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Sugar in the Raw: Voices of Young Black Girls in America

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4 out of 5
Based on 48 Ratings and 13 Reviews

Book Description
Conducting interviews for Sugar in the Raw, Rebecca Carroll traveled to 12 cities across the country, and talked to more than 50 girls. From that number, she selected 15 who tell their stories in their own words in this stereotype-breaking book. Nicole, a 17-year-old biracial girl living in Vermont, tells us she checks the boxes for every race category on census forms. "You can call me what... More
Book Information
PublisherSan Val
BindingSchool & Library Binding (4 editions)
Reading LevelYoung Adults
# of Pages144
ISBN-100613025059
ISBN-13978-0613025058
Publication Date01/1997
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About Rebecca Carroll (Author) : Rebecca Carroll is a published author of young adult books. A published credit of Rebecca Carroll is Sugar in the Raw: Voices of Young Black Girls.
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About Ntozake Shange (Foreword) : Ntozake Shange is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Ntozake Shange include Ellington Was Not a Street, Daddy Says, Float Like a Butterfly, and Whitewash.
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5/21/2008 Carla Sarratt tagged as: I recommend, I read

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