Angela has difficulty adjusting to the changes of junior high school, until she and her friends--Faye, Tommy, and the twins Judge and Jury--work together on a project to raise money to buy a motorized wheelchair for a classmate.

Project Wheels

Banks, Jacqueline Turner

Children's Books

Houghton, mifflin, harcourt

Judge is desperate. He's not doing well in science, not matter how hard he tries, and now his grade depends on the egg-drop competition he's entered with his twin brother. But will Jury cooperate? And even if he does, will it be enough to earn them a place in the competition? In Jacqueline Turner Banks's third book abut the "posse" at Plank Elementary School, it's Judge's turn to tell his story. Worried, sensitive, and learning to come to terms with dyslexia, Judge tells of his struggles with schoolwork, with a sometimes difficult brother, and with finding his own self-esteem. It's a story that readers will enjoy, sympathize with, and eagerly follow to a happy and logical conclusion.

Egg-Drop Blues

Houghton Mifflin (Juv)

Tommy comes to understand the importance of fighting for one's beliefs after learning an important lesson from his mother about her own participation in the battle against racism.

A Day for Vincent Chin and Me

Literature & Fiction

Judge is desperate. His mother has threatened to send him to a different school next year—away from his twin brother and “posse” of friends. To prove he can succeed at his current school, Judge needs to bring up his grades. After weeks of hard work—all while dealing with his sometimes difficult brother, his dyslexia, and the news that his divorced father has decided to remarry—Judge’s hopes depend on winning a science competition. Soon it all comes down to the egg-drop . . .

Growing Up & Facts of Life

Clarion Books

Desperate ro raise his grade in science, Judgehopes he can succeed in the egg-drop competition he's entered in with his twin brother. Worried, sensitive, and learning to come to terms with dyslexia, Judge tells of his struggles with schoolwork, with a sometimes difficult brother, and with finding his own self-esteem. It's a story that readers will enjoy, sympathize with, and eagerly follow to a happy and logical conclusion.

Sixth-graders Tommy, Angela, Faye, and the twins, Judge and Jury Jenkins, have been friends forever. Now they’re faced with new problems and need to find new solutions to them—even if it means breaking the law. How can they help prevent an inevitable accident on Tommy’s street, other than by trying to stop cars from speeding past Tommy’s young, deaf neighbor? Not only must the Posse mastermind a plan, but Tommy must confront his doubts about his mother’s participation in a rally to fight racism. The last thing Tommy wants is to be singled out as a Japanese American, so why does his mother insist on drawing attention to his family?

Maid in the Shade

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

Regeje Pr

BY THEIR FRUITS

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

ReGeJe Press

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Project Wheels

Egg-Drop Blues

A Day for Vincent Chin and Me

Egg-Drop Blues

Egg-Drop Blues

A Day for Vincent Chin and Me

Maid in the Shade

BY THEIR FRUITS