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1) The gun
Author
Series
Publisher
Townsend Press
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Tyray Hobbs, once among the most feared students at Bluford High, loses his reputation after being humiliated by Darrell Mercer, and with a broken hand, troubled family, and no friends, decides to use a gun to get revenge.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
Monday Charles is missing, and Claudia seems to be the one person who notices. They've always been inseparable, and when Monday doesn't show up for school for two weeks, Claudia knows that something is wrong. Monday's mother refuses to give Claudia a straight answer, and her sister April is even less help. How can a teenage girl just vanish without anyone noticing that she's gone?
Author
Series
Publisher
Townsend Press
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
This story continues the tale of the Wills family. Darcy learns that Hakeem, her first boyfriend, is moving out of the state. Then her grandmother's health declines and a mysterious new person comes into her life.
4) The chosen
Author
Series
Publisher
Townsend Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Darcy Wills is feeling the pressure: from her parents, with a medical crisis brewing at home; from her close friends, who want her to prioritize their needs; from her romantic interest and the attention their relationship needs; and from the exciting future that beckons to her, in the form of a competitive college prep program. How-and what-will she choose?"
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
Henri has attended a special school for her learning disability, dyscalculia, but when she is mainstreamed, she finds herself struggling to balance other parts of her life, and not just in math class--a family feud, drama on the soccer team, and a passion for poetry.
6) No way out
Author
Series
Publisher
Townsend Press
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Bluford High freshman Harold Davis is trapped. Medical bills for his sick grandmother are piling up, and a social worker wants to put him in a foster home. Desperate for money, he reluctantly agrees to work for Londell James, a neighborhood drug dealer. Will Harold escape the violence that surrounds him?
Author
Series
Wings of ebony volume 2
Publisher
Simon & Schuster BFYR
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
Half god and half human, Rue has made a vow to restore the magic that the Chancellor and the Grays have stolen from the Ghizoni and take back their land; she has more fully embraced her identity among the people of Yiyo Peak, but she is also from East Row in Houston, and girls from East Row do not give in to oppressors.
8) The bully
Author
Series
Publisher
Townsend Press
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Darrell Mercer, a 9th grader at Bluford, is at the center of this story. Darrell and his mother move to the Bluford area in the middle of the school year. Physically smaller than his peers, Darrell quickly becomes a target for Tyray Hobbs, the freshman class bully.
9) Survivor
Author
Series
Publisher
Townsend Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"Tarah Carson has hidden the secret for years. No one--not her mother, her friends at Bluford High, or even her boyfriend, Cooper Hodden--knows what her uncle did to her years ago. Tarah hoped to keep it that way. But an upcoming reunion is forcing Tarah's past into the present."--Back cover.
10) Alone
Author
Series
Publisher
Townsend Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"There is no refuge for fourteen-year-old Michael Tatem. A childhood injury has made him a target at Bluford High. And deeper wounds at home have left him shy, isolated, and friendless. But an unexpected connection at school gives Michael a glimpse at a new life. Can he embrace it and forge a new path for himself? Or will his attempt backfire, leaving him more vulnerable and alone than ever?"
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
A collection of short stories explore what it is like to be young and black, centering on the experiences of black teenagers and emphasizing that one person's experiences, reality, and personal identity are different than someone else.
12) Blood is thicker
Author
Series
Publisher
Townsend Press
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Hakeem has a hard time adjusting when, due to his father's sickness, Hakeem and his family must move in with his uncle in distant Detroit, especially when he has to share his room with his moody cousin Savon.
Author
Series
Publisher
Townsend Press
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of Ben McKee, a new sophomore at Bluford High School. At home, Ben is living a nightmare. His mother has married Larry, an abusive man who wants nothing to do with his stepson. And when Larry loses his job and starts drinking, Ben finds himself -- and his mother -- in grave danger.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
When you look like us-brown skin, brown eyes, black braids or fades-everyone else thinks you're trouble. No one even blinks twice over a missing black girl from public housing because she must've brought whatever happened to her upon herself. I, Jay Murphy, can admit that, for a minute, I thought my sister Nicole just got caught up with her boyfriend-a drug dealer-and his friends. But she's been gone too long. Nic, where are you? If I hadn't hung...
15) Bitter
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
After a childhood in foster care, Bitter is thrilled to have been chosen to attend Eucalyptus, a special school where she can focus on her painting surrounded by other creative teens. But outside this haven, the streets are filled with protests against the deep injustices that grip the city of Lucille. Bitter's instinct is to stay safe within the walls of Eucalyptus but her friends aren't willing to settle for a world that's so far away from what...
16) Mid air
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Isaiah grapples with the loss of his best friend as he strives to fit into a world that expects him to toughen up, which leads him on a exploration of identity and vulnerability.
17) Pretty ugly
Author
Series
Publisher
Townsend Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Jamee Wills never expected Vanessa Pierce and her friends to go this far. The trouble starts at cheerleading practice when Vanessa begins teasing Angel McAllister, a shy new girl at Bluford High. When the insults turn nasty, Jamee tries to stop them. She wins Angel's friendship but makes many enemies. Now Jamee is a target, and someone is texting lies and pictures of her all over school. Unwilling to tell her family or snitch on her fellow cheerleaders,...
18) Wings of ebony
Author
Series
Wings of Ebony volume 1
Publisher
Simon & Schuster BFYR
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
When her mother is shot dead on her doorstep, life for Rue and her sister Tasha changes forever. Taken from her neighborhood by the father she never knew, Rue is forced to leave her little sister behind, and whisked away to Ghizon-- a hidden island of magic wielders. Rue is the only half-god, half-human there, where leaders protect their magical powers at all costs and thrive on human suffering. Desperate to see Tasha on the anniversary of their mother's...
19) One true loves
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
While on a post-graduation Mediterranean cruise with her family, Lenore Bennett meets a hopeless romantic with a ten-year plan who helps her find something she's been looking for--love. A star artist and style icon at her high school, Lenore Bennett is a master in the subtle art of not giving a... well, you know what. But now that graduation is here, she's a little less sure. Heading to NYU in the fall with a scarlet U (for "undeclared") written across...
20) Anger is a gift
Author
Publisher
Tor Teen
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First trade paperback edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
Six years ago, Moss Jefferies' father was murdered by an Oakland police officer. Along with losing a parent, the media's vilification of his father and lack of accountability has left Moss with near crippling panic attacks. Now, in his sophomore year of high school, Moss and his fellow classmates find themselves increasingly treated like criminals in their own school. New rules. Random locker searches. Constant intimidation and Oakland Police Department...
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