Dog Days
Gavin wants to make a good impression at Carver Elementary, where no one knows he excels at soccer and skateboarding, but an annoying big sister, a bully, and his great aunt's Pomeranian are not helping.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 35
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 710
subjects: moving, household, schools, friendship, great aunts, bullying, bullies, pomeranian dog, dogs, moving [X], school stories, pomeranian dogs, juvenile fiction / animals / dogs, juvenile fiction / boys & men, juvenile fiction / family / general (see also headings under social issues), juvenile fiction / humorous stories, juvenile fiction / lifestyles / city & town life, juvenile fiction / people & places / united states / african american, juvenile fiction / readers / chapter books, juvenile fiction / school & education, juvenile fiction / social issues / bullying [X], juvenile fiction / social issues / friendship, juvenile fiction / social issues / peer pressure, juvenile fiction / social issues / values & virtues, juvenile fiction / sports & recreation / skateboarding, electronic books, electronic books
Genesis Begins Again
"Thirteen-year-old Genesis tries again and again to lighten her black skin, thinking it is the root of her family's troubles, before discovering reasons to love herself as is"--Provided by publisher.
FIC
year: 2019
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 670
subjects: juvenile fiction / social issues / bullying [X], juvenile fiction / social issues / peer pressure, juvenile fiction / social issues / prejudice & racism, moving, household, prejudices, african americans, family problems, self-esteem, human skin color, dysfunctional families, family life, moving [X]