Catalog Search Results
Author
Series
Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 1
Language
English
Appears on these lists
African American Authors
Basketball
Books for Reluctant Readers (Intermediate/Middle School)
More Lists...
Basketball
Books for Reluctant Readers (Intermediate/Middle School)
More Lists...
Description
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.
2) Audacity
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"A historical fiction novel in verse detailing the life of Clara Lemlich and her struggle for women's labor rights in the early 20th century in New York."--
4) Rebound
Author
Series
Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume Prequel
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Formats
Description
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.
6) Orphaned
Author
Series
Ape quartet volume 4
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Snub is a young female gorilla, somewhat jealous because her mother is occupied with a new baby, curious of the world around her, a world that is being reshaped by shaking ground and mountains that bleed fire, and most terrifyingly by a new form of predator that walks on two legs; when her mother is killed Snub finds herself in charge of her baby brother--and accompanied by one of the not-gorillas, a very young female who has been orphaned by the...
7) Cold skin
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
In a rural Australian coal mining town shortly after World War II, teenaged Eddie makes a startling discovery when he investigates the murder of a local high school girl.
8) Caminar
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Carlos knows that when the soldiers arrive with warnings about the Communist rebels, it is time to be a man and defend the village, keep everyone safe. But Mama tells him not yet -- he's still her quiet moonfaced boy. The soldiers laugh at the villagers, and before they move on, a neighbor is found dangling from a tree, a sign on his neck: Communist. Mama tells Carlos to run and hide, then try to find her ... Numb and alone, he must join a band of...
9) Skyscraping
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In 1993 in New York City, high school senior Mira uncovers many secrets, including that her father has a male lover.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request