Secret Saturdays by Maldonado, Torrey 

Paperback(Puffin Books, 2012)

BTSB #: 597612 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-14   
AR: 3.8 MG+RC: 3.3 6-8 Lexile: 580 HL F&P: Z+

Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: Inner cities - Fiction City and town life - Fiction Single-parent families - Fiction Interpersonal relations - Fiction Racially mixed people - Fiction African Americans - Fiction School stories Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) - Fiction

Summary: Twelve-year-old boys living in a rough part of New York confront questions about what it means to be a friend, a father, and a man.

Tight by Maldonado, Torrey 

Paperback(Puffin, 2019)

BTSB #: 597613 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-14   
AR: 3.9 MG RC: 3.4 6-8 Lexile: 600

Genres: Family Life

Subjects: Conduct of life - Fiction Inner cities - Fiction City and town life - Fiction Family life - Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) - Fiction Friendship - Fiction African Americans - Fiction Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) - Fiction

Summary: After his quick-tempered father gets in a fight and is sent back to jail, sixth-grader Bryan, known for being quiet and thoughtful, snaps and follows new friend Mike into trouble.