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Thirteen-year-old Darnell's twin sister and the other members of the Corner Crew have doubts about his work on the school newspaper, but the article he writes about a homeless man changes his attitude about school.

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All eyes are on 17-year-old Lonnie Jackson while he practices with his team for a citywide basketball Tournament of Champions. His coach, Cal, knows Lonnie has what it takes to be a pro-basketball player, but warns him about giving in to the pressure. Cal knows because he, too, once had the chance--but sold out.

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In 2035, Dahlia Grillo, a sixteen-year-old math whiz, joins with six other American teens traveling to England to meet with groups from around the world in hopes of stopping C8, the companies that control nearly everything for their own benefit.

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is one of the most celebrated figures of the 20th century. Set against key moments of the civil rights movement, here is the story of the powerful, eloquent spiritual leader and his belief that non-violence could be used to overcome racial discrimination. Full color.

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Illustrations and rhyming text celebrate the roots of jazz music.

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This New York Times bestselling novel from acclaimed author Walter Dean Myers tells the story of Steve Harmon, a teenage boy in juvenile detention and on trial.

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A stunning graphic novel adaptation of Walter Dean Myers's New York Times bestseller Monster.

Monster is a multi-award-winning, provocative coming-of-age story about Steve Harmon, a teenager awaiting trial for a murder and robbery.

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Young Flats and his elderly friend, Caleb, are two Mississippi junkyard dogs who belong to a vicious man. Flats comforts himself by playing the blues on his guitar accompanied by Caleb playing the bones. Finally, forced to fight or flee, they flee, migrating north and taking their blues sound with them. A 2000 Parents' Choice( Gold Award winner. Full-color illustrations.

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This inspiring biography of Muhammad Ali--Olympic gold medalist, former heavyweight champion, and one of the most influential people of all time--from legendary two-time Newbery Honoree Myers is reissued under for a new generation.

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"Supports the Common Core State Standards for History/Social Studies"--P. [4] of cover.

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The African experience in America is celebrated with a soulful, affecting blues poem that details the long journey from the Middle Passage to life today. Accompanied by Myers's bold and powerful paintings, "Blues Journey" creates its own resonant music. Full color.

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Originally published: New York: Delacorte Press, 2000.

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In one of his most thought-provoking novels to date, Myers weaves together political philosophy, basketball, and making soup in Harlem, with the depth that defines his writing career.

After his father is shot and killed, Paul Dupree finds a summer job at a Harlem soup kitchen.

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The thing was that me and Rise were blood brothers, but sometimes I really didn't know him. As Jesse fills his sketchbook with drawings and portraits of Rise, he tries to make sense of the complexities of friendship, loyalty, and loss in a neighborhood plagued by drive-bys, vicious gangs, and abusive cops.

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From bad boy to role model, Myers recalls growing up in Harlem in the 1940s and 1950s.

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Fifteen-year-old Crystal has difficulty trying to reconcile her personal and school life with the sexy, sophisticated persona her career as a quickly advancing high-fashion model has forced upon her.

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A "New York Times"-bestselling author and the current National Ambassador for Young People's Literature delivers a touching and raw teen novel about the friendship between two boys drawn together in the struggle to overcome the obstacles that Harlem life throws at them.

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Includes an interview with the author and an excerpt from his novel, "Lockdown."

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Now in paperback--an unforgettable story of hope, friendship, and compassion by the Printz Award-winning author, who weaves a richly layered tale of a boy's journey of self-discovery and the acceptance and compassion he learns along the way.