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A Basketball Novel

by Alexander, Kwame

eBook - 2014

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. 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. Show less

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X

A Novel

by Shabazz, Ilyasah

eBook - 2015

Cowritten by Malcolm X's daughter, this riveting and revealing novel follows the formative years of the man whose words and actions shook the world. Cowritten by Malcolm X's daughter, this riveting and revealing novel follows the formative years of the man whose words and actions shook the world. Show less

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All American Boys

by Reynolds, Jason

eBook - 2015

When sixteen-year-old Rashad is mistakenly accused of stealing, classmate Quinn witnesses his brutal beating at the hands of a police officer who happens ...Show more When sixteen-year-old Rashad is mistakenly accused of stealing, classmate Quinn witnesses his brutal beating at the hands of a police officer who happens to be the older brother of his best friend. Told through Rashad and Quinn's alternating viewpoints. Show less

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When I Was the Greatest

by Reynolds, Jason

eBook - 2014

Ali lives in Bed-Stuy, a Brooklyn neighborhood known for guns and drugs, but he and his sister, Jazz, and their neighbors, Needles and Noodles, stay out o...Show more Ali lives in Bed-Stuy, a Brooklyn neighborhood known for guns and drugs, but he and his sister, Jazz, and their neighbors, Needles and Noodles, stay out of trouble until they go to the wrong party, where one gets badly hurt and another leaves with a target on his back. Show less

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Monster

by Myers, Walter Dean

eBook - 2008

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. 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. Show less

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Dear Martin

by Stone, Nic

eBook - 2017

Writing letters to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., seventeen-year-old college-bound Justyce McAllister struggles to face the reality of race relations today and how they are shaping him. Writing letters to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., seventeen-year-old college-bound Justyce McAllister struggles to face the reality of race relations today and how they are shaping him. Show less

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Allegedly

by Jackson, Tiffany D

eBook - 2017

When Mary, a teenager living in a group home, becomes pregnant, authorities take another look at the crime for which Mary was convicted when she was nine years old. When Mary, a teenager living in a group home, becomes pregnant, authorities take another look at the crime for which Mary was convicted when she was nine years old. Show less

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Down by Law

by Simone, Ni-Ni

eBook - 2015

When her dad abandoned her for his new family, sixteen-year-old Isis buried the hurt by looking out for herself-and hookin' up with bad boy Fresh. . .unti...Show more When her dad abandoned her for his new family, sixteen-year-old Isis buried the hurt by looking out for herself-and hookin' up with bad boy Fresh. . .until a run-in with the law shatters Isis's world and threatens to destroy her future. Now the only person Isis can rely on is herself. . .until her secret crush K-Rock steps in. Show less

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The Poet X

A Novel

by Acevedo, Elizabeth

eBook - 2018

Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood, so she pours all her frustration and passion onto the pages of a leather note...Show more Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood, so she pours all her frustration and passion onto the pages of a leather notebook, reciting the words to herself like prayers. When she is invited to join her school's slam poetry club, she can't stop thinking about performing her poems. Show less

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Boyfriend Season

by London, Kelli

eBook - 2011

First boyfriends, first love, first mistakes-and an invitation to the hottest teen society party of the year send three friends into a tailspin. First boyfriends, first love, first mistakes-and an invitation to the hottest teen society party of the year send three friends into a tailspin. Show less

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Hollywood High

by Simone, Ni-Ni

eBook - 2012

Traces the scandals and dramas of Hollywood High teen socialites Rich, London, Spencer, and Heather, whose status as their private school's most popular "it girls" is threatened by respective secrets. Traces the scandals and dramas of Hollywood High teen socialites Rich, London, Spencer, and Heather, whose status as their private school's most popular "it girls" is threatened by respective secrets. Show less

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Beware of Boys

by London, Kelli

eBook - 2014

Reality TV stardom gets way too personal for Charly St. James when three of the world's hottest heartthrobs want her to be their dream come true. Reality TV stardom gets way too personal for Charly St. James when three of the world's hottest heartthrobs want her to be their dream come true. Show less

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