The day you were born, your mother and I were so scared, but we had to be brave. Your mother labored ..
Beyond the bars, framed by the high, square window, slides a small patch of sky. For months, it’s ..
Ancient and austere, the garrison fortress was built with blocks of gray stone with only arrow slits ..
When Meg was small, her mother used to tell her bedtime stories. Meg would sit up amid a pile of embroidered ..
Boom! The front door slammed so hard the house shook. “Oops!” Marcus whispered, freezing ..
1 I traced the letters in the dust with my finger, spelling out my name: Zulaikha. Squinting my eyes ..
THE INCIDENT The known facts surrounding the shooting death of sixteen-year-old Tariq Johnson are few. ..
CHAPTER 2 Justyce drops down onto the plush leather sofa in Manny’s basement and grabs the game ..
Carlos’s cousin, Bernardo, is coming. It’s after school and Carlos sits down at the kitchen ..
Calvin is pacing the floor in his room. He has a problem. He has to come up with an idea for the science ..
Chapter 1 INTRODUCING EMILY This is Emily, right outside my classroom window. She’s so big that ..
Surveyor of the Sky BENJAMIN BANNEKER WAS BORN under a lucky star. Came into this world a freeborn child, ..
I am giving it a space for it to sit or lie down, To run around or stand still. To be very, very noisy, ..
Jackie Makes History April 15, 1947 It is opening day at Ebbets Field, the home of the Brooklyn Dodgers. ..
FROM THE MOMENT Hank Aaron was born, on February 5, 1934, his father, Herbert, wanted him to know the joy of playing ..
Chapter 1 SOPHIE’S ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY OF DOG Author, noun: someone who writes a book, article, ..
Chapter 1 MY MAGIC PENCIL This is my pencil. It may not look magic, but it is. Mrs. Grogan said so. She told ..
I draw pictures of my favorite things. dancing elephant vanilla cake with red-hot polka dots new pencil ..
1. Rich Dyamonde and Free stood in front of a store window. “I hate being poor,” said Free. ..
For Tameika, it was always the right time and place to dance and sing. Tameika had a hip-rolling happy ..
It’s funny how you can be in a story but not realize until the end that you were in one. Zora and I entered ..
1. Sneaker Heaven Dyamonde Daniel was not jealous of anyone. Except maybe Isabel, a girl in her class ..
Spaghetti Heaven You’d never know it to look at her skinny little self, but Dyamonde loves food. ..
New Kid Dyamonde Daniel was a gem waiting to be discovered. Just ask her. So what if she had wild-crazy ..
