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Dear Yvette (Throwback Diaries) Paperback – November 29, 2016

by Ni-Ni Simone (Author)

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All sixteen year old Yvette Simmons wanted was to disappear. Problem is: she has too many demons for that. Yvette’s life changed forever after a street fight over a boy ended in a second degree murder charge. Forced to start all over again, she’s sentenced to live in a group home far from anything or anyone she’s ever known. She manages to keep her past hidden, until a local cutie, known as Brooklyn, steps in. Slowly, Yvette lets him into her heart and he gives her the summer of her dreams...

But in Yvette’s world things are never as they seem.

Brooklyn has a few secrets of his own and Yvette’s past comes back with a vengeance. Will she face life head-on? Will she return to her old ways? Or will an unexpected letter decide her fate?

“Simone’s story is reminiscent of Sistah Souljah’s groundbreaking The Coldest Winter Ever…a hard hitting tale of the inner city’s unforgiving streets.” —Library Journal

“Simone knows how to tell a story…and she can also bring the drama.” —RT Book Reviews

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272 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Dafina
Publication date

November 29, 2016
Grade level

9 - 12
Reading age

14 - 17 years
Dimensions

5.3 x 0.8 x 8.3 inches
ISBN-10

0758287763
ISBN-13

978-0758287762
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Gr 10 Up—It's 1989, and 16-year-old Yvette Simmons is living in the Douglas Gardens apartment complex in Newark, NJ, with her two-year-old baby, Kamari, and Nana, to whom she isn't related. When Kamari's father tells Yvette that she's been accused of snitching by a former friend, Yvette fights her ex-friend at a bus stop, cutting up her face. Yvette is charged with assault with a deadly weapon, but she takes a plea deal to live with Kamari in a "professional parent home" in Norfolk, VA. Yvette is used to being abandoned by adults. Her mother, a crack addict, has been in and out of her life. After Yvette's arrest, Nana decides she wants nothing to do with Kamari. Even Yvette's old friends won't help her. So the plea deal is her only good option, and she and Kamari live with Ms. Glo and another teen, Tasha. At first, Yvette has her guard up and has several angry outbursts, but over time, she makes friends, has a romantic relationship, and learns to love living with Ms. Glo and Tasha. Simone develops Yvette into a nuanced character who, over time, sees that she can handle her problems in ways that are different from how they're dealt with on the streets of Newark. Many teens will also enjoy the 1980s street slang and fashion references. VERDICT This series installment is sure to be a hit with YA readers who like problem novels, realistic titles, and urban fiction.—Adrienne L. Strock, Nashville Public Library

About the Author

Ni-Ni Simone is a Jersey girl with an obsession for reality TV and celebrity gossip. She never intended to write teen fiction, but her editor and the literary gods had other plans. She whipped up her first novel, Shortie Like Mine, in two weeks, and has been in love with writing ever since. Shortie was the first of Ni-Ni’s books to be selected by YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association) as a Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, and it’s also a Virginia Readers’ Choice Selection. When she’s not writing, Ni-Ni is soaking up inspiration from music, TV, and most of all, the teens out there hanging tough no matter what comes their way. Ni-Ni lives in North Jersey with her husband and their children. Visit her online at ninisimone.com, on Facebook at NiNiSimoneOfficialFanPage, and follow her on Twitter @IamNiNiSimone.

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dafina (November 29, 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0758287763
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0758287762
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 14 - 17 years
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 9 - 12
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.3 x 0.8 x 8.3 inches

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A Great Read

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It is not often that I whip up stories and create characters just like Yvette, but it is often that I read stories and characters like Yvette. Yvette captured my heart, and I am proud to announce that Dear Yvette will be in my Recommended Book Club and Reading List

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This book was amazing!!!!

Great book!!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 27, 2019

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This was an amazing book with and even more amazing storyline. I love and have read every single last one of Ni-Ni Simone books, can wait until the next one!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 27, 2017

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lovely read. it was a nice to hear yvette's side of the story after isis. i hope there will be more books from the eyes of other characters. i personally would like to read about tasha next or even maybe from the eyes of kamari, "nana", or "k-rock".

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Shouldn’t say something is new and it’s not

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Book is not new had dirty spots and cover bent at the corners

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