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1) Seed magic
Author
Publisher
Peachtree Publishers
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Rose takes a gift from the crazy old Birdman and discovers that even in the bleak, gray city there are ways to make a beautiful garden.
Author
Publisher
Park Row Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
324 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Inspired by the harrowing true stories of those who hid from the Nazis in the sewers, this emotional testament to the power of friendship follows Ella, an affluent Polish girl, as she helps Sadie and her pregnant mother survive despite the worsening dangers of the war.
Author
Series
Coldest winter ever volume 1
Publisher
Emily Bestler Books/Atria
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
First Emily Bestler Books/Atria Paperback edition.
Physical Desc
353 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Winter Santiaga, the daughter of a wealthy drug dealer in Brooklyn, must fend for herself using wit and sex appeal after her father is put in prison for murder, thus ending her former life of luxury.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
c2010
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
324 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro revisit the case that troubled them the most when the missing girl they found twelve years earlier--only to see her returned to a neglectful mother and a broken home--goes missing again.
Author
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
Revised edition.
Physical Desc
581 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
An official television series guide for the HBO show "The Wire" that premiered in 2002. It starts with a cops-and-criminals tale set in a Baltimore housing project, featuring a portrait of an American city in decline.
Author
Series
Coldest Winter volume 1
Publisher
Washington Square Press
Pub. Date
2005.
Edition
First Washington Square Press trade paperback edition, Special collectors edition.
Physical Desc
353 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Winter Santiaga, the daughter of one of Brooklyn's most powerful drug czars, uses her own weapons--including sex and an aggressive attitude--to stay on top, after her father's empire is threatened by a drug war.
"'I came busting into the world during one of New York's worst snowstorms, so my mother named me Winter.' Ghetto-born, Winter is the young, wealthy daughter of a prominent Brooklyn drug-dealing family. Quick-witted, sexy, and business-minded,...
7) Tight
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
180 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
After his quick-tempered father gets in a fight and is sent back to jail, sixth-grader Bryan, known for being quiet and thoughtful, snaps and follows new friend Mike into trouble.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
This memoir, moving in its frankness, is a relentless tale of a resilient spirit who took on the worst of contemporary urban life and survived it with a furious wit and unyielding determination. Cupcake Brown discusses her experiences with the death of a parent, childhood abuse, rape, drug addiction, miscarriage, alcoholism and homelessness along with other difficult issues.
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
Director's cut.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (191 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Menace II society: A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.
Juice: "Q. Raheem. Bishop. Steel. They're Four Harlem friends who spend their days hanging out and looking for a way to get the power and respect they call 'juice.' Q hopes to earn respect by becoming a scratch 'n' mix DJ. Bishop has a deadlier plan. He wants to take it through an armed robbery. And he wants his crew...