A Dollar Outta Fifteen Cent
Title | A Dollar Outta Fifteen Cent PDF eBook |
Author | Caroline McGill |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 416 |
Release | 2013-06-25 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1476734186 |
If she hustled hard enough, she could stay ahead of the game—that was her life story, always trying to make a dollar outta fifteen cent... Street-smart Portia Lane traded in her church roots and college degree for sex-fueled stardom as Brooklyn’s hottest stripper. The hood respects her, men in suits open their wallets, her girlfriends—Laila, Simone, and Fatima—have got her back, and the money rolls in. Then Portia breaks her own rules and falls dangerously in love with one of her regulars, and everything about the way she lives her life comes into question. Jay is an ambitious music executive who’s a little bit thug, and all sexy—and Portia must genuinely change to win his trust and prove her love for him is not inspired by his wealth. But one way or another, Portia will pay the price for her tumultuous past.
A Dollar Outta Fifteen Cent II
Title | A Dollar Outta Fifteen Cent II PDF eBook |
Author | Caroline McGill |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | African Americans |
ISBN | 9780975298022 |
Living Up The Street
Title | Living Up The Street PDF eBook |
Author | Gary Soto |
Publisher | Laurel Leaf |
Pages | 178 |
Release | 1992-02-01 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 0440211700 |
In a prose that is so beautiful it is poetry, we see the world of growing up and going somewhere through the dust and heat of Fresno's industrial side and beyond: It is a boy's coming of age in the barrio, parochial school, attending church, public summer school, and trying to fall out of love so he can join in a Little League baseball team. His is a clarity that rings constantly through the warmth and wry reality of these sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic, always human remembrances.
Out of the Dust (Scholastic Gold)
Title | Out of the Dust (Scholastic Gold) PDF eBook |
Author | Karen Hesse |
Publisher | Scholastic Inc. |
Pages | 254 |
Release | 2012-09-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0545517125 |
Acclaimed author Karen Hesse's Newbery Medal-winning novel-in-verse explores the life of fourteen-year-old Billie Jo growing up in the dust bowls of Oklahoma. Out of the Dust joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content!"Dust piles up like snow across the prairie. . . ."A terrible accident has transformed Billie Jo's life, scarring her inside and out. Her mother is gone. Her father can't talk about it. And the one thing that might make her feel better -- playing the piano -- is impossible with her wounded hands.To make matters worse, dust storms are devastating the family farm and all the farms nearby. While others flee from the dust bowl, Billie Jo is left to find peace in the bleak landscape of Oklahoma -- and in the surprising landscape of her own heart.
Head Bitch in Charge
Title | Head Bitch in Charge PDF eBook |
Author | Caroline McGill |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2012-06-29 |
Genre | African American women |
ISBN | 9780975298091 |
Take a walk in the shoes of Elle Mitchell. She came up in the church but quickly became fascinated with the underworld. The youngest sister of three, she has something to prove. Street smart and book smart, Elle will stop at nothing to get rich quick. Determined, she sets out to be Head Bitch In Charge. But HBIC is a position to be earned and the stakes are high. Ain't no easy road to riches when treading down a path of unrighteousness. Prosperity spawns adversity and enemies. Only one can fill the shoes of HBIC.
Facts of Life
Title | Facts of Life PDF eBook |
Author | Gary Soto |
Publisher | HarperCollins |
Pages | 193 |
Release | 2008-05-01 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 0547539347 |
What do Gaby Lopez, Michael Robles, and Cynthia Rodriguez have in common? These three kids join other teens and tweens in Gary Soto's new short story collection, in which the hard-knock facts of growing up are captured with humor and poignance. Filled with annoying siblings, difficult parents, and first loves, these stories are a masterful reminder of why adolescence is one of the most frustrating and fascinating times of life.
Five Feet Apart
Title | Five Feet Apart PDF eBook |
Author | Rachael Lippincott |
Publisher | Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |
Pages | 288 |
Release | 2019-02-05 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 1534451560 |
Also a major motion picture starring Cole Sprouse and Haley Lu Richardson! Goodreads Choice Winner, Best Young Adult Fiction of 2019 In this #1 New York Times bestselling novel that’s perfect for fans of John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars, two teens fall in love with just one minor complication—they can’t get within a few feet of each other without risking their lives. Can you love someone you can never touch? Stella Grant likes to be in control—even though her totally out of control lungs have sent her in and out of the hospital most of her life. At this point, what Stella needs to control most is keeping herself away from anyone or anything that might pass along an infection and jeopardize the possibility of a lung transplant. Six feet apart. No exceptions. The only thing Will Newman wants to be in control of is getting out of this hospital. He couldn’t care less about his treatments, or a fancy new clinical drug trial. Soon, he’ll turn eighteen and then he’ll be able to unplug all these machines and actually go see the world, not just its hospitals. Will’s exactly what Stella needs to stay away from. If he so much as breathes on Stella, she could lose her spot on the transplant list. Either one of them could die. The only way to stay alive is to stay apart. But suddenly six feet doesn’t feel like safety. It feels like punishment. What if they could steal back just a little bit of the space their broken lungs have stolen from them? Would five feet apart really be so dangerous if it stops their hearts from breaking too?