The Harlem Charade

The Harlem Charade PDF Author: Natasha Tarpley
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545783895
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 231

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Fans of Chasing Vermeer will love this clever mystery about art, artifice, and the power of community. WATCHER. SHADOW. FUGITIVE.Harlem is home to all kinds of kids. Jin sees life passing her by from the window of her family's bodega. Alex wants to help the needy one shelter at a time, but can't tell anyone who she really is. Elvin's living on Harlem's cold, lonely streets, surviving on his own after his grandfather was mysteriously attacked.When these three strangers join forces to find out what happened to Elvin's grandfather, their digging leads them to an enigmatic artist whose missing masterpieces are worth a fortune-one that might save the neighborhood from development by an ambitious politician who wants to turn it into Harlem World, a ludicrous historic theme park. But if they don't find the paintings soon, nothing in their beloved neighborhood will ever be the same . . .In this remarkable tale of daring and danger, debut novelist Natasha Tarpley explores the way a community defines itself, the power of art to show truth, and what it really means to be home.

The Harlem Charade

The Harlem Charade PDF Author: Natasha Tarpley
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545783895
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 231

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Fans of Chasing Vermeer will love this clever mystery about art, artifice, and the power of community. WATCHER. SHADOW. FUGITIVE.Harlem is home to all kinds of kids. Jin sees life passing her by from the window of her family's bodega. Alex wants to help the needy one shelter at a time, but can't tell anyone who she really is. Elvin's living on Harlem's cold, lonely streets, surviving on his own after his grandfather was mysteriously attacked.When these three strangers join forces to find out what happened to Elvin's grandfather, their digging leads them to an enigmatic artist whose missing masterpieces are worth a fortune-one that might save the neighborhood from development by an ambitious politician who wants to turn it into Harlem World, a ludicrous historic theme park. But if they don't find the paintings soon, nothing in their beloved neighborhood will ever be the same . . .In this remarkable tale of daring and danger, debut novelist Natasha Tarpley explores the way a community defines itself, the power of art to show truth, and what it really means to be home.

Chasing Vermeer (Scholastic Gold)

Chasing Vermeer (Scholastic Gold) PDF Author: Blue Balliett
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545541018
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 249

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Chasing Vermeer joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content!When a book of unexplainable occurences brings Petra and Calder together, strange things start to happen: Seemingly unrelated events connect; an eccentric old woman seeks their company; an invaluable Vermeer painting disappears. Before they know it, the two find themselves at the center of an international art scandal, where no one is spared from suspicion. As Petra and Calder are drawn clue by clue into a mysterious labyrinth, they must draw on their powers of intuition, their problem solving skills, and their knowledge of Vermeer. Can they decipher a crime that has stumped even the FBI?

Darby

Darby PDF Author: Jonathon Scott Fuqua
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763674265
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 247

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"Darby's first-person narrative is frank and immediate . . . expressing what it's like for an ordinary white kid who suddenly discovers evil — and courage — where she lives." — BOOKLIST "From my back porch, I can see where my best friend lives. Evette’s tenant house sits on my daddy’s property . . . but on account of her being black and me being white, she hardly ever comes in my house, and I don’t go in hers. My daddy says that’s just the way it is." Darby Carmichael thinks her best friend is probably the smartest person she knows, even though, as Mama says, Evette’s school uses worn-out books and crumbly chalk. Whenever they can, Darby and Evette shoot off into the woods beyond the farm to play at being fancy ladies and schoolteachers. One thing Darby has never dreamed of being - not until Evette suggests it - is a newspaper girl who writes down the truth for all to read. In no time, and with more than a little assistance from Evette, Darby and her column in the Bennettsville Times are famous in town and beyond. But is Marlboro County, South Carolina, circa 1926, ready for the truth its youngest reporter has to tell?

I Am a Tiger

I Am a Tiger PDF Author: Karl Newson
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 1338495569
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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When is a mouse not a mouse? When he's a tiger of course! This funny story is all about being who you want to be! This is a story about a mouse with BIG ideas. Mouse believes he is a tiger, and he convinces Fox, Raccoon, Snake, and Bird he's one, too! After all, Mouse can climb a tree like a tiger and hunt for his lunch, too. And not all tigers are big and have stripes. But when a real tiger shows up, can Mouse keep up his act? With hilarious text by Karl Newson and bright and vivid illustrations from Ross Collins, this uproariously funny, read-aloud picture book encourages children to use their imaginations and be who they want to be! Doesn't everyone want to be a tiger?

Harlem

Harlem PDF Author:
Publisher: SCHOLASTIC
ISBN: 0590543407
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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A poem celebrating the people, sights, and sounds of Harlem.

I Love My Hair!

I Love My Hair! PDF Author: Natasha Anastasia Tarpley
Publisher: LB Kids
ISBN: 9780316525589
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 11

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Now in a board book format--the bestseller that encourages young black children to not only feel good about their special hair but to also feel proud of their heritage. Full color. 11 spreads. Baby/Preschool.

The Fall of the Amazing Zalindas

The Fall of the Amazing Zalindas PDF Author: Tracy Mack
Publisher: Sherlock Holmes and the Baker
ISBN: 9780545069397
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Sherlock Holmes and his Baker Street Irregulars are on the case in this brand new paperback edition of THE FALL OF THE AMAZING ZALINDAS If you have not heard about the world's most brilliant crime solver of all time, the consulting detective, Mr. Sherlock Holmes, you have undoubtedly spent your years beneath a large rock -- for much has been written about him. Those familiar with Mr. Holmes know that a gang of homelss boys, called the Baker Street Irregulars, assisted him in his crime solving. When a murder at the circus unravels another, far more treacherous crime, the master detective and the boys of the BSI must pursue terrifying villians to solve this mystery, dodging danger at every turn....

Spark

Spark PDF Author: Alice Broadway
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781338355994
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Leora is reeling: questioning everything she has ever known about her family and herself. As half-Marked and half-Blank, can she ever wholly belong in either fractured community? Mayor Longsight wants to use her as a weapon: to infiltrate Featherstone, home of the Blanks, and deliver them to him for obliteration. Leora longs for answers about her mysterious birth mother, and Featherstone may reveal them. But will she find solace and safety there or a viper's nest of suspicion and secrets?

The Me I Choose to Be

The Me I Choose to Be PDF Author: Natasha Anastasia Tarpley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780316461542
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 40

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"An uplifting story about self-confidence and a child's limitless potential"--

Harlem renaissance

Harlem renaissance PDF Author: Nathan Irvin Huggins
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : African American arts
Languages : en
Pages : 343

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