Bud, Not Buddy
Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father--the renowned bandleader, H.
FIC
year: 2005
copies: 620
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 950
subjects: runaways, african americans, depressions, historical fiction, runaway children, extreme read-spunk, michigan, depression, great depression, 1929-1939, runaway, large print books, humorous fiction, historical fiction, electronic books, electronic books, audiobooks, compact discs [X], large type books, children's audiobooks, african american [X]
Monster
While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a film script, as he tries to come to terms with the course his life has taken.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 204
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 670
subjects: trials (murder), prisons, self-perception, african americans, trials (homicide), readers rule, african american [X], large type books, large print books, audiobooks, compact discs [X]