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The Stars and the Blackness Between ThemA Coretta Scott King Honor Book Told in two distinct and irresistible voices, Junauda Petrus's bold and lyrical debut is the story of two black girls from very different backgrounds finding love and happiness in a world that seems determined to deny them both. Port of Spain, Trinidad. Sixteen year old Audre is despondent, having just found out she's going to be sent to live in America with her father because her strictly religious mother caught her
A Coretta Scott King Honor Book Told in two distinct and irresistible voices, Junauda Petrus's bold and lyrical debut is the story of two black girls from very different backgrounds finding love and happiness in a world that seems determined to deny them both. Port of Spain, Trinidad. Sixteen-year-old Audre is despondent, having just found out she's going to be sent to live in America with her father because her strictly religious mother caught her with her secret girlfriend, the pastor's daughter. Audre's grandmother Queenie (a former dancer who drives a white convertible Cadillac and who has a few secrets of her own) tries to reassure her granddaughter that she won't lose her roots, not even in some place called Minneapolis. "America have dey spirits too, believe me," she tells Audre. Minneapolis, USA. Sixteen-year-old Mabel is lying on her bed, staring at the ceiling and trying to figure out why she feels the way she feels--about her ex Terrell, about her girl Jada and that moment they had in the woods, and about the vague feeling of illness that's plagued her all summer. Mabel's reverie is cut short when her father announces that his best friend and his just-arrived-from-Trinidad daughter are coming for dinner. Mabel quickly falls hard for Audre and is determined to take care of her as she tries to navigate an American high school. But their romance takes a turn when test results reveal exactly why Mabel has been feeling low-key sick all summer and suddenly it's Audre who is caring for Mabel as she faces a deeply uncertain future. Junauda Petrus's debut brilliantly captures the distinctly lush and lyrical voices of Mabel and Audre as they conjure a love that is stronger than hatred, prison, and death and as vast as the blackness between the stars.Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Group
Published: 06/23/2020
ISBN: 9780525555490
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.90d
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Love these jeans
Size: 34W x 30L, Color: Black Rinse, Size: 34W x 30L, Color: Black Rinse
Nice jeans. THe fit is great, the material is kind of stretchy, and the black color is true black not a faded look. Hard for me to find a good pair of jeans but these I love.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2026
★★★★★ 3
They feel like cardboard
Size: 36W x 29L, Color: Medium Grey
I kept these hoping to replace a denizen slim 216 that I can’t find anymore. These are not as a soft and rather quite stiff, maybe due to the recycled content. They might do for the occasional trip out of the house but I’m not impressed and glad I didn’t pay full price.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2026
★★★★★ 5
All Day Comfort
Size: 34W x 32L, Color: Medium Grey
If you like the trim look of slim-cut jeans, you will love these. The silhouette is near perfect without veering into skinny jeans territory and the extra length make mine perfect with boots. The denim is good quality and the stretch fabric retains its shape, resisting the baggy look after multiple days of wear. The grey color is just right without the unnatural whiskers and wear-lines added by other brands. I love these jeans and look forward to many years of uses.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2025
★★★★★ 5
10/10 jeans
Size: 30W x 30L, Color: Medium Grey
Amazing jeans I love them awesome fit not too loose not too tight look great amazing deal right now on them too will be buying a different color pair soon
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Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Great casual pants
Size: 38W x 29L, Color: Medium Grey
Very comfortable and material very durable
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Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2026