num_pages: 336
description: Like Shakespeare's famous star-crossed lovers, Romiette Cappelle and Julio Montague face strong opposition to their budding romance, in their case, a dangerous gang's disapproval of their interracial relationship puts the two in mortal peril.
language: English
title: Romiette and Julio
titlecomplete: Romiette and Julio
genres: Retellings, Teen, African American, Young Adult, Middle Grade, School, Romance, Contemporary, Fiction, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 6225
places: Cincinnati, Ohio
publisher: Turtleback Books