Brandy Colbert
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12
Description
"Suzette returns home to Los Angeles from boarding school and grapples with her bisexual identity when she and her [stepbrother] Lionel fall in love with the same girl, pushing Lionel's bipolar disorder to spin out of control and forcing Suzette to confront her own demons"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"The Blackwoods. Everyone knows their name. Blossom Blackwood burst onto the silver screen in 1962, and in the decades that followed, she would become one of the most celebrated actors of our time--and the matriarch of the most famous Black family in Hollywood. To her great-granddaughters, Hollis and Ardith, she has always just been Bebe. And when she passes away, it changes everything. Hollis Blackwood was never interested in fame. Still, she’s...
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 14
Description
A collection of short stories explore what it is like to be young and black, centering on the experiences of black teenagers and emphasizing that one person's experiences, reality, and personal identity are different than someone else.
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 20
Description
Summer meets love in both fantasy and reality in this anthology featuring renowned writers of both teen and adult fiction.
Summer is the perfect time for love to bloom, and these short stories of teenagers facing the confusing maze of first love will have you dreaming of sunset strolls by the lake. The selections range from heartfelt to outlandish, as the characters find passion in some very unexpected places.
11) Feral youth
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
Follows ten teens who are left alone in the wilderness amid a three-day survival test.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 16
Description
History is filled with stories of women accused of witchcraft, of fearsome girls with arcane knowledge. Toil & Trouble features fifteen stories of girls embracing their power, reclaiming their destinies and using their magic to create, to curse, to cure - and to kill. ... This collection reveals a universal truth: there's nothing more powerful than a teenage girl who believes in herself.