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African American Fiction January 2020
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Shades of Fiction Book Discussion
Monday, February 3, 6:30
Copies available for checkout at the Circulation Desk.
A groomsman and his last-minute guest are about to discover if a fake date can go the distance in a fun and flirty debut novel.
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She Said It's Your Child 2
by Sherene Holly Cain
Darica's world is turned upside down as she becomes aware that her desires, her husband's selfishness, and her lover's past have created a perfect storm that leaves her knocking on death's door. But realising the error of her ways won't turn back the hands of time and undo the unthinkable things she did to get to this point. Rolanda thought she had raised her sons to value women, unlike their abusive, cheating father. She even married another man to give them a better life. She learns, however, that DNA plays a major role in relationships, and family ties are hard to break. Nolan and Dolan don't know it, but the one woman who holds the key to their hearts is fighting for her life. There are choices to make, secrets to reveal, and enemies waiting in the wings.
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Never Again, No More
by Untamed
Born and raised in Atlanta, Lucinda, LaMeka, Charice, and Trinity are best friends who all have suffered the perils of teen pregnancy. With their dreams and ambitions on hold, they struggle to find themselves and survive this game called life. Despite their efforts, the decisions they make create more trouble, and the consequences prove to be costlier than they ever could have imagined.
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Salvage the bones : a novel
by Jesmyn Ward
Enduring a hardscrabble existence as the children of alcoholic and absent parents, four siblings from a coastal Mississippi town prepare their meager stores for the arrival of Hurricane Katrina while struggling with such challenges as a teen pregnancy and a dying litter of prize pups. 25,000 first printing.
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The hate u give
by Angie Thomas
A collector's edition of the award-winning novel traces the story of a teen whose uneasy balance between her elite prep school and her disadvantaged home life is shattered when she witnesses the fatal shooting of her best friend by a police officer. 350,000 first printing. Movie tie-in. AB. H. K. PW.
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The underground railroad : a novel
by Colson Whitehead
Chronicles the daring survival story of a cotton plantation slave in Georgia, who, after suffering at the hands of both her owners and fellow slaves, races through the Underground Railroad with a relentless slave-catcher close behind
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Americanah
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Separated by respective ambitions after falling in love in occupied Nigeria, beautiful Ifemelu experiences triumph and defeat in America while exploring new concepts of race, while Obinze endures an undocumented status in London until the pair is reunited in their homeland 15 years later, where they face the toughest decisions of their lives. By the award-winning author of Half of a Yellow Sun.
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