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Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking. But Xiomara has plenty she wants to say, and she pours her frustration onto the pages of a leather notebook, reciting the words to herself like prayers - especially after she catches feelings for a boy in her bio class. With Mami's determination to force her daughter...
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Annabelle is running, not thinking about the why, but only the how, her own muscles, her grandpa and brother and two friends in tow behind her in an RV--her unofficial PR crew--and even still, she cannot forget "The Taker" and the tragedy from the past year that haunts her. People across the country, from Seattle to Washington, DC, connect to her journey, and Annabelle must find a way to deal, not run from, the guilt and the shame of her past.
3) Damsel
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"The rite has existed for as long as anyone can remember: When the king dies, his son the prince must venture out into the gray lands, slay a fierce dragon, and rescue a damsel to be his bride. This is the way things have always been. When Ama wakes in the arms of Prince Emory, she knows none of this. She has no memory of what came before she was captured by the dragon or what horrors she faced in its lair. She knows only this handsome young man,...