Sharon M Draper
3) Blended
Author
Language
English
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Formats
Description
"Piano-prodigy Isabella, eleven, whose black father and white mother struggle to share custody, never feels whole, especially as racial tensions affect her school, her parents both become engaged, and she and her stepbrother are stopped by police." --
Author
Series
Out of my mind ; 2
Language
English
Description
"Because she loves horses but is scared of them, Melody wants to conquer her fears, so she hopes a summer camp will be the place to welcome someone with cerebral palsy who wants to learn to ride." --
Author
Series
Out of my mind ; 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Chosen to be a U.S. spokesperson at an international symposium for kids with different abilities, Melody arrives in London where she meets like-minded kids who want to make the world more equal, no matter the unusual challenges they face, and hopes her words can make an impact."--
6) Copper sun
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Two fifteen-year-old girls--one a slave and the other an indentured servant--escape their Carolina plantation and try to make their way to Fort Moses, Florida, a Spanish colony that gives sanctuary to slaves.
Author
Series
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
When Jericho is invited to pledge for the Warriors of Distinction, he thinks his life can't get any better. As the most exclusive club in school, the Warriors give the best parties, go out with the hottest girls, and sail through their classes. And when Arielle, one of the finest girls in his class, starts coming on to him once the pledge announcements are made, Jericho is determined to do anything to become a member. But as the initiation week becomes...
10) Panic
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
As rehearsals begin for the ballet version of Peter Pan, the teenaged members of an Ohio dance troupe lose their focus when one of their own goes missing.
12) Forged by fire
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Teenage Gerald, who has spent years protecting his fragile half-sister from their abusive father, faces the prospect of one final confrontation before the problem can be solved.
14) Double Dutch
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Three eighth-grade friends, preparing for the International Double Dutch Championship jump rope competition in their home town of Cincinnati, Ohio, cope with Randy's missing father, Delia's inability to read, and Yo Yo's encounter with the class bullies.
15) November blues
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
A teenaged boy's death in a hazing accident has lasting effects on his pregnant girlfriend and his guilt-ridden cousin, who gives up a promising music career to play football during his senior year in high school.
16) Bella ballerina
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
At her first ballet recital, a young ballerina overcomes a bout of stage fright to help a fellow dancer in need.
Author
Series
Sassy ; 2
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
While in Florida to celebrate her Grammy's birthday, nine-and-a-half-year-old Sassy worries that an approaching hurricane will ruin not only the party, but a nest of sea turtle eggs, as well. Includes facts about hurricanes and sea turtles.
Author
Series
Sassy ; 1
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Fashion-savy Sassy does not like being the smallest student in her fourth-grade class, until a family emergency calls for a pint-sized hero.