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Publisher
Walker Books
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
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Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. As the daughter of an underground hip hop legend who died right before he hit big, Bri?s got massive shoes to fill. But when her first song goes viral for all the wrong reasons, Bri finds herself at the centre of controversy and portrayed by the media as more menace than MC. And with an eviction notice staring her family down, Bri no longer just wants to make it - she has to. Even if it means...
Author
Publisher
Walker Books
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
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Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Ent
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
American drama in which a young woman must balance her life at a predominantly white prep school while staying true to her roots in a predominantly black neighbourhood. As she blends in with the other students at school and still manages to maintain friendships within her community, Starr (Amandla Stenberg) begins to feel the pressures of racial divide. One night, while out driving with her best friend, Khalil (Algee Smith), her life drastically changes...