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2018., Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill Call No: REALISTIC F JON Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Jones presents a brilliant examination of how a justice system that criminalizes black men destroys families, but how love can transcend even our darkest moments.
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2018., Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill Call No: Young Adult FIC JON Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Newlyweds Celestial and Roy, the living embodiment of the New South, are settling into the routine of their life together when Roy is sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit. A ... look into the lives of people who are bound and separated by forces beyond their control"--Provided by publisher.
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[2016]., Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Call No: FIC WOODSON Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Three friends experience the all-too-real perils of growing up in Brooklyn in the 70s.
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2022., Adolescent, Hyperion Call No: Realistic Fic Peppins Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Fourteen-year-old Avielle "Avi" LeBeau can't wait to join her older sister Belle at Briarcliff Prep, a Historically Black Boarding School that everyone in her family has attended, and Avi's life is soon filled with new friends, challenging classes, and a possible romance. Belle is dating Logan, the most popular boy at Briarcliff's sibling school Preston Academy, but no matter how much Belle reassures her, Avi can't help but feel like something is off about him. When Avi uncovers a dangerous secret about Logan, she knows she has to tell someone, but doing so could ruin her relationship with her sister forever.
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[2021]., Viking Call No: 811.6 Gor Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Contains a collection of poems by former National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman, discussing issues of racism, the COVID-19 pandemic, identity, and national and personal history.
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By Abrams, Amir[2014]., Juvenile, Dafina KTeen Books Call No: Romance FIC Abrams Genre: Romance Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Sixteen-year-old Kennedy Simms, a good, by-the-rules type of girl, begins going bad, hanging with her new best friend and her gangster boyfriend. She thinks she will be okay as long as her friends and boyfriend stick by her, but their loyalty will be questioned and Kennedy may be left holding the bag.
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c1994, Avon Call No: 813 .54 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The story of an African-American woman growing up on the south side of Chicago during the turbulent 1960s as she tests the limits of racism.
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2003., Harcourt Call No: Realistic FIC Walker Edition: 1st Harvest ed. Genre: Classic Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Harvest bookSummary Note: Tells the story of two African-American sisters: Nettie, a missionary in Africa, and Celie, a child-wife living in the south, in the medium of their letters to each other and in Celie's case, the desperate letters she begins, "Dear God."
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[2010], c2007., Three Rivers Press Call No: Young adult FIC MARLOW Edition: 1st Three Rivers Pr Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)
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c1982., Pocket Books Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Tells the story of two sisters: Nettie, a missionary in Africa, and Celie, a child-wife living in the South, in the medium of their letters to each other and in Celie's case, the desperate letters she begins, "Dear God."
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2003., Harcourt Call No: Literature FIC WALKER Edition: 1st Harvest ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Harvest BookSummary Note: Tells the story of two African-American sisters: Nettie, a missionary in Africa, and Celie, a child-wife living in the south, in the medium of their letters to each other and in Celie's case, the desperate letters she begins, "Dear God.".
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[2006]., Harcourt Call No: 813 .54 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: A Harvest bookSummary Note: A poor black Southern woman named Celie befriends two women who help her overcome the brutality of her father and husband.
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2003., Harcourt Call No: Young adult FIC WALKER Edition: 1st Harvest ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Harvest BookSummary Note: Tells the story of two African-American sisters: Nettie, a missionary in Africa, and Celie, a child-wife living in the south, in the medium of their letters to each other and in Celie's case, the desperate letters she begins, "Dear God.".
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2020., Simon & Schuster BFYR Call No: FANTASY F COR Edition: First Simon Pulse hardcover edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In the Jim Crow South, white supremacy reigns and tensions are high. But Evalene Deschamps has other things to worry about. She has two little sisters to look after, an overworked single mother, and a longtime crush who is finally making a move. On top of all that, Evvie's magic abilities are growing stronger by the day. Her family calls it jubilation--a gift passed down from generations of black women since the time of slavery. And as Evvie's talents waken, something dark comes loose and threatens to resurface... And when the demons of Evvie's past finally shake free, she must embrace her mighty lineage, and summon the power that lies within her"--Provided by the publisher.
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2020., Adolescent, Simon & Schuster BFYR Call No: ROMANCE Edition: 1st Simon Pulse hardcover ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In the Jim Crow South, white supremacy reigns and tensions are high. But Evalene Deschamps has other things to worry about. She has two little sisters to look after, an overworked single mother, and a longtime crush who is finally making a move. On top of all that, Evvie's magic abilities are growing stronger by the day. Her family calls it jubilation--a gift passed down from generations of black women since the time of slavery. And as Evvie's talents waken, something dark comes loose and threatens to resurface... And when the demons of Evvie's past finally shake free, she must embrace her mighty lineage, and summon the power that lies within her"--Amazon.com.
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By Afia, Nekesa2021., Berkley Prime Crime Call No: MYSTERY F AFI Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: A Harlem Renaissance Mystery Volume: 1Summary Note: "The start of an exciting new historical mystery series set during the Harlem Renaissance from debut author Nekesa Afia. Harlem, 1926. Young black women like Louise Lloyd are ending up dead. Following a harrowing kidnapping ordeal when she was in her teens, Louise is doing everything she can to maintain a normal life. She's succeeding, too. She spends her days working at Maggie's Café and her nights at the Zodiac, Harlem's hottest speakeasy. Louise's friends might say she's running from her past and the notoriety that still stalks her, but don't tell her that. When a girl turns up dead in front of the café, Louise is forced to confront something she's been trying to ignore-two other local black girls have been murdered over the past few weeks. After an altercation with a police officer gets her arrested, Louise is given an ultimatum: She can either help solve the case or wind up in a jail cell. Louise has no choice but to investigate and soon finds herself toe-to-toe with a murderous mastermind hell-bent on taking more lives, maybe even her own"--
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2020., Adolescent, Balzer + Bray Call No: SUPERNATURAL F IRE Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: After the fall of Summerland, Jane McKeene hoped her life would get simpler: Get out of town, stay alive, and head west to California to find her mother. But nothing is easy when you're a girl trained in putting down the restless dead, and Jane soon finds herself on a dark path of blood and violence that threatens to consume her. But she won't be in it alone. Katherine Deveraux never expected to be allied with Jane McKeene. But after the hell she has endured, she knows friends are hard to come by, and that Jane needs her too, whether Jane wants to admit it or not. Watching Jane's back, however, is more than she bargained for, and it's up to Katherine to keep hope alive, even as she begins to fear that there is no happily ever after for girls like her.
