The Great Migration

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Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Knucklehead by Jon Scieszka

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Absolutely hilarious and totally relatable. Jon Scieszka invites the reader into his childhood antics growing up as the second oldest in a...
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Sunday, December 6, 2009

Houdini: The Handcuff King by Jason Lutes & Nick Bertozzi

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Part non-fiction, part historical fiction, Lutes & Bertozzi begin with an introduction that speaks directly to youth, contextualizing ...
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Saturday, December 5, 2009

Hole in My Life by Jack Gantos

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Jack Gantos reflects upon his time spent in a federal prison after he helps sail a boat containing two thousand pounds of hash from the Cari...
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Friday, December 4, 2009

Guest Blog Post: Where'd You Get Those by Bobbito Garcia

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Where’d You Get Those? is Bobbito Garcia’s sociological thesis on sneakers. Part history, part fashion, this oversized volume details New Y...
Thursday, December 3, 2009

The Rose That Grew From Concrete by Tupac Shakur

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Themes of love, pain and poverty are prevalent in this collection of poetry by famed rap artist Tupac Shakur. His handwritten and illustrate...
Wednesday, December 2, 2009

The Middle Passage by Tom Feelings

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"No one can experience it and remain unmoved" reads the inside flap. There are no better words to characterize the power of this ...
Tuesday, December 1, 2009

No Choirboy by Susan Kuklin

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Until 2005, it was legal in the US for children under the age of eighteen to be sentenced to death for their crimes, keeping us in company w...
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