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8th Grade
7 Days at the Hot Corner
7 Days at the Hot Corner by Terry Trueman
Varsity baseball player Scott Latimer struggles with his own prejudices and those of others when his best friend reveals that he is gay.
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A Hero Ain’t Nothin’ but a Sandwich
A Hero Ain’t Nothin’ but a Sandwich by Alice Childress
Dope. Smack. Junk. Heroin. No matter what you call it, you can’t change the fact that thirteen year old Benjie is on it and fast becoming a confirmed addict. Benjie’s life in Harlem, seen from several viewpoints, is presented in twenty-three short narratives.
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A Stranger Is Watching
A Stranger Is Watching by Mary Higgins Clark
A psychopathic killer has picked the members of one family for death. Every member of Nina's family is living in constant fear and pain because of this disturbed killer.
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Bad Boy: A Memoir
Bad Boy: A Memoir by Walter Dean Myers
From bad boy to role model, the author tells the story of his life as a troublemaker and truant, while growing up in Harlem in the 1940s and ‘50s. In his own words, the author reveals his struggle to find his own way and become a successful writer.
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Black Diamond: The Story of the Negro Baseball Leagues
Black Diamond: The Story of the Negro Baseball Leagues by Patricia McKissack
Patricia McKissack has chronicled the true story of the Negro Leagues, the only place an African-American could play major league baseball before 1947.
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