NoNieqa Ramos
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Fifteen-year-old Macy, officially labeled "disturbed" by her school, records her impressions of her rough neighborhood and home life as she tries to rescue her brother from Child Protective Services, win back her overachieving best friend after a fight, and figure out whether to tell her incarcerated father about her mother's cheating." --
2) Your mama
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Illustrations and easy-to-read text twist classic 'your mama' jokes into a celebration of the beauty, power, and love of motherhood." --
3) The truth is
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Closed off and grieving her best friend, fifteen-year-old overachiever Verdad faces prejudices at school and from her traditional mother, her father's distance since his remarriage, and her attraction to a transgender classmate." --
4) Hair story
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Preciosa has hair that won't stay straight, won't be confined. Rudine's hair resists rollers, flat irons, and rules. Together, the girls play hair salon! They take inspiration from their moms, their neighbors, their ancestors, and cultural icons. They discover that their hair holds roots of the past and threads of the future."--
6) Beauty woke
Author
Publisher
Versify, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Beauty, who is of Taino Indian, African, and Boricua heritage, was taught to be strong and proud, but hatred toward people who look like her bruises her heart until her community opens her eyes to the truth."--
