SELLOUT online book birthday party -you're invited!
Start Time: Thursday, July 1, 2010 at 12:00am
End Time: Saturday, July 31, 2010 at 11:30pm
Location: Where books are sold
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SELLOUT!! ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY!!
DESCRIPTION OF BOOK:
NaTasha Jennings doesn’t fit in with the white kids in her small suburban hometown. When she runs into trouble at school she is humiliated, frustrated, and lost. She does the only thing she knows to do…run away and hide. But she escapes to Harlem with her grandmother Tilly and runs right into a whole new set of problems in the big city, where everything is unfamiliar. Tilly decides NaTasha needs to get back to her roots and volunteers her to help at a crisis center for girls in the Bronx, mingling with girls who are troubled and tough as nails. These girls are nothing like NaTasha’s friends from home. Now, she doesn’t fit in with the black kids in the city either. NaTasha has to learn to survive in her new environment and decide whether she will tough it out with her new peers or run right back home again. It’s a summer that will change her life forever.
HOW TO GET YOUR COPY:
*ONLINE orders - http://www.amazon.com/
*BOOKSTORES - If SELLOUT isn't on shelves, ask a bookseller to order!
*MY WEBSITE - http://www.ebonyjoywilkins.com/ on books page
REVIEWS:
1. “Sellout is real, honest, and bold—an unforgettable debut.”
—Coe Booth, author of Tyrell and Kendra
2. Kirkus Reviews – June 15, 2010
SELLOUT by Ebony Joy Wilkins: NaTasha has well-meaning parents and a supportive best friend, so being nearly the only African-American teen at school only occasionally gives her problems. Her grandmother Tilly has misgivings, however, and when she witnesses NaTasha’s difficulties with a dance recital, she insists on taking her back to Harlem to volunteer at Amber’s Place, a program for troubled girls. It's not easy for NaTasha to fit in: The others criticize her speech and clothes and nickname her “Sellout.” Tilly will not let her quit, though, and she gradually connects with the girls. With an important project and a first date, NaTasha’s visit becomes richer than her life back home. Details she learns about her grandmother and mother provide insight as she develops a stronger sense of herself. Here is the normal teen coming-of-age story placed in a context of race and class. NaTasha’s doubts about her mother’s focus on shopping and appearances successfully present a character open to the change she experiences. Some at the center are predictable tough-girl characters, but the dialogue is authentic, and NaTasha’s growth feels right. (Fiction. 12 & up)
3. Write your own - and email me or post on Amazon
Enjoy and thank you for the support! Feel free to pass this invite along to all of your friends!! Everyone is invited!
End Time: Saturday, July 31, 2010 at 11:30pm
Location: Where books are sold
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SELLOUT!! ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY!!
DESCRIPTION OF BOOK:
NaTasha Jennings doesn’t fit in with the white kids in her small suburban hometown. When she runs into trouble at school she is humiliated, frustrated, and lost. She does the only thing she knows to do…run away and hide. But she escapes to Harlem with her grandmother Tilly and runs right into a whole new set of problems in the big city, where everything is unfamiliar. Tilly decides NaTasha needs to get back to her roots and volunteers her to help at a crisis center for girls in the Bronx, mingling with girls who are troubled and tough as nails. These girls are nothing like NaTasha’s friends from home. Now, she doesn’t fit in with the black kids in the city either. NaTasha has to learn to survive in her new environment and decide whether she will tough it out with her new peers or run right back home again. It’s a summer that will change her life forever.
HOW TO GET YOUR COPY:
*ONLINE orders - http://www.amazon.com/
*BOOKSTORES - If SELLOUT isn't on shelves, ask a bookseller to order!
*MY WEBSITE - http://www.ebonyjoywilkins.com/ on books page
REVIEWS:
1. “Sellout is real, honest, and bold—an unforgettable debut.”
—Coe Booth, author of Tyrell and Kendra
2. Kirkus Reviews – June 15, 2010
SELLOUT by Ebony Joy Wilkins: NaTasha has well-meaning parents and a supportive best friend, so being nearly the only African-American teen at school only occasionally gives her problems. Her grandmother Tilly has misgivings, however, and when she witnesses NaTasha’s difficulties with a dance recital, she insists on taking her back to Harlem to volunteer at Amber’s Place, a program for troubled girls. It's not easy for NaTasha to fit in: The others criticize her speech and clothes and nickname her “Sellout.” Tilly will not let her quit, though, and she gradually connects with the girls. With an important project and a first date, NaTasha’s visit becomes richer than her life back home. Details she learns about her grandmother and mother provide insight as she develops a stronger sense of herself. Here is the normal teen coming-of-age story placed in a context of race and class. NaTasha’s doubts about her mother’s focus on shopping and appearances successfully present a character open to the change she experiences. Some at the center are predictable tough-girl characters, but the dialogue is authentic, and NaTasha’s growth feels right. (Fiction. 12 & up)
3. Write your own - and email me or post on Amazon
Enjoy and thank you for the support! Feel free to pass this invite along to all of your friends!! Everyone is invited!
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