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The Nickel boys : a novel / by Whitehead, Colson,1969-author.;
In this bravura follow-up to the Pulitzer Prize, and National Book Award-winning The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead brilliantly dramatizes another strand of American history through the story of two boys sentenced to a hellish reform school in Jim Crow-era Florida. As the Civil Rights movement begins to reach the black enclave of Frenchtown in segregated Tallahassee, Elwood Curtis takes the words of Dr. Martin Luther King to heart: He is "as good as anyone." Abandoned by his parents, but kept on the straight and narrow by his grandmother, Elwood is about to enroll in the local black college. But for a black boy in the Jim Crow South of the early 1960s, one innocent mistake is enough to destroy the future. Elwood is sentenced to a juvenile reformatory called the Nickel Academy, whose mission statement says it provides "physical, intellectual and moral training" so the delinquent boys in their charge can become "honorable and honest men." In reality, the Nickel Academy is a grotesque chamber of horrors where the sadistic staff beats and sexually abuses the students, corrupt officials and locals steal food and supplies, and any boy who resists is likely to disappear "out back." Stunned to find himself in such a vicious environment, Elwood tries to hold onto Dr. King's ringing assertion "Throw us in jail and we will still love you." His friend Turner thinks Elwood is worse than naive, that the world is crooked, and that the only way to survive is to scheme and avoid trouble. The tension between Elwood's ideals and Turner's skepticism leads to a decision whose repercussions will echo down the decades. Formed in the crucible of the evils Jim Crow wrought, the boys' fates will be determined by what they endured at the Nickel Academy.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Historical fiction.; Reformatories; African American teenagers; Racism;
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Whiteout : a novel / by Clayton, Dhonielle.; Jackson, Tiffany D.; Thomas, Angie.; Woodfolk, Ashley.; Yoon, Nicola.;
In Atlanta, just before Christmas, twelve teens band together to help a friend pull off the most epic apology of her life during the storm of the century, which results in a magical moment that changes everything.LSC
Subjects: Christmas stories.; Love stories.; Teenagers; African Americans; Apologies;
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Ruin road / by Giles, Lamar,1979-author.;
High school football player Cade Webster buys a ring in a pawn shop, but when his wish that people stop acting scared of him seems to be coming true, he remembers the ring came with a warning-"When the strangeness begins, come back"-and suddenly people seem to have lost their fear of everything.Ages 12 and up.Grades 7-9.
Subjects: Horror fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Novels.; African American families; African American teenagers; African Americans; Fear; Good and evil; Wishes; African American families; African American teenagers; African Americans; Fear; Good and evil; Wishes;
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The family I'm in / by Flake, Sharon G.,author.;
Sharon G. Flake's groundbreaking novel The Skin I'm In ushered in a new voice that lit up the literary landscape and became a modern classic, passed down through generations. The Life I'm In, its sequel, furthered the power of unmistakable voices, opening the hearts and minds of teens everywhere. Now The Family I'm In presents John-John and Caleb, friends since childhood who have come face-to-face with the struggles and triumphs of growing into young men. They're living in a world where many Black boys are up against generational expectations, fears of the future, and how to navigate being "nice" kids who just want to be seen for who they are. Together, Caleb and John-John work through family illness, divorced parents, teachers who ask hard questions, and girls who think they have all the answers.
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Bildungsromans.; Novels.; African American teenage boys; African Americans; Friendship; Self-esteem; African American teenage boys; African Americans; Friendship; Self-esteem;
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The life I'm in / by Flake, Sharon.;
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Subjects: African American girls; Human trafficking; Teenage girls;
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Twenty-four seconds from now ... : a love story / by Reynolds, Jason,author.;
In a series of moments spanning two years, seventeen-year-old Neon navigates the progression of his relationship with Aria, culminating in a case of the jitters as the two intend to take the next big step in their relationship.014+.Grades 10-12.
