Search Results: Returned 12 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 12
-
-
-
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.
-
-
-
2011., Adolescent, Candlewick Press Call No: FIC NERI Edition: 1st ed. Genre: Realistic fiction Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Cole's behavior causes his mother to drive him from Detroit to Philadelphia to live with a father he has never known, but who soon has Cole involved with a group of African-American "cowboys" who rescue horses and use them to steer youths away from drugs and gangs.
-
-
-
2011., Adolescent, Candlewick Press Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Twelve-year-old Cole's behavior causes his mother to drive him from Detroit to Philadelphia to live with a father he has never known, but who soon has Cole involved with a group of African-American "cowboys" who rescue horses and use them to steer youths away from drugs and gangs.
-
-
-
-- Hello, I am Johnny Cash2014., Pre-adolescent, Candlewick Press Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. 2014. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: An illustrated, simple overview of the life and career of Johnny Cash.
-
-
-
-- Hello, I am Johnny Cash2014., Pre-adolescent, Candlewick Press Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. 2014. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: An illustrated, simple overview of the life and career of Johnny Cash.
-
-
-
-- Hello, I am Johnny Cash2014., Juvenile, Candlewick Press Call No: 782 CAS Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: A portrait of the legendary country music star is told through lyrical free verse that conveys information about his impoverished childhood and the extraordinary talent that enabled his career and rise to success on the world stage.
-
-
2021., Pre-adolescent, Candlewick Press Call No: FIC NERI Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: While working as a stable hand for the polo team at George Washington Military Academy, Cole, a Black kid from North Philly, must find the courage to stand up and be seen in a world determined to keep him out.
-
-
2021., Pre-adolescent, Candlewick Press Call No: Fic Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "When Cole moves in with his dad, Harp, he thinks life will be sweet--just him and his horse, Boo, hanging out with Philadelphia's urban cowboys. But when Harp says he has to get a job, Cole winds up as a stable hand for the polo team at George Washington Military Academy, where the players are rich, white, and stuck-up--all except Ruthie, the team's first and only girl, who's determined to show the others she can beat them at their own game. As Cole and Ruthie become friends--and maybe more--he starts imagining his future, maybe even at the academy. But between long workdays, arrogant polo players, and a cousin trying to pull Cole into his dangerous business, that future seems remote. Will Cole find the courage to stand and be seen in a world determined to keep him out? With striking illustrations by Jesse Joshua Watson, celebrated author G. Neri's novel weaves themes of tenacity and community into a rousing sports story inspired by Philadelphia's real-life urban cowboys and polo players"--Provided by the publisher.
-
-
-- Tru and NelleBy Neri, Greg[2016], Pre-adolescent, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In their small town of Monroeville, Alabama, in 1930, misfits Tru and Nelle strike up a friendship and find a mystery to solve when someone breaks into the drugstore and steals some candy and a fancy brooch.
-
-
c2010., Juvenile, Lee & Low Books Call No: 741.5 NERI Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A graphic novel based on the true story of Robert "Yummy" Sandifer, an eleven-year old African American gang member from Chicago who shot a young girl and was then shot by his own gang members.
-
-
c2010., Lee & Low Books Call No: GN Yummy Edition: 1st ed. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Tells the true story of an eleven-year-old gang member from Chicago who shoots a girl and is then shot by members of his own gang.
-
-
c2010., Juvenile, Lee & Low Books Call No: GN NER Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "A graphic novel based on the true story of Robert "Yummy" Sandifer, an eleven-year old African American gang member from Chicago who shot a young girl and was then shot by his own gang members"--Provided by publisher.
