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Author
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
When thirteen-year-old, bowling-obsessed Lamar Washington finds out that his idol is coming to town, he finds himself involved in some unsavory activities as he tries to change his image to impress people.
27) On the come up
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Bri hopes to become a great rapper, and after her first song goes viral for all the wrong reasons, must decide whether to sell out or face eviction with her widowed mother.
28) One house over
Author
Series
Neighbors (Mary Monroe) volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Longing to live a little on the wild side, Joyce and Odell Watson engage in a friendship with their new neighbors Yvonne and Milton Hamilton.
Author
Series
Midnight series (Sister Souljah) volume 2
Publisher
Washington Square Press
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 35
Language
English
Description
Midnight's efforts to rescue his wife trigger unexpected consequences that mark his journey into adulthood.
30) A seductive kiss
Author
Series
Grayson friends novels volume 5
Publisher
St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Close friends Dianna Harrington, an internationally known spokesmodel for her family's fashion empire, and Alex Stewart, a successful New York lawyer, must decide whether or not to take their relationship to the next level.
Author
Series
Alex Cross novels volume 15
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Written in the fearless voice of Detective Alex Cross, Alex Cross's Trial is a #1 New York Times bestseller of murder, love, and above all, bravery.
From his grandmother, Alex Cross has heard the story of his great uncle Abraham and his struggles for survival in the era of the Ku Klux Klan. Now, Alex passes the family tale along to his own children in a novel he's written-a novel called Trial.
As a lawyer...
From his grandmother, Alex Cross has heard the story of his great uncle Abraham and his struggles for survival in the era of the Ku Klux Klan. Now, Alex passes the family tale along to his own children in a novel he's written-a novel called Trial.
As a lawyer...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Formats
Description
The bestselling autobiography of American baseball and civil rights legend Jackie Robinson
Before Barry Bonds, before Reggie Jackson, before Hank Aaron, baseball's stars had one undeniable trait in common: they were all white. In 1947, Jackie Robinson broke that barrier, striking a crucial blow for racial equality and changing the world of sports forever. I Never Had It Made is Robinson's own candid, hard-hitting
...Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
When gambling debts and greed enter into the Butler household, Pierce Butler decides to host the biggest slave auction in American history and breaks a promise by selling Emma, his most-valued slave and caretaker of his children--a decision that brings about unthinkable consequences.
Author
Publisher
Washington Square Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Anita Hemmings, the first African American student at Vassar College, is successfully passing as white, but is confronted by her wealthy roommate who threatens to reveal Anita's secret after she becomes infatuated with Anita's brother.
35) I love my hair!
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A young African American girl describes the different, wonderful ways she can wear her hair.
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
After a doctor touts an experimental drug that will shorten his life, but restore his failing memory and vigor, Ptolemy Grey is spurred to action after investigating his own past, his apartment and the circumstances surrounding his grand-nephew's death in a drive-by shooting.
37) Hi, cat!
Author
Series
Peter books (Ezra Jack Keats) volume 6
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Archie's day would have been great if he had not started it by greeting the new cat on the block.
38) Tar Beach
Author
Publisher
Crown Publishers
Pub. Date
c1991
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A young girl dreams of flying above her Harlem home, claiming all she sees for herself and her family. Based on the author's quilt painting of the same name.
39) Boundless Grace
Author
Series
Amazing Grace (Picture books) volume 2
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Grace is invited for a visit with her father and his new family in Africa.
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