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Cracker Jackson
Cracker Jackson by Betsy Byars
Eleven-year-old Cracker Jackson is in the middle of a serious problem. He must find a way to save his adult friend Alma from her violent husband. This realistic fiction addresses issues of friendship and family relationships.
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Crispin: The Cross of Lead
Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi
Falsely accused of theft and murder, an orphaned peasant boy in fourteenth-century England flees his village and meets a larger-than-life juggler who holds a dangerous secret.
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Crispin: The Cross of Lead
Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi
Falsely accused of theft and murder, an orphaned peasant boy in fourteenth-century England flees his village and meets a larger-than-life juggler who holds a dangerous secret.
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Darnell Rock Reporting
Darnell Rock Reporting by Walter Dean Myers
Darnell is getting poor grades in school and his teachers don't like his attitude. But things take a turn for the better when he reluctantly joins the school newspaper and discovers his talent as a reporter.
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Dave at Night
Dave at Night by Gail Carson Levine
When orphaned, Dave is sent to the Hebrew Home for boys where he is treated cruelly; he sneaks out at night and is welcomed into the music and cultured filled world of the Harlem Renaissance.
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