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What's Hot on the Urban SceneThe Oscar- and Golden Globe-winning movie Moonlight has received critical acclaim as one of the best new films. The movie follows young African-American male Chiron, from childhood to adolescence, as he copes with bullying and struggles to discover himself while growing up in a gritty Miami neighborhood. Besides its Academy Award win for best picture last month, Moonlight has garnered many other accolades, including the 2016 Florida Film Critics Circle's Golden Orange Award for outstanding contribution to film. Find out what the buzz is all about for this movie. Place a hold on it in the Lee County Library catalog, and claim a copy to borrow and watch. Until satisfying that movie craving, feast the eyes on a good page-turner. Grab copies of some of the hottest urban fiction out right now, including Carl Weber's long-awaited The Syndicate 2. There is more to choose from, so pick one from the list and get started on a literary journey through the streets.
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A Sinful Calling
by Kimberla Lawson Roby
Raven -- the wife of the Reverend Dillon Whitfield Black, the secret son of the Reverend Curtis Black -- decides she wants a higher position in the church, while Alicia, the estranged daughter of Curtis Black, hides a devastating secret.
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Money-makin' Mamas. 2
by Silk Smooth
While Karrine and Taffy risk their relationship with each other to pursue the same man, Mama's role in Honey's successful empire is revealed at the same time she is targeted by a vengeful adversary from her past. Original.
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Murdergram. Part 2
by Nisa Santiago
With Cristal presumed dead, Tamar travels from state to state dishing out death as a hired gun, but when she sets out for revenge, it becomes clear that the person she's hunting is actually hunting her.
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The Syndicate. 2: Carl Weber Presents
by Brick
With the Syndicate growing, the MacPhearson clan tries to follow the criminal blueprint of their dead mother while searching for those who killed her.
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Allegedly
by Tiffany D. Jackson
Relocated to a violent group home after enduring years in prison for allegedly killing a white baby, black teen Mary B. Addison falls in love with a fellow resident and becomes pregnant before finding the courage to set the record straight about what really happened. 50,000 first printing.
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Crystal's Crush
by Sparkle
Crystal Jackson is surrounded by drama. Her parents are constantly arguing and fighting. To escape the drama at home, she befriends Tyreek "Ty" Davis, known on the streets as Doughboy. Crystal ignores her two BFFs (Dena and Sade) warning about Ty, and her crush leads her into a lot more than a full blown relationship. As Crystal spends more time with Ty, she unknowingly places her life in situations more dangerous than she has ever imagined. Crystal and Ty become like a new age Bonnie and Clyde as they go on one deadly adventure after another. Lives are lost and enemies crossed. Turning sixteen may be sweet, but it can also be deadly as Crystal quickly finds out in this edgy tale of drama, intrigue and teenage love.
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Ninety-Nine Problems
by Gloria Dotson-Lewis
Who would have thought that a drug dealing drop-out could ever come between childhood best friends, Crea McCloud and Fiona Spencer and flip their lives upside down? When Fiona's new boyfriend, Romero, walks into the picture, Crea's 'reject radar' begins flashing out of control. But Fiona, blinded by her attraction to bad boys, is too caught up in the fancy cars, shopping sprees, and bling to notice that he is just a dead end. She soon discovers that the material things Romero showers her with will cost her a price she won't soon forget. Crea has an issue of her own to address with secret crush Brandon Thomas. She is tired of pretending that she is cool with them being 'just friends'. Crea is ready to reveal her true feelings, but there's one major thing standing in her way, Alyssa, Brandon's annoying girlfriend. Complicating matters even further is Crea's brother, Vincent, who is convinced that skipping classes, getting girls, and hanging out with gangsters is what's up. He soon discovers that a cute face can be bad for your health and getting tangled up with the law is not as hood glamorous as it sounds. More than enough trouble invades the lives of these three teens. When it begins to feel like ninety-nine problems are on their shoulders, will they all be strong enough to carry the weight?
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The Quality of Mercy
by Anne E. Schraff
When an unpopular teacher is the victim of escalating acts of vandalism and a classmate is accused, Oliver and Alonee attempt to find the true culprit.
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