Author : L. Divine
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 33,79 MB
Release : 2008-09
Category : African American teenagers
ISBN : 9781417830954
While dealing with her friend Mickey's possible pregnancy and her conniving rival Misty, Jayd is torn between her ex Jeremy, who is trying to get on the basketball team, and Rah, who is on the rebound, and must reconnect with her powerful lineage to
Author : L. Divine
Publisher : Perfection Learning
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 24,20 MB
Release : 2009-09-14
Category :
ISBN : 9781606864920
Drama High is a fun new series featuring a young sistah who's learning that life in the `hood is nothing compared to life in high school. Series is a YALSA 2009 Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers.
Author : L. Divine
Publisher : Dafina Books
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 18,6 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780758216335
After a summer of bliss with boyfriend KJ, Jayd Jackson returns to South Bay High (aka Drama High) to discover that she's been dumped, her former best friend is out to get her and KJ's new girl is looking to knock her out. With drama at an all-time high, Jayd, with a little help from Mama and her mystical bag of tricks, is about to get some lessons in who's really got her back - and, more importantly, when she's got to watch it.
Author : L. Divine
Publisher : Kensington Publishing Corp.
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 10,27 MB
Release : 2008-09-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 0758235917
Just as South Bay High's Jayd Jackson is feeling good that her two main social circles have finally come together, drama takes over once more, and the usual suspects are involved. . . These days, family and relationship drama is the name of the game in Jayd's life--from her fighting uncles on the home front to her friend Mickey's possible pregnancy--aka her "maybe baby"--to a vengeful plan being plotted by Misty, Jayd's nemesis, over a highly personal problem. In fact, Jayd may have to do some plotting of her own to keep her crew safe from Misty's drama. Meanwhile, Rah is trying to get closer to Jayd, but she won't be his rebound girl. Everything comes to a head when Jayd's ex, Jeremy, asks to play basketball with Rah and the others and is told that a white boy can't ball. Jeremy proves them wrong, but will that be enough for them to let him on the team for an important game? Or will ego and stereotyping win? It's almost more than Jayd can take--until her Mama reminds her of her powerful lineage. Now it's time for Jayd to catch up on her spirit work, and confront some powerful emotions of her own. . .
Author : L. Divine
Publisher : Kensington Books
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 26,78 MB
Release : 2008-04-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780758225344
For South Bay High's bold, beautiful Jayd Jackson, drama has reached record-breaking heights as she finds herself on the defensive at home, work, and school. Maybe it's time to take her destiny--and her power--into her own hands. . . Her relationship with now-ex boyfriend Jeremy behind her, Jayd realizes drama is just a never-ending part of daily life. Even so, she's reached her limit, battling with her new boss, jealousies at school, and tensions at home. To deal with it all, Jayd is ready to give some attention to her legacy as one in a long line of conjure women. But that legacy comes with a line of rivals too--and a couple of them are much too close to home. First, there's Misty, Jayd's enemy #1 and current girlfriend of Jayd's other ex, KJ. Then there's Jayd's neighbor, Esmeralda, a conjurer from Louisiana whose crystal-clear blue eyes are said to be deadly. When Jayd spots Misty's mom visiting Esmeralda, she knows something's up and it's time for Mama to fill her in. Turns out there's a history between these families, and if Jayd wants to keep the drama under control, she'll have to learn to use her power like never before--and become the woman she was born to be.
Author : L. Divine
Publisher : Dafina Young Adult
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 18,72 MB
Release : 2010-06-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 0758260482
Jayd Jackson's about to take the most important test of her life. . . With the Advanced Placement exams coming up, Jayd can't afford any distractions. Enter Rah's baby mama, the master of stirring up trouble. Despite her best intentions, Jayd gets entangled in the drama and fails her pre-test exam. Knowing it's time to get her act together, she joins a study group on campus, sharpens her skills--and meets a whole new crew. Unfortunately, Jayd's the only one who's happy about her newfound study habits and newfound friends. Her old crew is suddenly full of haters--and even Mama's giving her a hard time. Just when it seems things can't get any worse, Misty starts talking smack, hoping to destroy Jayd once and for all. Now Jayd's wondering if the real test is whether she's ready to say goodbye to the old and move on up and out. . .
Author : Robert Sharenow
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 17,81 MB
Release : 2009-02-06
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 0061851302
Share this "harrowing and painfully honest historical novel"* at home or in the classroom. Through this "extraordinary" debut effort from the Sydney Taylor Award winner Robert Sharenow, readers will explore how "ingrained prejudices—whether acted upon or not—help destroy lives and shatter a community."** In 1960 New Orleans, thirteen-year-old Louise is pulled out of class by her mother to protest court-ordered integration of her school. Louise’s mother is one of the jeering “Cheerleaders.” Each morning the Cheerleaders gather at the school to harass the school's first black student, six-year-old Ruby Bridges, as she enters the building. After a mysterious man from New York named Morgan arrives in town and takes up residence in the family's crumbling boarding house, Louise's acceptance of "the way things are" begins to crumble. Through conversations with Morgan and firsthand observations, Louise begins to wonder about the morality of the Cheerleaders’ activities—and everything Louise thinks she knows about her mother, her world, and herself will change. In a starred review, Booklist commented: "Readers will be held fast by the history told from the inside as adult Louise remembers the vicious role of ordinary people." *School Library Journal (starred review) ; **Chicago Tribune
Author : David Klass
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 40,56 MB
Release : 2013-08-06
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0374379963
When Jerry Downing, star quarterback in a small football town, gets a second chance after his drunk driving had serious consequences, Carla Jensen, ace reporter for the school newspaper, invites him to join her in writing a blog, mainly about sports.
Author : Kathi Appelt
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 39,79 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780152051273
Graduating eighth graders relate their stories of love and heartbreak that have brought them to Dogwood Junior High's magical Stardust Dance.
Author : L. Divine
Publisher : Dafina Books
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 12,92 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0758231113
Jayd is making some major moves. Fed up with the way the school was handling Cultural Awareness Day, Jayd and her crew decided to form the first African American Student Union with the assistance of two of her teachers - much to the administration's disapproval. On the boy front, things are definitely full of drama. Emilio, the new Latino sophomore at South Bay High, has been giving Jayd lots of attention - upsetting her boyfriend Jeremy. Jayd loves the eye candy, but after sharing a kiss with Emilio, Jayd has a dream that makes her question his true intentions.
