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1) Lu
Author
Language
English
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Middle School Project Lit Titles
Nashville Reads 2024 | The Works of Jason Reynolds
Project Lit - Full List
Nashville Reads 2024 | The Works of Jason Reynolds
Project Lit - Full List
Description
"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"--
3) Akata witch
Author
Language
English
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7th-8th Grade Reading List
Do You Believe in Magic?
PG Reads for Teens and Tweens
YA Science Fiction Classics
Do You Believe in Magic?
PG Reads for Teens and Tweens
YA Science Fiction Classics
Description
Not fitting in anywhere, twelve-year-old Sunny lives in Nigeria but was born in America and although her features are African her skin is albino white. But when she discovers she has magical powers, she joins three others to study, learn, and change reality especially when it comes to outsmarting a career criminal who knows magic too.
4) Golden boy
Author
Language
English
Description
When his family's farm begins to fail, Habo, an albino, and his family must travel to Mwanza, a small fishing town. When Habo learns that albinos such as himself are killed for their body parts in Mwanza, however, he must flee for his life and try to find some semblance of safety that may never come.