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-- Poems for boys2003., Juvenile, Wordsong/Boyds Mills Press Call No: 811 .54 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A collection of forty-six poems for adolescent and teenage boys.
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c2003., Pre-adolescent, G.P. Putnam's Sons Call No: 811 .54 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In a series of poems, eleven-year-old Lonnie writes about his life, after the death of his parents, separated from his younger sister, living in a foster home, and finding his poetic voice at school.
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c2003., Pre-adolescent, Putnam's Call No: 811 .54 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Inspired by his teacher, eleven-year-old Lonnie begins to write about his life in a series of poems in which he discusses his feelings about his friends, his foster mom, his little sister Lili, and the death of his parents.
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[2017]., Pre-adolescent, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Call No: POETRY NF ALE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Kwame Alexander shares poetry and inspiring lessons about the rules of life, as well as uplifting quotes from athletes such as Stephen Curry and Venus Williams and other exemplars like Sonia Sotomayor and Michelle Obama in this motivational and inspirational book just right for graduates of any age and anyone needing a little encouragement"--
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-- 13 ways of looking at a black boyBy Medina, Tony2018., Penny Candy Books Call No: HI-INT 811.5 MED Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A fresh perspective of young men of color depicting thirteen views of everyday life: young boys dressed in their Sunday best, running to catch a bus, and growing up to be teachers, and much more. Each of Tony Medina's tanka is matched with a different artist including recent Caldecott and Coretta Scott King Award recipients.
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2005, Juvenile, Houghton Mifflin Call No: 811 .54 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents fifteen interlinked sonnets to pay tribute to Emmitt Till, a fourteen-year-old African American boy who was lynched in Mississippi in 1955 for supposedly whistling at a white woman, and whose murderers were acquitted. The brutality of his murder, the open-casket funeral, and the acquittal of the men tried for the crime drew wide media attention. Award-winning poet Marilyn Nelson reminds us of the boy whose fate helped spark the civil rights movement. This martyr's wreath, woven from a little-known but sophisticated form of poetry, challenges us to speak out against modern-day injustices--to speak what we see. Newbery Honor-winning poet Nelson offers an evocative tribute to a 14-year-old boy whose lynching in 1955 helps spark the civil rights movement. Full color
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-- You do not even know me.c2010., Adolescent, Jump at the Sun Call No: SC FLA Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A collection of short stories and poems about the inner lives of African American teenage boys.
