Patrick Jones
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
This is not the story of the sport or of two Olympians or high schoolers going at it for pin or points, but of the art of making the blows and throws look like the real thing while the outcome has been predetermined.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
104 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Xavier's father returns to Boston after serving ten years in federal prison, tensions quickly mount and Xavier's anger explodes on the baseball field, making it less likely that he will achieve his dream of playing in the major leagues than that he will follow his father's path.
4) Taking sides
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
97 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
At odds with his sister, Tina, fourteen, who says their father murdered their mother, Todd, fifteen, who claims it was self-defense, begins to lose faith in their father when he pressures Todd to get Tina to change her story, and being in separate foster homes only makes things harder.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
87 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Seventeen years after she was born to a prison inmate, Deja agrees to raise her newest half-sister for the first six months, until their mother's next release, but despite the help of friends and relatives and a support program at school, caring for a baby proves to be a monumental task.
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
120 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
In the United States, the conversation about teen incarceration has moved from one extreme to another. For centuries, execution of juvenile offenders was legal. By the twenty-first century, the US Supreme Court had moved closer to banning all executions of minors, regardless of the severity of the crime. Since the 1990s, the US juvenile justice system has moved away from harsh punishment and toward alternative evidence-based models that include education,...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
120 pages
Language
English
Description
Do the crime, do the time behind bars. But once you've been in, it can be tough to stay out. When Hinton Helsinger leaves the Youth Correctional Center, he's set on reforming his impulsive ways. But things at home have changed: his dad has been killed, his mom's remarried his uncle, and his uncle is the new kingpin of the family gang that controls the town's drug trade. Threatened by Hinton's return, Hinton's uncle hatches a sinister plot using...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
120 pages
Language
English
Description
Do the crime, do the time behind bars. But once you've been in, it can be tough to stay out. Tension between African Americans and Somalis at Rodney's high school erupts into a food fight that turns into a riot. In the midst of the violence, Rodney helps a Somali classmate to safety. Soon Rodney and Jawahir fall for each other. Against the pleas of their families and friends, they can't help but follow their hearts. As groups on both sides of...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
112 pages
Language
English
Description
Do the crime, do the time behind bars. But once you've been in, it can be tough to stay out. Alejandro has served six months for trumped-up charges after suffering a brutal encounter with police. Now that he's out, he's determined to break ties with his gang and forge a new path. But it won't be simple, especially with his old buddies tailing him and the scar on his head reminding him of the racist cops that landed him in jail. When Alejandro sees...
10) Friend or foe
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
112 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Do the crime, do the time behind bars. But once you've been in, it can be tough to stay out. Ian's band is finally taking off. And good thing he needs the money from gigs. But the band's front man and Ian's best friend, Orlando, can't catch a break as a black kid in their white town. Tension with a security guard lands both Ian and Orlando in jail, and when Orlando is held indefinitely, someone will need to take over the band until he gets out....
11) At the center
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
95 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When an African American student transfers from an inner-city basketball team to the suburbs, tension among the players and the coach erupts along racial lines. To the anger of his teammates, the coach kicks him off the team after he gets into a fight. Can a social media movement get him back on the court?"--
12) On guard
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
97 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"She is the star player on her basketball team, until her sister is injured in a violent crime. Instantly, her game is derailed, and she becomes a second victim. Can she save her scholarship season?"--
13) Bridge
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
92 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
As the only English speaker in a family of undocumented immigrants, Jos handles all communication. Plus he works two jobs, leaving no time for school. If he wants to graduate from Rondo Alternative, things need to change. Author Biography.
14) Barrier
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
96 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Jessica's fresh start at Rondo Alternative High School is going well until her Manga club decides to go to a huge convention. Can she overcome her social anxiety disorder and make some real friends? Author Biography.
15) Controlled
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
104 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Rachel's junior year was going to be perfect until Misty, her wild cousin, moves in. Rachel's family hopes enrolling Misty in Rondo Alternative High School will help her behavior issues, but she's a force to be reckoned with. Author Biography.
Author
Series
How-to-do-it manuals for libraries volume no. 59
Pub. Date
[1998]
Physical Desc
xxii, 460 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
How-to-do-it manuals for libraries volume no. 167
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
xxxiii, 389 pages ; 28 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.).
Language
English
