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The Only Black Girls in Town
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From award-winning YA author Brandy Colbert comes a debut middle-grade novel about the only two Black girls in town who discover a collection of hidden journals revealing shocking secrets of the past.
Beach-loving surfer Alberta has been the only Black girl in town for years. Alberta's best friend, Laramie, is the closest thing she has to a sister, but there are some things even Laramie can't understand. When the bed and breakfast across the street finds new owners, Alberta is ecstatic to learn the family is black—and they have a 12-year-old daughter just like her.
Alberta is positive she and the new girl, Edie, will be fast friends. But while Alberta loves being a California girl, Edie misses her native Brooklyn and finds it hard to adapt to small-town living.
When the girls discover a box of old journals in Edie's attic, they team up to figure out exactly who's behind them and why they got left behind. Soon they discover shocking and painful secrets of the past and learn that nothing is quite what it seems.
Beach-loving surfer Alberta has been the only Black girl in town for years. Alberta's best friend, Laramie, is the closest thing she has to a sister, but there are some things even Laramie can't understand. When the bed and breakfast across the street finds new owners, Alberta is ecstatic to learn the family is black—and they have a 12-year-old daughter just like her.
Alberta is positive she and the new girl, Edie, will be fast friends. But while Alberta loves being a California girl, Edie misses her native Brooklyn and finds it hard to adapt to small-town living.
When the girls discover a box of old journals in Edie's attic, they team up to figure out exactly who's behind them and why they got left behind. Soon they discover shocking and painful secrets of the past and learn that nothing is quite what it seems.
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“Loved how this dealt with the racial issues of America in 1950/1960. Really enjoyed myself”
“All her life, Alberta has been the only Black girl in her small California town. It isn't too difficult or anything, but there are definitely times where she feels... uncomfortable, even around her best friend, Laramie. But when another Black girl her age, Edie, moves in on her street, Alberta is over the moon. Even though Edie misses her old life in Brooklyn something fierce, Alberta and Edie become fast friends. When they discover some old journals hidden away in Edie's new home, the girls fixate on their project; learning about this mysterious woman, Constance, and the secret she was keeping from everyone around her.
A sweet story about friendship, the awkward middle school years, learning to stand up for oneself, and navigating microaggressions. There was a lot happening in this one, but it wrapped up nicely, and I appreciated the various journeys of personal growth each girl went through (and also that each struck that nice balance of sharing the details without overexplaining, as can happen in middle grade/younger texts).”
About Brandy Colbert
Brandy Colbert is the critically acclaimed author of the novels The Voting Booth, The Revolution of Birdie Randolph, Pointe, Finding Yvonne, and Stonewall Award winner Little & Lion. Born and raised in Springfield, Missouri, she now lives and writes in Los Angeles.
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