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61) Ashes of gold
Author
Series
Wings of ebony volume 2
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
HL 600L
Physical Desc
408 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Half god and half human, Rue has made a vow to restore the magic that the Chancellor and the Grays have stolen from the Ghizoni and take back their land; she has more fully embraced her identity among the people of Yiyo Peak, but she is also from East Row in Houston, and girls from East Row do not give in to oppressors.
After the murder of her mother, Rue was taken from her home in Houston and forced to assimilate into her father's home: Ghizon,...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
246 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
The holidays are coming, and this year there's more in the air than gifts and bling 'cause these relationships are hitting bumps. So get ready for two stories that dish on what it means to forgive, forget, and move on...
So Over It Nikki Carter
It may be winter, but there's nothing colder than getting dumped on Facebook! That's exactly how Zoey discovers her boyfriend, Mario, is now with Dorie, the most popular girl in school-or so he thinks. 'Cause...
63) For all time
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
HL 770L
Physical Desc
353 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Through countless lives, seventeen-year-olds Tamar and Fayard have fallen in love, fought to be together, and died but when they discover what it will take to break the cycle, will they be able to make the sacrifice?
Tamar is a musician, a warrior, a survivor. Fayard is a pioneer, a hustler, a hopeless romantic. Together they have lived a thousand lives, seen the world build itself up from nothing only to tear itself down again in civil war. They...
64) Malcolm and me
Author
Publisher
SparkPress, a BookSparks imprint
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
259 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Philly native Roberta Forest is a precocious rebel with the soul of a poet. The thirteen-year-old is young, gifted, black, and Catholic--although shes uncertain about the Catholic part after she calls Thomas Jefferson a hypocrite for enslaving people and her nun responds with a racist insult. Their ensuing fight makes Roberta question God and the important adults in her life, all of whom seem to see truth as gray when Roberta believes its black or...
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
viii, 273 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Sunday Tolliver is this close to making her music industry career dreams come true--until her mother spends her entire college fund. Now Sunday's only chance to get to college means slaving as a personal assistant to her diva cousin, Dreya.
66) Promise: a novel
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
316 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"New England, 1957. The Kindred sisters-Ezra and Cinthy-grew up with an abundance of love. Love from their parents, who let them believe that the stories they tell on stars can come true. Love from their neighbors, the Junketts, the only other Black family in town, whose home is filled with spice-rubbed ribs and ground-shaking hugs. And love for their adopted hometown of Salt Point, a beautiful village perched high up on coastal bluffs. But as the...
67) Zyla and Kai
Author
Publisher
Kokila
Pub. Date
2022.
Lexile measure
HL 710L
Physical Desc
472 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
The story of how a cynic and a hopeless romantic become friends, fall in love, and break up unfolds from their different perspectives.
Author
Publisher
Feiwel & Friends
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
312 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
After seventeen-year-old Summer's parents go on the run, she is placed in the care of Olu, a cousin she barely knows, but with Olu and friends' efforts, stoic Summer eventually learns to open up.
Summer Uzoma's parents went on the run after they were accused of committing a crime, leaving her behind. She has been alternating stays with her friends' families, and secretly visits her old home. But she's fine: she has her skateboard and her bus pass....
Author
Publisher
Blink
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
199 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When Reed and Olivia left home, they never imagined they'd find themselves questioned, searched, and thrown to the ground by police looking for suspects in recent crimes. As their worst fears become reality, they must find a way to "prove" their innocence and make it home safe once again. From ABC News legal analyst and NYC Legal Aid Society public defender Brian Buckmire, this compelling story draws from real-life advice, lessons, and conversations...
70) Zero fade
Author
Publisher
Curbside Splendor Publishing
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
295 pages ; 16 cm
Language
English
Description
"Thirteen-year-old Kevin Phifer has a lot to worry about. His uncle Paul is coming out, Tyrell the bully throws lit Black 'n' Milds at him, Demetric at school has the best last-year-fly-gear and Aisha's attention, girls prefer his nerdy friend David, his sister Laura is suddenly ignoring him, Mama is dating, and to top it off ... he's grounded"--Page 4 of cover.
71) Blackbird
Publisher
RLJ Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Randy tries very hard to be a good person. Since his father left, Randy takes care of his emotionally disturbed mother, and he's the kind of friend all of his classmates can depend on. As strong as he seems on the outside, Randy is hiding a secret inner struggle and denial of his true self. It's not until he opens himself up to love that he discovers that becoming a man means accepting who you really are.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112, 130 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Boyz n the hood: Three friends struggle to survive in South Central Los Angeles where friendship, pain, danger and love form a true picture of life in "the hood."
Baby boy: Jody doesn't have or want a job, because he lives with his mother Juanita in South Central L.A. Her new boyfriend Melvin is an ex-convict, ''original gangster," and landscaper. Jody views Melvin's arrival with suspicion--the last time Juanita had a boyfriend, she threw out his...
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 book club bag ; in bookbag
Language
English
Description
As the Civil Rights movement begins to reach the black enclave of Frenchtown in segregated Tallahassee, Elwood Curtis takes the words of Dr. Martin Luther King to heart: He is "as good as anyone." Abandoned by his parents, but kept on the straight and narrow by his grandmother, Elwood is about to enroll in the local black college. But for a black boy in the Jim Crow South of the early 1960s, one innocent mistake is enough to destroy the future. Elwood...