Bahni Turpin
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours comes a new novel inspired by little-known historical events: a dramatic story of three young women on a journey in search of family amidst the destruction of the post-Civil War South, and of a modern-day teacher who rediscovers their story and its vital connection to her own students' lives. In her distinctive voice, Lisa Wingate brings to life startling stories from actual "Lost...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
276 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In 1953 ten-year-old Octobia May lives in her Aunt's boarding house in the South, surrounded by an African American community which has its own secrets and internal racism, and spends her days wondering if Mr. Davenport in room 204 is really a vampire--or something else entirely.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
A young girl loves her favorite dress, but when it gets worn, goes out of fashion, or she grows too big to fit, her mother fixes up her old favorite into something new.
24) Rush
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
408 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
When Lilith Whitmore, the well-heeled House Corp President of Alpha Delta Beta, appoints recent empty nester Wilda to the Rush Advisory Board, Wilda can hardly believe her luck. What's more, Lilith suggests their daughters, both incoming freshman, room together. What Wilda doesn't know is that it's all part of Lilith's plan to ensure her own daughter receives an Alpha Delt bid-no matter what. Cali Watkins possesses all the qualities sororities are...
25) Flygirl
Author
Publisher
Speak
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 11
Physical Desc
278 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
During World War II, a light-skinned African American girl "passes" for white in order to join the Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Author
Series
Death-Cast volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"On September 5, a little after midnight, Death-Cast calls Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio to give them some bad news: They're going to die today. Mateo and Rufus are total strangers, but, for different reasons, they're both looking to make a new friend on their End Day. The good news: There's an app for that. It's called the Last Friend, and through it, Rufus and Mateo are about to meet up for one last great adventure--to live a lifetime in a single...
28) Spin
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 13
Physical Desc
387 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When DJ ParSec (Paris Secord), rising star of the local music scene, is found dead over her turntables, the two girls who found her, Kya (her pre-fame best friend) and Fuse (her current chief groupie) are torn between grief for Paris and hatred for each other--but when the lack of obvious suspects stalls the investigation, and the police seem to lose interest, despite pressure from social media and ParSec's loyal fans, the two girls unite, determined...
Author
Series
Questioneers volume 5
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
139 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
When pets go missing in Blue River Creek it is up to Ada to follow the scientific method by making a hypothesis, collecting data, and experimenting to find the missing animals.
Author
Series
The Questioneers volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After Rosie Revere's Uncle Ned gets carried away wearing his famous helium pants, Ada and her friends must find a way to get him down before he floats too far away.
Author
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 Wonderbook (1 volume (unpaged)) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
A biography of Harriet Tubman written in verse, in which poem and watercolor come together to honor a woman of humble origins whose courage and compassion make her larger than life.
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books
Pub. Date
2021
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
2022 Audie Award Winner!
Six critically acclaimed, bestselling, and award-winning authors bring the glowing warmth and electricity of Black teens in love to this charming, hilarious, and heartwarming novel that shines a bright light through the dark. This full-cast audio edition is performed by Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Dion Graham, Imani Parks, Jordan Cobb, Shayna Small, A.J Beckles, and Audible Hall-of-Famer Bahni Turpin.
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