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Send One Angel Down Send One Angel Down Virginia Frances Schwartz A young slave tries to hide the horrors of slavery from his younger cousin, a light-skinned slave who is the daughter of the plantation owner. OL108601W
Melonhead Melonhead Katy Kelly DANNY'S TALL AND skinny. Even though he's not built, his arms are long enough to give his pitch a power so fierce any college scout would sign him on the spot. A 95 mph fastball, but the boy's not ev… OL11764312W
The killing breed The killing breed Frank Leslie "Yakima Henry has been dealt more than his share of trouble -- even for a half-white, half-Indian in the West. Now he's running a small Arizona horse ranch with his longtime love, Faith, and thinks h… OL11929600W
Border crossing Border crossing Jessica Lee Anderson Manz, a troubled fifteen-year-old, ruminates over his Mexican father's death, his mother's drinking, and his stillborn stepbrother until the voices he hears in his head take over and he cannot tell r… OL13691533W
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
Take me with you Take me with you Carolyn Marsden Raised in an Italian orphanage in the years following World War II, a biracial girl named Susanna and her best friend Pina want to be adopted but fear being separated. OL14908926W
The Bridge The Bridge David Remnick No story has been more central to America's history this century than the rise of Barack Obama, and until now, no journalist or historian has written a book thatfully investigates the circumstances a… OL15086200W
Bad kitty Bad kitty Michele Jaffe Meet Jasmine,1 forensic supersleuth,2 aspiring Model Daughter,3 and friend to animals.4 One second she's trying to enjoy her Vegas Vacation,5 the next she's tangled up in an outrageous adventure and … OL15834674W
Miracle's Boys Miracle's Boys Jacqueline Woodson Lafayette would do anything to have things back the way they used to be—back before their parents died and back before his brother Charlie changed so much. But things have changed and all he can do n… OL15838377W
Racism and ethnic bias Racism and ethnic bias Linda Jacobs Altman Explores the issues of racism and stereotyping in modern American society, including religious or political beliefs, or sexual orientation. OL15839335W
Gator on the loose! Gator on the loose! Sue Stauffacher Chaos ensues when Keisha's father brings an escaped alligator home to Carter's Urban Rescue, but it gets out of the bathroom while Grandma is guarding it. OL15907288W
Tiger Woods Tiger Woods Stewart, Mark A heavily illustrated biography of the young professional golfer whose winning ways have won the respect of the PGA and the hearts of millions. His extraordinary 1999 and 2000 seasons are chronicled,… OL16063545W
David's story David's story Zoë Wicomb "Unfolding in 1991 South Africa, at the moment of Nelson Mandela's release, the novel explores the underground world of activists, spies, and saboteurs in the liberation movement - a world seldom rev… OL16069113W
Half and half Half and half Lensey Namioka At Seattle's annual Folk Fest, twelve-year-old Fiona and her older brother are torn between trying to please their Chinese grandmother and making their Scottish grandparents happy. OL16069914W
Black, white, other Black, white, other Joan Steinau Lester Twenty miles from Oakland, California, where fires have led to racial tension, multi-racial fifteen-year-old Nina faces the bigotry of long-time friends, her parents' divorce, and her brother's misbe… OL16495305W
Brendan Buckley's sixth-grade experiment Brendan Buckley's sixth-grade experiment Sundee Tucker Frazier As biracial Brendan Buckley enters middle school, he deals with issues with his African American father, a new girl at school, and his changing friendship with his best friend. OL16517869W
Edge of Eternity Edge of Eternity Ken Follett,John Lee Conclusion of Follett's *Century Trilogy*, set during the Cold War. OL17055743W
The last rainmaker The last rainmaker Sherry Garland Abandoned by her father, thirteen-year-old Caroline runs away to join Shawnee Sam's Wild West Extravaganza in the hope of learning more about her mother, a performer who died in childbirth and whose … OL17179205W
What we lost in the dark What we lost in the dark Jacquelyn Mitchard Despite her fatal allergy to sunlight, XP, and the risk to all she holds dear, Allie Kim is determined to see Garrett Tabor brought to justice and may get her chance when she and Rob uncover a horrib… OL17679379W
American ace American ace Marilyn Nelson Sixteen-year-old Connor tries to help his severely depressed father, who learned upon his mother's death that Nonno was not his biological father, by doing research that reveals Dad's father was prob… OL17753692W
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