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Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Elijah, seventeen, has always been sure of just one thing--basketball--and believes it will be his way out of West Baltimore, but when gang violence knocks him down, helping a veteran repair his rickety home helps Elijah see what really matters.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Upon learning on Christmas Day that their rich and imperious grandmother may soon die and disown the family unless the one who offended her deeply will confess, each of the three Sullivan sisters sets down her offenses on paper.
Author
Publisher
Kokila
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
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Description
Propelled by his best friend's impending move out of state and inspired by Ferris Bueller's Day Off, sixteen-year-old Harrison plans a farewell through Baltimore that includes a road trip, their first Pride, and a rooftop dance party.
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Author
Publisher
Adaptive Books, an imprint of Adaptive Studios
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
After 17-year-old Grey witnesses the tragic death of his mother in Colorado, he is shipped off to live with his aunt in inner-city Baltimore, where he struggles to fit in to a new school and community. His new friend Akil introduces him to the enigmatic Kurtis, the leader of a group that uses high-octane sports as a form of social activism. By challenging the police with death-defying stunts and posting videos of them online, Kurtis, Grey, Akil, and...
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