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The Yard
Paperback
Publisher: Lashonna Odom
Published: Jul 9 2025
Pages: 234
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.49 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Yard is a powerful, culturally rich coming-of-age novel set at Hillcrest University, a prestigious HBCU in Atlanta where legacy, ambition, and identity collide. Told through the voices of eight students, this dynamic ensemble story captures the triumphs and tensions of college life, Black excellence, and the quiet battles fought behind the scenes.
At the center is freshman Kiara Ellis, arriving with the weight of her late mother's legacy and unsure of who she is outside of it. Around her, other students navigate their own challenges: a campus activist questioning his impact, a rising entrepreneur facing burnout, a golden boy athlete with secrets behind the spotlight, and more-each one carrying a truth that threatens to unravel beneath the pressure to perform.
As friendships form, tensions flare, and choices have consequences, Hillcrest's iconic Yard becomes more than a campus-it becomes a stage, a mirror, and a battleground for becoming.
For readers who crave depth behind the drama, The Yard delivers a raw and resonant look at what it means to grow up Black, brilliant, and bold-without losing yourself in the process.
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