American Street by Zoboi, Ibi Aanu 

Paperback(HarperCollins, 2017)

BTSB #: 924580 Available

Dewey: FAges: 14-18   


Genres: Multicultural Family Life

Subjects: Immigrants - Fiction Haitians - United States - Fiction Mother-daughter relationship - Fiction Cousins - Fiction School stories Interpersonal relations - Fiction Detroit (Mich.) - Fiction

Summary: On the corner of American Street and Joy Road, Fabiola Toussaint thought she would finally find une belle vie -- a good life. But after they leave Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Fabiola's mother is detained by U.S. immigration, leaving Fabiola to navigate her loud American cousins, Chantal, Donna, and Princess; the grittiness of Detroit's West Side; a new school; and a surprising romance, all on her own. Just as she finds her footing in this strange new world, a dangerous proposition presents itself.

Enemy : Detroit, 1954 by Holbrook, Sara 

BTSB Prebound(Calkins Creek, 2017)

BTSB #: 456538 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-14   
AR: 4.7 MG Lexile: 740

Genres: Historical Fiction Family Life

Subjects: Middle school students - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Families - Fiction Cold War - Fiction Nineteen fifties - Fiction Detroit (Mich.) - Fiction

Summary: Set in 1954, this compelling historical novel tells the story of a young girl's struggles and triumphs in the aftermath of World War II.

President of the whole sixth grade [Brianna Justice Volume: 2]by Winston, Sherri 

Paperback(Little, Brown, 2015)

BTSB #: 937095 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.8 MG RC: 4.6 3-5 F&P: V

Genres:

Subjects: Field trips - Fiction Middle schools - Fiction School stories Fund raising - Fiction Friendship - Fiction African Americans - Fiction Detroit (Mich.) - Fiction

Summary: Second book--Brianna Justice is the president of her Detroit middle school's sixth grade, but she is finding the position a real headache--beside the normal troubles of being in a new school, and the sudden coldness of her old friends, there is a class trip to Washington, D.C. coming up and she needs to figure out how to raise the rest of the money so that the class can go.