The Black Girls Left Standing
$21.92
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
28 July 2026
Summary
Beau has dreams of being an artist and 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 name by finding the only witness to the murder; Katia’s boyfriend, Jordan, who has gone missing. If she doesn’t find him and tell the world what really happened, Katia’s death will be ignored, like the deaths of so many other Black women before her.
Beau sets up a Twitter account to gather ano…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781250792822 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1250792827 |
| Author: | Juliana Goodman |
| Publisher: | Palgrave USA |
| Imprint: | Square Fish |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 28 July 2026 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 208mm x 135mm |
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Critics Review
“Juliana Goodman’s debut is bold, thrilling. Filled with heart, honesty, and hope, The Black Girls Left Standing reminds readers that, yes, Black girls matter.”-Pamela N. Harris, author of When You Look Like Us
“The explosive ending will leave readers with a lot to chew on. An immersive novel about trying to live in two worlds at once.” -Booklist
“Fans of Angie Thomas’s The Hate U Give will find this a compelling read-alike.”-Horn Book Magazine“Intense and emotional.” -Paste Magazine
About The Author
Juliana Goodman
Juliana Goodman was born and raised in Blue Island, Illinois. She received her B.A. in English literature from Western Illinois University and her MFA in fiction writing from Purdue University. Juliana has received several awards and scholarships for her writing and was a Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Arts Award Finalist. She’s had work published in Sigma Tau Delta’s Rectangle, Blackberry: a Magazine and Fiyah Literary Magazine. Juliana is currently a third year literary arts fellow with the Tulsa Artist Fellowship. In her free time, she enjoys watching horror films, reading the latest young adult novels, and hanging out with her pit bull, Artie Partie and her cat, Pickle.
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