Exploring Top Books of Shelfari

16 Isn't Always Sweet (Kimani Tru)

by Cassandra Carter

From best friend to frenemy to flat-out enemy For her Sweet 16, Jordan Wright gets rid of the frizzy hair, the conservative clothes, and finally likes the hip new girl smiling in the mirror. So when she hears about an open casting call for the hottest rapper's new video, she has the confidence to go for it. She and her best friend, Adrienne, try out with hundreds of hopefuls, but only Jordan makes it. Adrienne... (more)

If I Were Your Boyfriend

by Earl Sewell

Social zero meets unlikely hero How had Keysha gone from popular to social outcast? One word: frenemy. A girl Keysha thought was her friend planted drugs on her—and Keysha got caught. The media blitz on their wealthy suburb turned everyone against her. First day back at school, and Keysha is stared down in the halls. Whispered about. No one will talk to her. And the girl who ruined Keysha's reputation laughs in... (more)

Trouble Follows (Kimani Tru)

by Monica McKayhan

Life Is (Was…Will Be?) Good Indigo Summer has everything she wants: a coveted spot on the high school dance squad, a hot boyfriend (the one and only Marcus Carter) and—her best friend, Jade, is moving back to Atlanta! But why does trouble always have to follow? Jade is suddenly getting too cozy with their good-looking history teacher. And instead of shooting hoops, Marcus is sitting in a courthouse, forced to... (more)

Kenisha

Fast Forward (Kimani TRU)

by Celeste O. Norfleet

How did Kenisha Lewis's life go from near perfect to sheer chaos in just a few months? Coping with family tragedy is tough enough without getting kicked out of private school and sent to the local public school, where she's forced to make some major adjustments. New friends (and enemies), new clothes, a hot new guy who might be mixed up in something serious… It's no surprise that those close to her think Kenisha's... (more)

Indigo Summer -Lib (Kimani TRU)

by Monica McKayhan

Fifteen-year-old Indigo Summer's world finally seems to be going in the right direction: She hooks up with the star linebacker on the high-school football team, gets a date for homecoming and makes the high-school dance squad all in the same week. But sometimes things are just too good to be true. After football star Quincy Rawlins abruptly dumps her for a girl who is willing to put out, Indigo's popularity and... (more)

Jaded (Kimani Tru)

by Monica McKayhan

What Jade Morgan wants: for her parents to get back together. Instead her dad proposes to his new girlfriend, who has the nerve to ask Jade to be a bridesmaid. Like that'll ever happen. Her new boyfriend, Terrence, thinks she should give her future stepmom a chance, try to get to know her. Yet Jade barely knows Terrence—who is cute and cool, but is seriously hiding something. He's busy all the time and he won't... (more)

A BFF NOVEL

Chasing Romeo (Kimani Tru)

by A.J. Byrd

Best Friends Forever—that's Anjenai, Kierra and Tyler. Growing up together in an Atlanta housing project, the girls have always been there for each other. But high school is a whole new world, and the drama is just beginning…. Anjenai, Kierra and Tyler believe their bond is strong enough to survive anything. Anything—except maybe Romeo Blackwell, the finest guy and a star athlete in their new high school. What... (more)

Dirty South (Kimani Tru)

by Phillip Thomas Duck

College is a big adjustment—but not if you're Kenya Posey. Even at a Southern school far from her Jersey turf, she's the one the girls envy and the boys want. Kenya's the star of a hot singing/dancing troupe, her high-school BFF Lark is on campus—could things get any better? For Lark, the answer is yes. While she's flunking socially, life is one big episode of Everybody Loves Kenya —and Lark barely gets a walk-on... (more)

Patterson Heights (Kimani TRU)

by Felicia Pride

Avery Washington has spent his entire life in Patterson Heights, a Baltimore neighborhood with a mean rep. It's a good place to grow up—it has heart and soul as well as a few street hustlers, and plenty of solid families just like his. Then one day, his older brother Rashid ends up in the wrong place at the wrong time, and Avery's life changes forever. Once an A-plus student with hopes of going to college, Avery... (more)

Next Semester (Kimani Tru)

by Cecil R. Cross Ii

The Pledge (Kimani Tru)

by Chandra Sparks Taylor

Raised in a strict household, sixteen-year-old Courtland Murphy never had a date. But that was before the guy of her every dream—basketball star Allen Benson—asked her out. She's gone from never-been-kissed to dating the hottest guy in school. And now her new boyfriend is pressuring her to prove she loves him—by having sex. But as a member of her community's Worth-the-Wait club, Courtland made a vow to stay a... (more)

Dirty Jersey (Kimani Tru)

by Phillip Thomas Duck

From zero to hero What's cool at Eric Posey's high school? A player's swagger, a baller's style, and game enough to catch every girl. Unfortunately, Eric is seriously uncool—unlike his popular sister, Kenya, who sings like an angel. But forget the choir; Kenya wants the fabulous life—bad boys and fly girls. A chance encounter with Fiasco, one of the hottest rappers around, gives Eric entrée into the world of the... (more)

