David Barclay Moore
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Unable to celebrate the holidays in the wake of his older brother's death in a gang-related shooting, Lolly Rachpaul struggles to avoid being forced into a gang himself while constructing a fantastically creative LEGO city at the Harlem community center.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"Javari knew that West Virginia would be different from his home in Bushwick, Brooklyn. But his first day at STEM Camp in a little Appalachian town is still a shock. Though run-ins with the police are just the same here. Not good. Javari will learn a lot about science ... And also about rich people, racism, and hidden agendas. But it's Cricket, a local boy, budding activist, and occasional thief, who will show him a different side of the holler--and...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"The Civil War may be over, but times are not substantially improved for the freed Black citizens of Walkerton, Georgia, who are shunned by the white folks of the surrounding towns. One day, though, ol' Rootilla Redgums and her grandson, Julius Jefferson, arrive. Rootilla teaches the citizens of Walkerton how to make all sorts of beautiful things, and the white people can't get enough. But some aren't so happy. When a hooded mob threatens to burn...