By: Hannah Rogge
Like the style challenges on Project Runway, this book takes unusual objects (items found in a hardware store, like washers, bolts, etc.) and turns them into attractive jewelry. Even beginners will find projects at their level.
By: Brian K. Vaughan
Six teenage friends discover that their parents have superpowers, but they're using them for evil, not good! It's teen angst meets Heroes. Can the kids work together to defeat their parents?
By: Robyn Schneider
Four friends in an elite boarding school learn the truths about each other. Schneider wrote this when she herself was in high school, but it's a much better read than many other Gossip Girl-ish books.
By: Tim Tharp
This book about an Oklahoma high school football team is perfect for sports loving guys. The sports scenes are vivid as is the depiction of a small town where the high school sports team is the center of the universe.
By: Piers Paul Read
This plane crash adventure story concerns the Uruguayan rugby team whose plane crashed in the mountains. Forced to do whatever they needed to survive, they turn to cannibalism to stay alive.
The familiar spiritual is reinvigorated by the child-like perspective of Nelson's illustrations. Luminous scenes show a child's view of the world and how one handsome boy can literally hold it in his hands.
By: Kadir Nelson

An introduction by baseball great Hank Aaron opens this riveting look at the history of the Negro League. A large format supports revealing portraits of League players and an absorbing narration revealed in nine innings.

By: Debbie Allen
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In a little "village called Harlem" a Preacher Knight tries to solve the mystery of worn out sneakers – only to discover that his sons are as fond of dancing as is (surprise!) their father.

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