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120 pp.
| Darby Creek
| April, 2015
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LibraryISBN 978-1-4677-5805-5$27.99
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PaperISBN 978-1-4677-6050-8$9.99
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EbookISBN 978-1-4677-6192-5
(4)
YA
Swoop List series.
Five bullied girls become friends despite their different backgrounds in this sanitized teen series. Characters' struggles with rape, abuse, abortion, and violence run parallel to estranged friendships, prom, and crushes. The hi-lo format and urban setting will draw readers; stilted emotional exposition and simplistic treatments of the subject matter do the books an injustice. There are three other spring 2015 books in this series. Review covers these Swoop List titles: Feel Real Good and On Your Knees.
104 pp.
| Darby Creek
| April, 2015
|
LibraryISBN 978-1-4677-5807-9$27.99
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PaperISBN 978-1-4677-6052-2$9.99
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EbookISBN 978-1-4677-6194-9
(4)
YA
Swoop List series.
Five bullied girls become friends despite their different backgrounds in this sanitized teen series. Characters' struggles with rape, abuse, abortion, and violence run parallel to estranged friendships, prom, and crushes. The hi-lo format and urban setting will draw readers; stilted emotional exposition and simplistic treatments of the subject matter do the books an injustice. There are three other spring 2015 books in this series. Review covers these Swoop List titles: Feel Real Good and On Your Knees.
153 pp.
| Darby Creek
| October, 2014
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LibraryISBN 978-1-4677-3725-8$27.93
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PaperISBN 978-1-4677-4486-7$7.95
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EbookISBN 978-1-4677-4655-7
(4)
YA
Sharp Sisters series.
African American sisters--biological and adopted--experience gritty truths about their world when their father runs for mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina. The teens grapple with issues of ethics and compassion, such as sensitivity about domestic violence and homelessness in their school. At times racy, the relatable, true-to-life (sometimes didactic) hi/lo series challenges stereotypes of urban African American young women. Review covers these Sharp Sisters titles: Better Than Picture Perfect, Icing on the Cake, Make Something Of It, Truth and Nothing But, and Turn Up for Real.
153 pp.
| Darby Creek
| October, 2014
|
LibraryISBN 978-1-4677-3728-9$27.93
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PaperISBN 978-1-4677-4487-4$7.95
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EbookISBN 978-1-4677-4656-4
(4)
YA
Sharp Sisters series.
African American sisters--biological and adopted--experience gritty truths about their world when their father runs for mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina. The teens grapple with issues of ethics and compassion, such as sensitivity about domestic violence and homelessness in their school. At times racy, the relatable, true-to-life (sometimes didactic) hi/lo series challenges stereotypes of urban African American young women. Review covers these Sharp Sisters titles: Better Than Picture Perfect, Icing on the Cake, Make Something Of It, Truth and Nothing But, and Turn Up for Real.
153 pp.
| Darby Creek
| October, 2014
|
LibraryISBN 978-1-4677-3727-2$27.93
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PaperISBN 978-1-4677-4489-8$7.95
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EbookISBN 978-1-4677-4658-8
(4)
YA
Sharp Sisters series.
African American sisters--biological and adopted--experience gritty truths about their world when their father runs for mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina. The teens grapple with issues of ethics and compassion, such as sensitivity about domestic violence and homelessness in their school. At times racy, the relatable, true-to-life (sometimes didactic) hi/lo series challenges stereotypes of urban African American young women. Review covers these Sharp Sisters titles: Better Than Picture Perfect, Icing on the Cake, Make Something Of It, Truth and Nothing But, and Turn Up for Real.
159 pp.
| Darby Creek
| October, 2014
|
LibraryISBN 978-1-4677-3726-5$27.93
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PaperISBN 978-1-4677-4490-4$7.95
|
EbookISBN 978-1-4677-4659-5
(4)
YA
Sharp Sisters series.
African American sisters--biological and adopted--experience gritty truths about their world when their father runs for mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina. The teens grapple with issues of ethics and compassion, such as sensitivity about domestic violence and homelessness in their school. At times racy, the relatable, true-to-life (sometimes didactic) hi/lo series challenges stereotypes of urban African American young women. Review covers these Sharp Sisters titles: Better Than Picture Perfect, Icing on the Cake, Make Something Of It, Truth and Nothing But, and Turn Up for Real.
145 pp.
| Darby Creek
| October, 2014
|
LibraryISBN 978-1-4677-3722-7$27.93
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PaperISBN 978-1-4677-4488-1$7.95
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EbookISBN 978-1-4677-4657-1
(4)
YA
Sharp Sisters series.
African American sisters--biological and adopted--experience gritty truths about their world when their father runs for mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina. The teens grapple with issues of ethics and compassion, such as sensitivity about domestic violence and homelessness in their school. At times racy, the relatable, true-to-life (sometimes didactic) hi/lo series challenges stereotypes of urban African American young women. Review covers these Sharp Sisters titles: Better Than Picture Perfect, Icing on the Cake, Make Something Of It, Truth and Nothing But, and Turn Up for Real.