Stella Díaz Has Something to Say

Pride

Red, White, and Whole

Right as Rain

Oh, Brother!

Middle School Is Worse Than Meatloaf

Catie Conrad: How to Become the Most (un)Popular Girl in Middle School (Desperate Diva Diaries Series)

Ways to Grow Love: Ryan Hart

This unforgettable novel tells a universal coming-of-age story about Taja Brown, a young African American girl growing up in Houston, Texas, and deftly and beautifully explores the universal struggles of growing up, battling family expectations, discovering a sense of self, and finding a unique voice and purpose.

Told in fifty-three short, episodic, moving, and iridescent chapters, Calling My Name follows Taja on her journey from middle school to high school.

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Red, White, and Whole

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Right as Rain

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Oh, Brother!

Nikki Grimes, Mike Benny, 2007

Middle School Is Worse Than Meatloaf

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