RIKERS HIGH by Paul Volponi
Martin Stokes could hold his own in the tough New York City neighborhood where he grew up, but that’s nothing – nothing – compared to Riker’s Island. Martin’s been in the Riker’s Island jail for five months and counting, locked up for a crime he didn’t even mean to commit. After his court date is [...]
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HOW TO SALSA IN A SARI by Dona Sarkar
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First, Issa Mazumder’s nerdy boyfriend dumps her for popular Latina princess Cat Morena – as if Cat even likes him. She just hates Issa. And for good reason: Issa finds out that her mother not only has been dating Cat’s dad, but is going to marry him. That means they’re moving to Cat’s huge house. [...]
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16 ON THE BLOCK by Babygirl Daniels
A girl’s 16th birthday is supposed to be sweet, but For Summer Flynt, it was the day that changed her life forever. Young, fly, and beautiful, Summer is under the wing of her older sister Trish, but when Trish steals something that doesn’t belong to her, she gets involved in a lifestyle that she can’t [...]
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FAST FORWARD by Celeste Norfleet
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How did Kenisha Lewis’s life go from near perfect to sheer chaos in just a few months? Coping with family tragedy is tough enough without getting kicked out of private school and sent to the local public school, where she’s forced to make some major adjustments. New friends (and enemies), new clothes, a hot new [...]
Filed under Authors, Kimani Tru, Norfleet, Celeste, Publishers, Urban Teen · Tagged with Celeste Norfleet, Family Issues, Kimani Tru, New Schools, Teen Fiction, Teen Urban Fiction
FIRST SEMESTER by Cecil R. Cross
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James “JD” Dawson grew up in the hood, but left a life of violence three thousand miles behind to make something of himself at the University of Atlanta. But when the freshman got off to a fool’s start – kicking it with his new homeboys, showing up late for class, not studying and checking out [...]
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THE PLEDGE by Chandra Sparks Taylor
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If you really loved me, you’d… Raised in a strict household, sixteen-year-old Courtland Murphy never had a date. But that was before the guy of her every dream – basketball star Allen Benson – asked her. She’s gone from never-been-kissed to dating the hottest guy in school. And now her new boyfriend is pressuring her [...]
Filed under Authors, Kimani Tru, Publishers, Relationships, Teen, Taylor, Chandra Sparks, Themes, Urban Teen · Tagged with Chandra Sparks Taylor, Kimani Tru, teen relationships, Teen Urban Fiction, The Pledge
SPIN IT LIKE THAT by Chandra Sparks Taylor
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Sixteen-year-old Jasmine Richardson has a love for music. When She gets on the turntables, her gift for spinning and rhyming earn her admiration and respect. She’s also talented academically, but her parents disapprove of their daughter’s hobby, hoping that it’s a phase she’s going through. Still, Jasmine finds it hard to deny the joy and [...]
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CAN’T STOP THE SHINE by Joyce Davis
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You’re Gonna Blow Up! When an American Idol-like competition comes to Atlanta, Kalia and Mariama Jefferson (sisters who couldn’t be more different) stop arguing long enough to agree on one thing: Kalia has to try out. A senior at a prestigious performing arts high school, Kalia has a shot at making her dream come true. [...]
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TYRELL by Coe Booth
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Tyrell can’t get a break. His dad’s in jail, his mom’s no help, his brother’s just a kid, and his girlfriend, Novisha, wants more than he can give. He’s living in a shelter, but he doesn’t want to be there long. So he comes up with a plan. It could save him. Or it could [...]
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A HERO AIN’T NOTHIN’ BUT A SANDWICH by Alice Childress
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Benjie can stop using heroin anytime he wants to. He just doesn’t want to yet. Why would he want to give up something that makes him feel so good, so relaxed, so tuned out? As Benjie sees it, there’s nothing much to tune in for. School is a waste of time, and home life isn’t [...]
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