Solo
10 best books like Solo (Kwame Alexander): The Poet X, Long Way Down, On the Come Up, Shout, Ghost, The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives, Harbor Me, On Two Feet and Wings, Johnny Get Your Gun, The Great War: Stories Inspired by Items from the First World War
A young girl in Harlem discovers slam poetry as a way to understand her mother’s religion and her own relationship to the world. Debut novel of renowned slam poet Elizabeth Acevedo.
Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into...
| Author | Jason Reynolds |
| ISBN | 1481438255 |
An ode to Put the Damn Guns Down, this is New York Times bestseller Jason Reynolds’s fiercely stunning novel that takes place in sixty potent seconds—the time it takes a kid to decide whether or not he’s going to murder the guy who killed his brother.
A cannon. A strap.
A piece. A biscuit.
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| Author | Angie Thomas |
| ISBN | 0062498568 |
Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least make it out of her neighborhood one day. As the daughter of an underground rap legend who died before he hit big, Bri’s got big shoes to fill. But now that her mom has unexpectedly lost her job, food banks and shutoff notices...
| Author | Laurie Halse Anderson |
A searing poetic memoir and call to action from the bestselling and award-winning author of Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson!
Bestselling author Laurie Halse Anderson is known for the unflinching way she writes about, and advocates for, survivors of sexual assault. Now, inspired by her fans...
| Author | Jason Reynolds |
| ISBN | 1481450158 |
Running. That's all that Ghost (real name Castle Cranshaw) has ever known. But never for a track team. Nope, his game has always been ball. But when Ghost impulsively challenges an elite sprinter to a race -- and wins -- the Olympic medalist track coach sees he has something: crazy natural talent. Thing...
The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives
| Author | Dashka Slater |
| ISBN | 0374303231 |
One teenager in a skirt.
One teenager with a lighter.
One moment that changes both of their lives forever.
If it weren't for the 57 bus, Sasha and Richard never would have met. Both were high school students from Oakland, California, one of the most diverse cities in the country, but...
| Author | Jacqueline Woodson |
| ISBN | 0399252525 |
Jacqueline Woodson's first middle-grade novel since National Book Award winner Brown Girl Dreaming celebrates the healing that can occur when a group of students share their stories.
It all starts when six kids have to meet for a weekly chat—by themselves, with no adults to listen in. There,...
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This amazing true story of a boy fleeing Tehran on his own during the Iran-Iraq War provides a powerful child's-eye view of political tumult, separation, survival, dreams and triumphs in a moving memoir that chronicles extraordinary times...
| Author | John Dudley Ball |
| ISBN | 0316079456 |
Third in the series and far superior to the second. Virgil Tibbs is yet again a strong, opinionated, self controlled anchor for the story, but the characters revolving around him are a wonder. Few times have written words moved me to tears, but the absolutely heartbreaking description of the - by today's...
The Great War: Stories Inspired by Items from the First World War
| Author | David Almond |
| ISBN | 0763675547 |
I was drawn to this book about the First World War, as I was interested to find out more. In general, if I want to dip my toe into a subject I start with a book written for children and then, once I have the basic facts, I can decide if I want to delve deeper. I have read very little about the First World War, whereas,...
| Author | Jason Reynolds |
| ISBN | 1481450182 |
Patina, or Patty, runs like a flash. She runs for many reasons—to escape the taunts from the kids at the fancy-schmancy new school she’s been sent to since she and her little sister had to stop living with their mom. She runs from the reason WHY she’s not able to live with her “real” mom any more:...
