| Shayla's Double Brown Baby Blues Contributor(s): Williams, Lori Aurelia (Author) |
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ISBN: 0689856709 ISBN-13: 9780689856709 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $12.34 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2003 Annotation: The brilliant new novel from the author of "When Kambia Elaine Flew in from Neptune." As she worries about Kambia Elaine reverting to her former self, Shayla is approaching womanhood, and is interested in a boy with a tragic past. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Blended Families - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 000052221 |
| Lexile Measure: 850 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.05" W x 9.12" (1.01 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Family |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 53690 Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 15.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Things are changing for thirteen-year-old Shayla Dubois, no matter how hard she tries to fight it. Her father and his new wife have a baby girl named Gift -- born on Shayla's own birthday. Gift has Shayla's special eyes (the eyes of a writer), her father's last name, and the love that should have been Shayla's. But jealousy is the least of Shayla's problems. Someone's been sending her best friend, Kambia Elaine, cruel packages that remind Kambia of her traumatic past. There is also Shayla's new friend Lemm who makes her skin tingle in the weirdest way. He's handsome, smart, smooth talking, and has demons of his own to hide. But in order to help her friends, Shayla must first learn how to help herself. |
Contributor Bio(s): Williams, Lori Aurelia: - Lori Aurelia Williams is the author of When Kambia Elaine Flew In from Neptune and Shayla's Double Brown Baby Blues. She holds a master's degree in English from the University of Texas at Austin, where she was awarded both a James A. Michener Fellowship and a scholarship in creative writing. Born in Houston, Lori Aurelia Williams lives in Austin. |