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| bluford series: Schooled Paul Langan, 2009 Lionel Shephard dreams of joining the NBA, but while his father disapproves of his plans, his teachers are threatening to fail him--unaware of his poor reading abilities--and Lionel needs to decide how far he is willing to go for his dreams. |
| bluford series: The Fallen Paul Langan, 2012 Martin Luna struggles to rebuild his life after the death of his little brother and finds himself getting in trouble in school and at home. |
| bluford series: Blood is Thicker Paul Langan, D. M. Blackwell, 2004 Hakeem and Savon are cousins who do not get along at first but work things out. |
| bluford series: Promises to Keep Paul Langan, 2013 No one likes Tyray Hobbs. Once a feared bully, he’s become an outcast. At Bluford High, his peers taunt him for how he treated them. At home, his parents punish him for the trouble he’s caused. Unable to escape his reputation or his past, Tyray is desperate. And when an unlikely friendship develops, he clings to it like a lifeline. Now that connection is threatened, and Tyray faces his toughest decision yet. Will his next move lead him to ruin or redemption—or both? |
| bluford series: Shattered Paul Langan, 2006-06 Teenager Darcy Wills must deal with painful secrets from her past in order to save her family and her friendships. |
| bluford series: Lost and Found Anne E. Schraff, 2002-01-01 The first novel in the Bluford Series. |
| bluford series: A Matter of Trust Anne E. Schraff, 2001-12-01 This book centers on Darcy's growing conflict with her old friend, Brisana Meeks. Amid jealousy and competition, Darcy fights for her relationship with Hakeem Randall and struggles with her fears over her own family's future. |
| bluford series: The Chosen Karen Langhorne Folan, Paul Langan, 2020-11-03 Cooper, I'm sorry, Darcy said quickly, trying to control the damage. I didn't mean that. This has nothing to do with you or this party. I just-- Girl, you better leave or things are gonna get ugly in here real quick, Tarah warned. Cooper stepped in between the girls then. Tarah, you don't wanna do this. Please... Darcy Wills feels the pressure. Her best friend, Tarah Carson has grown distant and hostile since the start of the school year. And a medical crisis in Darcy's family has stress boiling over at home. When surprising news forces Darcy to look at the future beyond Bluford High, she realizes huge decisions are looming. Unsure what to do but unable to avoid what's coming, Darcy has no easy options. Her choices will cut both ways. Some doors will open, but others may close forever. |
| bluford series: Search for Safety John Langan, 2006-06 Ben McKee desperately tries to find a way to get himself and his mother out of an abusive situation after his mom marries Larry Taylor. |
| bluford series: The Gun Paul Langan, 2002 Tyray Hobbs wants revenge. Weeks ago he was one of the most feared students in Bluford High. But then Darrell Mercer publicly humiliated him, and Tyray lost his reputation. To get it back, he must take down Darrell. But how? With a broken hand, a troubled family, and no friends in sight, Tyray's options are limited. And when the kids he once bullied start threatening him his world completely unravels. Desperate to settle the score and regain respect, Tyray see only ones solution to his problems-- a gun. |
| bluford series: Girls Like Me Tanya Savory , 2016-01-01 Angel McAllister's worst nightmare has come true. Her best friend, Sharice Bell, has discovered her most intimate secret. And a new enemy, LaDonna Burns, is on the warpath. Gossip and rumors are spreading through school like wildfire, and Angel's classmates are turning on her. Can she bury the secret and put out the flames? Or will Angel face the truth--and it's life-changing consequences? |
| bluford series: The Test Peggy Kern, 2011 Liselle Mason is in trouble. For weeks, she ignored the changes in her body and tried to forget her brief relationship with Oscar Price, her moody classmate at Bluford High. But when Liselle's clothes stop fitting, and her brother notices her growing belly, she panics. A pregnancy test confirms her biggest fears. Unwilling to admit the truth, Liselle suddenly faces a world with no easy answers. Where will she turn? Who will she tell? What will she do?--From back cover. |
| bluford series: Someone to Love Me Anne E. Schraff, Anne Schraff, 2007 Cindy's violent boyfriend adds to her troubles with her mother and at school. |
