Ska Girls by Janette Beckman
Ska Girls by Janette Beckman

Rude Girls

Faced with a future she doesn't want, a 1970s teen finds her escape in a punk club and her voice in a ska band. Along with her bandmates, they fight the ridicule of everyone around them to prove that their dreams are worth more than their diplomas.

Black Ink

Dreaming of Pulitzer Prizes, a fresh-faced reporter lands his first gig at a Black-owned Chicago newspaper in the '90s, only to find his idealism tested by quirky colleagues, shoestring budgets, and stories too wild to believe.