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A Wreath for Emmett Till »
Title: A Wreath for Emmett Till Author: Marilyn Nelson, Illustrated by Phillipe Lardy Publication:Houghton Mifflin Books for Children (April 4, 2005) ISBN: 978-0618397525 Grade Level: 8-12 Awards: 2006 Printz Award Honor Book Summary: Emmett Till, the slain civil rights martyr, is memorialized in a heroic crown of [...]
Liar »
Title: Liar Author: Justine Larbalestier Publishing: Bloomsbury USA Children's Books (September 29, 2009) ISBN: 978-1599903057 Grade Level: 9-12 Summary: Seventeen-year-old Micah is a liar, a compulsive liar, but when her boyfriend/not-boyfriend is murdered will her truth come to light? Comments: Liar starts out a bit slow [...]
Flight »
Title: Flight Author: Sherman Alexie Publishing: Grove Press, Black Cat (April 17, 2007) ISBN: 978-0802170378 Grade Level: 8-12 Awards: 2008 ALA Best Books for Young Adults Summary: An angry Native American teenage boy sets off an a life-changing time traveling journey after he decides to shoot up a bank. Comments: [...]
Upstate »
Title: Upstate Author: Kalisha Buckhanon Publishing: St. Martin's Press (2005) ISBN: 978-0312332686 Grade Level: 9-12 Awards: ALA Alex Award Winner Summary: Set in Early 90's Harlem, Natasha and Antonio are in love, but when Antonio is sent upstate for murdering his father their love and their lives begin to spin out of [...]
The Graveyard Book »
Title: The Graveyard Book Author: Neil Gaiman Publication: HarperCollins (2008), Edition: Later printing, Hardcover, 320 pages ISBN: 0060530928 / 9780060530921 Grade Level: 6-8 Awards: 2009 Newbery Award Winner, Summary: Bod's family has been murdered. As he toddles into a graveyard nearby he is adopted by its inhabitants and [...]
