Smart, confident Dyamonde Daniel is happy in her new school, but a grumpy boy named Free is having a hard time making friends—until Dyamonde steps in to help.
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Six-year-old Bilal introduces his friends to his favorite dish—daal!—in this charming picture book that showcases the value of patience, teamwork, community, and sharing.
RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 2001. Twelve-year-old Rob has been keeping all of his sadness locked up tight inside himself, like a suitcase he refuses to open, ever since his mother died. Then one day he discovers a caged tiger hidden in the woods, and meets a bold new girl named Sistine who is not afraid to say exactly what she feels.
Seventeen-year-old Greg "Slam" Harris thinks that basketball is his ticket out of Harlem, but first he must come to terms with many difficult realities of his life.
