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Brenda Woods
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English
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"For Gabriel Haberlin, life seems pretty close to perfect in the small southern town of Birdsong, USA. But on his twelfth birthday, his point of view begins to change. It all starts when he comes face-to-face with one of the worst drivers in town while riding his new bicycle--an accident that would have been tragic if Mr. Meriwether Hunter hadn't been around to push him out of harm's way. After the accident, Gabriel and Meriwether become friends when...
Author
Language
English
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Description
Violet is a smart, funny, brown-eyed, brown-haired girl in a family of blonds. Her mom is white, and her dad, who died before she was born, was black. She attends a mostly white school where she sometimes feels like a brown leaf on a pile of snow. She?s tired of people asking if she?s adopted. Now that Violet?s eleven, she decides it?s time to learn about her African American heritage. And despite getting off to a rocky start trying to reclaim her...
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Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
160 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In August 1965, twelve-year-old Eden's older cousin from Mississippi comes to visit her in Los Angeles, and while the Watts Riots erupt around them, they continue their investigation of the disappearance of Winter's father ten years ago.
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
136 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1953, Leah Hopper dreams of leaving the poverty and segregation of her home in Sulphur, Louisiana, and when Aunt Olivia sends train tickets to Los Angeles as part of her tenth birthday present, Leah gets a first taste of freedom.
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
©2011
Physical Desc
137 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Saint Louis Armstrong Beach is enjoying life in New Orleans, playing clarinet for the tourists in his spare time, accompanied by Shadow, a local stray dog. When Hurricane Katrina approaches, Saint faces unexpected challenges in trying to rescue Shadow.
