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Amari and the Night Brothers
Supernatural investigations volume no. 1
Supernatural investigations volume 1
Supernatural investigations volume no. 1
Supernatural investigations volume 1
Lexile Measure
700L
Summary
Thirteen-year-old Amari, a poor African American girl from the projects, gets an invitation from her missing brother to join the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs and join in the fight against an evil magician.
Author
Lexile Measure
750L
Summary
In the summer of 1968, after travelling from Brooklyn to Oakland, California, to spend a month with the mother they barely know, eleven-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters arrive to a cold welcome as they discover that their mother, a dedicated poet and printer, is resentful of the intrusion of their visit and wants them to attend a nearby Black Panther summer camp.
3) Monster
Author
Lexile Measure
670L
Summary
While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a film script as he tries to come to terms with the course his life has taken.
5) True legend
Author
Lexile Measure
850L
Summary
Fifteen-year-old Drew "True" Robinson loves being the best point-guard prospect in high school basketball, but learns the consequences of fame through a former player, as well as through the man who expects to be his manager when True reaches the NBA.
Author
Series
Vanderbeekers volume 1
Lexile Measure
810L
Summary
Told that they will have to move out of their Harlem brownstone just after Christmas, the five Vanderbeeker children, ages four to twelve, decide to change their reclusive landlord's mind.
Author
Series
Crossover volume 1
Lexile Measure
750L
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Summary
Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.
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1000 Books Before Kindergarten: A Place to Start
Caldecott Medal Collection
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Summary
"In this book sparkling with atmosphere, a small boy experiences the joys of a snowy day. The brief, vividly expressed text points out his new awareness".--The Horn Book. A Caldecott Honor Book. Full color.
10) Darby
Author
Lexile Measure
790L
Summary
In 1926, nine-year-old Darby Carmichael stirs up trouble in Marlboro County, South Carolina, when she writes a story for the local newspaper promoting racial equality.
11) Satch & me
Author
Series
Baseball card adventures volume 7
Lexile Measure
660L
Summary
Joe uses his ability to travel through time using vintage baseball cards to take his coach Flip with him to find out whether Satchel Paige really was the fastest pitcher ever.
Author
Series
Vanderbeekers volume 2
Lexile Measure
820L
Summary
"When catastrophe strikes their beloved upstairs neighbors, the Vanderbeeker children set out to build the best, most magical healing garden in Harlem--in spite of a locked fence, thistles and trash, and the conflicting plans of a wealthy real estate developer"--
15) Darius & Twig
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Lexile Measure
730L
Summary
"Two best friends, a writer and a runner, deal with bullies, family issues, social pressures, and their quest for success coming out of Harlem"--
16) Lockdown
Author
Lexile Measure
730L
Summary
Teenage Reese, serving time at a juvenile detention facility, gets a lesson in making it through hard times from an unlikely friend with a harrowing past.
18) Sugar
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Series
Lexile Measure
430L
Summary
In 1870, Reconstruction brings big changes to the Louisiana sugar plantation where spunky ten-year-old Sugar has always lived, including her friendship with Billy, the son of her former master, and the arrival of workmen from China.
19) Dope sick
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Summary
Seeing no way out of his difficult life in Harlem, seventeen-year-old Jeremy "Lil J" Dance flees into a house after a drug deal goes awry and meets a weird man who shows different turning points in Lil J's life when he could have made better choices.
20) Ghost boys
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Summary
"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"--
