The best of the street chronicles today, Ghetto Girls Too is a wonderfully hypnotic adventure that delves into the convoluted minds of criminals and the dark world of police corruption. Yet, there is something thrilling and surprisingly tender about this ongoing young-adult saga filled with mad flava. Coco is from da hood, she's down with Ghetto Girls. Her friend Deedee is downtown chic but when dramas pop off, Deedee reps Ghetto Girls Too. Things...

"Sixteen-year-old Marigold 'Goldie' Vance has an insatiable curiosity and dreams of one day becoming a detective. Luckily for Goldie, with the St. Pascal Rockin' the Beach Music Festival coming to town, there's plenty of inexplicable shenanigans keeping her gumshoe brain busy, from mysterious power outages, to missing musicians, to Russian spies hiding in the shadows."--Back cover.

"Goldie, Diane, and Cheryl find themselves jetsetting to sunny Los Angeles. Goldie befriends a silent film star and takes on a case of stolen film memorabilia."--Provided by publisher.

In Mississippi, fourteen-year-old Maddy Dangerfield has just impulsively drawn a naked woman on the pages of Genesis in bright red lipstick during Sunday service. The community is scandalized, and her devout, long-suffering mother's response is to force her to spend weekends nursing her Aunt Pip-an outcast who lives on the edge of town. Now Maddy moves between her own home-which she shares with her hard-working, Bible-reading mother and her drinking,...

"A book for young readers about the life and legacy of civil rights activist Claudette Colvin"--

Laurel's life is full of excitement and accomplishment, but things start to fall apart and her faith in God is tested.

Jayd Jackson, happily in a relationship with the coolest white boy ever, deals with her ex-boyfriend, who is trying to break them up, and her best friend Nellie who is causing all sorts of drama as she runs for junior class homecoming Princess against the Athletes and Cheerleaders.

Accidentally meeting after a 14-year separation, teenage twins Tia and Tamera vow never to be parted again. Convincing their adoptive single parents that both families would be better off living together under the same roof, the girls begin their new lives, together again for the first time since birth.

High school senior Tobyn, who attends a performing arts school in Harlem, finds support from her fellow Flyy Girls as she pursues fame as a singer, grows closer to Noelle, and struggles to connect with her older sister.

"Get to know the life and legacy of Claudette Colvin. Vivid photographs and easy-to-read text give early readers an engaging and age-appropriate look at her often-overlooked role in the Civil Rights Movement." --