Draper Sharon M
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Series
Out of my mind volume 1
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
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Considered by many to be mentally retarded, a brilliant, impatient fifth-grader with cerebral palsy discovers a technological device that will allow her to speak for the first time.
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Out of my mind volume 2
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English
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Because she loves horses but is scared of them, Melody wants to conquer her fears, so she hopes a summer camp will be the place to welcome someone with cerebral palsy who wants to learn to ride.
3) Blended
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English
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Piano-prodigy Isabella, eleven, whose black father and white mother struggle to share custody, never feels whole, especially as racial tensions affect her school, her parents both become engaged, and she and her stepbrother are stopped by police.
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Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
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"Sassy wants to cook a fancy meal and it turns out to be a disaster. The recipe goes wrong. The cooking is a mess. And--the dog eats the cake. Thank goodness for friends and for all of the wonderful items Sassy stashes in her sack. Who knew stuff in a sack could save a dinner party?!"--Amazon.com.
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Hazelwood High trilogy volume 2
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
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Teenage Gerald, who has spent years protecting his fragile half-sister from their abusive father, faces the prospect of one final confrontation before the problem can be solved.
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Hazelwood High trilogy volume 1
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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The death of high school basketball star Rob Washington in an automobile accident affects the lives of his close friend Andy, who was driving the car, and many others in the school.
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Pub. Date
2011.
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English
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From a map Ziggy and his friends discover an old tunnel that was once used as a safe haven by escaped slaves. While checking out the tunnel, the trap door gets stuck and the boys are forced to use the old, dark, damp tunnels that just may be haunted.
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Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
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"Ziggy and his Black Dinosaur pals are excited about their camping trip to Caesar's Creek State Park. Their camp counselor, Noni, happens to be a descendant of Caesar, and fills the campers' imaginations with spooky stories about Shawnee legends and traditions. When Ziggy and the boys discover an old canoe by the lake, they decide it's the perfect time to test their courage. But the Shawnee kids probably wouldn't have found themselves in the middle...
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Jericho trilogy volume 1
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
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A high school junior and his cousin suffer the ramifications of joining what seems to be a "reputable" school club.
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Jericho trilogy volume 3
Pub. Date
[2009]
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English
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As Kofi, Arielle, Dana, November, and Jericho face personal challenges during their last year of high school, a misunderstood student brings a gun to class and demands to be taken seriously.
18) Panic
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[2013]
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English
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As rehearsals begin for the ballet version of Peter Pan, the teenaged members of an Ohio dance troupe lose their focus when one of their own goes missing.
20) Copper sun
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Pub. Date
[2006]
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English
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Two fifteen-year-old girls--one a slave and the other an indentured servant--escape their Carolina plantation and try to make their way to Fort Moses, Florida, a Spanish colony that gives sanctuary to slaves.