Other Side of the Tracks

Written by Charity Alyse

Narrated by Angel Pean, Ruffin Prentiss and Shaun Taylor-Corbett

This “stirring…emotionally raw” (Publishers Weekly) young adult debut novel about three teens entangled by secret love, open hatred, and the invisible societal constraints wrapped around people both Black and white is perfect for readers of All American Boys and The Hate U Give.

There is an unspoken agreement between the racially divided towns of Bayside and Hamilton: no one steps over the train tracks that divide them. Or else.

Not until Zach Whitman anyway, a white boy who moves in from Philly and who dreams of music. When he follows his dream across the tracks to meet his idol, the famous jazz musician who owns The Sunlight Record Shop in Hamilton, he’s flung into Capri Collins’s path.

Capri has big plans: she wants to follow her late mother’s famous footsteps, dancing her way onto Broadway, and leaving this town for good, just like her older brother, Justin, is planning to do when he goes off to college next year. As sparks fly, Zach and Capri realize that they can help each other turn hope into a reality, even if it means crossing the tracks to do it.

But one tragic night changes everything. When Justin’s friend, the star of Hamilton’s football team, is murdered by a white Bayside police officer, the long-standing feud between Bayside and Hamilton becomes an all-out war. And Capri, Justin, and Zach are right in the middle of it.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
• Release date: Nov 22, 2022
• ISBN: 9781797152769

Charity Alyse

Charity Alyse earned her bachelor’s degree in English literature at Rowan University and is currently working toward a master’s degree in clinical mental health therapy. Other Side of the Tracks is her first novel. Alyse lives in New Jersey. You can find her on Twitter and Instagram @Charity_Alyse and CharityAlyse.com.

Reviews for Other Side of the Tracks

[Kensie Smull · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This book drags on and on. Great plot though, and characters are likable.

[Jeanenne Robinson · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

3.75 rounded up
Heartfelt and Heartbreaking
beautiful writing
some elements of “Romeo and Juliet”
beautiful writing
stereotypes
faith
dance and music
would definitely read more from this author



tw: on page physical and gun violence
mentions of a past SA