardella Garland Simon and Schuster, September 2000, $22.00, ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 0-684-87375-3 Here's the scoop--Yolanda Joe, the author of He Say, She Say and Bebe's By Golly gol·ly interj. Used to express mild surprise or wonder. [Alteration of God.] golly interj an exclamation of mild surprise [originally a euphemism for Wow has donned a new pen name, Ardella Garland, to tackle a new genre--mystery. Her protagonist, Georgia Barnett, is a Chicago television news reporter who finds herself juggling her responsibility to her community with the pressures of moving up in her career. These challenges hit her in the face when she covers a gang-related shooting in her old neighborhood. One of the witnesses to the shooting, a little girl named Butter, disappears without a trace after a live interview with Georgia. The story will draw readers in with its honest view of the struggles of families and neighborhoods that have been torn apart by drugs and violence. The fast-paced narrative gives readers a feel for the decisions that are made in the newsrooms across America and how they affect coverage of the African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. community. Details at Ten has both humor humor, according to ancient theory, any of four bodily fluids that determined man's health and temperament. Hippocrates postulated that an imbalance among the humors (blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile) resulted in pain and disease, and that good health was and page-turning suspense. There is a palpable Easily perceptible, plain, obvious, readily visible, noticeable, patent, distinct, manifest. The term palpable usually refers to some type of egregious wrong, such as a governmental error or abuse of power. sexual tension between Georgia and Detective Doug Eckart, the Chicago policeman assigned to the shooting and finding the little girl. From the moment they meet it is clear that the professional and emotional sparks will fly between these two. This high-powered romantic thriller is one book you won't want to put down. Andrea King Film actress Andrea King (February 1, 1919 - April 22, 2003) was born Georgette André Barry in Paris, France. At two months old she moved with her mother to the United States. She was raised in Forest Hills, New York, and Palm Beach Florida. Collier is a freelance writer living in Lansing, MI. |
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