Black Bear Productions imprint: 4 books

An African American boy being raised by a white family in the 1950s struggles to learn to be a man, and specifically a black man, amid the building tensions of the early Civil Rights Movement.

In the 1950s, an abused, orphaned adolescent struggles for the strength to build a solid life with the help of his new adoptive family and the inspiration of the rock 'n' roll phenomenon sweeping the music world.

A girl grows into a woman in the 1950s while dealing with sexism, anti-intellectualism, and 1950s underwear. The fourth in the Patchwork Family series, Celia's Cure centers on the first McAlister child born into the family. Her unique perspective on the challenges and triumphs her family members encounter,...

Jamie McAlister was born Chaim Metzger. He survived Buchenwald as a four-year-old; now it’s 1953 and he’s been adopted by an American family in which he’s the only Jew. At his bar mitzvah, he realizes he needs to come to terms with his identity and with the demons of his past. This is the story of his journey to self-discovery, and of the family that helps him make it.