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1) Tight
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
600L
Physical Desc
180 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
After his quick-tempered father gets in a fight and is sent back to jail, sixth-grader Bryan, known for being quiet and thoughtful, snaps and follows new friend Mike into trouble.
Bryan knows what's tight for him--reading comics, drawing superheroes, and hanging out with no drama. But drama is every day where he's from, and that gets him tight, wound up. And now Bryan's friend Mike pressures him with ideas of fun that are crazy risky. At first, it's...
2) What lane?
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
125 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Biracial sixth-grader Stephen questions the limitations society puts on him after he notices the way strangers treat him when he hangs out with his white friends and learns about the Black Lives Matter movement.
3) Hands
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, New York
Pub. Date
2023.
Lexile measure
HL 430L
Physical Desc
135 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Trevor has an adult problem to deal with: how to protect himself, his sisters, and his mother from his abusive stepfather, who is currently in prison. He takes up boxing, figuring if he learns how to build himself up, nobody can knock him down. Trev is a talented artist--and others are advising him to follow that path to the future, rather than fighting. When the boyfriend of one of his sisters becomes disrespectful and threatens Trev,...