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June 2002

  • Double Dutchby Sharon M. Draper
    Not ratedpublished June 1, 2002

    A young girl who loves Double Dutch is caught in the crossfire of the secrets she, her best friend, and the school bullies are keeping in this emotional middle grade novel. Delia loves Double Dutch more than just about anything, and she’s really good at it—so good she and her tea...

  • Let That Be the Reason (Let That Be the Reason, #1)by Vickie M. Stringer
    4.0 avg ratings, 2 reviewspublished June 1, 2002

    Written in prison and based on real-life experiences, this is the novel that launched the writing and publishing career of the bestselling author of Still Dirty , Dirty Red , and Imagine This , the reigning "queen of urban fiction" ( Publishers Weekly ). Vickie M. Stringer wrote...

  • Hold U Downby Keisha Ervin
    5.0 avg ratings, 3 reviewspublished June 30, 2002

    Robbing men, getting money and living lavishly is all they know. For Unique a.k.a. Nique, Kiara, Kay Kay and Zoe, tomorrow isn't promised, love doesn't exist and men ain't shit. Stealing cars is their hustle and their way of doing it is Simply Unique. But jealousy, greed, love an...