The crossover

Alexander, Kwame,


"The graphic novel adaptation of the Newbery Medal winner." -- Cover. Thirteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.
Date Published:2019

Everything dog : what kids really want to know about dogs

Crisp, Marty.


Uses a question-and-answer format to present a variety of information about dogs.
Date Published:2003

Hurricane : the miraculous journey of Rubin Carter /

Hirsch, James S.


Includes index. Death house rendezvous -- Wild west on the passaic -- Danger on the streets -- Mystery witness -- Force of nature -- Boxter rebellion -- Radical chic redux -- Revenge of passaic county -- Search for the miraculous -- Inner circle of humanity -- Paradise found -- Powerful appeals -- Final judgment -- Eagle rises -- Vindication -- Tears of renewal "Hurricane recounts the harrowing, inspiring odyssey of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a black boxer wrongly convicted of three murders, from fierce despair to freedom and enlightenment." "On June 17, 1966, two black men strode into the Lafayette Grill, a white redoubt in racially mixed Paterson, New Jersey, and shot three people to death. Rubin Carter and his young acquaintance John Artis were not those men, but they were convicted of the murders in a highly publicized and racially charged trial." "Over the next decade, Carter amassed convincing evidence of his innocence and the vocal support of numerous celebrities (Bob Dylan's song "Hurricane" was but one example). He was freed pending a new trial, only to lose his appeal - to the astonishment of many - and land back in prison. He avoided almost all human contact, until he received a letter from Lesra Martin, a teenager raised in a Brooklyn ghetto." "Against his bitter instincts, Carter agreed to meet with Martin, thus taking the first step on a long, tortuous path back into the world. Martin introduced Carter to an enigmatic group of Canadians, including a strong-willed woman with whom he later began an intense unlikely romance. In the process, the Canadians helped wage an international battle to free him."--Jacket.
Date Published:2000

Includes index. Death house rendezvous -- Wild west on the passaic -- Danger on the streets -- Mystery witness -- Force of nature -- Boxter rebellion -- Radical chic redux -- Revenge of passaic county -- Search for the miraculous -- Inner circle of humanity -- Paradise found -- Powerful appeals -- Final judgment -- Eagle rises -- Vindication -- Tears of renewal "Hurricane recounts the harrowing, inspiring odyssey of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a black boxer wrongly convicted of three murders, from fierce despair to freedom and enlightenment." "On June 17, 1966, two black men strode into the Lafayette Grill, a white redoubt in racially mixed Paterson, New Jersey, and shot three people to death. Rubin Carter and his young acquaintance John Artis were not those men, but they were convicted of the murders in a highly publicized and racially charged trial." "Over the next decade, Carter amassed convincing evidence of his innocence and the vocal support of numerous celebrities (Bob Dylan's song "Hurricane" was but one example). He was freed pending a new trial, only to lose his appeal - to the astonishment of many - and land back in prison. He avoided almost all human contact, until he received a letter from Lesra Martin, a teenager raised in a Brooklyn ghetto." "Against his bitter instincts, Carter agreed to meet with Martin, thus taking the first step on a long, tortuous path back into the world. Martin introduced Carter to an enigmatic group of Canadians, including a strong-willed woman with whom he later began an intense unlikely romance. In the process, the Canadians helped wage an international battle to free him."--Jacket.

Date Published:2000

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The crossover

Everything dog : what kids really want to know about dogs

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