false <![CDATA[Coffee Will Make You Black]]> 606095 10 I still thought breasts might be more trouble than they were worth. Growing up reminded me a little bit of Hide and Go Seek. When it was your time to grow up, Nature said, "Here I come, ready or not." And Nature could always find you. 592642 1 2 1995 Coffee Will Make You Black: A Novel total:406|5:88|4:154|3:130|2:26|1:8| 406 1506 559 58 5 1 false false Wed Jun 04 13:19:49 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 04 13:23:45 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Nov 01 17:24:25 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 19:52:40 -0800 2009
CONNECT: I can conect with Stevie's brother, David, because he did things that I did when I was his age. For example, he joined a club because of a girl he thought was cute. I jo...more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jul 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 26 17:13:56 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 00:41:19 -0700 2009
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It's Chicago in the late 1960s, and Jean "Stevie" Stevenson i...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Apr 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 14:32:08 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 14:32:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 25 17:26:05 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 25 17:26:05 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Tue May 06 20:55:12 -0700 2008 Tue May 06 20:55:36 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sat Dec 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 25 08:46:02 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 27 08:26:30 -0800 2008
It is about a young black girl growing up in the late 60's, who has to deal with the societal changes, as well as her role in her culture. She learns about herself,...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Feb 01 16:33:49 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 16:40:50 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Fri Apr 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Feb 09 18:16:17 -0800 2009 Fri Apr 17 18:47:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 14:12:25 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 10:48:53 -0800 2009 this book was sweet and an interesting look at southside chicago in the 60's. some of it felt too condensed and it skipped past chunks of time, but really i just wanted more. i also appreciate the queerness at the end. of course.]]> 1 0 false false Tue Nov 03 08:58:10 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 09:00:10 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Thu Sep 10 11:28:53 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 11:34:53 -0700 2009 gender roles. Told through the voice of an 11 year old girl named Jean "Stevie" ]]> 0 0 false false Wed Oct 28 09:33:19 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 09:39:07 -0700 2009 Very Powerful! If you are emotional then I recommend you keep Tissues next too you at all times when you are reading this book!]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 26 00:00:00 -0700 2000 Mon Apr 20 15:17:47 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 15:18:52 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Oct 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 16:00:14 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 14:59:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Nov 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 02 09:06:15 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 02 09:08:01 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sun Jul 26 21:04:35 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 21:05:12 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Aug 31 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Wed Jan 07 16:55:22 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 16:55:55 -0800 2009 It Isn't Scolding

I read this book so many years ago, and mainly because it was causing such a controversy at a school I just had to know what was "so bad" about this book.
It's a coming of age story where you meet young Stevie, a L7 (square) whose learning all about life a...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Aug 27 11:27:07 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 11:29:20 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Jun 11 20:39:16 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 20:39:35 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2759219