Resident of New Jersey and graduate of Seton Hall University. Currently full-time author, publisher and speaker. "My mission is to write positive, inspirational, & enlightening fiction for young adults. I enjoy conducting my Keepin' It Real rap sessions and book discussions with teenagers and reinforcing the messages in my novels, Imani in Young Love & Deception and Imani in Never Say Goodbye."

Imani in Young Love & Deception was recommended reading by EBONY Magazine (March, 2002) & featured in The New York Times/In Person (April 28, 2002).

Imani in Young Love & Deception and Imani in Never Say Goodbye are recommended reading by the Black Caucus National Council of Teachers of English.

Imani in Never Say Goodbye won an honor book award in the 2005-2006 Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers.

Imani in Never Say Goodbye voted "2004 Best Young Adult Fiction" by Urban Spectrum newspaper.

Both novels are ($15) each and Discussion Guide for Imani in Young Love & Deception ($4): Imani t-shirts (1/$25, 2/$40). Available through Enlighten Publications Call 866-862-8626 (toll-free) or e-mail: books@enlightenpublications.com AVAILABLE in NEW JERSEY & PENNSYLVANIA STORES: B. Dalton, Livingston Mall, Livingston, NJ; B. Dalton, Bergen Mall, Paramus, NJ; NJ Books, 59 Market St., Newark, New Jersey (across from Essex County College)--973-622-2665; Here's The Story, 1043 Stuyvesant Avenue, Union, New Jersey--908-688-2665; House of Africa, 560 Main St., East Orange, NJ--973-395-2870, Watchung Booksellers, 54 Fairfield St., Montclair, New Jersey--973-744-7177, and... Hakim's Bookstore & Gift Shop, 210-212 South 52nd St., Philadelphia, PA--215-474-9495

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