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Bronx (New York, N.Y.)

Tyrell

Coe Booth

Fifteen-year-old Tyrell, who is living in a Bronx homeless shelter with his spaced-out mother and his younger brother, tries to avoid temptation so he does not end up in jail like his father.

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Bronx Masquerade

Nikki Grimes

While studying the Harlem Renaissance, students at a Bronx high school read aloud poems they've written, revealing their innermost thoughts and fears to their formerly clueless classmates.

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Sleeping Arrangements

Laura Cunningham

A memoir of an orphaned young girl, raised by her two unmarried uncles, that explores the mystery of family and the secret enchantments of childhood.

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CUNNINGHAM

Bronx Masquerade

Nikki Grimes

While studying the Harlem Renaissance, students at a Bronx high school read aloud poems they've written, revealing their innermost thoughts and fears to their formerly clueless classmates.

FIC
Gri
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