The Radical Element: 12 Stories of Daredevils, Debutantes, and Other Dauntless Girls

Submitted by fsalvagg on Tue, 2020-03-03 13:51

An anthology of historical short stories that features a diverse array of girls standing up for themselves and their beliefs, and forging their own paths while resisting society's expectations.

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The Radical Element: 12 Stories of Daredevils, Debutantes, and Other Dauntless Girls
The Radical Element: 12 Stories of Daredevils, Debutantes, and Other Dauntless Girls

Jessica Spotswood
(Young Adult Fiction - Y Radical)


An anthology of historical short stories that features a diverse array of girls standing up for themselves and their beliefs, and forging their own paths while resisting society's expectations.

 

Furia

Submitted by fsalvagg on Tue, 2020-03-03 13:42

 Camila Hassan, a rising soccer star in Rosario, Argentina, dreams of playing professionally—in defiance of her father's wishes and at the risk of her budding romance with Diego.

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Furia
Furia

Yamile Saied Méndez
(Young Adult Fiction - Y Mendez)


 Camila Hassan, a rising soccer star in Rosario, Argentina, dreams of playing professionally—in defiance of her father's wishes and at the risk of her budding romance with Diego.

 

Every Body Looking

Submitted by fsalvagg on Tue, 2020-03-03 13:40

"Ada" means "first daughter." Consequentially, it also means "oldest girl" and "most pressure." When Ada leaves home for her freshman year at a historical Black college, it's the first time she's been able to make her own choices. As she stumbles deeper into the world of dance and explores her sexuality, she also begins to wrestle with her past.

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Every Body Looking
Every Body Looking

Candice Iloh
(Young Adult Fiction - Y Iloh)


"Ada" means "first daughter." Consequentially, it also means "oldest girl" and "most pressure." When Ada leaves home for her freshman year at a historical Black college, it's the first time she's been able to make her own choices. As she stumbles deeper into the world of dance and explores her sexuality, she also begins to wrestle with her past.

 

Forgotten Women: The Leaders

Submitted by fsalvagg on Tue, 2020-03-03 13:39

Forgotten Women weaves together 48 unforgettable portraits of the true pioneers and leaders who made huge—yet unacknowledged—contributions to history.

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Forgotten Women: The Leaders
Forgotten Women: The Leaders

Zing Tsjeng
(Adult Nonfiction - 920 Tsj)


Forgotten Women weaves together 48 unforgettable portraits of the true pioneers and leaders who made huge—yet unacknowledged—contributions to history.
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The Davenports

Submitted by fsalvagg on Tue, 2020-01-28 15:58

The Davenports are one of the few Black families of immense wealth and status in 1910 Chicago, and the two daughters, Olivia and Helen, are finding their way and finding love--even where they are not supposed to.

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The Davenports
The Davenports

Krystal Marquis
(Young Adult Fiction - Y Marquis)

The Davenports are one of the few Black families of immense wealth and status in 1910 Chicago, and the two daughters, Olivia and Helen, are finding their way and finding love--even where they are not supposed to.

 

YA Black History Month

  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


  • Legendborn


  • Pet


  • The Crossover


  • Blood Debts


  • When You Were Everything


  • Nubia: Real One


  • That Self-Same Metal


  • Between the Lines


  • Ace of Spades


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • The Black Flamingo


  • Maybe an Artist


  • This Poison Heart


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


  • Wings of Ebony


  • Charming as a Verb


  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • The Davenports


  • The Blackwoods


  • The Crossover


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Early Departures


  • Maybe an Artist


  • White Smoke


  • The Gilded Ones


  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • Felix Ever After


  • Skin of the Sea


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Love is a Revolution


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Fast Pitch


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Early Departures

Submitted by fsalvagg on Tue, 2020-01-28 15:56

What if you could bring your best friend back to life—but only for a short time? Jamal's best friend, Q, doesn't know that he died, and that he's about to die again. He doesn't know that Jamal tried to save him. And that the reason they haven't been friends for two years is because Jamal blames Q for the accident that killed his parents. But what if Jamal could have a second chance?

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Early Departures
Early Departures

Justin A. Reynolds
(Young Adult Fiction - Y Reynold)

What if you could bring your best friend back to life—but only for a short time? Jamal's best friend, Q, doesn't know that he died, and that he's about to die again. He doesn't know that Jamal tried to save him. And that the reason they haven't been friends for two years is because Jamal blames Q for the accident that killed his parents. But what if Jamal could have a second chance?

