Who Am I Without Him? (Coretta Scott King Author Honor Title) - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Who Am I Without Him? (Coretta Scott King Author Honor Title) write by Sharon Flake. This book was released on 2009-11-01. Who Am I Without Him? (Coretta Scott King Author Honor Title) available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Guys and girls get together, get played, and get real. Who Am I Without Him? is a Booklist Top Ten Romance Novel for Teens and is "breaking new and necessary ground" in twelve short stories about guys and girls falling in and out of love and relationships, testing out ways to communicate with one another, respect each other -- and respect themselves. This is a complex, often humorous, and always on-point exploration of today's teens determined to find love and self-worth . . . any way they know how. Note: this is potentially going to be in a bind-up with You Don't Even Know Me.
You Don't Even Know Me
You Don't Even Know Me - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook You Don't Even Know Me write by Sharon Flake. This book was released on 2010-03-08. You Don't Even Know Me available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In 9 stories and 15 poems, Sharon G. Flake provides insight into the minds of a diverse group adolescent African American males. here's Tow-Kaye, getting married at age 16 to love of his life, who's pregnant. He knows it's the right thing to do, but he's scared to death. James writes in his diary about his twin brother's terrible secret, which threatens to pull James down, too. Tyler explains what it's like to be a player with the ladies. In a letter to his uncle, La'Ron confesses that he's infected with HIV. Eric takes us on a tour of North Philly on the Fourth of July, when the heat could make a guy go crazy. Still, he loves his hood. These and other unforgettable characters come to life in this collection of urban male voices. Sharon's G. Flake's talent for telling it like it is will leave readers thinking differently, feeling deeply, and definitely wanting more.
Pinned
Pinned - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Pinned write by Sharon G. Flake. This book was released on 2012-10-01. Pinned available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Award-winning author, Sharon G. Flake, presents a powerful novel about a teen boy and girl, each tackling disabilities.Autumn and Adonis have nothing in common and everything in common. Autumn is outgoing and has lots of friends. Adonis is shy and not so eager to connect with people. But even with their differences, the two have one thing in common--they're each dealing with a handicap. For Autumn, who has a learning disability, reading is a painful struggle that makes it hard to focus in class. But as her school's most aggressive team wrestler, Autumn can take down any problem. Adonis is confined to a wheelchair. He has no legs. He can't walk or dance. But he's a strong reader who loves books. Even so, Adonis has a secret he knows someone like Autumn can heal. In time, Autumn and Adonis are forced to see that our greatest weaknesses can turn into the assets that forever change us and those we love. Told in alternating voices, Pinned explores issues of self-discovery, friendship, and what it means to be different.
Coretta Scott King Award Books
Coretta Scott King Award Books - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Coretta Scott King Award Books write by Claire Gatrell Stephens. This book was released on 2000-05-15. Coretta Scott King Award Books available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Here's a fresh opportunity to learn more about these fine titles and integrate them into the curriculum. The first half of the book presents annotated bibliographies of all author and illustrator winners and honor books. The entire second half of the book is devoted to activities, including some reproducibles, based on select titles. During the past 30 years, the titles recognized by the Coretta Scott King Award have consistently presented excellent writing, storytelling, history, and values. Stephens's book is designed to help educators learn more about these fine titles and integrate them into the curriculum. After giving background about the award and its history, the author presents annotated bibliographies of all author and illustrator award winners and honor books. The second half of the book is devoted to providing activities based on specific titles. Helpful tips and reproducibles make this a classroom-friendly resource.
Begging for Change
Begging for Change - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Begging for Change write by Sharon Flake. This book was released on 2009-10-28. Begging for Change available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The story of one young girl's struggle for money and survival, and the lengths she will go to get both, now reissued with an arresting new cover. Is there greed in Raspberry Hill's genes? In this sequel to Coretta Scott King Honor Book Money Hungry, once-homeless Raspberry Hill vows never to end up on the streets again. It's been a year since Raspberry's mother threw her hard-earned money out the window like trash, so to Raspberry money equals security and balance. And she's determined to do anything to achieve it. But when a troubled neighborhood teenager attacks her mother and Raspberry's drug-addicted father returns, Raspberry becomes desperate for her life to change and ends up doing the unthinkable, potentially ruining her friendships and losing her self-respect along the way. Will Raspberry accept that nothing good comes of bad money? Or is she destined to follow in her father's footsteps?
