After I Met Her

After I Met Her
Author: Cathy Valle
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Inc
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2023-08-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1509251650

A year before graduating college, Dani Morales tries to survive her school days without succumbing to her depression. Her only comfort in life is the company of her bunny and the occasional dates with Raul; a man who only uses her for her body. One day, Dani’s life changes completely when she meets a mysterious woman with blue hair named Ximena. They become good friends, and Dani develops a crush on her. As the semester continues, the two women are forced to face their dark pasts in order to be together.

One of the Good Ones

One of the Good Ones
Author: Maika Moulite
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2021-01-05
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1488076227

"One of the Good Ones is magic.” —Damon Young, author of What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker A shockingly powerful exploration of the lasting impact of prejudice and the indomitable spirit of sisterhood that will have readers questioning what it truly means to be an ally, from sister-writer duo Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite, authors of Dear Haiti, Love Alaine. ISN’T BEING HUMAN ENOUGH? When teen social activist and history buff Kezi Smith is killed under mysterious circumstances after attending a social justice rally, her devastated sister Happi and their family are left reeling in the aftermath. As Kezi becomes another immortalized victim in the fight against police brutality, Happi begins to question the idealized way her sister is remembered. Perfect. Angelic. One of the good ones. Even as the phrase rings wrong in her mind—why are only certain people deemed worthy to be missed?—Happi and her sister Genny embark on a journey to honor Kezi in their own way, using an heirloom copy of The Negro Motorist Green Book as their guide. But there’s a twist to Kezi’s story that no one could’ve ever expected—one that will change everything all over again. "Astonishing!" —Laura Ruby, two-time National Book Award finalist and author of Bone Gap "Brilliant" —Kirkus Reviews, starred review "Thrilling" —SLJ, starred review

Boulevard

Boulevard
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 488
Release: 2001
Genre: American literature
ISBN:

The Crown of Embers

The Crown of Embers
Author: Rae Carson
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2012-09-18
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0062190083

“Carson joins the ranks of writers like Kristin Cashore, Megan Whalen Turner, and Tamora Pierce as one of YA’s best writers of high fantasy.”—Locus Magazine The second book in Rae Carson’s award-winning and New York Times–bestselling trilogy! Betrayal, love, and untold power fuel the heroic adventure of a seventeen-year-old princess turned warrior-queen. Fans of Tomi Adeyemi, Kendare Blake and Sarah J. Maas will be riveted. She does not know what awaits her at the enemy’s gate. Elisa led her people to victory over a terrifying, sorcerous army. Her place as queen should be secure. But it isn’t. Her enemies come at her like ghosts in a dream, from foreign realms and even from within her own court. And her destiny as the chosen one remains uncertain. To conquer the power she bears, Elisa must journey from the hidden catacombs beneath her own city to treacherous seas and a long-forgotten island. With her go a one-eyed spy, a traitor, and the man with whom—despite everything—she is falling in love. If she’s lucky, she’ll return. But there will be a cost. Don’t miss The Empire of Dreams, Rae Carson’s action-packed return to the world of The Girl of Fire and Thorns!