Dion Graham
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Maverick feels strongly about family ties, making choices he feels necessary to help support his mom while his King father serves time, and leave him literally holding his son in a doctor's waiting room after he gets paternity test results back and his babymomma ghosts. Now the child he's raising is impacting the lives of his family and his girlfriend, and the gang life he led to support them all financially could leave them all bearing his responsibilities...
3) Dear Martin
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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Description
"Justyce McAllister is top of his class at Braselton Prep, captain of the debate team, and set for an Ivy League school next year- but none of that matters to the police officer who just put him in handcuffs. He's eventually released without charges (or an apology), but the incident rattles him. Despite leaving his rough neighborhood, he can't seem to escape the scorn of his former peers or the attitude of his new classmates. The only exception: Sarah...
4) Dear Justyce
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Incarcerated teen Quan Banks writes letters to Justyce McCallister, with whom he bonded years before over family issues, about his experiences in the American juvenile justice system.
5) Odd one out
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
High school juniors and best friends Courtney and Jupe, and new sophomore Rae, explore their sexuality and their budding attractions for one another.
6) Lovely war
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In the perilous days of World Wars I and II, the gods hold the fates -- and the hearts -- of four mortals in their hands. They are Hazel, James, Aubrey, and Colette. A classical pianist from London, a British would-be architect-turned-soldier, a Harlem-born ragtime genius in the U.S. Army, and a Belgian orphan with a gorgeous voice and a devastating past. Their story, as told by goddess Aphrodite to her husband, Hephaestus, and her lover, Ares, is...
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Audio, Inc
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
During a fight at home, young Max flees and runs away into the woods. He finds a boat there, jumps in, and ends up on the open sea, destination unknown. He lands on the island of the Wild Things, and soon he becomes their king. But things get complicated when Max realizes that the Wild Things want as much from him as he wants from them. Based loosely on the storybook by Maurice Sendak and the screenplay co-written with Spike Jonze.
Author
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
Six critically acclaimed, bestselling, and award-winning authors bring the glowing warmth and electricity of Black teens in love to this charming, hilarious, and heartwarming novel that shines a bright light through the dark.
A summer heatwave blankets New York City in darkness. But as the city is thrown into confusion, a different kind of electricity sparks...
A first meeting.
Long-time friends.
Bitter
...Author
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
All it takes to rewrite the rules is a little fresh ink in this remarkable YA collection from thirteen of the most recognizable diverse authors writing today including Nicola Yoon, Jason Reynolds, Melissa de la Cruz, and many more, and published in partnership with We Need Diverse Books.
"This awesome anthology came together with the fantastic organization We Need Diverse Books, and...combines an all-star cast of talent." —Paste...
"This awesome anthology came together with the fantastic organization We Need Diverse Books, and...combines an all-star cast of talent." —Paste...