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African American women New York (State) New York Fiction Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) Fiction Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) Juvenile fiction New York (State) New York Brooklyn Pride and vanity Fiction Racially mixed people Fiction Sisters Sisters Fiction Urban renewal Urban renewal FictionBrowne, Mahogany L.
Summary: "A teen girl hiding the scars of a past relationship finds home and healing in the words of strong Black writers. A beautiful sophomore novel from a critically acclaimed author and poet that explores how words have the power to shape and uplift our world even in the midst of pain. When Darius told Angel he loved her, she believed him. But five weeks after the incident, Angel finds herself in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers 2022
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Summary: After a black drug dealer goes to jail in Brooklyn, his ruthless 17-year-old daughter takes over his empire. A look at the mores and manners of the black underclass, this one with money. First novel by a hip-hop artist, author of No Disrespect.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pocket Books 1999
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Summary: Zuri Benitez has pride. Brooklyn pride, family pride, and pride in her Afro-Latino roots. But pride might not be enough to save her rapidly gentrifying neighborhood from becoming unrecognizable. When the wealthy Darcy family moves in across the street, Zuri wants nothing to do with their two teenage sons, even as her older sister, Janae, starts to fall for the charming Ainsley. She especially...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC ZOBZoboi, Ibi Aanu
Summary: Zuri Benitez has pride. Brooklyn pride, family pride, and pride in her Afro-Latino roots. But pride might not be enough to save her rapidly gentrifying neighborhood from becoming unrecognizable. When the wealthy Darcy family moves in across the street, Zuri wants nothing to do with their two teenage sons, even as her older sister, Janae, starts to fall for the charming Ainsley. She especially...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway 2018
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Summary: In the sequel to the #1 New York times bestseller Life After Death, Winter Santiaga, after suffering a soul stirring death experience, faces a dilemma that every person faces: how to respond to the fear of God and the awareness of heaven and hell while pursuing sex, fun, love, money, revenge and fame.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Emily Bestler Books, Atria 2024
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Kandic Torres, Christine
Summary: "Brisma and Kelly, two young Latinas growing up along Clement Moore Avenue in Queens, would do anything for each other. They keep each other's secrets, hide from their mothers' chancletas, and ward off creepy neighbors. At the beginning of high school, Brisma falls deeply in love with Brian, the local baseball legend. Always the wallflower to the vibrant and alluring Kelly, Brisma is secretly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperVia 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC TORSouljah
Summary: A sequel to "The Coldest Winter Ever" continues the gritty experiences of Winter Santiaga, out of prison and determined to pay back her enemies, rebuild her father's empire, and get her man Midnight back into her life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Emily Bestler Books, Atria 2021