A novel in verse retelling Romeo and Juliet in Harlem, as two teens from different worlds fall in love amid family pressure and street life.
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A novel in verse retelling Romeo and Juliet in Harlem, as two teens from different worlds fall in love amid family pressure and street life.
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Your first love is totally wrong for you.Do you follow your heart?Or do you run away?JuniceWhat am I doing? He'll take one quick lookAnd wish he was anywhere else but hereI'm already ashamed of what I thinkHe will think of me, of the life I leadDamienYes, she is the fruit that willSustain me and yes, she bringsA rain that I know can chillBut it is a rain so sweet and singsA song my soul insistsThat I follow, if I would existAs more than I have ever, ever beenIf my mother calls it evil, then I em...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Teen romance with sexual innuendo; a character discusses not being a virgin
Violence & gore
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Street crime and legal trouble; violence referenced without graphic detail
Profanity
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Includes a slur against Romani people; otherwise limited strong language
Substance use
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Drug and alcohol use depicted in an urban teen setting
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources
Religious content
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Parent frames the romance as sinful; brief moral/religious language
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic present
Occult / demonology
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No occult content present
Political content
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Central themes of race, class, the justice system, and urban inequality
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Family tragedy and dysfunction; racism and systemic hardship
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