| bluford series: Breaking Point Karyn Langhorne Folan, Paul Langan, 2011 Vicky Fallon can't take it. Her father has lost his job. Her parents are constantly fighting, and her troubled little brother is out of control. Once an honor student, Vicky is quickly falling behind in her classes at Bluford High. Now her teachers, friends, and new boyfriend, Martin Luna, want answers. Pressured from all sides, Vicky knows something is about to snap. But the explosion that hits her home is worse than anything she could image.--Book back cover. |
| bluford series: Pretty Ugly Karyn Langhorne Folan, 2011 Jamee Wills never expected Vanessa Pierce and her friends to go this far. The trouble begins at cheerleading practice when Vanessa starts teasing Angel McAllister, a shy new girl at Bluford High. When the insults turn nasty, Jamee tries to stop them. She wins Angel's friendship but makes many enemies. Now Jamee is a target, and someone is texting lies and pictures of her all over school. Unwilling to tell her family or snitch on her fellow cheerleaders, Jamee is cornered. Will her next move solve her problems- or make them worse?--From back cover. |
| bluford series: Secrets in the Shadows Anne E. Schraff, Paul Langan, 2002 When Roylin Bailey falls in love with a new girl in his history class, he finds that his life starts to fall apart. |
| bluford series: Brothers in Arms Paul Langan, Ben Alirez, 2004 Martin Luna, a new student at Bluford High, is at the center of this story. Haunted by the tragic death of his little brother, Martin seeks one thing: revenge. But his mother wants more for her only remaining child. Will Martin listen to her, or will he allow anger to control him?--Publisher description. |
| bluford series: Summer of Secrets Paul Langan, 2004 When a frightening ordeal turns her life upside down, Darcy reaches out to her friends for help, but discovers that one of them has an even bigger secret. |
| bluford series: Until We Meet Again Anne E. Schraff, Anne Schraff, 2002 This story continues the tale of the Wills family. Darcy learns that Hakeem, her first boyfriend, is moving out of the state. Then her grandmother's health declines and a mysterious new person comes into her life. |
| bluford series: Bluford Series 20-Book Boxed Set Paul Langan, Townsend Press, D. M. Blackwell, 2013 Hakeem has a hard time adjusting when, due to his father's sickness, Hakeem and his family must move in with his uncle in distant Detroit, especially when he has to share his room with his moody cousin Savon. |
| bluford series: Survivor Paul Langan, 2013 Tarah Carson has hidden the secret for years. No one--not her mother, her friends at Bluford High, or even her boyfriend, Cooper Hodden--knows what her uncle did to her years ago. Tarah hoped to keep it that way. But an upcoming reunion is forcing Tarah's past into the present. --Back cover. |
| bluford series: Bully Jan Needle, Gardner, Viv, Stephen Cockett, 2004-10 Jan Needle's play about bullying - but who is the bully and who is the victim? The book contains a gripping playscript suitable for classwork and school production, accompanied by resources including background material and lively activities. |
| bluford series: Teacher's Guide to the Bluford Series Eliza A. Comodromos, Ruth A. Rouff, 2013 Contains writing skills handouts and activities to use with 5 novels in the Bluford series. The novels focus on the lives of a group of urban high school students and their families. |
| bluford series: The Bully Paul Langan, 2002 After Darrell Mercer and his mother move from Philadelphia to California in the middle of the school year, the ninth-grader quickly becomes a target for the freshman class bully, Tyray Hobbs. |
| bluford series: After Tupac & D Foster Jacqueline Woodson, 2008-01-10 A Newbery Honor Book Jacqueline Woodson is the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature The day D Foster enters Neeka and her best friend’s lives, the world opens up for them. D comes from a world vastly different from their safe Queens neighborhood, and through her, the girls see another side of life that includes loss, foster families and an amount of freedom that makes the girls envious. Although all of them are crazy about Tupac Shakur’s rap music, D is the one who truly understands the place where he’s coming from, and through knowing D, Tupac’s lyrics become more personal for all of them. The girls are thirteen when D’s mom swoops in to reclaim D—and as magically as she appeared, she now disappears from their lives. Tupac is gone, too, after another shooting; this time fatal. As the narrator looks back, she sees lives suspended in time, and realizes that even all-too-brief connections can touch deeply. |
