Sistrsic92 (Meg) by Cheryl Dellasega
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Written in text/blog, this second installment of the Bloggrls series grew on me. Read more »
When I first started reading, it began to sound like so many other after-school specials but the topic it addressed snuck up on me so quickly I was knocked back and had to finish it.
The corny names Jack and Jill were the only boring things about this book.
Jill is a seventeen year-old girl. All GIRL, as she has to say to herself. She spends a lot of time reminding herself of this because instead of the normal menstrual cycle that other girls have, Jill endures something more painful than cramps. For her cycle, she becomes Jack, a hormone-fueled teenage boy.
She and her mother have been to all kinds of doctors over the past four years, trying to find a reason or solution but to no avail. So for now, when Jack arrives, Jill is confined to her home, and her friends at school all believe she’s getting stressful blood transfusions. She stocks up on supplies to entertain Jack with, and he pretty much keeps a low profile for the few days he’s around.
But things are changing. Read more »
The World Is Mine by Lyah B. LeFlore
This book is a great picture of what hip hop youth culture is really like.
If you’re tired of reading the stories that glorify only the violence or profane worlds of hip-hop and the urban music scene, then this series may be perfect for you.
Blue Reynolds is a young, hip 17 year-old who doesn’t necessarily want to make his mark on the world by attending Howard University and becoming a lawyer the way his father has. He’s more interested in the P.Diddy/Berry Gordy school of fine hustling. His best friend Collin, also the son of a lawyer, is feeling that he doesn’t want to attend Georgetown and practice law just to please his dad. Together with their friend Whiteboy, a graphic and tattoo artist, the three friends embark on pulling together their own entertainment company, Blue Up. Read more »
On the path to stardom in the music scene there are a lot of ups and downs as romance, parental clashes and the struggle to get away from the streets, tries to catch up to them. For Blue, the appeal of being the hottest promoter in DC could lead to making some pretty shady choices in the eyes of his father and his girlfriend Jade. Collin, desperate to please his dad, may be biting off more than he can chew when he decides to helm the business end of Blue Up instead of pursuing Georgetown fame. And Whiteboy can’t seem to get far enough of way from the violence and gang life that lurks around his growing tattoo business.
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