The Boy Who Once Chased Cats by Russell Whitehead revolves around nine-year-old Jake who was faster afoot than most boys of his age and was also very well read. He looked forward to chasing Old Tom every day. Though Jake was never mean spirited, Old...

The Sparrow Princess by Russell Whitehead - with interior illustrations by Laura DuBose - is a fairytale-style fantasy geared toward the middle grade/young adult audience. This tantalizing tale begins simply with a young child princess losing her mother and her father, the Queen and King,...