| bluford series: Alone John Langan, Tanya Savory, 2021-11-01 There is no refuge for fourteen-year-old Michael Tatem. A childhood injury has made him a target at Bluford High. And deeper wounds at home have left him shy, isolated, and friendless. But an unexpected connection at school gives Michael a glimpse at a new life. Can he embrace it and forge a new path for himself? Or will his attempt backfire, leaving him more vulnerable and alone than ever? |
| bluford series: The Petition Anne Schraff, 2008-04 Ismael decides not to sign a petition against a teacher and weighs a clean conscience against peer pressure. |
| bluford series: Sellout Ebony Wilkins, 2010-08-01 It is a summer that will change everything . . . .NaTasha has a wonderful life in affluent Park Adams. She fits in, she has friends, and she's a member of the all-white ballet troupe. Being nearly the only African American in her school doesn't bother NaTasha. But it bothers Tilly, NaTasha's spitfire grandmother from Harlem, who decides NaTasha needs to get back to her roots or her granddaughter is in danger of losing herself completely. Tilly whisks NaTasha away to a world where all of a sudden nothing in NaTasha's life makes any sense: Harlem and Comfort Zone in the Bronx, a crisis center where (cont'd) |
| bluford series: Shattered Kathryn Casey, 2010-06-29 “Kathryn Casey is one of the best true crime writers today.” —Ann Rule With true crime classics like Descent into Hell and Die My Love, author Kathryn Casey has peered into the darkest corners of the Lone Star State, shedding a fascinating, chilling light on a series of notorious Texas murders. In Shattered, she explores in riveting detail an infamous Houston area crime: the brutal slaying of a young mother and her unborn child by the person closest to them. Bestselling author Carlton Stowers numbers Kathryn Casey “among the elite of true crime writers,” and Shattered—a shocking true story of blood, rage, and betrayal—will only enhance her reputation as one of the best of the best. |
| bluford series: Saint Iggy Kelly L. Going, 2006 The second novel from a Printz Honor winner. Iggy leaves public housing behind to make something of his life. It's not easy for Iggy--he's just 16, has no skills, and his only friend is mixed up with the dealer who got Iggy's mom hooked. |
| bluford series: We Will Tell Our Own Story Adebayo C. Akomolafe, Molefi Kete Asante, Augustine Nwoye, 2017-05 This superb book will be a landmark in African studies because the scholars who have undertaken the task of telling their own social sciences, humanities, and literary narratives have displayed a sharp and penetrating engagement with history, politics and culture in such a powerful manner that one cannot read these chapters without claiming them to be the gold standard in contemporary thinking.AARON SMITH, TEMPLE UNIVERSITYWe Will Tell Our Own Story is instructive to scholars and general readers as a method of confronting the manifold problems of misinterpretation and false presentations about African people. I find this work to be extraordinary in conception and execution.SWAHILI SMT, FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA, BRAZILWe Will Tell Our Own Story joins a growing number of Afrocentric books that are already revolutionizing the way Africans view themselves and their academies. The creation of a cadre of scholars devoted to truth, rigor, ancestrality, and values is a mark of a mature civilization; these authors are the necessary foundation for further growth. |
| bluford series: Don't Bring Home a White Boy Karyn Langhorne Folan, 2010-02-02 Folan encourages readers to look beyond common generalizations and stereotypes about race and gender in interracial relationships. In Don’t Bring Home a White Boy, writer Karyn Langhorne Folan debunks the myths and common preconceptions about interracial relationships: Is a black woman who dates white men a traitor to her race? And is America’s history of black oppression a factor? Drawing on real-life testimonials, she boldly tackles this difficult subject with warmth, humor, and understanding, as she explores stereotypes of black female sexuality and white male perspectives on black female beauty. Folan goes beyond statistics and offers firsthand insights on her own interracial relationship and attempts to tap into a woman’s desire to have all that they deserve instead of restricting themselves, simply because they want a “good black man.” Frank, authoritative, and universally relevant, her message to women is to look beyond skin color, accept themselves for who they are, and seek a man who truly loves them, regardless of race. |
