PATTERSON HEIGHTS by Felicia Pride
Posted by Daniel on December 17, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Avery Washington has spent his entire life in Patterson Heights, a Baltimore neighborhood with a mean rep. It’s a good place to grow up—it has heart and soul as well as a few street hustlers, and plenty of solid families just like his. Then one day, his older brother Rashid ends up in the wrong [...]
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ENAKO BLUE by Brenda Woods
Posted by Daniel on August 24, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Who was Enako Blue? She was beautiful and good-hearted. She was Monterey’s best friend. She was the only girl Jamal cared about, the one who saw through his player act. She was the one who understood the burden of Eddie’s family. She was the best singer anyone had ever heard, with a voice like vanilla [...]
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