Fifteen-year-old David Lopez loses his father, his pigeons, and the leader of the gang in his Los Angeles neighborhood before he realizes that he must make an important choice for his future.
Living by his wits on the streets, fifteen-year-old Tom doesn't remember who he is and how he got there, but he learns to survive as he tries to remember his former life.
"This series of workbooks, one each for grades Ku8 and for one for high school level, are constructed to tackle self-esteem issues that many African American youths face in todayAs media-driven cultur
In this series of linked stories the child narrator, Veve, cannot fathom all the mysteries of her family’s life together, but by watching and listening she pieces together a painful past. Played
"This series of workbooks, one each for grades Kû8 and for one for high school level, are constructed to tackle self-esteem issues that many African American youths face in todayÆs media-driven cultur
"This series of workbooks, one each for grades Kû8 and for one for high school level, are constructed to tackle self-esteem issues that many African American youths face in todayÆs media-driven cultur
"This series of workbooks, one each for grades Kû8 and for one for high school level, are constructed to tackle self-esteem issues that many African American youths face in todayÆs media-driven cultur
"This series of workbooks, one each for grades Kû8 and for one for high school level, are constructed to tackle self-esteem issues that many African American youths face in todayÆs media-driven cultur
"Cartoonist Tom Wilson's cartoon character speaks to everyone who's suffered a bad day, slipped up now and then, or spent time slogging through the rain showers of life."Ziggy has been taped
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