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Brandy Colbert

    Brandy Colbert schreibt mit einem scharfen Blick für Details und einem tiefen Verständnis für menschliche Verbindungen. Ihre Werke erforschen die Komplexität des Erwachsenwerdens, die Suche nach Identität und die Stärke, die in Beziehungen liegt. Sie gestaltet Geschichten, die in lebendigen Umgebungen angesiedelt sind und die Emotionen ihrer Charaktere widerspiegeln. Colbert bietet den Lesern fesselnde und zum Nachdenken anregende Erzählungen.

    The Blackwoods
    Little & Lion
    The Voting Booth
    Black Birds in the Sky
    The Only Black Girls in Town
    My Life in Circles
    • Ein vermisster Freund kehrt zurück - schließt sich der Kreis? Alles könnte wieder gut sein. Nachdem Theodoras bester Freund Donovan vor vier Jahren entführt wurde, brach ihre Welt zusammen. Jetzt geht es ihr endlich besser, sie kann wieder essen, trifft sich wieder mit ihren Freunden und geht mit Typen aus, die fast schon annehmbar sind. Mit Hosea z. B., der zwar seine eigenen kleinen Geheimnisse hat und vor allem leider bereits eine Freundin, sich aber der Anziehungskraft von Theo nicht entziehen kann und umgekehrt. Doch dann taucht plötzlich Donovan, ihr Kindheitsfreund, wieder auf. Und für Theo beginnt ein Albtraum. Noch einmal durchlebt sie die Erinnerung an Donovans Entführung und an den Mann, der ihn entführt hat. Denn sie weiß mehr, als sie sich und anderen zunächst eingestehen möchte.

      My Life in Circles
    • Award-winning YA author Brandy Colbert's 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.

      The Only Black Girls in Town
    • Black Birds in the Sky

      • 224 Seiten
      • 8 Lesestunden
      4,3(3308)Abgeben

      "A searing new work of nonfiction from award-winning author Brandy Colbert about the history and legacy of one of the most deadly and destructive acts of racial violence in American history: the Tulsa Race Massacre"-- Provided by publisher

      Black Birds in the Sky
    • The Voting Booth

      • 304 Seiten
      • 11 Lesestunden
      3,9(5057)Abgeben

      From Stonewall Award-winning author Brandy Colbert comes an all-in-one-day love story perfect for fans of The Sun is Also A Star. Marva Sheridan was born ready for this day. She's always been driven to make a difference in the world, and what better way than to vote in her first election? Duke Crenshaw is do done with this election. He just wants to get voting over with so he can prepare for his band's first paying gig tonight. Only problem? Duke can't vote. When Marva sees Duke turned away from their polling place, she takes it upon herself to make sure his vote is counted. She hasn't spent months doorbelling and registering voters just to see someone denied their right. And that's how their whirlwind day begins, rushing from precinct to precinct, cutting school, waiting in endless lines, turned away time and again, trying to do one simple thing: vote. They may have started out as strangers, but as Duke and Marva team up to beat a rigged system (and find Marva's missing cat), it's clear that there's more to their connection than a shared mission for democracy. Romantic and triumphant, The Voting Booth is proof that you can't sit around waiting for the world to change?but some things are just meant to be.

      The Voting Booth
    • Little & Lion

      • 352 Seiten
      • 13 Lesestunden
      3,8(9371)Abgeben

      A Stonewall Book Award Winner! "Little and Lion is beautifully insightful, honest, and compassionate. Brandy's ability to find larger meaning in small moments is nothing short of dazzling."-Nicola Yoon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything A stunning novel on love, identity, loss, and redemption. When Suzette comes home to Los Angeles from her boarding school in New England, she's isn't sure if she'll ever want to go back. L.A. is where her friends and family are (as well as her crush, Emil). And her stepbrother, Lionel, who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, needs her emotional support. But as she settles into her old life, Suzette finds herself falling for someone new...the same girl her brother is in love with. When Lionel's disorder spirals out of control, Suzette is forced to confront her past mistakes and find a way to help her brother before he hurts himself--or worse.

      Little & Lion
    • The Blackwoods

      • 384 Seiten
      • 14 Lesestunden
      3,8(700)Abgeben

      Exploring the impact of family legacy, the narrative unfolds through various perspectives as Ardith and Hollis Blackwood confront the upheaval caused by the death of their great-grandmother, renowned actress Blossom Blackwood. As hidden truths come to light, the siblings must navigate the complexities of their heritage and the secrets that threaten to redefine their identities.

      The Blackwoods