The stars and the blackness between them
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Dutton Books for Young Readers, 2019.
Format
Book
ISBN
9780525555483, 052555548X
Status
White Plains Public Library - YA Fiction
YA FICTION
1 available
YA FICTION
1 available
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| White Plains Public Library - YA Fiction | YA FICTION | Available |
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Chappaqua Library - YA Fiction | YA PETRUS | Available |
| Hendrick Hudson Free Library - YA Fiction | YA PETRUS, J | Available |
| Mamaroneck Public Library District - YA Fiction | YA PET | Available |
| North Castle Public Library - YA Fiction | YA PETRUS | Available |
| Ossining Public Library - YA Fiction | YA (REALISTIC) | Available |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Blacks -- Trinidad and Tobago -- Trinidad -- Juvenile fiction.
Blacks -- Trinidad and Tobago -- Trinidad -- Juvenile fiction.
Lesbian fiction.
Lesbians -- Juvenile fiction.
Lesbians -- Juvenile fiction.
Novels.
Trinidad -- Juvenile fiction.
Young adult fiction.
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Blacks -- Trinidad and Tobago -- Trinidad -- Juvenile fiction.
Blacks -- Trinidad and Tobago -- Trinidad -- Juvenile fiction.
Lesbian fiction.
Lesbians -- Juvenile fiction.
Lesbians -- Juvenile fiction.
Novels.
Trinidad -- Juvenile fiction.
Young adult fiction.
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More Details
Published
New York : Dutton Books for Young Readers, 2019.
Physical Desc
308 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780525555483, 052555548X
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 5.8, 13 Points
Level 5.8, 13 Points
Lexile measure
890
Notes
Description
"Told in two voices, sixteen-year-old Audre and Mabel, both young women of color from different backgrounds, fall in love and figure out how to care for each other as one of them faces a fatal illness." --,(Source of summary not specified)
Description
Trinidad. Audre is being sent to live in America with her father because her strictly religious mother caught her with her secret girlfriend, the pastor's daughter. Her grandmother Queenie tries to reassure her granddaughter that she won't lose her roots. Minneapolis. Mabel is trying to figure out why she feels the way she feels-- about her ex Terrell, about her girl Jada and that moment they had in the woods. When Audre and her father come for dinner, Mabel falls hard for Audre and is determined to take care of her as she tries to navigate an American high school. But when test results reveal why Mabel has been feeling low-key sick all summer, it's Audre who is caring for Mabel as they face face a deeply uncertain future. -- adapted from jacket
Target Audience
890L,Lexile
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Petrus, J. (2019). The stars and the blackness between them . Dutton Books for Young Readers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Petrus, Junauda. 2019. The Stars and the Blackness between Them. Dutton Books for Young Readers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Petrus, Junauda. The Stars and the Blackness between Them Dutton Books for Young Readers, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Petrus, Junauda. The Stars and the Blackness between Them Dutton Books for Young Readers, 2019.
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