Pushing Pause (Kimani Tru)

by Celeste O. Norfleet

Fifteen-year-old Kenisha Lewis has it all: good friends who also live to dance, a hot boyfriend headed for the NBA, loving parents and a bling-filled home in the burbs. But all that changes when her dad drops a bomb: he wants a divorce -- and his pregnant girlfriend is moving in. Suddenly, Kenisha and her mom are squeezed into her grandmother's small house in the city, and Kenisha's sharing a bedroom with a... (more)

First Semester (Kimani TRU)

by Cecil R. Cross II

James "JD" Dawson grew up in the hood, but left a life of violence three thousand miles behind to make something of himself at Clark Atlanta University. But when the freshman got off to a fool's start -- kicking it with his new homeboys, showing up late to class, not studying and checking out the shorties -- JD was assigned a tutor, the luscious Katrina Turner. She made studying real fun. But if JD wanted to get... (more)

Can't Stop The Shine (Kimani TRU)

by Joyce E. Davis

When an American Idol -like competition comes to Atlanta, Kalia and Mariama Jefferson (sisters who couldn't be more different) stop arguing long enough to agree on one thing: Kalia has to try out. A senior at a prestigious performing arts high school, Kalia has a shot at making her dream come true. And with sixteen-year-old Mariama cheering her on, Kalia sings her heart out, eager to beat thousands of other... (more)

$Hallway Diaries: How To Be Down\Double Act\The Summer She Learned To Dance$

Hallway Diaries: How To Be Down\Double Act\The Summer She Learned To Dance

by Felicia Pride, Debbie Rigaud, Karen Valentin

Three girls. Three high schools. Three gotta-read stories. In Fashion by Felicia Pride When boho-style Nina Parker straightens her Afro, loses the long skirts and gets a total makeover for her new private school, the cutest guy notices -- yes! But so does the meanest girl, Vivica, leader of the V-Girls, who wants Jeffrey for herself. Double Act by Debbie Rigaud In the hood, Mia Chambers is... (more)

The Indigo Series

The Pact

by Monica McKayhan

Break up for the summer… That's the deal Indigo Summer makes with her boyfriend, Marcus Carter. That way, they can both enjoy their vacations, no guilt, no questions asked. Not that Indigo isn't worried when Marcus heads to Texas to spend time with his estranged mother—kissing Marcus goodbye is hard enough, and who knows who'll be kissing him in Houston? But Indigo barely has time to think about her temporarily... (more)

How To Salsa In A Sari (Kimani TRU)

by Dona Sarkar

The Culture Club First, Issa Mazumder's nerdy boyfriend dumps her for popular Latina princess Cat Morena—as if Cat even likes him. She just hates Issa. And for good reason: Issa finds out that her mother not only has been dating Cat's dad, but is going to marry him. That means they're moving into Cat's huge house. And not only is Issa's stepsister-to-be a total beyotch, she has no respect for Issa's Indian and... (more)

A Matter Of Attitude (Kimani Tru)

by Hayden

America's Next Top Designer Fashionista with the fiercest style sense and head-turning clothes? That's Angela Jenkins. Even though her cutting-edge designs and graphic legwear sometimes draw criticism from her peers, Angela knows that one day she will be a top designer, and her best friend at Kressler High, Adrian Gomez, is her biggest supporter. But at fifteen, how is anyone (like the extremely cute JaRoli... (more)

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16 Isn't Always Sweet (Kimani Tru)

by Cassandra Carter

If I Were Your Boyfriend

by Earl Sewell

Trouble Follows (Kimani Tru)

by Monica McKayhan

Fast Forward (Kimani TRU)

by Celeste O. Norfleet

Indigo Summer -Lib (Kimani TRU)

by Monica McKayhan

Jaded (Kimani Tru)

by Monica McKayhan

Chasing Romeo (Kimani Tru)

by A.J. Byrd

Dirty South (Kimani Tru)

by Phillip Thomas Duck

Patterson Heights (Kimani TRU)

by Felicia Pride

Next Semester (Kimani Tru)

by Cecil R. Cross Ii

The Pledge (Kimani Tru)

by Chandra Sparks Taylor

Dirty Jersey (Kimani Tru)

by Phillip Thomas Duck

Pushing Pause (Kimani Tru)

by Celeste O. Norfleet

First Semester (Kimani TRU)

by Cecil R. Cross II

Can't Stop The Shine (Kimani TRU)

by Joyce E. Davis

Hallway Diaries: How To Be Down\Double Act\The Summer She Learned To Dance

by Felicia Pride, Debbie Rigaud, Karen Valentin

The Pact

by Monica McKayhan

How To Salsa In A Sari (Kimani TRU)

by Dona Sarkar

A Matter Of Attitude (Kimani Tru)

by Hayden