Olivia A Cole
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Formats
Description
This searing and intimate novel in verse follows a sixteen-year-old girl coping with sexual abuse as she grapples with how to reclaim her story, her anger, and her body in a world that seems determined to punish her for the sin of surviving.
"This is more than a story about sexual violence—this book is about race, sexuality, love, and how anger can be a catalyst for healing."
—Gabrielle Union, bestselling author, actress, and...
"This is more than a story about sexual violence—this book is about race, sexuality, love, and how anger can be a catalyst for healing."
—Gabrielle Union, bestselling author, actress, and...
Author
Series
Whitecoat's daughter volume 2
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
421 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Octavia's efforts to uncover the history of the Faloiv and the Origin planet become increasingly dangerous as she hones her communication skills to maintain a natural balance of world power.
Author
Publisher
Labyrinth Road
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
449 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Ariel grapples with her fear of her own mind and violent fantasies, driven by her desire to meet her parents' expectations and societal norms, until a summer job at a carnival leads her to new friends who help her discover her struggle with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and find acceptance and support for her true self.
4) Time to roar
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 28 cm
Description
When great yellow beasts threaten the forest, Sasha the bear and other animals try to use their strengths to stop them, including, finally, Sasha's big, loud, powerful roar.
6) Dear Medusa
Author
Publisher
Labyrinth Road
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
377 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"Follows 16-year-old Alicia, who feels isolated and alone after being sexually abused by a teacher, then cast as the slut who asked for it, until she receives mysterious letters hinting at another victim, forcing her to face her trauma and fight back"--
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
319 pages ; 24 cm
Description
"Spanning genres and moods, from humorous to heartfelt to ghostly, this collection of sixteen linked short stories about the first days of college tackles what it feels like to take those first shaky steps into adulthood"--