Coming Soon
Fall 2009/
Spring 2010
October
PATTERSON HEIGHTS
Felicia Pride
Kimani Tru/Harlequin
October 1, 2009
Aaliyah
(Divine Divas)
Victoria Christopher Murray
Pocket Books
October 20, 2009
IT'S ALL GOOD
(So For Real)
Nikki Carter
Dafina/Kensington
October 27, 2009
November
GLITTER
(a Babygirl Drama)
Babygirl Daniels
Urban Renaissance
November 24, 2009
December
Decision Time
(a Keysha Novel)
Earl Sewell
Kimani Tru/Harlequin
December 1, 2009
BROKEN PROMISES
(Denim Diaries)
Darrien Lee
Urban Books
December 31, 2009
2010
January
LOVE & LIFE
Marlon McCaulsky &
Jarold Imes
Abednego's Free
January 5, 2010
JUST ME & YOU
Victoria Vanee Anderson
Abednego's Free
January 5, 2010
CULTURE CLASH
(Drama High)
L. Divine
Dafina/Kensington
January 29, 2010
GOT IT GOING ON
(A Beta Gamma Pi Novel)
Stephanie Perry Moore
Dafina/Kensington
January 29, 2010
February
split ends
(Divine & Friends)
Jacquelin Thomas
Pocket Books
February 16, 2009
March
EXORSISTAH: X RETURNS
(Exorsistah)
Claudia Mair Burney
Pocket Books
March 9, 2010
April
CAUGHT UP IN THE DRAMA
(GOOD GIRLZ)
ReShonda Tate Billingsley
Pocket Books
April 20, 2010
SCHOOL'S IN SESSION
Everyone's back in school, even me... that would explain what took so long to get the September update done. But I won't use that as an excuse, I'm just glad it's here.
As I further my studies, I think about the new textbooks that the students are reading, the new topics, the new discussions, the new classmates. I know the Class of 2010 is looking forward to getting out of high school and going to college or entering the workforce. I felt the same way ten years ago... except some of us in the Class of 2000 didn't know whether or not the world would end or what exactly would happen when Y2K hit. I also was wondering how I was going to bring the book that would become Never Too Much - The Remix to print after publishing it as an e-book online (I would figure out how to do that my first year at A&T).
This new beginning at a new school brings about determination to complete my graduate program and get that master's degree. I'm studying in a field I thoroughly enjoy and practice in (entrepreneurship) and I'm in one of the best programs in the country. This is a new challenge because the program is fast paced so I can't slack and wait until the last minute to do nothing. Even when I'm on my "breaks" I'm studying and working on projects.
The determination I have to get my master's is the same determination you are going to have to graduate high school or move on to the next level. It is the same determination you are going to need in order to win the various scholarships that educational institutes, civic, fraternities and sororities, church affiliated and other organizations will be giving out. I will post the requirements to win our 3rd Annual WORTH FIGHTING 4 BOOK STIPEND Award next month. We will have new questions so I highly recommend getting the book if you don't have it already.
So my challenge for you will be to read for enjoyment. It's okay to escape because you never know what you are going to find and how you may use the knowledge you get in a literary book later on. I chose to interview Tracy Brown and K'wan because when I used to teach, I used to always see teens with these author's books in their hands. I enjoy reading the books myself as they allow me to be entertained and learn something new as well.
Stay smart, stay focused but most importantly, stay in school. As my brothers say:
"Go to High School, Go to College"
In Unity,
Jarold Imes
LOVE & LIFE by Marlon McCaulsky & Jarold Imes (coming January 5, 2010)
Editor, OurTeenVoices.com
Hold On Be Strong Teen Series
The Journey to Create Fiction for Young Black Men Continues... SUPPORT THE
MOVEMENT!!!
THE INTERVIEWS
OurTeenVoices.com Interviews K'wan
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