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Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack! Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack! M. E. Kerr Many things change in a teenage boy's life when he meets the overweight girl who answers his ad for the cat he must give away. OL108490W
Secret Saturdays Secret Saturdays Torrey Maldonado A poignant look into one fatherless twelve-year-oldÆs struggles with friendship and trust.Sean is JustinÆs best friend, at least Justin thought he was. But lately Sean has been acting differently. Se… OL13770074W
Sweet treats, secret crushes, and the best snow day ever Sweet treats, secret crushes, and the best snow day ever Lisa Greenwald When a snowstorm keeps thirteen-year-old best friends Olivia, Kate, and Georgia inside their Brooklyn, New York, apartment building on Valentine's Day, they connect with their neighbors by distributi… OL15082643W
Brooklyn Rose Brooklyn Rose Ann Rinaldi On St. Helena Island, South Carolina, fifteen year-old Rose meets and marries Rene, a Yankee from Brooklyn, New York, who takes her north to his home where she encounters many differences in attitude… OL15270113W
Flying over Brooklyn Flying over Brooklyn Myron Uhlberg Lifted by the wind, a boy flies over snow-covered Brooklyn and admires its winter beauty. Includes information about the 1947 Brooklyn snowstorm, the greatest in its history. OL15280724W
Teenie Teenie Christopher Grant High school freshman Martine, longing to escape Brooklyn and her strict parents, is trying to get into a study-abroad program but when her long-time crush begins to pay attention to her and her best … OL15520783W
Stirring it up Stirring it up Diane Muldrow Tired of the takeout dinners their parents bring home, eleven-year-old twins Molly and Amanda decide to take cooking classes with two of their friends. Includes recipes. OL15840125W
Dangerous pumpkins Dangerous pumpkins Emily Jenkins Halloween brings out the worst in fourth-grader Henry Wolowitz and his invisible, squash-eating friend Inkling, as Henry tries to go trick-or-treating while keeping Inkling from eating all the jack-o… OL16002132W
SPHDZ book #3! SPHDZ book #3! Jon Scieszka With only one hundred more Spaceheadz to sign up, Michael K.'s friends start planning an Earth-saving party but Michael fears the Brainwave might be used for a much more sinister purpose. OL16015199W
Bad boy Bad boy Dream Jordan Devastated to find herself back in a group home after a peaceful year of living with loving foster parents, a Brooklyn teenager striving to become strong and independent soon falls prey to the danger… OL16342407W
Loud awake and lost Loud awake and lost Adele Griffin Eight months after a debilitating car accident leaves her with brain trauma and a back injury, amnesiac teen Ember tries to piece together the six weeks of her life leading up to the accident--and de… OL17902868W
Didi and Daddy on the Promenade Didi and Daddy on the Promenade Marilyn Singer Didi and her father take a Sunday walk on the Promenade in Brooklyn, N.Y., where there is always something new to see, greet, hear and do, even when you're in a hurry. OL1898853W
Pride Pride Ibi Aanu Zoboi "Zuri Benitez has pride. Brooklyn pride, family pride, and pride in her Afro-Latino roots. But pride might not be enough to save her rapidly gentrifying neighborhood from becoming unrecognizable. Whe… OL19662884W
The inconceivable life of Quinn The inconceivable life of Quinn Marianna Baer Quinn Cutler is sixteen and the daughter of a high-profile Brooklyn politician. She's also pregnant, a crisis made infinitely more shocking by the fact that she has no memory of ever having sex. Befo… OL19669941W
The game masters of Garden Place The game masters of Garden Place Denis Markell What if your favorite fantasy game characters showed up on your doorstep IRL? Sixth graders Ralph, Jojo, Noel, Persephone, and Cammi are hooked on fantasy tabletop role-playing games. When they someh… OL19749822W
SPHDZ Book #2! SPHDZ Book #2! Jon Scieszka,Shane Prigmore The campaign to save the earth from being turned off is going well, but Michael K. must enlist fellow fifth-graders Venus and TJ to help hide the SPHDZ from Agent Umber, especially when they become i… OL20156386W
Coco Coco Gemma Burgess Coco has always been the 'good one'. But when she catches her boyfriend cheating on her, she decides it's time to break bad. Coco swiftly goes from spending all her time baking and reading to working… OL20869200W
Quinceañera means sweet fifteen Quinceañera means sweet fifteen Veronica Chambers Eagerly anticipating her Quinceañera, the fifteenth birthday celebration that will signify her adulthood, Marisol is troubled by a lack of money, her mother's new boyfriend, changes in her best frie… OL2677058W
The search for Grissi The search for Grissi Mary Francis Shura Eleven-year-old Peter feels uncomfortable at home and school after his family moves to Brooklyn, until his search for his sister's missing cat opens up a new life for him. 'It all happened in a m… OL3585291W
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
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