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

  • When You Were Everything


  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


  • Between the Lines


  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


  • Charming as a Verb


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Early Departures


  • Love is a Revolution


  • The Crossover


  • Pet


  • Felix Ever After


  • Wings of Ebony


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • Nubia: Real One


  • That Self-Same Metal


  • Ace of Spades


  • Maybe an Artist


  • This Poison Heart


  • The Crossover


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • The Gilded Ones


  • Nubia: Real One


  • The Davenports


  • The Black Flamingo


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Fast Pitch


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Legendborn


  • The Blackwoods


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Skin of the Sea


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


  • Blood Debts


  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • White Smoke


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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

  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Legendborn


  • White Smoke


  • The Crossover


  • Maybe an Artist


  • This Poison Heart


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Ace of Spades


  • The Crossover


  • That Self-Same Metal


  • Fast Pitch


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Early Departures


  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • Love is a Revolution


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Blood Debts


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Felix Ever After


  • Between the Lines


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • The Gilded Ones


  • When You Were Everything


  • The Blackwoods


  • Skin of the Sea


  • The Davenports


  • Wings of Ebony


  • Charming as a Verb


  • The Black Flamingo


  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


  • Pet


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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

  • Between the Lines


  • Legendborn


  • Skin of the Sea


  • Felix Ever After


  • The Gilded Ones


  • White Smoke


  • When You Were Everything


  • The Crossover


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • Fast Pitch


  • The Black Flamingo


  • Early Departures


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Blood Debts


  • This Poison Heart


  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • Charming as a Verb


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • The Blackwoods


  • Maybe an Artist


  • The Crossover


  • Ace of Spades


  • Wings of Ebony


  • Pet


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • The Davenports


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Love is a Revolution


  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


  • That Self-Same Metal


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


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

  • Fast Pitch


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • Legendborn


  • Nubia: Real One


  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


  • White Smoke


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Felix Ever After


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • The Crossover


  • Love is a Revolution


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Nubia: Real One


  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Between the Lines


  • This Poison Heart


  • Skin of the Sea


  • When You Were Everything


  • That Self-Same Metal


  • The Blackwoods


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


  • The Black Flamingo


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Ace of Spades


  • Blood Debts


  • Pet


  • Wings of Ebony


  • Charming as a Verb


  • The Gilded Ones


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Early Departures


  • The Davenports


  • The Crossover


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


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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

  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


  • Fast Pitch


  • Pet


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Wings of Ebony


  • Between the Lines


  • This Poison Heart


  • Love is a Revolution


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • The Gilded Ones


  • Ace of Spades


  • Nubia: Real One


  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Skin of the Sea


  • The Blackwoods


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Legendborn


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • Felix Ever After


  • The Black Flamingo


  • Early Departures


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


  • That Self-Same Metal


  • The Crossover


  • The Crossover


  • The Davenports


  • Charming as a Verb


  • When You Were Everything


  • Blood Debts


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • White Smoke


more >

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