(2) 1-3 Scraps of Time series. Illustrated by Gordon C. James. Gee's baseball-obsessed cousins' lives get interesting when their parents rent a room to Negro League slugger Josh Gibson. After getting caught trying to sneak into a game, they have to clean up the stadium, but they also get to practice with their hero. Sprinkled into the story are interesting subplots about life in Nashville during the Jim Crow period. Timeline.

Reviewer: Robin L. Smith | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2009

(3) 1-3 Scraps of Time series. Illustrated by Gordon C. James. Gee tells her grandchildren the story of Aunt Lilly Belle as a young girl during the Harlem Renaissance. This historical fiction chapter book introduces readers to real personalities living and working in Harlem, most notably Zora Neale Hurston, who teaches Lilly Belle's writing class. The text is informative and accessible. Sketchlike illustrations help bring the story to life.

Reviewer: Henrietta M. Smith