The Beast
10 best books like The Beast (Walter Dean Myers): Eighth-Grade Superzero, The Battle of Jericho, Jason & Kyra, Bucking the Sarge, Imani All Mine, The Adventures of Blue Avenger, Like Sisters on the Homefront, When the Black Girl Sings, Denim Diaries 1: 16 Going on 21, Deadville
| Author | Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich |
| ISBN | 0545096766 |
Ever since a deeply unfortunate incident earlier this year, Reggie's been known as "Pukey" McKnight at his high-intensity...
| Author | Sharon M. Draper |
| ISBN | 0689842333 |
Sixteen-year-old Jericho is psyched when he and his cousin and best friend, Josh, are invited to pledge for the Warriors of Distinction, the oldest and most exclusive club in school. Just being a pledge wins him the attention of Arielle, one of the hottest girls in his class, whom...
| Author | Dana Davidson |
| ISBN | 0786818514 |
| Author | Christopher Paul Curtis |
| ISBN | 0440413311 |
As his best friend Sparky says, “Flint’s nothing but the Titanic.”
And his mother, a.k.a. the Sarge, says, “Take my advice and stay off the sucker path.”
The Sarge milked the system to build an empire of slum...
| Author | Connie Rose Porter |
| ISBN | 0618056785 |
| Author | Norma Howe |
| ISBN | 0064472256 |
And things start to happen. Within twenty-four hours, David becomes a national hero, starts dating an extraordinary girl named Omaha Nebraska Brown, and bakes an imperfect pie. And that's not all. A tiny sow...
| Author | Rita Williams-Garcia |
| ISBN | 0140385614 |
| Author | Bil Wright |
| ISBN | 1416939954 |
| Author | Darrien Lee |
| ISBN | 1933967714 |
| Author | Ron Koertge |
| ISBN | 0763635804 |
Listening to music 24/7. Hanging out with his slacker-stoner friend, Andy. Basically, Ryan's been sleepwalking through life since his younger...
| Author | Jacqueline Woodson |
| ISBN | 0142403903 |
--Desire Viola Roselind, "Behind You", P. 24
"Kids are something. All they can see is the beauty in a moment."
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| Author | Brenda Woods |
| ISBN | 0142404187 |
| Author | Lori Marie Carlson |
| Author | Allan Stratton |
| ISBN | 0061451126 |
Life’s not easy for Sami Sabiri, especially since his dad stuck him at a private boys’ school where he’s the only Muslim kid. But it’s about to get a whole lot worse.
When Sami catches his father in a lie, he gets suspicious. Unfortunately, he’s not the only one. In a whirlwind,...
| Author | Diane Les Becquets |
| ISBN | 1582346747 |
| Author | Earl Sewell |
| ISBN | 0373830920 |
| Author | Angela Johnson |
| ISBN | 0142405442 |
Bird is a leisurely-paced novella that centers around three teens who all are still coping with tragedies faded but still visible - divorce,...
| Author | Sharon G. Flake |
| ISBN | 0786818441 |
| Author | Sally Nicholls |
| ISBN | 1407105132 |
In the howling darkness, Molly sees a desperate figure running for his life from a terrifying midnight hunt. He has come to help her. But why? And who is he?...