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1) Untraceable
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Fifteen-year-old Amani Kendall's biggest problem is being the only plus-size Black girl at a white private school--until her house burns down and her family is unexpectedly on the run. Worse, her formerly boring mom is being pursued by an ex-boyfriend turned stalker and her scientist dad has gone MIA. Amani also has to navigate her new underfunded school in the city and suffer the cultural whiplash of being surrounded by other Black students, including...
Author
Series
Drama High ; 8
Language
English
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Description
A YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
South Bay High's Jayd Jackson finally has her own ride, but that sure doesn't mean her troubles are over. . .
These days, Jayd just can't seem to get a break. Her car is more trouble than it's worth; her girl Mickey is being forced to attend continuation school; and Rah and his ex Sandy are still arguing.
Despite these distractions, Jayd concentrates on making potions for hair and developing...
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Series
Language
English
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"Gia doesn't have the hair or the clothes, but she's got the moves and the attitude to make her sophomore year at Longfellow High unforgettable. But not everyone agrees, so Gia decides it's time for a makeover. With her stylish new look, she scores a date with hottie football player, Romeo, snags a spot on the Hi-Steppers dance squad, and makes a ton of new friends.
4) The fix
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Series
Language
English
Description
Persia Chandler doesn't know the meaning of the world struggle. After the arrest of her notorious father, she is whisked away from Harlem, the only place she has ever called home, to be raised in an affluent neighborhood in Long Island City. Her mother and stepfather shower her with the best that life has to offer. During her senior year in high school, she convinces her parents to let her transfer from Catholic school to attend public school. That...
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English
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"In this honest novel set in the racial tinderbox of Chicago 1968, thirteen-year-old Simon Fleming, the white son of a civil rights activist minister, is sent to a predominantly African American high school, feeling charged by his parents to carry out the family's commitment to the community and school integration. Here, he is dropped into a world of gang warfare, drug abuse, and violence are rampant. Simon's quest for survival takes him through a...
6) Yell out
Author
Publisher
Saddleback Educational Pub
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Sweetheart Ella Blount will do anything to keep her girls together...anything. Leo Steele is the toughest thug in school-and football is his life. But when life gets tough, will football win?
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