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Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Newbery honor book: 2009.
In the New York City borough of Queens in 1996, three girls bond over their shared love of Tupac Shakur's music, as together they try to make sense of the unpredictable world in which they live.
2) 8 mile
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Jimmy, known to his friends as Rabbit, is a young man trying to make his way out of the burned-outshell of inner-city Detroit. Rabbit is a white kid trying to make music in a predominantly African-American community and culture. After Rabbit freezes up in the middle of a MC battle, he's convinced he's missed his chance and that he's doomed to lead a marginal life as a factory rat for the rest of his days. With the help of his friends, and his new...
3) Honey
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Language
English
Description
Honey is a girl from the streets who works in a record store, teaches the occasional dance class at a community center, and treks downtown every weekend to hit the clubs and try out some new hip-hop dance moves. There, she meets a music video producer who offers her a chance to be a choreographer. But Honey decides that she is unwilling to pay his price. Determined to pick herself back up, Honey goes back to the inner-city of her youth with plans...
Author
Pub. Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least win her first battle. As the daughter of an underground hip-hop legend who died right before he hit big. Bri's got massive shoes to fill. But it's hard to get your come up when you're labeled a hoodlum at school and your fridge at home is empty after you mom loses her job. So Bri pours her anger and frustration into her first song, which goes viral ... for all the...
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