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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
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
The Economies of Central City Neighborhoods	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…	OL15303221W
Moonlight mile	Dennis Lehane	Amanda McCready was four years old when she vanished from a Boston neighborhood twelve years ago. Desperate pleas for help from the child's aunt led investigators Kenzie and Gennaro to take on the ca…	OL15587800W
Babylon Boyz	Jess Mowry	Dante, Pook, and Wyatt, 8th-graders in a rundown West Oakland, California school plagued by guns, gangs, drugs and violence as well as inept or indifferent teachers, don't have many choices in life. …	OL15964441W
Real wifeys get money	Meesha Mink	Rapper Make$'s wifey, Harriet Jordan, finds herself out in the cold financially after Make$ is imprisoned for his role in the brutal rape of Luscious' friend and his business partner, Kaeyla "Goldie"…	OL16615580W
The emergence of Jewish ghettos during the Holocaust	Dan Mikhman	"This book is a linguistic-cultural study of the emergence of the Jewish ghettos during the Holocaust. It traces the origins and uses of the term 'ghetto' in European discourse from the sixteenth cen…	OL16915784W
In my hood 3	Endy Greene	Just when the hood seems at momentary peace, the emergence of an enigmatic hit-woman known as the Black Widow jolts everyone back to attention when she marks one of the hood's dignitaries as her targ…	OL17736345W
The bank of badness	Jeff Gottesfeld	"A tricked-out black Mustang with oversized rear tires pulled to a stop near Robin. He moved to the back door, unbidden. There was fear in his gut, but also fury. He hated the Rangers so much. Steali…	OL17905244W
For the strength of you	Victor L. Martin	Anshon, having been released from prison, intends on getting back on the streets and earning money, but finds his life spiraling out of control as feelings of jealousy and helplessness begin to take …	OL18820366W
Constructing social reality	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…	OL1914936W
The New Urban Leaders	Joyce A. Ladner	"In The New Urban Leaders, long-time civil rights activist Joyce Ladner profiles an innovative group of urban community development specialists who are bringing change, hope, and the opportunity to s…	OL1958051W
Junebug	Alice Mead	An inquisitive young boy who lives with his mother and younger sister in a rough housing project in New Haven, Connecticut, approaches his tenth birthday with a mixture of anticipation and worry.	OL1997861W
Dog Star (Mentor Books)	Donald Windham	The Dog Star is a novel by American writer Donald Windham, first published in 1950. It tells the story of a young Southern man who is haunted by the suicide of his best friend from reform school.	OL2039712W
Le commencement de la fin (du monde)	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…	OL24425926W
Detroit	Sam Moussavi	Isaiah is a hot-shot freshman, talented and hard-working enough to be on the varsity basketball team at one of the top private high schools in Detroit. Will he be able to rise above the taunts from t…	OL27015285W
American apartheid	Douglas S. Massey	Traces the development and consequences of white society's attempts to segregate and isolate blacks as they migrated from the South to other parts of America during the 20th century.	OL4286645W
Riding the tiger	Eve Bunting,David Frampton	Ten-year-old Danny is bored and lonely when he hops on the back of the exciting and somewhat scary tiger that offers him a ride, but he soon discovers that it's easier to get on the tiger than it is …	OL441586W
The coldest winter ever	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…	OL55286W
Sugar's life in the hood	Sugar Turner	"In this book, Sugar Turner collaborates with anthropologist Tracy Bachrach Ehlers in telling her story. Through conversations with Ehlers, diary entries, and letters, Turner vividly and openly desc…	OL6213573W
Community, Crime and Disorder	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 …	OL8817383W