| bluford series: Teacher's Guide to the Bluford Series Eliza A. Comodromos, 2004 |
| bluford series: The Heartlight Saga T. A. Barron, 2014 Heartlight: Kate and her grandfather use one of his inventions to travel faster than the speed of light on a mission to save the sun from a premature death. |
| bluford series: Little Peach Peggy Kern, 2015-03-10 A riveting and powerful story of a runaway girl lured into prostitution in New York City, perfect for fans of Ellen Hopkins and Patricia McCormick. What do you do if you're in trouble? When Michelle runs away from her drug-addicted mother, she has just enough money to make it to New York City, where she hopes to move in with a friend. But once she arrives at the bustling Port Authority, she is confronted with the terrifying truth: She is alone and out of options. Then she meets Devon, a good-looking, well-dressed guy who emerges from the crowd armed with a kind smile, a place for her to stay, and eyes that seem to understand exactly how she feels. But Devon is not who he seems to be, and soon Michelle finds herself engulfed in the world of child prostitution, where he becomes her Daddy and she is his Little Peach. It is a world of impossible choices, where the line between love and abuse, captor and savior, is blurred beyond recognition. This hauntingly vivid story illustrates the human spirit's indomitable search for home and one girl's struggle to survive. |
| bluford series: Good Night Philadelphia Adam Gamble, 2011-11-14 Welcome to the City of Brotherly Love. This charming board book captures the true spirit of Philadelphia in a tour that includes the Liberty Bell, Museum of Art, The Thinker statue, Philadelphia Zoo, William Penn Statue, Reading Terminal, Betsey Ross House, National Constitution Center, United States Mint, Fairmont Park, Independence Seaport Museum, Academy of Natural Sciences, and more. |
| bluford series: Goat Song; a Novel of Ancient Greece Frank Yerby, 1979 |
| bluford series: Ten Steps to Improving College Reading Skills John Langan, 2008 Carefully explains and illustrates ten key reading skills that are widely recognized to be essential for literal and critical comprehension. Provides activities and reading selections to help you practice and master those skills. |
| bluford series: Darkness Before Dawn Sharon M. Draper, 2013-07-23 Recovering from the recent suicide of her ex-boyfriend, senior class president Keisha Montgomery finds herself attracted to a dangerous, older man. |
| bluford series: Forged by Fire Sharon M. Draper, 2011-04-05 The flame of love burns bright in the second book of Sharon M. Draper’s award-winning Hazelwood High trilogy. 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, and a brutal stepfather with a flaming temper and an evil secret makes his life miserable. The one bright light in Gerald's life is his little half sister, Angel, whom he struggles to protect from her father, who is abusing her. Somehow Gerald manages to finds success as a member of the Hazelwood Tigers basketball team, and Angel develops her talents as a dancer, despite the trouble that still haunts them. And Gerald learns, painfully, that young friends can die and old enemies must be faced. In the end he must stand up to his stepfather alone in a blazing confrontation. In this second book of the Hazelwood High trilogy, Sharon M. Draper has woven characters and events from Tears of a Tiger in an unflinchingly realistic portrayal of poverty and child abuse. It is an inspiring story of a young man who rises above the tragic circumstances of his life by drawing on the love and strength of family and friends. |
The Bluford Series
Broad appeal: Action, suspense, mystery, and romance fill the pages of the Bluford Series, offering something for all readers—boys and girls alike. Proven success: Students, teachers, …
Audiobooks - The Bluford Series
Bluford Series audiobooks are listed below. Click on a cover to go to the audiobook.
