Susan Straight Books
Highwire Moon
"In this story, Susan Straight takes us back to the multiracial area of southern California that is, in Faulkner's phrase, her "postage stamp of soil." As in her highly acclaimed earlier novels, sh...
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The Friskative Dog
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Sharron was five when her father gave her the Friskative Dog. And just like the best-loved toys from The Velveteen Rabbit, Sharron has made the Friskative Dog real through her love and devotion.Now...
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Aquaboogie
“Aquaboogie is a love story in fragments . . . A book by a writer whose love for her characters infuses her work with the dignity and urgency they so clearly deserve.” —The New Yo...
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Highwire Moon
A young Mexican mother struggles to reconnect with her child in America—a “heartrending, take–no–prisoners” novel (Publishers Weekly) and National Book Award finalist....
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Blacker Than a Thousand Midnights
“A writer of exceptional gifts and grace.” —Joyce Carol OatesA young fireman battles to provide for his family—and struggles to avoid the traps of crime and poverty that sur...
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