Category: Young Adult/Teen Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.
ISBN-10: 0595436099
Type: Fiction
Pages: 186
Copyright: Mar 22, 2007
ISBN-13: 9780595436095
Bittersweet is a 2007 novel by author Leslie Lee Sanders which focuses on an interracial relationship that is plagued by hate and discrimination of the couple's peers.
Being an African American senior in high school, and a victim of racism for most of her life, Brandy turns to her beloved journal to express her thoughts.
When Brandy develops a crush on Ian, the most attractive boy in school, she decides to befriend him. She then realizes that being friends with Ian isn’t as easy as it once seemed. In Ian’s eyes, being privileged is being well known, handsome, and white, all of which he is. He fears that being friends with Brandy will destroy his reputation.
A math quiz starts the beginning of a series of tutoring sessions that brings the two together, but it also starts a series of assaults on Brandy and Ian that are fueled by hate.
Brandy’s left to wonder if her written thoughts can help heal the pain of her past, and if fate would allow two teens to fall in love against the odds.
Ash wishes he has a tough big brother to fight his battles for him, until his wish comes true.
Who is Big Brother and why is he so keen to help Ash? Does Big Brother have an agenda of his own?
In a vertical city divided between those above the mist and those below it, four strangers are drawn together as failing systems threaten everyone. To save Halidom, they'll have to cross boundaries, uncover forgotten technology, and repair more than
