A01=Juliana Goodman
african-american writer
Author_Juliana Goodman
bipoc
black lives matter
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chicago
city
contemporary ya
crime
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friendship
murder
police violence
race
racial injustice
racism
sisterhood
sisters
teen girls
teenagers
urban
women author
Product details
- ISBN 9781250792822
- Weight: 454g
- Dimensions: 135 x 208mm
- Publication Date: 18 May 2026
- Publisher: Palgrave USA
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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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 anonymous tips. But the more that Beau finds out about her sister's death, the more danger she finds herself in. And with a new relationship developing and the struggle to keep her family together, Beau is soon in way over her head. How much is she willing to risk to clear her sister's name and make sure she's not forgotten?
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.
