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1) Rebound
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Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume Prequel
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Central - Kids Fiction
JF ALEXA
1 available
JF ALEXA
1 available
Shirlington - Kids Fiction
JF ALEXA
1 available
JF ALEXA
1 available
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Before Josh and Jordan Bell were streaking up and down the court, their father was learning his own moves. In this prequel to Newbery Medal winner The Crossover, Chuck Bell takes center stage, as readers get a glimpse of his childhood and how he became the jazz music worshiping, basketball star his sons look up to. A novel in verse with all the impact and rhythm readers have come to expect from Kwame Alexander, Rebound will go back in time to visit...
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After a fight at school leaves Marcus facing suspension, Marcus's mother takes him and his younger brother, who has Down syndrome, to Puerto Rico to visit relatives they do not remember or have never met, and while there Marcus starts searching for his father, who left their family ten years ago and is somewhere on the island.
3) Crush
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Series
Berrybrook Middle School novels volume 3
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Aurora Hills - Kids Graphic Novels
J/GRAPH CHMAK
1 available
J/GRAPH CHMAK
1 available
Shirlington - Kids Graphic Novels
J/GRAPH CHMAK
1 available
J/GRAPH CHMAK
1 available
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Jorge seems to have it all together. He's big enough that nobody really messes with him, but he's also a genuinely sweet guy with a solid, reliable group of friends. The only time he ever really feels off his game is when he crosses paths with a certain girl... But when the group dynamic among the boys starts to shift, will Jorge be able to balance what his friends expect of him versus what he actually wants? --from Amazon.
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"The star of Orange Is the New Black and Jane the Virgin, Diane Guerrero presents her personal story in this middle grade memoir about her parents' deportation and the nightmarish struggles of undocumented immigrants and their American children"-- Provided by publisher.
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DC icons volume 3
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"Selina Kyle's coming-of-age-story as she claws her way to the top of Gotham City's criminal underbelly and becomes Catwoman"-- Provided by publisher.
Selina Kyle escaped Gotham City's slums, and returned as the mysterious and wealthy Holly Vanderhees. With Batman off on a vital mission, Gotham City looks ripe for the taking. As Batwing, Luke Fox wants to prove that he has what it takes to help people. When Catwoman teams up with Poison Ivy and Harley...
6) Ghost boys
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Central - Kids Fiction
JF RHODE
2 available
JF RHODE
2 available
Columbia Pike - Kids Fiction
JF RHODE
1 available
JF RHODE
1 available
Glencarlyn - Kids Fiction
JF RHODE
1 available
JF RHODE
1 available
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"After seventh-grader Jerome is shot by a white police officer, he observes the aftermath of his death and meets the ghosts of other fallen black boys including historical figure Emmett Till"-- Provided by publisher.
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Columbia Pike - Teen Nonfiction
Y 364.1524 SWANS
1 available
Y 364.1524 SWANS
1 available
Shirlington - Teen Nonfiction
Y 364.1524 SWANS
1 available
Y 364.1524 SWANS
1 available
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"James Earl Ray and Martin Luther King, Jr. had two very different life journeys -- but their paths fatally collide when Ray assassinates the world-renown civil rights leader. This book provides an inside look into both of their lives, the history of the time, and a blow-by-blow examination of the assassination and its aftermath."--Provided by publisher.
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Miss Garrett's classroom is like every other at our school. White kids sit on one side and black kids on the other. I'm one of the few middle-rowers who split the difference. Sixth-grader Lu Olivera just wants to keep her head down and get along with everyone in her class. Trouble is, Lu's old friends have been changing lately - acting boy crazy and making snide remarks about Lu's newfound talent for running track. Lu's secret hope for a new friend...
9) Harbor me
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Central - Kids Fiction
JF WOODS
1 available
JF WOODS
1 available
Cherrydale - Kids Fiction
JF WOODS
1 available
JF WOODS
1 available
Columbia Pike - Kids Fiction
JF WOODS
2 available
JF WOODS
2 available
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"When six students are chosen to participate in a weekly talk with no adults allowed, they discover that when they're together, it's safe to share the hopes and fears they have to hide from the rest of the world"-- Provided by publisher.
10) Front desk
Author
Series
Front desk volume 1
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Aurora Hills - Kids Fiction
JF YANG
1 available
JF YANG
1 available
Cherrydale - Kids Fiction
JF YANG
1 available
JF YANG
1 available
Glencarlyn - Kids Fiction
JF YANG
1 available
JF YANG
1 available
Description
Mia Tang has a lot of secrets. Number 1: She lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while her immigrant parents clean the rooms, ten-year-old Mia manages the front desk of the Calivista Motel and tends to its guests. Number 2: Her parents hide immigrants. And if the mean motel owner, Mr. Yao, finds out they've been letting them stay in the empty rooms for free, the Tangs will be doomed. Number 3: She wants to be a writer. But how can she...