Nile Bullock
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Publication Date
[2019]
Language
English
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GPLD Best Contemporary for High Schoolers
OBD YA Romance - YOUTH
T - Valentine's Day - Fiction
Time Loop
OBD YA Romance - YOUTH
T - Valentine's Day - Fiction
Time Loop
Description
Jack Ellison King. King of almost. He almost made valedictorian. He almost made varsity. He almost got the girl. Until ... When Jack and Kate meet at a party, bonding until sunrise over their mutual love of Froot Loops and their favorite flicks, Jack knows he's falling - hard. Soon she's meeting his best friends, Jillian and Franny, and Kate wins them over as easily as she did Jack. But this love story is ... complicated. It is an almost happily ever...
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English
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7th Grade Booklist
Black Authors: Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
Black History Month (WPLD)
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Black Authors: Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
Black History Month (WPLD)
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Unable to celebrate the holidays in the wake of his older brother's death in a gang-related shooting, Lolly Rachpaul struggles to avoid being forced into a gang himself while constructing a fantastically creative LEGO city at the Harlem community center.
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Eden Wing has been living in his brother's shadow for years. Even though he's a top student at his academy in Ross City, Antarctica, and a brilliant inventor, most people know him only as Daniel Wing's little brother. A decade ago, Daniel was known as Day, the boy from the streets who led a revolution that saved the Republic of America. But Day is no longer the same young man who was once a national hero. These days he'd rather hide out from the world...
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English
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When the electricity goes out, twelve-year-old Eddie and his friends set out to investigate what is going on when they make the startling discovery that they are the only ones left in their neighborhood--and perhaps the only people left anywhere.
Twelve-year-old Eddie Gordon Holloway has concocted his most genius plan ever to avoid chores . . . especially the dreaded L-A-U-N-D-R-Y. If he can wears every item of clothing in his wardrobe, summer will...
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Publication Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
"When Jayden and his teammates find out there's not going to be a Hoop Group this year--and maybe ever again--they have to learn to lean on each other if they want to save their basketball season"-- Provided by publisher
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English
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"Exciting new fiction from James McBride, the first since his National Book Award-winning novel The Good Lord Bird. The stories in Five-Carat Soul--none of them ever published before--spring from the place where identity, humanity, and history converge. They're funny and poignant, insightful and unpredictable, imaginative and authentic--all told with McBride's unrivaled storytelling skill and meticulous eye for character and detail. McBride explores...
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Series
Emmie and friends volume 8
Language
English
Description
"The eighth book in the New York Times bestselling Emmie & Friends series, told from the alternating POVs of popular Anthony and timid Leah as they grapple with a bullying incident at school"-- Provided by publisher.
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Series
Stuntboy volume 1
Publication Date
[2021]
Language
English
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2023 ALA Children's Award Winners and Nominees
2023 Audie Award Winners
Black Authors: Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
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2023 Audie Award Winners
Black Authors: Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
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Description
Portico Reeves' secret identity as Stuntboy allows him to use his superpower keep everybody safe, but when his superhero parents start fighting a lot he feels the responsibility to save them.
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Series
Stuntboy volume 2
Language
English
Description
Portico Reeves, or Stuntboy the greatest superhero people have never heard of, tries to manage his frets and navigate his new normal with divorced parents, bullies in his building, and a newfound friend.
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[2019]
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English
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"Three Brooklyn teens [...] plot to turn their murdered friend into a major rap star by pretending he's still alive. Brooklyn, 1998. Biggie Smalls was right: Things done changed. But that doesn't mean that Quadir and Jarrell are cool letting their best friend Steph's music lie forgotten under his bed after he's murdered -- not when his rhymes could turn any Bed Stuy corner into a party. With the help of Steph's younger sister Jasmine, they come up...
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English
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Black Authors: Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
Black History Month (WPLD)
GPLD Best Contemporary for Middle Schoolers
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Black History Month (WPLD)
GPLD Best Contemporary for Middle Schoolers
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Description
Twelve-year-old Xavier Moon gets the courage to step out of the shadows when his great-uncle gives him some outlandish socks and some even stranger requests.
Author
Publication Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Books Written in Verse (WPLD)
Fresh Summer Reads for Young Adults - 2024
Juneteenth Teen 2024
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Fresh Summer Reads for Young Adults - 2024
Juneteenth Teen 2024
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Description
During Miles' in-school suspension, he finds himself in a fierce battle with a classmate turned insidious termite who is determined to destroy books and the Black and Brown history they contain, and only Miles can stop him.
13) New kid
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Series
New kid volume 1
Publication Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Description
"Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade. As he makes the daily trip from his Washington Heights apartment to the upscale Riverdale Academy Day School, Jordan soon finds himself torn between two worlds--and...
14) Project Mercury
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Publication Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Ike Pressure is an Army brat. Which, if you ask him, is not an insult. His mom's new job is in Mercury, Nevada, on a secretive military base close to Area 51. What's more, his childhood friend, Eesha Webb, and her family are about to move there too. Spoiler alert: Ike and Eesha aren't really best buds, even though their parents think so. They used to play together when they were little kids, but now she's more like his nemesis. Still, it's clear...
15) Mapmaker
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Publication Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Walt's magical ability to bring maps to life puts him, his twin sister Van, and new friend Dylan in danger when an enchanted heirloom strands them in the fantastical world of Djaruba and they discover a malevolent rival to the kingdom, a fellow mapmaker, has nefarious plans for Walt.
16) I am more than
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Publication Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"I am more than what you think I am! In this book you'll find empowering and motivating reminders that you can do anything as long as you believe in yourself. Inspired by his efforts on and off the court, NBA champion and cultural icon LeBron James shows us that we are more than one label, trait, or interest -- and we can do BIG things. With powerful and bright artwork from bestselling and award-winning illustrator Niña Mata [...]" -- Book jacket....
17) Monster club
Author
Series
Monster Club volume 1
Language
English
Description
Middle-schooler Eric, who lives near Coney Island, discovers a magic ink that brings his monster drawings to life.
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English
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Eight interconnected stories follow the tenants in the Banneker Homes, a low-income high rise in Harlem where gentrification weighs on everyone's mind, as they weave in and out of each other's lives, endeavoring to escape from their pasts and forge new paths forward.
Author
Series
Monster Club volume 2
Publication Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"When King Neptune uses the last remaining drops of magic mermaid ink to create creatures designed to put NYC underwater, Eric "Doodles" King calls upon his Coney Island friends, aka Monster Club, and his drawing skills to stop Neptune before it's too late"-- Provided by publisher.



