The Only Black Girls in Town

by Brandy Colbert

Book Overview

A Bank Street Best Book of 2021!

From award-winning YA author Brandy Colbert comes a debut middle-grade novel about the only two Black girls in town who discover a collection of hidden journals revealing shocking secrets of the past.

Beach-loving surfer Alberta has been the only Black girl in town for years. Alberta's best friend, Laramie, is the closest thing she has to a sister, but there are some things even Laramie can't...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316456381
• ISBN13: 9780316456388
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.5" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7