(0)
(0)
(0)Sisi Aisha Johnson
1) Sky Color
Author
Language
English
Description
When Marisol sets out to create a sky for the class mural she discovers the blue missing from her paints. This story celebrates the creative process and what it means to be an artist. Includes an interview with author, Peter Reynolds.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Appears on these lists
NYT - Children’s Middle Grade
NYT - Children’s Middle Grade Paperback
NYT - Children’s Paperback Books
NYT - Children’s Middle Grade Paperback
NYT - Children’s Paperback Books
Description
A brilliant, impatient fifth-grader with cerebral palsy, considered by many to be mentally retarded, discovers a technological device that will allow her to speak for the first time.
Author
Language
English
Description
New York Times bestselling author Joyce Carol Oates returns with an incendiary novel that illuminates the tragic impact of sexual violence, racism, brutality, and power on innocent lives and probes the persistence of stereotypes, the nature of revenge, the complexities of truth, and our insatiable hunger for sensationalism.
When a fourteen-year-old girl is the alleged victim of a terrible act of racial violence, the incident shocks and galvanizes
...Author
Series
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Originally published in 1998, this shockingly prescient novel's timely message of hope and resistance in the face of fanaticism is more relevant than ever. In 2032, Lauren Olamina has survived the destruction of her home and family, and realized her vision of a peaceful community in northern California based on her newly founded faith, Earthseed. The fledgling community provides refuge for outcasts facing persecution after the election of an ultra-conservative...
Author
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 audio media player (approximately 20 min.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in. + 1 book
Language
English
Description
The dot: Vashti thinks she can't draw, but her journey of self-discovery and expression is an enchanting invitation to everyone to explore his or her own creative spirit. Ish: With a little encouragement from his sister, Ramon discovers that creativity is about a lot more than getting things just right. Sky color: When Marisol sets out to create a sky for the class mural she discovers the blue is missing from her paints. This story celebrates the...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
After travelling from Brooklyn to Oakland, California, to spend a month with the mother they barely know, Delphine and her two sisters discover that their mother, a dedicated poet, wants them to attend a nearby Black Panther summer camp.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
It's the day before the big parade. Alta can only think about one thing: Wilma Rudolph, three-time Olympic gold medalist. She'll be riding on a float tomorrow. See, Alta is the quickest kid in Clarksville, Tennessee, just like Wilma once was. It doesn't matter that Alta's shoes have holes because Wilma came from hard times, too. But what happens when a new girl with shiny new shoes comes along and challenges Alta to a race? Will she still be the quickest...
11) Crystal
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sixteen-year-old Crystal knows she's blessed. She is drop-dead gorgeous and in the beginning stages of a glamorous career as a model in New York City. At first, modeling is exciting. But soon, her life becomes less and less about her, and more and more about her body. Crystal wonders if her new life is worth giving up everything -- her friends, her beliefs, and her self-respect.
12) Spin
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
When DJ ParSec (Paris Secord), rising star of the local music scene, is found dead over her turntables, the two girls who found her, Kya (her pre-fame best friend) and Fuse (her current chief groupie) are torn between grief for Paris and hatred for each other--but when the lack of obvious suspects stalls the investigation, and the police seem to lose interest, despite pressure from social media and ParSec's loyal fans, the two girls unite, determined...
13) P.S. be eleven
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
The Gaither sisters return to Brooklyn, where they adapt to new feelings of independence while managing changes large and small, from Pa's new girlfriend to a very different Uncle Darnell's return from Vietnam.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
This clever send-up of every child's biggest challenge — being patient! — is a STEM-friendly, laugh-out-loud comedy about metamorphosis.
* "Super-charged." —The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review"Will delight fans of Mo Willems's "Pigeon" series... absolutely charming." —School Library JournalHEY! What are you guys doing?We're going to metamorphosize.Meta-WHAT-now?Transform...Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Kaelyn has proof her father's vaccine works-but the virus has stolen too much from her along the way. And the road ahead looks even longer.When Kaelyn and her friends reached Toronto with a vaccine for the virus that has ravaged the population, they thought their journey was over. They were wrong. Now they're being tracked by the Wardens, a band of survivors as lethal as the virus. The gang's leader intends to claim the vaccine for himself, no matter...
18) The date to save
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
Angelica Marie Hutcherson is an aspiring reporter for the San Anselmo Prep's newspaper, The Prepster; sophomore Colin Von Kohorn is it's editor, who keeps rejecting her stories because they do not reflect his vision; but when Colin suggests she write a story on the upcoming Academic Battle, Angelica senses an opportunity--unfortunately somebody has scheduled the Battle (which their school always wins) on the same day as the homecoming game (which...
19) The Suspicion
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Cassie and the other Animorphs have a few little problems. A few very little problems. Actually, the problems call themselves Helmacrons. They're less than an inch tall, and they're pretty upset at Cassie. They believe she stole their ship. Cassie thought it was just a toy and gave it to charity. Now the Helmacrons want it back.
So the Animorphs have a new dilemma. Because the Helmacrons have their own secret weapon: They can shrink other beings...
20) The Hidden
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Yeerks have discovered and repaired a damaged Helmacron ship. They know of its morph-seeking capabilities, and they plan to use the ship to capture the "Andalite bandits." And to find Elfangor's blue cube. The one that gave the kids the ability to morph.
Cassie and the other Animorphs are in a pretty bad situation. They can't leave the cube in one place, they can't morph without being discovered, and they have to keep moving. It looks like this...