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By Gattis, Ryan[2016]., Adolescent, Adaptive Books, an imprint of Adaptive Studios Call No: Teen Fiction FIC GAT Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "After 17-year-old Grey witnesses the tragic death of his mother in Colorado, he is shipped off to live with his aunt in inner-city Baltimore, where he struggles to fit in to a new school and community. His new friend Akil introduces him to the enigmatic Kurtis, the leader of a group that uses high-octane sports as a form of social activism. By challenging the police with death-defying stunts and posting videos of them online, Kurtis, Grey, and their group become unlikely heroes in the fight against the prejudice that surrounds them"--OCLC.
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By Gattis, Ryan[2016]., Adolescent, Adaptive Books, an imprint of Adaptive Studios Call No: Sports FIC GATTIS Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "After 17-year-old Grey witnesses the tragic death of his mother in Colorado, he is shipped off to live with his aunt in inner-city Baltimore, where he struggles to fit in to a new school and community. His new friend Akil introduces him to the enigmatic Kurtis, the leader of a group that uses high-octane sports as a form of social activism. By challenging the police with death-defying stunts and posting videos of them online, Kurtis, Grey, and their group become unlikely heroes in the fight against the prejudice that surrounds them"--OCLC.
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2008], c2004, Juvenile, Scholastic Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Bluford HighSummary Note: When his eight-year-old brother is killed in a drive-by shooting, Hispanic teenager Martin Luna is torn between his thirst for revenge and the pleas of his mother, teacher, and girlfriend for him to resist becoming a gangbanger.
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2008], c2004, Juvenile, Scholastic Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Bluford HighSummary Note: When his eight-year-old brother is killed in a drive-by shooting, Hispanic teenager Martin Luna is torn between his thirst for revenge and the pleas of his mother, teacher, and girlfriend for him to resist becoming a gangbanger.
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By Neri, Gregc2007., Pre-adolescent, Lee & Low Books Call No: GR 741.5 NERI Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Branded a troublemaker due to his anger over everything from being bullied to his sister's death a year before, Marcus begins to control himself and cope with his problems at home and at his inner-city school when an unlikely mentor teaches him to play chess.
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[2016]., Adolescent, EPIC Press Call No: SPORTS FICTION Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Serge, a recruit from Sudan, arrives in Chicago to play high school basketball, and has a difficult time fitting in with his teammates, experiences culture shock, and can not let go of thoughts of his father and older brother being killed by rebels back in Sudan. Will he be able to put the past behind him and make a life in America?
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[2016]., Adolescent, EPIC Press Call No: SPORTS FICTION Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Isaiah is a hotshot freshman, talented and hard-working enough to be on the varsity basketball team at one of the top private high schools in Detroit. The problem is, his family is breaking apart and he is losing street-cred with his new suburban address. Will Isaiah be able to rise above the taunts from teammates and opponents-real or imagined? Will he be able to overcome the deconstruction of his family? "--Publisher website.
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[2017]., Adolescent, EPIC Press Call No: SPORTS FICTION Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Darren Taylor is an all-state defensive end on one of the top teams in Houston. Only football promises to take him away from his gang-filled neighborhood in Houston's Third Ward. But during a preseason scrimmage, Darren tears up his right shoulder, taking him out for the season. The sudden uncertainty sends Darren into a spiral, leading to an addiction to pain pills that threatens to end his football career--and, maybe, his life"--Provided by publisher.
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Call No: Sports FIC MOUSSAVI Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Darren Taylor is an all-state defensive end on one of the top teams in Houston. Only football promises to take him away from his gang-filled neighborhood in Houston's Third Ward. But during a preseason scrimmage, Darren tears up his right shoulder, taking him out for the season. The sudden uncertainty sends Darren into a spiral, leading to an addiction to pain pills that threatens to end his football career--and, maybe, his life.
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2009., Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Call No: Young adult FIC STRASSER Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Growing up in the inner-city projects, DeShawn is reluctantly forced into the gang world by circumstances beyond his control.
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c2009., Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Call No: REALISTIC F STR Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Growing up in the inner-city projects, DeShawn is reluctantly forced into the gang world by circumstances beyond his control.
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2010., Juvenile, Simon & Schuster BFYR Call No: Realistic FIC Strasser Strasser Edition: 1st Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers pbk. ed. Genre: Realistic, Realistic Availability:4 of 4 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: DeShawn lives with his poor family in the Frederick Douglass Project. He knows he should stay in school and stay out of the gang life, but that's the only route to money for his family that seems available.
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2007, c2001., Pre-adolescent, Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Paperbacks For Children Call No: Young adult FIC FLAKE Edition: Pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: All thirteen-year-old Raspberry can think of is making money so that she and her mother never have to worry about living on the streets again.
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2003, c2001., Pre-adolescent, Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Paperbacks For Children Call No: FIC FLAKE Edition: 1st Jump at the Sun pbk. ed. Genre: Realistic fiction Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: All thirteen-year-old Raspberry can think of is making money so that she and her mother never have to worry about living on the streets again.
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c2010., Pre-adolescent, G.P. Putnam's Sons Call No: Young adult FIC MALDONADO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Justin, a fatherless twelve-year-old in a dangerous neighborhood in New York, starts to worry about his friend Sean, who has started telling lies and getting into trouble at school, and when he suspects that the change in attitude is connected to mysterious trips Sean takes with his mother, he tries to get involved.
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2012., Juvenile, Speak Call No: FIC MALDONADO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Twelve-year-old boys living in a rough part of New York confront questions about what it means to be a friend, a father, and a man.
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c2011., Primary, Peachtree Publishers Call No: E BUC Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Rose takes a gift from the crazy old Birdman and discovers that even in the bleak, gray city there are ways to make a beautiful garden.
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[2018]., Pre-adolescent, Nancy Paulsen Books Call No: REALISTIC F MAL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: After his quick-tempered father gets in a fight and is sent back to jail, sixth-grader Bryan, known for being quiet and thoughtful, snaps and follows new friend Mike into trouble.
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2019., Pre-adolescent, Puffin Books Call No: FIC MALDONADO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: After his quick-tempered father gets in a fight and is sent back to jail, sixth-grader Bryan, known for being quiet and thoughtful, snaps and follows new friend Mike into trouble.
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[2018]., Pre-adolescent, Nancy Paulsen Books Call No: TEEN FIC MAL Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: After his quick-tempered father gets in a fight and is sent back to jail, sixth-grader Bryan, known for being quiet and thoughtful, snaps and follows new friend Mike into trouble.