 

YA Black History Month

  • The Davenports


  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • Blood Debts


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Fast Pitch


  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


  • When You Were Everything


  • Maybe an Artist


  • The Black Flamingo


  • White Smoke


  • The Crossover


  • Ace of Spades


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • Early Departures


  • Pet


  • Nubia: Real One


  • The Gilded Ones


  • Love is a Revolution


  • The Crossover


  • Wings of Ebony


  • The Blackwoods


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


  • Skin of the Sea


  • Legendborn


  • Between the Lines


  • Felix Ever After


  • That Self-Same Metal


  • Charming as a Verb


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Nubia: Real One


  • This Poison Heart


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The Blackwoods

Submitted by fsalvagg on Tue, 2020-01-28 15:52

Told from multiple points of view, Ardith and Hollis Blackwood's lives are upended when their great-grandmother, legendary actress Blossom Blackwood, passes away, and family secrets emerge.

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The Blackwoods
The Blackwoods

Brandy Colbert
(Young Adult Fiction - Y Colbert)

Told from multiple points of view, Ardith and Hollis Blackwood's lives are upended when their great-grandmother, legendary actress Blossom Blackwood, passes away, and family secrets emerge.

 

YA Black History Month

  • Skin of the Sea


  • Blood Debts


  • Nubia: Real One


  • That Self-Same Metal


  • The Crossover


  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


  • Between the Lines


  • Charming as a Verb


  • Early Departures


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


  • Fast Pitch


  • When You Were Everything


  • Felix Ever After


  • The Black Flamingo


  • Wings of Ebony


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Love is a Revolution


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • The Gilded Ones


  • The Crossover


  • Pet


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • White Smoke


  • The Davenports


  • Ace of Spades


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Legendborn


  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Maybe an Artist


  • The Blackwoods


  • This Poison Heart


more >

The Black Flamingo

Submitted by fsalvagg on Tue, 2020-01-28 15:50

A boy comes to terms with his identity as a mixed-race gay teen. Then at university, he finds his wings as a drag artist—The Black Flamingo.

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The Black Flamingo
The Black Flamingo

Dean Atta
(Young Adult Fiction - Y Atta)

A boy comes to terms with his identity as a mixed-race gay teen. Then at university, he finds his wings as a drag artist—The Black Flamingo.

 

YA Black History Month

  • When You Were Everything


  • Ace of Spades


  • The Blackwoods


  • Between the Lines


  • Early Departures


  • Nubia: Real One


  • The Gilded Ones


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • This Poison Heart


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


  • Charming as a Verb


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Blood Debts


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • That Self-Same Metal


  • Love is a Revolution


  • The Crossover


  • Fast Pitch


  • White Smoke


  • The Black Flamingo


  • The Crossover


  • Pet


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Wings of Ebony


  • Legendborn


  • Maybe an Artist


  • The Davenports


  • Nubia: Real One


  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


  • Felix Ever After


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • Skin of the Sea


more >

Charming as a Verb

Submitted by fsalvagg on Tue, 2020-01-28 15:48

Henri can charm just about anyone. There is only one person who seems immune to Henri's charms: his "intense" classmate and neighbor Corinne. Soon, what started as a mutual hustle turns into something more surprising than either of them ever bargained for.

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Charming as a Verb
Charming as a Verb

Ben Philippe
(Young Adult Fiction - Y Philipp)

Henri can charm just about anyone. There is only one person who seems immune to Henri's charms: his "intense" classmate and neighbor Corinne. Soon, what started as a mutual hustle turns into something more surprising than either of them ever bargained for.

 

YA Black History Month

  • Between the Lines


  • The Gilded Ones


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Early Departures


  • Ace of Spades


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Blood Debts


  • That Self-Same Metal


  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


  • When You Were Everything


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • This Poison Heart


  • Legendborn


  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Charming as a Verb


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • The Davenports


  • Love is a Revolution


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Maybe an Artist


  • White Smoke


  • Felix Ever After


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Fast Pitch


  • Skin of the Sea


  • The Crossover


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • The Crossover


  • The Black Flamingo


  • Pet


  • The Blackwoods


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


  • Wings of Ebony


more >

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