Paris has just moved in with the Lincoln family, and she isn't thrilled to be in yet another foster home. She has a tough time trusting people, and she misses her brother, who's been sent to a boys? home. Over time, the Lincolns grow on Paris. But no matter how hard she tries to fit in, she can't ig[...]
After Wesley reads an intimate poem to his high school English class, other students envy this power of self-reflection and start writing their own poetry, causing deep secrets, fears, and feelings to be revealed and façades to vanish. A Coretta Scott King Award Winner & ALA Best Book for Young Adu[...]
A guy whose father ripped his heart out too.Me and you, Ishmael, we're brothers, two dark sons.Betrayed, lost, and isolated, the perspectives of two teenage boys---modern-day Sam and biblical Ishmael---unite over millennia to illustrate the power of forgiveness.'Both lyrical and powerful, Grimes' un[...]
Gabby's world is filled with daydreams. However, what began as an escape from her parents' arguments has now taken over her life. But with the help of a new teacher, Gabby the dreamer might just become Gabby the writer, and words that carried her away might allow her to soar. Written in vivid, acces[...]