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Coffee Will Make You Black
Coffee Will Make You Black
Author: April Sinclair
Set on Chicago's Southside in the mid-to-late 60s, Coffee Will Make You Black is the moving and entertaining tale of Jean "Stevie" Stevenson, a young black woman growing up through the Civil Rights and Black Power movements. — The novel opens at a time when, for black families, seeing a black person on television was an event; when ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780380724598
ISBN-10: 0380724596
Publication Date: 2/1/1995
Pages: 256
Rating:
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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3.3 stars, based on 31 ratings
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 1
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Wonderful growing-up story written from the point-of-view of an African-American girl in 1960's Chicago
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reviewed Coffee Will Make You Black on + 17 more book reviews
I read this book years ago, but from what I can remember it was a great coming of age story that was beautifully written. The sequel was also awesome.
maramayhem avatar reviewed Coffee Will Make You Black on + 14 more book reviews
An easy read. There is a sequel but I wasn't interested enough to read it. Still, a good story. Well written.
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A real fun read - funny coming of age story, and from page to page you just don't know what's coming next til you get there.


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