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The Only Black Girls in Town follows Alberta, a kind, 12-year-old girl who lives in the small town of Ewing Beach, California with her dads. Alberta is also the only Black girl in her school, which has led to a lot of bullying and microaggressions. One day, a new family moves in across the street, and Alberta meets Edie, a goth girl from Brooklyn.
Allie has three best friends who support her through all her adventures and a beautiful teacher, named Mrs. Hunter, whom she admires. In the first book, Allie's family moves from the suburbs to an old house in the town. Allie goes through a few obstacles as she strives to make new friends and adjust to her new school.
Main Street is a children's novel series by Ann M. Martin aiming at age group 8–12. It was published between 2007 and 2011. [1] The story revolves around two sisters, Ruby and Flora Northrop, who move to the small town Camden Falls to live with their grandmother after the sudden death of their parents.
The Baby-Sitters Club is about a group of friends living in the fictional, suburban town in Stoneybrook, Connecticut [3] who run a local babysitting service called "The Baby-Sitters Club". [4] The original four members were Kristy Thomas (founder and president), Mary Anne Spier (secretary), Claudia Kishi (vice-president), and Stacey McGill ...
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay is a 2013 novel written by Italian author Elena Ferrante, published by Edizioni e/o [].It is the third installment of her Neapolitan Novels, preceded by My Brilliant Friend and The Story of a New Name, and succeeded by The Story of the Lost Child.
After Sarah watches Todd win a game for his neighborhood football team, they both plan to leave their spouses. As Sarah prepares to leave with her daughter Lucy, Richard calls her from San Diego and says that he is leaving her for Slutty Kay. Todd, meanwhile, injures himself while attempting a skateboarding trick in front of the teenage skaters ...
Similarly, by Lisa Armitage, writing for the Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, highlighted how each of the girls has "her own distinct yet realistic personality". Armitage also found the characters "to be excellent role models for preteen and teenage girls as they work through their problems and make educated and responsible decisions". [2]
A female member of the gang is extremely enthusiastic about the women and sets out to rape a can-can girl in the middle of town. While resisting, the can-can cuts the female gang member who in turns shoots her in the middle of the road. The can-can girl happens to be the sister of Rachel (Calhoun), the protagonist. Rachel, a religious, reformed ...