Black enough : stories of being young & black in America

Paperback(HarperCollins, 2020)

BTSB #: 040589 Available

Dewey: 808/SAges: 13-17   


Genres:

Subjects: African American teenagers - Fiction Race relations - Fiction Life change events - Fiction Interpersonal relations - Fiction

Summary: A collection of short stories explore what it is like to be young and black, centering on the experiences of black teenagers and emphasizing that one person's experiences, reality, and personal identity are different than someone else.

Muck & Magic by Morpurgo, Michael 

BTSB Prebound(Candlewick Press, 2020)

BTSB #: 659278 Available

Dewey: FAges: 7-10   
AR: 5 MG

Genres: Animals Sports

Subjects: Farm life - Fiction Life change events - Fiction Horses - Fiction Bicyclists - Fiction Drawing - Fiction Sculptors - Fiction

Summary: Twelve-year-old Bonny has always wanted to be a world-champion cyclist, maybe even an Olympic medalist, and her parents have cheered her on all the way. But when a flat tire draws Bonny to a horse farm, her predictable world starts to change.

Stranger than fanfiction by Colfer, Chris 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2017)

BTSB #: P03692 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-14   


Genres:

Subjects: Celebrities - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Secrets - Fiction Fame - Fiction Life change events - Fiction

Summary: Cash Carter is the young, world famous lead actor of the hit television show Wiz Kids. When four fans jokingly invite him on a cross-country road trip, they are shocked that he actually takes them up on it. Chased by paparazzi and hounded by reporters, this unlikely crew takes off on a journey of a lifetime-- but along the way they discover that the star they love has deep secrets he's been keeping. What they come to learn about the life of the mysterious person they thought they knew will teach them about the power of empathy and the unbreakable bond of true friendship.