Sharon G. Flake

In 1953 ten-year-old Octobia May lives in her Aunt's boarding house in the South, surrounded by an African American community which has its own secrets and internal racism, and spends her days wondering if Mr. Davenport in room 204 is really a vampire--or something else entirely.

In 1953, 10-year-old Octobia May lives in her aunt's boarding house with an African American community that has its own secrets and internal racism. Octobia's questioning mind unfolds mystery and adventure. The plot contains violence and racial slurs.

Unstoppable Octobia May

Short Stories About Girls and the Boys in Their Lives (Coretta Scott King Author Honor Books)

Who Am I Without Him?

Begging for Change

For use in schools and libraries only. Mann deals with the loss of his brother in this heartbreaking novel about inner-city violence.

Bang!

A teenage boy must face the harsh realities of inner city life, a disintegrating family, and destructive temptations as he struggles to find his identity as a young man.

A sedici anni Charlese "Char" Jones attraversa l’adolescenza come un campo di battaglia, rifiutando ogni aiuto, convinta che solo il più forte sopravvive. Espulsa dall’ennesima scuola, viene mandata a vivere dai nonni. Lungo la strada, però, incontra April, una ragazza in fuga, e Anthony, un uomo che farà leva sulla vulnerabilità di Char per diventarne lo sfruttatore, trascinandola in un mondo in cui rischierà di perdersi. Uscirne sarà un percorso di trasformazione, crescita e rinascita. Dopo The Skin I’m In Sharon G. Flake torna con un romanzo intenso e importante dalla protagonista indimenticabile.

The Life I'm in. Io non mi arrendo

The skin I'm in. Il colore della mia pelle

The powerful and long-anticipated companion to The Skin I'm In, Sharon Flake's bestselling modern classic, presents the unflinching story of Char, a young woman trapped in the underworld of human trafficking. My feet are heavy as stones when I walk up the block wondering why I can't find my old self.In The Skin I'm In, readers saw into the life of Maleeka Madison, a teen who suffered from the ridicule she received because of her dark skin color. For decades fans have wanted to know the fate of the bully who made Maleeka's life miserable, Char.Now in Sharon Flake's latest and unflinching novel, The Life I'm In, we follow Charlese Jones, who, with her raw, blistering voice speaks the truths many girls face, offering insight to some of the causes and conditions that make a bully. Turned out of the only home she has known, Char boards a bus to nowhere where she is lured into the dangerous web of human trafficking. Much is revealed behind the complex system of men who take advantage of vulnerable teens in the underbelly of society. While Char might be frightened, she remains strong and determined to bring herself and her fellow victims out of the dark and back into the light, reminding us why compassion is a powerful cure to the ills of the world.Sharon Flake's bestselling, Coretta Scott King Award-winning novel The Skin I'm In was a game changer when it was first published more than twenty years ago. It redefined young adult literature by presenting characters, voices, and real-world experiences that had not been fully seen. Now Flake offers readers another timely and radical story of a girl on the brink and how her choices will lead her to either fall, or fly.

The Life I'm In

Frank Morrison

Ten-year-old Queen, a spoiled and conceited African American girl who is disliked by most of her classmates, learns a lesson about friendship from an unlikely "knight in shining armor." Reprint.

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