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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Simeon's story Simeon's story Herb Boyd,Simeon Wright,Simeon Wright A modern tragedy, this story has had a great impact on race relations in America. Emmett Till's kidnapping and murder, a grotesque crime in a Southern backwater that became the catalyst for the civil… OL13852525W
Lockdown Lockdown Walter Dean Myers When I first got to Progress, it freaked me out to be locked in a room and unable to get out. But after a while, when you got to thinking about it, you knew nobody could get in, either.It seems as if… OL14913033W
Dirty Jersey Dirty Jersey Phillip Thomas Duck A chance encounter with Fiasco, one of the hottest rappers around, gives Eric Posey entry into a world where he is suddenly cool and has access to anything he's ever wanted, for the price of his sist… OL17739410W
Justin Justin L. J. Alonge As a nerdy Oakland teenager tries to figure out his life, he and his best friend put together a basketball team to play the invincible crew from Ghosttown. OL17884971W
Brownsville song (b-side for tray) Brownsville song (b-side for tray) Kimber Lee "Set in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn, brownsville song (b-side for tray) is a powerful tale of resilience in the face of tragedy. Moving fluidly between past and present, this bold new pl… OL24207847W
The Day Tajon Got Shot The Day Tajon Got Shot Shout Mouse Press,Beacon House Writers,Zoe Gatti xxv, 199 pages : 22 cm OL24764383W
The Contender The Contender Robert Lipsyte Before you can be a champion,you have to be a contender.Alfred Brooks is scared. He's a high school dropout and his grocery store job is leading nowhere. His best friend is sinking further and furthe… OL2704583W
My Brother's Keeper My Brother's Keeper White, Samuel III My Brother's Keeper is a training manual for clergy, laity, parents, teachers, social workers, youth workers, guidance counselors and caring persons who want to develop a Mentoring Program, Rites of … OL27716412W
Six Out Seven Six Out Seven Jess Mowry Thirteen-year-old Corbitt Wainwright's adolescence is abruptly cut short when his father is imprisoned for attacking a white man. Tragically, dreams of success through good grades and hard work are … OL3254107W
Proud and angry dust Proud and angry dust Kathryn Mitchell "Proud and Angry Dust tells the story of Moose O'Malley, an African American boy coming of age in 1920s Texas. When Moose is eleven years old, oil is discovered in his quiet little east Texas town of… OL7795808W
From the notebooks of Melanin Sun From the notebooks of Melanin Sun Jacqueline Woodson Melanin Sun has a lot to say. But sometimes it's hard to speak his mind, so he fills up notebooks with his thoughts instead. He writes about his mom a lotu they're about as close as they can be, beca… OL85370W