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The Stars and the Blackness Between Them

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The Stars and the Blackness Between ThemA Coretta Scott King Honor Book Told in two distinct and irresistible voices, Junauda Petrus's bold and lyrical debut is the story of two black girls from very different backgrounds finding love and happiness in a world that seems determined to deny them both. Port of Spain, Trinidad. Sixteen year old Audre is despondent, having just found out she's going to be sent to live in America with her father because her strictly religious mother caught her

A Coretta Scott King Honor Book

Told in two distinct and irresistible voices, Junauda Petrus's bold and lyrical debut is the story of two black girls from very different backgrounds finding love and happiness in a world that seems determined to deny them both.

Port of Spain, Trinidad. Sixteen-year-old Audre is despondent, having just found out she's going to be sent to live in America with her father because her strictly religious mother caught her with her secret girlfriend, the pastor's daughter. Audre's grandmother Queenie (a former dancer who drives a white convertible Cadillac and who has a few secrets of her own) tries to reassure her granddaughter that she won't lose her roots, not even in some place called Minneapolis. "America have dey spirits too, believe me," she tells Audre.

Minneapolis, USA. Sixteen-year-old Mabel is lying on her bed, staring at the ceiling and trying to figure out why she feels the way she feels--about her ex Terrell, about her girl Jada and that moment they had in the woods, and about the vague feeling of illness that's plagued her all summer. Mabel's reverie is cut short when her father announces that his best friend and his just-arrived-from-Trinidad daughter are coming for dinner.

Mabel quickly falls hard for Audre and is determined to take care of her as she tries to navigate an American high school. But their romance takes a turn when test results reveal exactly why Mabel has been feeling low-key sick all summer and suddenly it's Audre who is caring for Mabel as she faces a deeply uncertain future.

Junauda Petrus's debut brilliantly captures the distinctly lush and lyrical voices of Mabel and Audre as they conjure a love that is stronger than hatred, prison, and death and as vast as the blackness between the stars.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Group
Published: 06/23/2020
ISBN: 9780525555490
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.90d
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I got this for my boyfriend as he is a fan of this brand's clothes. I got him small and I am glad I did. Although it looks fantastic on him because he is him, the sweater is strangely long and has a weird tough material to it. It is not exactly soft to the touch, and it has a weird stretch. It doesn't feel like other COOFANDY brand turtlenecks he owns, so I was surprised at how stiff the material was compared to those. The color is also a bit more orange in person.
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I stumbled onto this brand as the sizes & sizing were very accurate. The ribbed feature is a blessing as it masks, hides, conceals stains & or body imperfections. I'm a 63 year old grandpa who greets outside in the Midwest at church 50 weeks a year. The warmth, the longer sleeve's and the high & roll up, roll down turtle neck is super cozy. The value is, it looks more expensive than it actually was, I have already ordered another in black. I am 5'8 298# with a 63 inch chest 48 inch waist fits with room to spare.
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Very nice turtleneck
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I was disappointed to see this stain on the collar. The fit is great & feels heavy & well made. Not sure why it would be packaged with a stain on it & since it’s white it’s even more noticeable
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