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Description edit
Who said the streets don't love nobody? Black is the novel that shatters the myth. Kaia didn't choose the streets. The streets chose her. Tossed from a broken home, Kaia is forced to learn the hard way just how grimy street life can be. Shedding her innocence overnight it seems, Kaia goes from... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Aaron: the perfect guy that has struggles and problems along the way.
- Kaia: Girl forced to grow up way to soon. Has to deal with dysfunctional family and obstacles along the way. She soon meets Aaron who brings her happiness as well as struggles.
- Symphany: Best friend of Kaia. Independent and encouraging to those around her.
- Phoenix: Daughter of Kaia and Aaron.
- Keith: Brother of Aaron who has to grow up fast in order to take care of his family.
- Talia: Best friend of Kaia.
- Giselle: The materialistic friend who has to learn what's more important in life at the end.
- Asha: Kaia's sister
- Nubia: Kaia's sister
- Janice: Kaia's mother
- Sean: Friend to Aaron and Symphany
Quotes edit
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“She longed for the day when she would be allowed to go outside by herself like her sisters could. She just wanted to get away. The funniest thing was that even as she grew up, she never lost that desire to escape her reality. she wondered if she ever would.”
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“The sad lesson, which they would soon learn, is that all good things come to an end.”
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“I love that girl. Just because we're young don't mean we can't recognize the real thing when we find it.”
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“And Kaia wept. She wept because fairy tales do not exist. she wept for dreams unrealized. She wept because she'd yet to see a sky dipped in blue instead of gray. Her tears were salty with the bitterness of heartache.”
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“You have to learn to like yourself. When you learn to like yourself it doesn't matter if someone else doesn't like you. You won't give a damn, because you know it's their problem, not yours.”
First Sentence edit
Kaia's nightmares began the summer after Maurice's death.
Table of Contents edit
Prologue
PART ONE: CATERPILLAR
Chapter One - Silent War
Chapter Two - Seasons Change
Chapter Three - Shedding Innocence
Chapter Four - Drama
Chapter Five - Life After Death
PART TWO: COCOON
Chapter Six - Everyday It Rains
Chapter Seven - Illusions
Chapter Eight - Revelations
Chapter Nine - Enemies In Disguise
Chapter Ten - Suffocating
PART THREE: BUTTERFLY
Chapter Eleven - Emerging
Chapter Twelve - Metamorphosis
Chapter Thirteen - Lessons
Chapter Fourteen - Braking The Chains
Chapter Fifteen - Fly
Epilogue
Authors & Contributors edit
- Tracy Brown (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Triple Crowns Publication
Country: United States
Publication Date: January 1, 2003
ISBN: 0970247281
Page Count: 182
Publisher: Triple Crowns Publication
Country: United States
Publication Date: January 1, 2003
ISBN: 0970247281
Page Count: 182
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.6
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