The Black Girls Left Standing by Juliana Goodman

The Black Girls Left Standing

Juliana Goodman

320 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
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Sixteen-year-old Beau Willet has dreams of being an artist and one day leaving the Chicago projects she’s grown up in. But after her older sister, Katia, is killed by an off-duty police officer, Beau knows she has to clear her sister’s name by fin...

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Community Reviews

3.84
based on 110 reviews

Moods

emotional: 85%

sad: 67%

tense: 55%

challenging: 52%

mysterious: 38%

dark: 35%

reflective: 26%

hopeful: 23%

inspiring: 14%

adventurous: 11%

informative: 11%

funny: 2%

lighthearted: 2%

Pace

12% of readers chose fast
81% of readers chose medium
6% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

25% of readers chose Plot
62% of readers chose A mix
12% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

74% of readers chose Yes
19% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

55% of readers chose Yes
41% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

83% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

46% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
23% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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