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Author
Series
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
New York Times bestselling author Nikki Turner returns with the next edition in the highly successful Banks Sisters trilogy.
Meet the Banks sisters-Simone, Bunny, Tallhya, and Ginger. They feel like they are finally in the clear in connection with the recent bank robberies-until their mother shows up demanding her share at gunpoint. She threatens to snitch them out if they don't come correct. The situation becomes a bloody mess, and now, two sisters...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"From acclaimed African-American novelist Trisha Thomas comes the story of Bailey Dowery, a Black dressmaker in 1950s Oklahoma whose gift of "second sight" pulls her into a dangerous small-town scandal involving a society wedding, a murder, and shocking family secrets"--
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"From Philip K. Dick Award finalist Elwin Cotman, an irresistibly unnerving collection of stories that explore the anxieties of living while Black--a high-wire act of literary-fantastical hybrid fiction. A rural town finds itself under the authoritarian sway of a tree that punishes children. A pair of old friends navigate their fraught history as strange happenings escalate in a Mexican restaurant. A pair of narcissistic friends wreak havoc on an...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Dreaming of playing on her school's soccer team but self-conscious about her hearing aids, Zoe is too nervous to try out until some new friends show her that being different is extraordinary, giving her the courage to find self-acceptance and confidence to achieve her goal.
Author
Series
Publisher
Good2Go Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Local gangster Dante is arrested and charged with the murder of two peace officers. A turn of events which doesn't take but a minute (literally) to begin percolating through the underworld grapevine. Some are thrilled about the news. Some intrigued. Others... flat out shocked. But one person in particular is devastated. Dante's lover and partner in crime Alinna. This was 'her' mistake, and now Dante has taken the fall for it. But that's only half...
Author
Series
Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"From a murderous Bonnie and Clyde stirring up a hornet's nest to a drug war and the rise of heroin overdoses, Detectives Michael Acosta and Chris Emerson are tasked with investigating the rash of robberies and brutal murders happening in the borough. Queens is bubbling with heated violence, as rival kingpins vie for power"--
10) Nigel y la luna
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Español
Description
"When Nigel looks up at the moon, his future is bright. He imagines himself as...an astronaut, a dancer, a superhero, too! Among the stars, he twirls. With pride, his chest swells. And his eyes, they glow. Nigel is the most brilliant body in the sky. Butit's Career Week at school, and Nigel can't find the courage to share his dreams. It's easy to whisper them to the moon, but not to his classmates--especially when he already feels out of place"--
11) Yaya and the sea
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
On the first day of spring, a young New Yorker, with her mother and aunts, takes the train to the ocean to make an offering of flowers and fruit to Mama Ocean, thanking her for her magnificence, and welcoming the new year.
Author
Publisher
Cole Hart Signature
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"McKenzie is a beautiful yet misguided young woman. After the death of her boyfriend, Chris, she wasn't interested in dating another dope boy until Chase entered her world. Chase is everything Kenzie wanted in a man. He was handsome, wealthy, and most of all, he made her happy. When the truth emerges that Chase is living a double life, Kenzie feels a sense of betrayal she has never felt before. With learning about Chase's secrets, and her home life...
13) Afro samurai
Publisher
Funimation Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Afro is out on a mission to seek revenge for the wrongful death of his father. A warrior who travels a solitary path encountering a myriad of enemies, friends, and challenges beyond imagination.
Author
Series
Hood rat novels ; 7
Publisher
Cash Money Content
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"Secrets are revealed, sides are chosen and bodies are dropped ... it's on! After being thought dead, Animal resurfaces on the streets of New York to keep true to his promise, and make it rain blood over Harlem. All those who had wronged him would feel his wrath, including Shai Clark, boss of the New York underworld. However, touching a man like Shai Clark proves to be easier said than done. Using Animal's soul mate Gucci as bait, Shai sets a trap...
Author
Publisher
Cole Hart Signature, LLC
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Your favorite characters are back with more drama than before. McKenzie is enjoying her pregnancy and working on getting her life back together in Chicago before her babies are born. A near-tragic car accident quickly makes McKenzie realize that life is too short, and she doesn't want to waste another moment not being with the man she truly loves. Giving birth to two healthy babies and beginning her relationship with Malakai, McKenzie feels better...
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