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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
970L
Language
English
Description
Author Walter Dean Myers describes his childhood in Harlem in the 1940s and 1950s, discussing his loving stepmother, his problems in school, his reasons for leaving home, and his beginnings as a writer.
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Language
English
Description
This is the story of a boy named Dego, written by a man called DeGreg; the story of a classic middle class middle child, a baby, then a boy, trying hard to become a man, and f-ing it up along the way. Growing up across the river from New York City has a certain affect on a Jersey boy, though we have no idea what that might be. The fun of it is, it doesn't matter where you grew up, you'll see yourself in these stories. You'll be running through the...
3) It's Just High School: Inspiring Reflections of the Beauty, Pain and Pressure of High School Life
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Language
English
Description
High school is supposed to be about making good grades, catching up on the latest gossip, developing new relationships, and preparing for the next stage of life. However, as the young ladies in this book discovered, high school presented challenges beyond their wildest imagination. To finish, it would require sheer grit and determination. Read their stories to find out how they overcame these obstacles and how these experiences shaped the rest of...
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