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Secret Saturdays
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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… |
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The Economies of Central City Neighborhoods
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Zhongcai Zhang |
"In The Economies of Central-City Neighborhoods, Bingham and Zhang examine the location of industry employment in a variety of producer and consumer-oriented industries in relation to major neighborh… |
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Begging for change
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Sharon G. Flake |
Teenaged Raspberry Hill tries to sort out her confused feelings of disgust, shame, and love for her homeless, drug addicted father and worries that she may have inherited his lying and stealing ways. |
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Money hungry
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Sharon G. Flake |
All thirteen-year-old Raspberry can think of is making money so that she and her mother never have to worry about living on the streets again. |
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Constructing social reality
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Loretta J. Brunious |
"This book examines how black children who grow up in an impoverished environment construct their social reality, and how this process influences their perception and creation of self. It argues that… |
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Le commencement de la fin (du monde)
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Jean-Marie Firdion |
Un roman sur la vie des adolescents de quartiers pauvres, des jeunes souvent mèlé#x81;s malgré#x81; eux à de petites magouilles et qui ne savent pas trop comment s'en sortir. [SDM].
Marco, 14 ans, n… |
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Angels all around
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Alice Burnette Greene |
God has a plan for two special angels who are sent to live as humans in the world. Kenisha Brown, endowed with the gifts of healing and great compassion, must meet and marry fellow angel Michael LInd… |
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Light your candle
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Carl Sommer |
Stephanie decides to do something to get rid of crime and violence on her street, leading to a transformation of her school and neighborhood. |
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The coldest winter ever
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Sister Souljah,Sister Souljah |
A New York Times and USA TODAY Bestseller
“50 Most Impactful Black Books of the Last 50 Years.” —Essence
Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read
The inst… |
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Community, Crime and Disorder
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Lynn Hancock,Lynn Hancock |
"How do changes in the urban environment impact upon local communities? How do changes in housing provision and consumption impact upon crime patterning? How do community groups perceive and respond … |
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