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Novels.; African American teenagers; Dating (Social customs); Interpersonal relations; Sex; African American teenagers; Dating; Interpersonal relations; Sex;
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The hate u give [videorecording] / by Hall, Regina,actor.; Hornsby, Russell,actor.; Mackie, Anthony,1978-actor.; Rae, Issa,actor.; Smith, Algee,1994-actor.; Tillman, George,1969-film director.; Stenberg, Amandla,actor.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.,publisher.;
Amandla Stenberg, Regina Hall, Russell Hornsby, Anthony Mackie, Issa Rae, Algee Smith.Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Now, facing pressures from all sides of the community, Starr tries to find her voice in order to stand up for what's right.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; African American teenagers; Race relations; Police shootings; Witnesses;
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Jackal : a novel / by Adams, Erin E.,author.;
"A young Black girl goes missing in the woods outside her white Rust Belt town. But she's not the first-and she may not be the last ... It's watching. Liz Rocher is coming home ... reluctantly. As a Black woman, Liz doesn't exactly have fond memoriesof Johnstown, Pennsylvania, a predominantly white town. But her best friend is getting married, so she braces herself for a weekend of awkward and passive-aggressive reunions. Liz has grown, though; she can handle whatever awaits her. But on the day of the wedding, somewhere between dancing and dessert, the bride's daughter, Caroline, goes missing-and the only thing left behind is a piece of white fabric covered in blood. It's taking. As a frantic search begins, with the police combing the trees for Caroline, Liz is the only one who notices a pattern: a summer night. A missing girl. A party in the woods. She's seen this before. Keisha Woodson, the only other Black girl in school, walked into the woods with a mysterious man and was later found with her chest cavity ripped open and her heart missing. Liz shudders at the thought that it could have been her, and now, with Caroline missing, it can't be a coincidence. As Liz starts to dig through the town's history, she uncovers a horrifying secret about the place she once called home. Children have been going missing in these woods for years. All of them Black. All of them girls. It's your turn. With the evil in the forest creeping closer, Liz knows what she must do: find Caroline, or be entirely consumed by the darkness"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; African American teenage girls; Missing persons;
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How to live without you / by Everett, Sarah.;
When her sister, Rose, disappeared, seventeen-year-old Emmy lost a part of herself. Everyone else seems convinced she ran away and will reappear when she's ready, but Emmy isn't so sure. That doesn't make sense for the Rose she knew: effervescent, caring, and strong-willed. So Emmy returns to their Ohio hometown for a summer, determined to uncover clues that can lead her back to Rose once and for all. But what Emmy finds is a string of secrets and lies that she never imagined possible, casting the person she thought she knew best in a whole new light. Reeling with confusion, Emmy decides to step into Rose's life. She reconnects with their childhood best friend and follows in Rose's last-known footsteps with heart-wrenching consequences.LSC
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Sisters; Missing persons; Secrecy; African American teenage girls;
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On the come up [videorecording] / by Lil Yachty,1997-actor.; Gray, Jamila C.,actor.; Lathan, Sanaa,film director,actor.; Lil Yachty,1997-actor.; Randolph, Da'vine Joy,1986-actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Thomas, Angie.On the come up.; Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Jamila Gray, Da'vine Joy Randolph, Sanaa Lathan, Lil Yachty, Cliff Smith (method Man), Mike Epps, Titus Makin Jr., Rapsody, Lady London.Brianna Jackson is a sixteen-year-old gifted rapper who attempts to take the battle rap scene by storm to lift her family and do right by the legacy of her father a local hip-hop legend whose career was cut short by gang violence. But when her first hit song goes viral for all the wrong reasons, she finds herself torn between the authenticity that got her this far and the false persona that the industry wants to impose upon her.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: PG-13; for violence and adult language.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Fiction films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; African American teenagers; African Americans; Freedom of speech; Rap (Music); Rap musicians; Single-parent families; Women rap musicians;
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