Shayla's Double Brown Baby Blues

Things are changing for thirteen-year-old Shayla Dubois, no matter how hard she tries to fight it. Her father and his new wife have a baby girl named Gift -- born on Shayla's own birthday. Gift has Shayla's special eyes (the eyes of a writer), her father's last name, and the love that should have been Shayla's. But jealousy is the least of Shayla's problems. Someone's been sending her best friend, Kambia Elaine, cruel packages that remind Kambia of her traumatic past. There is also Shayla's new friend Lemm who makes her skin tingle in the weirdest way. He's handsome, smart, smooth talking, and has demons of his own to hide. But in order to help her friends, Shayla must first learn how to help herself.

Author: Lori Aurelia Williams
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 04/01/2003
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 9.12h x 6.05w x 0.75d
ISBN: 9780689856709

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.2
Point Value: 15
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 53690 / Shayla's Double Brown Baby Blues

Award: Tayshas Reading - Commended

Review Citation(s):
PW Notes and Reprints 03/31/2003 pg. 70
Kliatt 05/01/2003 pg. 22
Publishers Weekly 03/31/2003

About the Author
Williams, Lori Aurelia: - Lori Aurelia Williams is the author of When Kambia Elaine Flew In from Neptune and Shayla's Double Brown Baby Blues. She holds a master's degree in English from the University of Texas at Austin, where she was awarded both a James A. Michener Fellowship and a scholarship in creative writing. Born in Houston, Lori Aurelia Williams lives in Austin.