Dawud Anyabwile
1) Booked
Author
Series
Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 2
Language
English
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Description
Twelve-year-old Nick loves soccer and hates books, but soon learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams.
Author
Series
Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 1
Language
English
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Basketball
Books for Reluctant Readers (Intermediate/Middle School)
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Basketball
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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.
3) Rebound
Author
Series
Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume Prequel
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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In the summer of 1988, twelve-year-old Chuck Bell is sent to stay with his grandparents, where he discovers jazz and basketball and learns more about his family's past.
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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#ownvoices - Black Books for Kids
10 to Try for Kids- Author of Color
Black History Month - Middle Grade
10 to Try for Kids- Author of Color
Black History Month - Middle Grade
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"For the life of him, William "Scoob" Lamar can't seem to stay out of trouble--and now the run-ins at school have led to lockdown at home. So when G'ma, Scoob's favorite person on Earth, asks him to go on an impromptu road trip, he's in the RV faster than he can say FREEDOM. With G'ma's old maps and a strange pamphlet called the 'Travelers' Green Book' at their side, the pair takes off on a journey down G'ma's memory lane. But adventure quickly turns...
6) Monster
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
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.