Lafayette lives with his brother Charlie, and Ty’ree. Their parents died. Charlie has just been released from a detention center. What will he do? Will he get into fights?? How will his relationship with Charlie suffer? [RoyalPurple91]
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An African American and a Hispanic get together by meeting in an online chat, and realize they go to the same school. They fall for each other at first sight, but the hate-filled students of the school disagree with their relationship. From gang threats they begin to be afraid. Then they come up with a plan to bust the “family,” the gang at their school. But not everything goes as planned, and they end up being kidnapped by the gang, finding themselves in the of a huge lake, facing Romiette’s biggest fear — drowning. Read the rest of this entry »
Marcus, age 11, is constantly tormented by his emotions. His sister died, his father left his mother, and he’s always getting blamed on by his younger brothers. One day he walks into the library to find a man named (and called by his peers) CM. CM challenges Marcus to a game of chess. Marcus thinks he’s better than that. Not knowing what he’s doing, he’s beaten in six moves. CM teaches him not to let his anger get to him, and if someone’s picking on him and challenges him, “Just think 3 steps ahead.” This book is good for kids who love realistic fiction.
- Jackie
father gone, now back
how could you do this to us
unanswered questions
