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Brandy Colbert with Becky Albertalli in Celebration of The Voting Booth

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Saturday, July 11, 2020 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm

Charis welcomes Stonewall Award-winning author Brandy Colbert with special guest Becky Albertalli in celebration of her newest novel, The Voting Booth, an all-in-one-day love story about two first-time teen voters who meet at their polling place and overcome obstacle after obstacle in order to cast a ballot in a critical election.  The Lola's mission is to bring together womxn as allies and accomplices to tell our stories, raise our voices and dismantle a system that doesn't serve us. Click here to learn more. ​​​​​

When Marva sees Duke turned away from their polling place, she takes it upon herself to make sure his vote is counted. She hasn't spent months doorbelling and registering voters just to see someone denied their right.And that's how their whirlwind day begins, rushing from precinct to precinct, cutting school, waiting in endless lines, turned away time and again, trying to do one simple thing: vote. They may have started out as strangers, but as Duke and Marva team up to beat a rigged system (and find Marva's missing cat), it's clear that there's more to their connection than a shared mission for democracy.

Brandy Colbert is the author of the Stonewall Award–winning novel Little & Lion, the critically acclaimed novels The Revolution of Birdie RandolphPointeFinding Yvonne, and The Only Black Girls in Town, and the forthcoming The Voting Booth. Growing up in Springfield, Missouri, Brandy was surrounded by stories from a young age. She currently works as a copy editor for magazines and books, and is a faculty member in the MFAC program at Hamline University. These days, Brandy lives and writes in sunny Los Angeles.

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The Voting Booth By Brandy Colbert Cover Image
$18.99
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ISBN: 9781368053297
Published: Disney Hyperion - July 7th, 2020

The Only Black Girls in Town By Brandy Colbert Cover Image
$16.99
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ISBN: 9780316456388
Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - March 10th, 2020

A Bank Street Best Book of 2021!

From award-winning YA author Brandy Colbert comes a debut middle-grade novel about the only two Black girls in town who discover a collection of hidden journals revealing shocking secrets of the past.


Beach-loving surfer Alberta has been the only Black girl in town for years.


The Revolution of Birdie Randolph By Brandy Colbert Cover Image
$17.99
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ISBN: 9780316448567
Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - August 20th, 2019

From Stonewall Award winner Brandy Colbert comes a novel about first love, family, and hidden secrets that will stay with you long after turning the last page.

Dove "Birdie" Randolph works hard to be the perfect daughter and follow the path her parents have laid out for her: She quit playing her beloved soccer, she keeps her nose buried in textbooks, and she's on t


Edited by National Book Award finalist Ibi Zoboi, and featuring some of the most acclaimed bestselling Black authors writing for teens today—Black Enough is an essential collection of captivating stories about what it’s like to be young and Black in America. A selection of the Schomburg Center's Black Liberation Reading List.


Little & Lion By Brandy Colbert Cover Image
$10.99
ISBN: 9780316349017
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - July 3rd, 2018

A stunning novel on love, identity, loss, and redemption.

When Suzette comes home to Los Angeles from her boarding school in New England, she's isn't sure if she'll ever want to go back. L.A. is where her friends and family are (as well as her crush, Emil). And her stepbrother, Lionel, who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, needs her emotional support.


The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks: Adapted for Young People (ReVisioning History for Young People #3) By Jeanne Theoharis, Brandy Colbert (Adapted by), Jeanne Theoharis (Adapted by) Cover Image
By Jeanne Theoharis, Brandy Colbert (Adapted by), Jeanne Theoharis (Adapted by)
$18.95
ISBN: 9780807067574
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Published: Beacon Press - February 2nd, 2021


"Jeanne’s book not only inspired the documentary but has been a catalyst in changing our national understanding of Rosa Parks. Highly recommend!”—Soledad O’Brien, executive producer of the Peabody Award–winning documentary The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks


Event Summary: 
Charis welcomes Brandy Colbert in celebration of The Voting Booth, an all-in-one-day love story about two first-time teen voters who meet at their polling place and overcome obstacle after obstacle in order to cast a ballot in a critical election.