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African-American high school junior Jayd Jackson has to deal with more drama when her friend, Nellie, lets her homecoming princess title go to her head and her boyfriend, Jeremy, starts to act like he is no longer interested in her.

Showcases two hundred pieces of Japanese art created during the Edo period from the 2007 Price collection displayed at the Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C., featuring screens, hanging scrolls, fans, and more.

Sad Girl and Mousie, once best friends, become enemies after they are both impregnated by Ernesto, a local drug dealer in Echo Park, Los Angeles, but when Ernesto is murdered by a rival gang leader, the balance of power changes, and the girls must learn to make the best choices for themselves.

Colton Simpson offers an inside look at the Crips, the most notorious gang in Los Angeles, describing his induction into the gang, the gang's rules and ethics, the violence and betrayal that sent him to prison, and the lessons he learned from the experience.

Rita Zapata's dream of escaping the mean streets of East Los Angeles come true when she attaches herself to Billy, an enigmatic, passionate fighter from Mexico who takes her along on his road to the top.

Both of sixteen-year-old Cammi's parents are stars in Mexico, but everything changes when her mother accepts a role in an American sitcom.

An involving autobiography about the author's evolution from an L.A. gang member to a community leader.

The lives of three cops, a call girl, a millionaire, a tabloid journalist, and the chief of detectives become intertwined in a tale of police corruption in 1950s Los Angeles.