Walter Dean Myers
1) Monster
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Series
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
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While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a film script as he tries to come to terms with the course his life has taken.
3) Riot
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Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
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In 1863, fifteen-year-old Claire, the daughter of an Irish mother and an African father, faces ugly truths and great danger when Irish immigrants, enraged by the Civil War and a federal draft, lash out against African-Americans and wealthy "swells" of New York City.
7) Jazz
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Publisher
Live Oak Media
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and rhyming text celebrate the roots of jazz music.
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Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
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"Visionary. This book should be in every reader's hands." –JACQUELINE WOODSON, National Book Award-winning author of Brown Girl Dreaming
Young heroes decide that they are not too young or too powerless to change their world in this gripping, futuristic young adult novel by the New York Times bestselling author of the Printz Award–winning Monster.
It is 2035. Teens, armed only with...
Young heroes decide that they are not too young or too powerless to change their world in this gripping, futuristic young adult novel by the New York Times bestselling author of the Printz Award–winning Monster.
It is 2035. Teens, armed only with...
12) Scorpions
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Publisher
HarperCollins
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
After reluctantly taking on the leadership of the Harlem gang, the Scorpions, Jamal finds that his enemies treat him with respect when he acquires a gun--until a tragedy occurs.