Guy Lockard
1) Ghost
Author
Series
Track (Jason Reynolds) volume 1
Language
English
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"Ghost, a naturally talented runner and troublemaker, is recruited for an elite middle school track team. He must stay on track, literally and figuratively, to reach his full potential"--
2) Sunny
Author
Series
Track (Jason Reynolds) volume 3
Language
English
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Sunny, the Defenders' best runner, only runs for his father, who blames Sunny for his mother's death, but with his coach's help Sunny finds a way to combine track and field with his true passion, dancing.
5) Lu
Author
Series
Track (Jason Reynolds) volume 4
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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"Lu knows he can lead Ghost, Patina, Sunny, and the team to victory at the championships, but it might not be as easy as it seems. Suddenly there are hurdles in Lu's way--literally and not-so-literally--and Lu needs to figure out, fast, what winning the gold really means"--
6) New kid
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English
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Back to School - Tween
Graphic Novel Awards 2020-21 - Youth
National Hobby Month - Tweens
Tween Advisory Club: Favorite Books
Graphic Novel Awards 2020-21 - Youth
National Hobby Month - Tweens
Tween Advisory Club: Favorite Books
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2020 Audie Awards® Finalist—Middle Grade
Winner of the Newbery Medal, Coretta Scott King Author Award, and Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature, and an Audie Award finalist!
An original full-cast audio adaptation of the graphic novel from award-winning author-illustrator Jerry Craft, performed by the author with Jesus Del Orden, Nile Bullock, Robin Miles,
...Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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The highly anticipated memoir from Gucci Mane, "one of hip-hop's most prolific and admired artists" (The New York Times). For the first time Gucci Mane tells his story in his own words. It is the captivating life of an artist who forged an unlikely path to stardom and personal rebirth. Gucci Mane began writing his memoir in a maximum-security federal prison. Released in 2016, he emerged radically transformed. He was sober, smiling, focused, and positive-a...
Author
Series
Track volume 1
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Ghost has a crazy natural talent, but no formal training. If he can stay on track, literally and figuratively, he could be the best sprinter in the city. But Ghost has been running for the wrong reasons, all starting with running away from his father, who, when Ghost was a very little boy, chased him and his mother through their apartment, then down the street, with a loaded gun, aiming to kill. Since then, Ghost has been the one causing problems,...
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Series
Stuntboy volume 1
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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ALA Youth Media Awards 2022 - Children
ALA Youth Media Awards 2023 - Children
Black History Month - Tweens
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ALA Youth Media Awards 2023 - Children
Black History Month - Tweens
More Lists...
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Portico Reeves' secret identity as Stuntboy allows him to use his superpower keep everybody safe, but when his superhero parents start fighting a lot he feels the responsibility to save them.
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English
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National Hobby Month - Children's Stories
Storytime @ Home: Celebrate Black Authors, Illustrators, Stories, and Experiences
Storytime @ Home: Celebrate Black Authors, Illustrators, Stories, and Experiences
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Henley hates to read, so his homework assignment to bring in his favorite book seems an impossible challenge--until his mother shows him a box of books he made himself when he was younger.
11) Fresh ink
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English
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"An anthology featuring award-winning diverse authors about diverse characters. Short stories, a graphic novel, and a one-act play explore such topics as gentrification, acceptance, untimely death, coming out, and poverty, and range in genre from contemporary realistic fiction to adventure and romance"--
