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I have been reading! I have just been very bad at posting to the comm.
- Davis, Tanita S. - A La Carte
Seventeen-year-old Lainey already knows what she wants from life: become a celebrity chef, get her own Food Network show, and come up with lots of awesome vegetarian dishes. But she and her best friend Sim have grown apart-he's hanging out with the partiers while she could care less-and to keep him close, Lainey's willing to do a lot more than she thought. ( more) - Headley, Justina Chen - North of Beautiful
Terra Rose Cooper is gorgeous: tall, thin, blonde-haired and blue-eyed. Or she would be, if it weren't for the port-wine stain covering the entire right side of her face. Her life is also perfect, or it would be, if her father didn't emotionally abuse everyone in the family, if her brothers in China and Seattle would only check in, if her mother didn't fear driving and overeat since her sister (Terra's aunt) died in a car accident. ( more) - Ly, Many - Roots and Wings
Grace's grandmother Naree has died, and her mother Chandra decides that they must hold a Cambodian funeral, despite having cut all ties to the community Chandra grew up with in St. Petersburg, Florida. When they return to Florida, Grace seizes on the chance to find out more about her family history-why her grandmother's face was scarred, why her grandmother and mother moved away before she was born, and most importantly, who her father is. ( more) - Woodson, Jacqueline - After Tupac and D Foster
D Foster shows up in the narrator and her best friend Neeka's lives shortly after Tupac is shot for the first time, and she leaves shortly before he dies. D is a kid in foster care who looks forward to the day her mom will come back to her, and her life is worlds away from that of the narrator and Neeka, who aren't allowed to go past their block, who are looked after by their moms. ( more)