Bibliograph

Tar baby, Tammy Campbell Brooks, Tahirah Jessalyn Brooks ; [edited by] Tammy Campbell Brooks

Type

Label

Tar baby, Tammy Campbell Brooks, Tahirah Jessalyn Brooks ; [edited by] Tammy Campbell Brooks

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Tar baby

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Tammy Campbell Brooks, Tahirah Jessalyn Brooks ; [edited by] Tammy Campbell Brooks

Summary

Tianna Thompson is an adolescence trying to find her way in a world where her skin complexion is the center of attention.She's ridiculed by classmates and even her own family because of her dark chocolate skin.The name calling starts in elementary school and gets worse in high school.Tasha is Tianna's bestfriend and has had her back since elementary school fighting against the bullies. Tianna and Tasha have a lot in common such as, they both are known as "Tar Babies." Tasha has an older brother, Jackson that's secretly in love with Tianna. But Jackson isn't the only guy that wants Tianna. Her male friend, Jamal who is on his way to the NBA will stop at nothing to convince Tianna that he's the man for her present and future.Tianna loves both Jackson and Jamal, but she loves one as a friend and the other as a lover. Will Tasha end her twelve-year friendship with Tianna if she finds that her best friend is in love with her brother? Will Tianna chose between her heart or friendship? This is the first book of a two-part series

Target audience

adult

Classification

Contributor