Sharon M Draper
Author
Series
Out of my mind volume 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Considered by many to be mentally retarded, a brilliant, impatient fifth-grader with cerebral palsy discovers a technological device that will allow her to speak for the first time.
Author
Series
Hazelwood High trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
©1997
Language
English
Description
Teenage Gerald, who has spent years protecting his fragile half-sister from their abusive father, faces the prospect of one final confrontation before the problem can be solved. When Gerald was a child he was fascinated by fire. But fire is dangerous and powerful, and tragedy strikes. His substance-addicted mother is taken from him. Then he loses the loving generosity of a favorite aunt. A brutal stepfather with a flaming temper and an evil secret...
Author
Series
Hazelwood High trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c1994
Language
English
Description
The death of high school basketball star Rob Washington in an automobile accident affects the lives of his close friend Andy, who was driving the car, and many others in the school
4) Double Dutch
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
Three eighth-grade friends, preparing for the International Double Dutch Championship jump rope competition in their home town of Cincinnati, Ohio, cope with Randy's missing father, Delia's inability to read, and Yo Yo's encounter with the class bullies