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

  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


  • Blood Debts


  • Between the Lines


  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • Skin of the Sea


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • The Davenports


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Felix Ever After


  • Legendborn


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Charming as a Verb


  • Nubia: Real One


  • That Self-Same Metal


  • When You Were Everything


  • White Smoke


  • Early Departures


  • Maybe an Artist


  • The Black Flamingo


  • Ace of Spades


  • Nubia: Real One


  • The Crossover


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


  • Maybe an Artist


  • This Poison Heart


  • Wings of Ebony


  • Fast Pitch


  • The Blackwoods


  • Pet


  • Love is a Revolution


  • The Crossover


  • The Gilded Ones


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


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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

  • Maybe an Artist


  • Pet


  • That Self-Same Metal


  • The Blackwoods


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Between the Lines


  • Fast Pitch


  • Charming as a Verb


  • Maybe an Artist


  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


  • Skin of the Sea


  • This Poison Heart


  • Love is a Revolution


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Early Departures


  • Legendborn


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Blood Debts


  • Felix Ever After


  • When You Were Everything


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


  • The Gilded Ones


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • The Crossover


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • The Crossover


  • White Smoke


  • Ace of Spades


  • The Black Flamingo


  • Wings of Ebony


  • The Davenports


  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


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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

  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


  • This Poison Heart


  • Early Departures


  • When You Were Everything


  • The Crossover


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Pet


  • The Gilded Ones


  • White Smoke


  • Blood Debts


  • Nubia: Real One


  • The Crossover


  • Wings of Ebony


  • Between the Lines


  • The Black Flamingo


  • The Davenports


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Love is a Revolution


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • The Blackwoods


  • Legendborn


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • Maybe an Artist


  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Charming as a Verb


  • Skin of the Sea


  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • Ace of Spades


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Fast Pitch


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


  • Felix Ever After


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • That Self-Same Metal


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

  • Wash Day Diaries


  • The Black Flamingo


  • Felix Ever After


  • The Crossover


  • Fast Pitch


  • The Crossover


  • This Poison Heart


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Nubia: Real One


  • The Davenports


  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • The Gilded Ones


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Skin of the Sea


  • Blood Debts


  • That Self-Same Metal


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


  • Pet


  • White Smoke


  • Maybe an Artist


  • The Blackwoods


  • Charming as a Verb


  • Early Departures


  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


  • Wings of Ebony


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Legendborn


  • Love is a Revolution


  • Between the Lines


  • When You Were Everything


  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Ace of Spades


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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

  • Fast Pitch


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • Ace of Spades


  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


  • The Blackwoods


  • When You Were Everything


  • Pet


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


  • Legendborn


  • Skin of the Sea


  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • The Black Flamingo


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • That Self-Same Metal


  • Felix Ever After


  • Love is a Revolution


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Early Departures


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


  • White Smoke


  • Maybe an Artist


  • The Crossover


  • Wings of Ebony


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Between the Lines


  • Charming as a Verb


  • This Poison Heart


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • The Crossover


  • Blood Debts


  • The Davenports


  • The Gilded Ones


more >

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