Jerry Craft
1) New Kid
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New kid (Jerry Craft) volume 1
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English
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"Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade. As he makes the daily trip from his Washington Heights apartment to the upscale Riverdale Academy Day School, Jordan soon finds himself torn between two worlds--and...
2) Class act
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New kid (Jerry Craft) volume 2
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English
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Eighth grader Drew Ellis recognizes that he is't afforded the same opportunities, no matter how hard he works, that his privileged classmates at the Riverdale Academy Day School take for granted, and to make matters worse, Drew begins to feel as if his good friend Liam might be one of those privileged kids and is finding it hard not to withdraw, even as their mutual friend Jordan tries to keep their group of friends together.
3) School trip
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New kid (Jerry Craft) volume 3
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English
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"Eighth grader Drew Ellis recognizes that he isn't afforded the same opportunities, no matter how hard he works, that his privileged classmates at the Riverdale Academy Day School take for granted, and to make matters worse, Drew begins to feel as if his good friend Liam might be one of those privileged kids and is finding it hard not to withdraw, even as their mutual friend Jordan tries to keep their group of friends together."--Provided by publisher....
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In early summer 1959, Texas Tech senior Jerry Craft was planning to stay home on the family ranch when Carl Sedberry, a semipro baseball manager, phoned, asking him to try out for his club. Craft had never heard of the Wichita Falls/Graham Stars, but they needed a pitcher, and Craft was surprised and persuaded by their offer to pay $75 per game. Craft was in for an even bigger surprise when he reported to Spudder Park and realized that Mr. Sedberry...
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Bakari Katari Johnson volume 1
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English
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Fourth-grader Bakari Katari Johnson is having a really bad day--class bullies Tariq and Keisha are mad at him, his best friend Wardell has nominated him for hall monitor, a pack of ice zombies from a frozen world are demanding he return the magic ring that Keisha has, and somehow he has to find a way to save the school.
7) Taṛarruf rāq
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Arabic
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"يدرك درو إليس، طالب الصف الثامن، أنه لا يحصل على نفس الفرص، بغض النظر عن مدى صعوبة عمله، والتي يعتبرها زملاؤه المميزون في مدرسة Riverdale Academy Day School أمرًا مفروغًا منه، ولجعل الأمور أسوأ، يبدأ درو في الشعور كما لو كان ابنه قد يكون الصديق العزيز ليام واحدًا...
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Mama's Boyz comic strip volume Vol. 2
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English
Description
Presents the second year of "Mama's boyz" comic strips and includes guidelines for drawing the characters.
10) House party
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English
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"Ten bestselling, critically acclaimed authors deliver a fresh novel of interconnected stories that follows a group of young adults over the course of a few wild, transformative hours at an epic house party!"--
11) Khalil's way
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English
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Eleven-year-old Khalil lives in a tough neighborhood following the marital breakup of his parents, who lost everything due to Hurricane Katrina, but he confronts the challenges in his life which include being the victim of a bully at school.