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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Frederick Joseph call up race-related anecdotes from his past, explaining why they were hurtful and how he might handle things now. Each chapter features the voice of at least one artist or activist, including Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U Give; April Reign, creator of #OscarsSoWhite; Jemele Hill, sports journalist and podcast host; and eleven others. Touching on everything from cultural appropriation to power dynamics, zreverse racismy to white...
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Brianna Jackson is a sixteen-year-old gifted rapper who attempts to take the battle rap scene by storm to lift her family and do right by the legacy of her father a local hip-hop legend whose career was cut short by gang violence. But when her first hit song goes viral for all the wrong reasons, she finds herself torn between the authenticity that got her this far and the false persona that the industry wants to impose upon her. Based on the New York...
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"With 24 illustrated inspirational quotes from Angie's acclaimed novels The Hate U Give and On the Come Up, and plenty of blank pages for your own words, Find Your Voice will ignite your creativity and help you bring your own unique stories to life" -- cover, page [4]
Author
Publisher
Puck
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Español
Description
La autora premiada de El odio que das regresa con una historia poderosa sobre hip hop, la libertad de expresión y la importancia de luchar por tus sueños, aunque la suerte parezca estar en tu contra. Bri quiere ser una de las mejores raperas de todos los tiempos. Como hija de una leyenda del hip hop underground que murió antes de que alcanzar el éxito, Bri tiene unos zapatos gigantes que llenar. Pero cuando su primera canción se hace viral por...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Increasingly people are keen to grow some of their own food, giving them fresh, delicious and healthy ingredients right on their doorstep. Homegrown food also means reduced food miles and packaging, and reminds us where food comes from and how plants grow. With backyards shrinking and more people living in apartments, we need to find a range of fruit, vegies and herbs that will grow and thrive in small spaces. Whether you love lush leafy greens, tangy...
Author
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Skeet's Cherokee grandmother has come to live with her and her teenage ward Brian, and Skeet is still trying to adjust to the change while also keeping the peace on the local college campus. Then Ash Mowbray, a bad boy from the wrong side of the tracks, comes back to Brewster as a wealthy developer, pushing plans to build a shopping mall on the outskirts of town that will destroy the town square businesses. The town council is split on his proposal,...