The Bully - Audiobook - The Bluford Series
Darrell Mercer, a 9th grader at Bluford High, is at the center of this story. Darrell and his mother move to the Bluford area in the middle of the school year. Physically smaller than his peers, …
The Books - The Bluford Series
Here is a list of the entire Bluford Series. Click a button to buy the book or listen to the audio book.
Lost And Found - Audiobook - The Bluford Series
This, the first book in the Bluford Series, centers on the life of Bluford sophomore Darcy Wills. Darcy contends with the return of her long-absent father, the troubling behavior of her younger …
Until We Meet Again - Audiobook - The Bluford Series
Bluford Series audiobooks are provided by Townsend Press as a free resource to educators and students. None of the Bluford Series audiobooks may be used for any purpose other than …
TV and Film - The Bluford Series
Today, in response to the requests of countless fans, we have officially started the process of bringing Bluford to TV/film! This won’t be easy because Hollywood doesn’t recognize the …
Secrets In The Shadows - Audiobook - The Bluford Series
This book focuses on Roylin Bailey, a Bluford sophomore who appears in A Matter of Trust. Roylin makes a terrible mistake: He steals money to buy a gift for the girl of his dreams and finds …
Survivor - Audiobook - The Bluford Series
No one—not her mother, her friends at Bluford High, or even her boyfriend, Cooper Hodden—knows what her uncle did to her years ago. Tarah hoped to keep it that way. But an …
A Matter Of Trust - Audiobook - The Bluford Series
Bluford Series audiobooks are provided by Townsend Press as a free resource to educators and students. None of the Bluford Series audiobooks may be used for any purpose other than …
The Bluford Series
Broad appeal: Action, suspense, mystery, and romance fill the pages of the Bluford Series, offering something for all readers—boys and girls alike. Proven success: Students, teachers, …
Audiobooks - The Bluford Series
Bluford Series audiobooks are listed below. Click on a cover to go to the audiobook.
The Bully - Audiobook - The Bluford Series
Darrell Mercer, a 9th grader at Bluford High, is at the center of this story. Darrell and his mother move to the Bluford area in the middle of the school year. Physically smaller than his peers, …
The Books - The Bluford Series
Here is a list of the entire Bluford Series. Click a button to buy the book or listen to the audio book.
Lost And Found - Audiobook - The Bluford Series
This, the first book in the Bluford Series, centers on the life of Bluford sophomore Darcy Wills. Darcy contends with the return of her long-absent father, the troubling behavior of her younger …
Until We Meet Again - Audiobook - The Bluford Series
Bluford Series audiobooks are provided by Townsend Press as a free resource to educators and students. None of the Bluford Series audiobooks may be used for any purpose other than …
TV and Film - The Bluford Series
Today, in response to the requests of countless fans, we have officially started the process of bringing Bluford to TV/film! This won’t be easy because Hollywood doesn’t recognize the …
Secrets In The Shadows - Audiobook - The Bluford Series
This book focuses on Roylin Bailey, a Bluford sophomore who appears in A Matter of Trust. Roylin makes a terrible mistake: He steals money to buy a gift for the girl of his dreams and finds …
Survivor - Audiobook - The Bluford Series
No one—not her mother, her friends at Bluford High, or even her boyfriend, Cooper Hodden—knows what her uncle did to her years ago. Tarah hoped to keep it that way. But an …
A Matter Of Trust - Audiobook - The Bluford Series
Bluford Series audiobooks are provided by Townsend Press as a free resource to educators and students. None of the Bluford Series audiobooks may be used for any purpose other than …
