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Dear Black Girl, by zxnattack
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Dear Black Girl, Why are you so amazing
Until We Break (Formerly Wicked, Wild, Wonderful) by MatthewD_Writes
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Until We Break is now published as a Paperback, Hardcover and E-book from W by Wattpad Books! As a Wattpad reader, you can access the Wattpad Original Edition for free and the Wattpad Books Published Edition here upon purchase. ***** Naomi Morgan, the only black dancer at her ballet school, sacrifices everything to pursue her dream until she joins the Guise and realizes what she's missing. ***** Naomi Morgan is the only black dancer at the Riverside Dance Academy, but the sting of alienation is worth it. When the National Prix de Ballet Competition comes to Riverside, Naomi's determined to win...although, the cost of victory is high. She suffers injuries, lies to her family, and refuses to process her friend's death, all to get closer to her dream career. But when something goes wrong and The Guise, an online gang of anarchists, make Riverside their new target, Naomi finds herself caught up with the group. They teach her things the Riverside Academy never could - that dreams are worth having, but real life is so much more important. [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]
Hawthorne Heights by madandbougie
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Winner of the Watty's 2017 Awards ✿ Destruction is a form of creation; buildings crumbled as he walked past. Khari Spence, trapped in a city steeped in hatred, longs to embrace his true self even if it means risking everything. He finds a fragile refuge in an old apartment with peeling wallpaper and blank journal pages -- and hopefully in a girl. Milo Locke, disillusioned with the hollow lure of materialism, seeks to rid the ideologies her parents forced onto her. When their worlds collide, will they help each other heal from past wounds, or will their secrets tear them apart?