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[2015], Primary, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Call No: [E] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Follows a girl in the 1920s as she strives to become a drummer, despite being continually reminded that only boys play the drums, and that there has never been a female drummer in Cuba. Includes note about Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, who inspired the story, and Anacaona, the all-girl dance band she formed with her sisters.
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[2018]., Adolescent, Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: TEEN FIC ALB Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: With prom and graduation around the corner, senior Leah Burke struggles when her group of friends start fighting.
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-- Leah on the off beat[2018]., Adolescent, Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: [FIC] Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Leah Burke is an anomaly in her friend group: the only child of a young, single mom; her life is decidedly less privileged. She loves to draw but is too self-conscious to show it. And even though her mom knows she's bisexual, she hasn't mustered the courage to tell her friends-- not even her openly gay BFF, Simon. When her rock-solid friend group starts to fracture in unexpected ways, it's hard for Leah to strike the right note. And with prom and college on the horizon, tensions are running high. If only real life was as rhythmic as her drumming...
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By Boyd, Jeff2023., Adolescent, Simon & Schuster Call No: REALISTIC F BOY Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Distant lovers. Shady friends. Racist strangers. Estranged parents. Insufferable bosses. Who says your twenties are fun? Julian Strickland is seemingly the lone Black man in the hipster dreamland of Portland, Oregon. To his friends, he's the coolest member of the scene: the soulful drummer from Chicago in an indie rock band that's just about to break through. But to himself, he's a sheltered Christian homeschool kid who used to write book reports on Leviticus. A virgin until the night of his marriage, divorced at twenty-four, he's still in disarray two years later--pretending to fit in, wondering if any of his relationships are real, estranged from his family, and struggling to reconcile his strict religious background. Then he meets Ida Blair, a Black painter at the start of a promising career. They begin a tentative romance, and Ida seems to offer Julian relief from his confusion. Until suddenly she stops responding to his texts. Things only get worse when Julian's best friend mysteriously turns on him, his house burns down, and the band considers breaking up on the eve of their most important show yet. It seems the only thing Julian has left--the only thing he's ever had, really--is the weight he is carrying. Jeff Boyd's beguiling first novel is a piercing exploration of faith, racial identity, love, and friendship--woven of acid humor, disarming vulnerability, and unforgettable poignance"--Jacket flap.
