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001			on1268326154
003			OCoLC
005			20220721141830.0
008			211004t20222022nyu 000 1 eng
010			_a 2021048364
040			_aDLC _beng _erda _cDLC _dOCLCO _dOCLCF _dUKMGB _dVP@ _dWC4 _dGO4 _dYU6 _dIMT _dILM _dNFG
015			_aGBC276170 _2bnb
016	7		_a020571311 _2Uk
020			_a9780063216778 _q(hardcover)
020			_a0063216779 _q(hardcover)
020			_a9780063216785 _q(trade paperback)
020			_a0063216787 _q(trade paperback)
035			_a(OCoLC)1268326154
042			_apcc
043			_an-us-ny
092			_aKANDIC T _bCHRISTIN
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aKandic Torres, Christine, _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe girls in Queens : _ba novel / _cChristine Kandic Torres.
250			_aFirst edition.
263			_a2206
264		1	_aNew York, NY : _bHarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, _c[2022]
264		4	_c©2022
300			_a299 pages ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_a"Brisma and Kelly, two young Latinas growing up along Clement Moore Avenue in Queens, would do anything for each other. They keep each other's secrets, hide from their mothers' chancletas, and ward off creepy neighbors. At the beginning of high school, Brisma falls deeply in love with Brian, the local baseball legend. Always the wallflower to the vibrant and alluring Kelly, Brisma is secretly thrilled to be chosen by Brian, to finally have someone all to herself. As the three kids learn to play the roles that have been set before them, they create a cacophony of unrealized hopes and dreams, smoldering embers that finally find some oxygen. Years later, Brisma and Kelly haven't spoken to Brian, ever since a backyard party gone wrong, but Los Mets are on a historic run for the playoffs and the three old friends-now on the cusp of adulthood-are brought back together again. Brisma finds herself once again inextricably drawn to Brian, only to once again find Kelly standing in the way. When a sexual assault accusation emerges, both girls rush to support and defend Brian. While Kelly remains staunchly by his side, Brisma begins to have doubts as old memories resurface of her own relationship with him. As the two lifelong friends prepare to bring down the other in order to take what they both believe is owed to them, they have to decide if their shared past is enough to sustain their future. Told in alternating timelines and reminiscent of Dominicana, My Brilliant Friend, and Normal People, The Girls in Queens explores a lifelong friendship, the complications of sexual abuse allegations within communities of color, the furious loyalty of young women, and the danger of forgetting that sometimes monsters hide in plain sight"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aHispanic Americans _vFiction. _946541
650		0	_aHispanic American women _vFiction. _958407
650		0	_aFemale friendship _vFiction. _919755
650		0	_aRape culture _vFiction.
651		0	_aQueens (New York, N.Y.) _vFiction. _955251
655		7	_aUrban fiction. _2lcgft
655		7	_aNovels. _2lcgft _92408
994			_aC0 _bNFG
999			_c349638 _d349638