Nonfiction - Front Row

FINDING GRACE: TWO SISTERS AND THE SEARCH FOR MEANING BEYOND THE COLOR LINE (Frea Press, $25.00) by Shirlee Taylor Haizlip continues the story that began with The Sweeter the Juice, focusing on two sisters living on different sides of the color line--one Black, one White. Here, we get answers to the questions left open by the first book, showing what happened to the two sisters in the time following their reunion after having spent nearly all of their lives in separate worlds. We see what had been lost when their father decided to separate them following the death of their mother, and what ultimately was gained by the reunion of two distinct sides of an American family.

UNDERGROUND CODES: RACE, CRIME, AND RELATED FIRES (NYU Press) by Katheryn Russell-Brown provides an examination of the unspoken codes and racial myths that influence American law, law enforcement and public policy, by a professor of law at the University of Florida who hopes to stimulate a national discussion on the compelling topic.

LEBRON JAMES: THE RISE OF A STAR (Gary & Company, Publishers, $14.95, original paperback) by David Lee Morgan Jr. is the first look at the dramatic rise of basketball's hottest young prospect, written by the Akron Beacon Journal reporter who covered the Cleveland Cavaliers star's high school basketball career.

SWERVE: RECKLESS OBSERVATIONS OF A POSTMODERN GIRL (Dutton $21.95) by Aisha Tyler is packed with the statuesque TV star's wit and wisdom on platonic relationships, on mistaking sex for love, on our obsession with thin, on that whole reality dating phenomenon and, of course, on "how to get your swerve on."