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Bright red fruit
Author: Elhillo, Safia

Publisher: Make Me A World (2025)

Classification: Fiction
Physical Description: 400 p., 23 cm

BTSB No: 305527

ISBN: 9780593381205

Ages: 14-18

Grades: 9-12

Subjects:
African Americans -- Fiction
Mother-daughter relationship -- Fiction
Women poets -- Fiction
Performance poetry -- Fiction
Social media -- Fiction
Dating (Social customs) -- Fiction
Secrets -- Fiction
Novels in verse
Washington (D.C.) -- Fiction

Price: $10.65

Summary:
Samira is determined to have a perfect summer filled with fun parties, exploring DC, and growing as a poet--until a scandalous rumor has her grounded and unable to leave her house. When Samira turns to a poetry forum for solace, she catches the eye of an older, charismatic poet named Horus. For the first time, Samira feels wanted. But soon she's keeping a bigger secret than ever before--one that could prove her reputation and jeopardize her place in her community.

Accelerated Reader Information:
   Interest Level: UG
   Reading Level: 7.80
   Points: 6.0   Quiz: 553536

Reviews:
   Kirkus Reviews (+) (02/06/24)
   School Library Journal (07/19/24)
   Booklist (+) (01/01/24)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/01/24)
The Hornbook (03/01/24)

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