The Only Black Girls in Town
In a predominately white California beach town, the only two black seventh-graders, Alberta and Edie, find hidden journals that uncover family secrets and speak to race relations in the past.
Beach-loving surfer Alberta has been the only black girl in town for years. Alberta's best friend, Laramie, is the closest thing she has to a sister, but there are some things even Laramie can't understand. When the bed and breakfast across the street finds new owners, Alberta is ecstatic to learn the family is black—and they have a 12-year-old daughter just like her.
Alberta is positive she and the new girl, Edie, will be fast friends. But while Alberta loves being a California girl, Edie misses her native Brooklyn and finds it hard to adapt to small town living.
When the girls discover a box of old journals in Edie's attic, they team up to figure out exactly who's behind them and why they got left behind. Soon they discover shocking and painful secrets of the past and learn that nothing is quite what it seems.
| SKU | 130672 |
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| ISBN | 9780316456401 |
| Language | English |
| Guided Reading Level | X |
| Page Count | 384 |
| Product Type | Paperback Books |
| Book Type | Middle Grade Novels |
| Primary Contributor | Brandy Colbert |
| Age Groups | Ages 7 to 9, Ages 10 to 12 |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |