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1) X: a novel
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Malcolm Little's parents have always told him that he can achieve anything, but from what he can tell, that's a pack of lies -- after all, his father's been murdered, his mother's been taken away, and his dreams of becoming a lawyer have gotten him laughed out of school. There's no point in trying, he figures, and lured by the nightlife of Boston and New York, he escapes into a world of fancy suits, jazz, girls, and reefer. But Malcolm's efforts to...
2) Annexed
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Language
English
Description
The story of the boy who loved Anne Frank.
3) Go long!
Author
Series
Barber twins volume 2
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language
English
Description
When Coach Spangler leaves at the start of their second year of junior high school, thirteen-year-old twins Tiki and Ronde wonder if his replacement, history teacher Mr. Wheeler, can coach the Eagles to another winning football season.
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
Hiawatha, a Mohawk, is plotting revenge for the murder of his wife and daughters by the evil Onondaga Chief, Tadodaho, when he meets the Great Peacemaker, who enlists his help in bringing the nations together to share his vision of a new way of life marked by peace, love, and unity rather than war, hate, and fear. Includes historical notes
5) El Deafo
Author
Series
Language
English
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Books for Reluctant Readers (Intermediate/Middle School)
Physical Disabilities Books for Children
Resolution YOU: Middle Grade
Physical Disabilities Books for Children
Resolution YOU: Middle Grade
Description
"Going to school and making new friends can be tough. But going to school and making new friends while wearing a bulky hearing aid strapped to your chest? That requires superpowers! In this funny, poignant graphic novel memoir, author/illustrator Cece Bell chronicles her hearing loss at a young age and her subsequent experiences with the Phonic Ear, a very powerful--and very awkward--hearing aid. The Phonic Ear gives Cece the ability to hear--sometimes...
7) Walt Disney
Author
Series
Publisher
Aladdin
Language
English
Description
This fictionalized biography concentrating on the boyhood of the cartoonist and film maker who created Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck.
Author
Series
Black stallion volume 9
Language
English
Description
When his wild black stallion revolts against the routine and schedule of stable life, becoming a killer and a threat, a plane crash thwarts Alec's plans to give the Black a free run in the desert and brings danger to both boy and horse.
Author
Series
Black stallion volume 2
Publisher
Random House
Language
English
Description
After the Black is claimed by its rightful owner, a great desert chieftain from across the sea, Alac crosses the desert amid many dangers in search of the stallion.
Alec, a young teenager, tries to find out where the beautiful Black, a horse, was taken after the attempt on his life. Grades 4-7.
12) Betty before X
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Raised by her aunt until she is six, Betty, who will later marry Malcolm X, joins her mother and stepfamily in 1940s Detroit, where she learns about the civil rights movement.
Author
Publisher
Lion Forge Comics
Language
English
Description
"Have you ever been told that you're not enough? That you're not strong enough, tall enough, or fast enough? Bessie was told she was not enough. This book combines an imagined story of Bessie Stringfield as a young girl with historical facts about the real Bessie, a true adventurer and one of the first African-American women to travel solo across the United States on a motorcycle"--Back cover.
Author
Series
Black stallion volume 15
Publisher
Random House
Language
English
Description
A plane wreck at sea separates Alec and the Black until the search for a rabid vampire bat leads the boy to Flame's island sanctuary.
Author
Series
Diary of an awesome friendly kid volume 1
Language
English
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Formats
Description
In his first journal, middle schooler Rowley Jefferson, Greg Heffley's sidekick, records his experiences and misguided decision to write a biography of Greg, who, in his own mind, is destined to become rich and famous.
Author
Series
Black stallion volume 16
Publisher
Random House
Language
English
Description
Alec Ramsey, racing the Black in Florida over the winter, receives a letter from Steve Duncan which results in the island stallion's challenging the champion.
Author
Series
Black stallion volume 8
Publisher
Random House
Language
English
Description
Henry Dailey buys a spoiled, contrary two-year-old filly, a daughter of the Black, in November, and is determined to have a Kentucky Derby candidate by May.
Author
Series
Black stallion volume 17
Publisher
Random House
Language
English
Description
Alec Ramsay's life is changed after he spends a terrifying night lost in the Florida Everglades with a deranged Frenchman who is helping him search for the runaway black stallion.
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