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Hallway Diaries Hallway Diaries Karen Valentin,Felicia Pride,Debbie M. Rigaud Three girls. Three high schools. Three gotta-read stories. How To Be Down by Felicia Pride When Nina Parker decides to straighten her Afro, lose her valley-girl accent and get a total makeover for he… OL15041620W
Hustlin' Hustlin' L. Divine As the holidays approach, Mickey has a secret, Nellie is attempting to cause trouble, Laura is trying to undermine Jayd's performance in the school play, and the mother of Rah's baby does not want hi… OL15518448W
Pushin' Pushin' L. Divine In the midst of chaos in practically every area of her life, Jayd tries to concentrate on the things that are important to her and that could hold the key to bringing the chaos under control for good. OL15952433W
Tessie Tessie Jesse Jackson When a young girl wins a scholarship and becomes the first Negro student an an exclusive private high school in New York, she enters a new world which must be reconciled with her Harlem background. OL16061391W
Fast forward Fast forward Celeste O. Norfleet How did Kenisha Lewis's life go from near perfect to sheer chaos in just a few months? Coping with family tragedy is tough enough without getting kicked out of private school and sent to the local pu… OL16118382W
So, so hood So, so hood L. Divine With her senior year just beginning, Jayd Williams, a teenage girl from a family of voodoo priestesses, has to deal with a variety of issues including trouble caused by Misty, her former best friend-… OL16495626W
Static shock Static shock Dwayne McDuffie "Like any awkward teenager, Virgil Hawkins worries about girls, pocket money, girls and getting beaten up. But recently, he's had even more on his mind: his newfound super-powers, his secret identity… OL16633405W
The Outcasts The Outcasts Anne E. Schraff What was Marko thinking training for the track meet alone in the early hours of the morning? The suspicions and accusations began to fly around Tubman High when he was attacked with a baseball bat an… OL17507886W
Fabulous Fabulous Simone Bryant "There's no such thing as being too rich, too popular, or too fabulous...Pace Academy is an exclusive private school catering to the rich, pampered and beautiful. And Starr, Dionne, and Marisol are i… OL17733405W
Piecing Me Together Piecing Me Together Renée Watson Jade believes she must get out of her poor neighborhood if she's ever going to succeed. Her mother tells her to take advantage of every opportunity that comes her way. And she has. She accepted a sch… OL17851392W
Prom night at Finley High Prom night at Finley High Keith Thomas Walker "Serena is no stranger to hardship. With a father in prison and a mother who 'barely cares, ' she made it to her senior year at Finley High knowing she can only depend on herself. As prom season appr… OL27308614W
Days of Courage Days of Courage Alex Haley,Mel Williges,Richard Kelso Days of Courage describes the experiences of the “Little Rock Nine”, the first African American students to begin the integration of schools in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957. In 1954, the Supreme … OL4285474W