Kim Reid recalls two tense years in her life when she was torn between her desire to fit in and feel safe in her private Catholic school in an all-white part of Atlanta, Georgia, and her loyalty to her African-American neighborhood and the responsibilities and burdens placed on her by her mom, a cop on the task force searching a serial killer targeting young African-American boys in 1979.
Step-sisters and rival athletes Nancy and Raina form a supportive bond as together they combat racism, experience self-discovery, and awaken to their first feelings of love.
Tracy is sixteen and obsessed with collecting designer clothes, jewelry, and boys while her best friend Raheema struggles to follow a different path by focusing on grades and achievement which challenges Tracy to reexamine her life and goals.
Three African-American teenage girls attending high school in Atlanta, Georgia, decide they are going to try and be popular, resulting in one of them becoming pregnant and their friendships being tested.
Brittany, Natasha, and Shaniqua, three close friends, face big life decisions during their senior year of high school in Atlanta, where they deal with changes involving family, boys, and impending adulthood.
Brittany, Natasha, and Shaniqua try to keep their friendship thriving through the stresses of cheerleading tryouts, new boyfriends, family conflict, and fame.
Fifth grader Pearl Jordan learns some difficult lessons about friendship when she befriends the odd, but artistically talented Artemesia, then shuns her in favor of the popular Lenore.
Step-sisters and rival athletes Nancy and Raina form a supportive bond as together they combat racism, experience self-discovery, and awaken to their first feelings of love.
