Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Chill wind Chill wind Janet McDonald Afraid that she will have no where to go when her welfare checks are stopped, nineteen-year-old high school dropout Aisha tries to figure out how she can support herself and her two young children in… OL15842055W
Spellbound Spellbound Janet McDonald Raven, a teenage mother and high school dropout living in a housing project, decides, with the help and sometime interference of her best friend Aisha, to study for a spelling bee which could lead to… OL17736674W
Harlem Hustle Harlem Hustle Janet McDonald Eric "Hustle" Samson, a smart and street-wise seventeen-year-old dropout from Harlem, aspires to rap stardom, a dream he naively believes is about to come true. OL546198W
Brother hood Brother hood Janet McDonald Sixteen-year-old Nate, an academically gifted student who attends an exclusive private boarding school, straddles two cultures as he returns home for occasional visits to see his family and "gangsta … OL546199W
Twists and turns Twists and turns Janet McDonald With the help of a couple of successful friends, eighteen- and nineteen-year-old Teesha and Keeba try to capitalize on their talents by opening a hair salon in the run-down Brooklyn housing project w… OL546203W