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Cassandra Carter

Cassandra Carter

About

Hi! My name is Cassandra Carter and I am the authoress behind two of the hottest Kimani Tru titles for young adults Fast Life & 16 Isn't Always Sweet!

A Shadow in Yucatan

A Shadow in Yucatan

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<p>A mythical jewel of a story… A true story told on a beach in Yucatan, A Shadow tells Stephanie's story but it was also the story of the golden time. Its nostalgia sings like cicadas in the heat.</p><p>An American ‘Under Milkwood’, this distilled novel of the Sixties evokes the sounds, music and optimism on the free-wheelin streets and parks of Coconut Grove. You can hear Bob Dylan still strumming acoustic; smoke a joint with Fred Neil; and Everybody’s Talkin is carried on the wind.</p><p>Stephanie, a young hairdresser living in lodgings finds herself pregnant. Refused help from her hard Catholic mother in New York, unable to abort her baby, she accepts the kindness of Miriam, her Jewish landlady, whose own barren life spills into compassionate assistance for the daughter she never had.</p><p>The poignancy of its ending, its generosity and acceptance, echoes the bitter disappointment of those of us who hoped for so much more, but who remember its joy, and its promise, as though untarnished by time.</p>

Story Behind The Book

Inspired by a dream I had when I was 14. Influenced by the urban fiction genre.

Media Links

What About Our Daughters?

🔗 http://www.whataboutourdaughters.com/waod/2008/1/12/you-oughta-know-cassandra-carter.html

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Cover Story in Ann Arbor News

🔗 http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2007/12/at_18_shes_a_published_harlequ.html

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Reviews

<div style="margin-bottom:.5em;"><span style="margin-right:5px;"><span class="swSprite s_star_5_0" title="5.0 out of 5 stars"><span><strong>5/5 stars</strong></span></span> </span><span style="vertical-align:middle;"><strong>From Nicole Boothe, author of the novel KEMEYA</strong>,<br /></span>Casandra Carter is a talented writer with a bright future. Her debut novel has everything - drugs, sex, intrigue and her main character, Kyra Jones is not even out of high school. I enjoyed every minute of this dicey novel about a girl from Chicago that got caught up in the...Fast Life!<br />  <p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><font size="3"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">5/5 stars A whole lot of trouble By Deasia Gause - February 26, 2012 </span></font></strong></p> <p></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">- This book is nothing like read before this book is fill with supense ad a whole lot of drama. I love kyra and justin and their romance build up this book is on my top 10 book list this book is everything I accept it to be I would love if another one comes out! </span></font></p> <p></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"></p> <p><span style="font-family:Calibri;"></span> </p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><font size="3"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">5.0 out of 5 stars OMG!! THIS IS DA BEST BOOK EVERRRR!!! By Victoria L. Morse - March 31, 2009 </span></font></strong></p> <p></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">I am a student in Victoria Morse's class and this is a book she bought for me. Fast life is a very good book I read this book in like 2 days that's how good it is. If you like realistic teen books then Fast life is the best book 4 u. This story takes place in the Bahamas and in Chicago. The main character's name is Kyra, and her big problem is that she moves to Bahamas with her mother and falls in love with this very sexy boy name Justin!!!! But her major problem is that she already has a boyfriend back home in chi-town but she did not tell Justin. What's cool about this book is that it keeps you reading and it has a lot of action that I think us teenagers can relate to. </span></font></p> <p></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"></p> <p><span style="font-family:Calibri;"></span> </p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><font size="3"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">5/ 5 stars Fast life is a fast read A Kid's Review - <span> </span>March 31, 2009 </span></font></strong></p> <p></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">I’m a student in Victoria Morses class and this is a review of a book she bought for me. if your a person who likes teen fictional drama than you should read Kimani Tru Fast life. The book takes place in Chicago the main characters name is Kyra her big problem is that she’s moving to a different ISLAND! my favorite thing about the book is that it has a lot of drama. </span></font></p> <p></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"></p> <p><span style="font-family:Calibri;"></span> </p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><font size="3"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">5/5 stars Great Book! By W. Kenny - March 29, 2009 </span></font></strong></p> <p></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">As I read this book, I couldn't wait to see what would happen next. This book was filled with surprises and had my full attention!</span></font></p> <p></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"></p> <p><span style="font-family:Calibri;"></span> </p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><span style="font-family:Calibri;"><strong>5/5</strong> <strong>stars Tha Business By MisDajania, January 9, 2009</strong> </span></font></p> <p></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">I LOVED THIS BOOK. IT IS THE DEBUT OF AUTHOR CASSANDRA CARTER. THE BOLD AND SASSY STORY OF KYRA JONES WAS GREAT. IT SHOWS LOVE, PAIN AND TRUST. TEENS ALL OVER THE WORLD GO THROUGH HE SAMETHING. </span></font></p> <p></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong></strong></p> <p><span style="font-family:Calibri;"></span> </p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><font size="3"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">5/5 stars A Great Read! By Sistah Keyonna of the SistahFriend Book Club - December 18, 2007 </span></font></strong></p> <p></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Fast Life by Cassandra Carter will take you down the road of a teenager who moves from the life of drugs, violence, thug love, and fashion savviness, to a life of true love, self-development, and growth. The author is an eighteen-year-old who targets the teenage audience. The main character, Kyra, was well-developed throughout the book. The author clearly showed how Kyra went from loving the thug life with her boyfriend, Makai to finding out the true meaning of love through life lessons with her boyfriend, Justin. Cassandra's writing style was clear and intriguing with a strong storyline. You'll be dying to know what happens next; once you start reading this book, you will not want to put it down. Fast Life will fill the reader with various emotions - happiness, sadness, excitement, and hope. As a young writer, Cassandra Carter exceeded my expectations with her creative storyline and characters' development. I am definitely looking forward to reading more books by her as she continues her promising career.</span></font></p> <p></p><br /><br /></div>