Кваме Александер4.1 "With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . .The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all that quivering. Cuz tonight I’m delivering," announces dread-locked, 12-year old Josh Bell. He and his twin brother Jordan are awesome on the court. But Josh has more than basketball in his blood, he's got mad beats, too, that tell his family's story in verse, in this fast and furious middle grade novel of family and brotherhood from Kwame Alexander (He Said, She Said 2013).
Josh and Jordan must come to grips with growing up on and off the court to realize breaking the rules comes at a terrible price, as their story's heart-stopping climax proves a game-changer for the entire family.
Cece Bell4.4 Starting at a new school is scary, even more so with a giant hearing aid strapped to your chest! At her old school, everyone in Cece's class was deaf. Here she is different. She is sure the kids are staring at the Phonic Ear, the powerful aid that will help her hear her teacher. Too bad it also seems certain to repel potential friends.
Then Cece makes a startling discovery. With the Phonic Ear she can hear her teacher not just in the classroom, but anywhere her teacher is in school--in the hallway...in the teacher's lounge...in the bathroom! This is power. Maybe even superpower! Cece is on her way to becoming El Deafo, Listener for All. But the funny thing about being a superhero is that it's just another way of feeling different... and lonely. Can Cece channel her powers into finding the thing she wants most, a true friend?
This funny perceptive graphic novel memoir about growing up hearing impaired is also an unforgettable book about growing up, and all the super and super embarrassing moments along the way.
Жаклин Вудсон3.6 «Мечты темнокожей девочки» — невероятные по своей силе мемуары знаковой американской поэтессы и писательницы Жаклин Вудсон. Идеальная книга для тех, кому интересна Америка 60-х годов, а также жизнь (внутренняя жизнь и проблемы) писателей. Вдохновляющее произведение, которое советуют к прочтению всем, кто хочет связать свою жизнь с литературой.
В своей книге Вудсон расскажет о том, каково это — быть афроамериканкой и расти в Америке 1960-х и 1970-х годов. Каждая строка в этом произведении — проблеск надежды в душе ребенка, ищущего свое место в мире.
Жаклин Вудсон родилась в стране, где люди делились на черных и белых, в год, когда, по ее словам, «Юг взорвался». Она проделала огромный путь от маленькой девочки из Огайо, испытывающей трудности в обучении, до свободной женщины, нашедшей в себе смелость писать.
