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  Milk in My Coffee

  by Eric Jerome Dickey

  Southern brotha Jordan Greene lands in the Big Apple and meets a mysterious redhead who turns his world upside down. Milk in My Coffee is an entertaining and complex romance that explores the ups and downs of loving on the other side of the color bar.
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  Drama High: Book 2

  Second Chance

  by L. Divine

  Back for another dose of high drama, Compton's sassiest, Jayd Jackson, is about to discover it really is a different world when she starts dating South Bay High's finest white boy... All Jayd Jackson wants is a drama-free year at South Bay High, a.k.a. Drama High. But it doesn't seem she's going to get it. It's only the second week of Junior year and already, Misty, her nemesis, has almost gotten her ... (more)
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  One Mississippi

  by Mark Childress

  An uproariously funny and deeply moving novel about growing up in the South by the acclaimed author of Crazy in Alabama. When Daniel Musgrove's family moves to a small Mississippi town at the beginning of his junior year, he faces all the pain and thrills of adolescence, with extra helpings of hormones and humiliation. But then he meets Tim, a fellow outsider, and the two become fast friends. You only need one... (more)
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  Drama High: Book 11

  Cold as Ice

  by L. Divine

  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... (more)
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  Drama High: Book 10

  Culture Clash

  by L. Divine

  Ever since she discovered a love for drag racing, it's full speed ahead for Jayd Jackson. . . Fed up with the way her school's handling Cultural Awareness Day, Jayd and her crew decide to form the first African Student Union. Now some notorious haters are out for blood. But that's not the only multicultural activity Jayd's got cooking. On the boy front, Jayd discovers she loves being behind the wheel of her... (more)
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  Changing Faces

  by Kimberla Lawson Roby

  Meet Whitney, Taylor, and Charisse, three women who have been best friends since high school. However, this devoted troika is about to discover a wave of unexpected troubles. Whitney is a plus-size woman who just can't turn down a box of Krispy Kremes or find a man who will stay put. Taylor is in a long-term relationship with a boyfriend who's allergic to commitment. Charisse is married, with two adorable... (more)
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  If You Come Softly

  by Jacqueline Woodson

  Miah and Ellie are in love. Theirs is a rare and special first love. But the people around them don’t see it that way. They can only see black and white: Miah is black, Ellie is white, and Jewish; and their love, no matter how real, is too strange and scary for the world they live in.
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  Mary and the Giant

  by Philip K. Dick

  Mary Anne Reynolds is a young and vulnerable woman, determined to make her own way in the world. But Pacific Park, California, in the 1950s is not really the place for Mary. Her relationship with a black singer offends against the small town's views on sexual mores and exposes its bigoted views on race. This is a powerful portrayal of the claustrophobia of small-town California, and Mary Anne Reynolds is one of... (more)
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  The Color of Love

  by Sandra Kitt

  A talented black artist struggling in a loveless relationship, and a white, street-wise cop trying to recover from the traumas of his past struggle to make their passion survive the obstacles they face.
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  Drama High: Book 3

  Jayd's Legacy

  by L. Divine

  It's official: South Bay High's finest, Jayd Jackson, and its coolest white boy, Jeremy Weiner, are a couple. And if that's not enough interracial drama for South Bay's mostly white, wealthy student body, Jayd and her bold, beautiful, black renaissance crew have more on the way.... Friends and teachers at South Bay High may be hating, but Jayd and Jeremy are falling in love, and if anyone has a problem... (more)
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  Roosevelt High School Series

  Ankiza

  by Gloria Velásquez

  When two popular students begin to date, they're surprised by the unexpected reactions of friends to their interrracial relationship.
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  Black Women Deserve Better

  by C W

  The book that will turn the Black community on its head! Black men are continuously being taught to disrespect, dishonor, and disregard the Black woman. The ugly, heartbreaking results manifest themselves with the "baby mama" epidemic, video vixen mentality, enabling, denial, and other self-defeating behaviors. Author CW is a native to Brooklyn, NY and currently resides in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia.... (more)
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  Encounters Series (Paul Kropp): Book 8

  Fair Play

  by Paul Kropp

  An interracial couple must deal with prejudice and jealousy while dating in high school.
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  Black and White

  by Eric Walters

  Thomas and Denyse have a lot in common. They both love basketball and sugar on their popcorn, but they have one major difference: Thomas is white and Denyse is black. Some people start making racist remarks when they go out, and their parents warn them of the hardships ahead. They can't understand what the big deal is, but will the pressure of this relationship break them apart? -- from Penguin Books... (more)
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  Checkered Fences

  by Alma Hudson

  It’s the late 1970s in California; a time of racial turbulence, but change is in the air and Diane Jones, an African-American 18-year old honors student will come face to face with those changes. Diane takes a job as a nanny to a prestigious white family, Jerry and Ann Shaw, before entering college. She quickly becomes a respected friend and member of their blended family, paying special attention to their... (more)
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  Don't Bring Home a White Boy: And Other Notions that Keep Black Women From Dating Out

  by Karyn Langhorne Folan

  IN AN AGE WHEN AMERICA HAS EMBRACED a mixed-race president and a strong, independent black woman as first lady...when black women are on the move and more empowered than ever before...there remains one hot-button topic that stirs up cultural resistance and intensity of emotion like no other: interracial relationships -- or, specifically, when black women date or marry white men. What is it about the black... (more)
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  Quicksand

  by Marilyn Randall

  Marilyn was an art director and graphic production director in the printing industry until trading in the 9:00 to 5:00 work day to open her own graphic design business in 1990. She has an extensive background in design using varied mediums, including business logo design, silk screened ladies garments, cross stitch patterns, and her own paintings and drawings. She has written and illustrated four children's books... (more)
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  Don'tBringHomeWhiteBoy(Don't Bring Home a White Boy: And Other Notions that Keep Black Women From Dating Out)[Hardcover](2010)byKaryn Langhorne Folan

  by K., L., (Author) Folan

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  Unexpected Interruptions

  by Trice Hickman

  What happens when a young woman falls for two men--one black, one white, both determined in their pursuit for her affections?....Unexpected Interruptions follows the journey of Victoria Small, a smart, savvy sister who's fresh off a year-long, self-imposed hiatus--from men! Now that she's ready to start dating again, she gets more than she bargained for when Ted Thornton and Parker Brightwood enter her life. Ted,... (more)
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  The Hot Flash Club Strikes Again Publisher: Ballantine Books

  by Nancy Thayer