african american teenagers

When her father's rules seem too strict, Chelsea rebels by taking unnecessary risks.

When Trevor's mother discourages his relationship with known troublemaker Vanessa, Trevor hides it from his family and friends.

When a string of thefts hit Tubman High School and suspicions fall on Sereeta Prince, whose life is already unraveling at home, she falls into a deep depression.

When the school has a Princess of the Fair contest for a student embodying the qualities of Harriet Tubman, Jasmine Benson will stop at nothing to win.

Destini Fletcher's hatred of Tubman High quickly disappears when Tyron Becker asks her to be his girl, but when he starts mocking her friends and attempts to get good grades she starts having second thoughts about Tyron.

Guide book for African-American teenagers with advice on how to face peer pressure, racism, and other negative or self-destructive forces and concentrate on positive, pro-active approaches to life's challenges.

This book centers on Darcy's growing conflict with her old friend, Brisana Meeks. Amid jealousy and competition, Darcy fights for her relationship with Hakeem Randall and struggles with her fears over her own family's future.

Mercedes, a black teen whose Chicago family is rather well-to-do, knows only that her father is an entrepreneur, but when she falls in love and her father forbids her to see her new boyfriend, she learns the truth about the source of her family's wealth.

Chanel goes on a shopping spree before she and the other Cheetah Girls strike it rich.

Benji Cooper, the son of a doctor and a lawyer, is one of very few African-American students at an elite Manhattan prep school in 1985, which is why he so looks forward to summer when he and his brother Reggie, left alone for most of the week while their parents work, can relax within the comfortable confines of the community of professional African-Americans that spend the warm months at Sag Harbor.