81.   Gregory hopes that her books will help young black girls overcome common insecurities caused by seeing few positive representations of themselves in the media.

82.   Growing up, she never spent a lot of time on her books, but her father said she did not have to.

83.   Having played the Hollywood game, she claims she has no intention of selling the film and television rights to her books.

84.   He fretted that her books had failed to give her the immortality that she craved.

85.   He had driven nearly two hours to Overland Park to get even more of her books.

86.   He cleaned out a dresser for her clothes, and she brought her stereo and her books.

87.   Her acquaintances constantly find themselves in her books.

88.   Her books are a bulwark against this explosion of razzle-dazzle media interest and current hipness.

89.   Her books are difficult to categorize in any genre.

90.   Her books are quiet but they resonate.