If there are additional titles from this series that you would like added, please let us know series resources 3. First there was the mysterious stranger who started following her. The bluford series is a collection of contemporary novels that have captivated teens throughout the us. Blackwell, karyn folan, peggy kern, john langan, paul. These books are excellent for below reading level high school students. None of the bluford series audiobooks may be used for any purpose other than personal or educational use. Darrell and his mother move to the bluford area in the middle of the school year. Set in fictional bluford high, a tough but nurturing inner city high school, the novels speak to the interests. I absolutely l love love love the bluford series and i recommend any teenager or tween to read this book. Payback mass market paperback june 1 2007 by paul langan author 4.
In the ninth book in the bluford youngadult series, a young latino man walks away from violencebut at great personal cost. The setting takes place in the past about how she got pregnant. Now her teachers, friends, and boyfriend, martin luna, want answers. Together the print books and audio support are a powerful combination that can scaffold students growing reading skills. For weeks, she ignored the changes in her body and tried to forget her brief relationship with oscar price, her. Bluford high, named after guion guy bluford, americas first black astronaut. At first, bobby wallace was everything cindy gibson hoped for. A matter of trust is one of several books in the bluford high series. Her best friend, sharice bell, has discovered her most intimate. Bluford is named for guion guy bluford, the first africanamerican astronaut. All of these things like bullying, denial, and disrespect can really happen. Buy a cheap copy of blood is thicker bluford series, number. Her father lost his job, her parents are constantly fighting, and her little brother is out of control.
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She comes back to bluford high to tell her story about her situation and how everything ended up. Darrell mercer, a 9th grader at bluford high, is at the center of this story. In this new entry of the bluford series, a collection of novels for teens in fifth to 10th grade, liselle mason narrates a personal account of teen pregnancy and its impact on the. Physically smaller than his peers, darrell quickly becomes a target for tyray hobbs, the freshman class bully. Nov 29, 2016 the bluford series is a collection of twenty young adult novels that focus on the lives of a group of high school students and their families. Far from bluford high, hakeem quickly finds himself in a world of. The bluford series is a collection of twenty young adult novels that focus on the lives of a group of high school students and their families.
Bluford series audiobooks are provided by townsend press as a free resource to educators and students. For the first time in high school, i read a book i liked. This book is a good example of what can happen in high schools. Once he arrives at a new town he has to go to a new school called. Paused youre listening to a sample of the audible audio edition. The main part of the book is how the main character faces the bully and what he does to do it. The library also has the print copies of the books. Library media center bluford high series audio books. They teach valuble lessons there short and they have a very dramatic story board. The bluford series is a collection of twentyone young adult novels that focus on the lives of a group of high school students and their families. The series draws its name from the school which many of the. I chose to read this book because it looked very interesting to me. Above are bluford series books that are currently on. The fallen audiobook the fallen the bluford series.
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If there are additional titles from this series that you would like added, please let us know. Alan watts how to see through the game the secret to life happiness duration. I read this book every year to my students and they looked forward to me reading the next chapter every day. With the bluford books i literally have kids asking to take them home every day so they can continue reading im going to get another set. I think this is a really good book that a lot of teenage girls can relate too because you can understand some of the problems she goes through. Set in fictional bluford high, a tough but nurturing inner city high school, the novels speak to the interests, struggles, and concerns of todays 5th10th graders. Once he arrives at a new town he has to go to a new school called bluford high. The series was created and published by townsend press and was codistributed by scholastic. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. This audiobook was recorded by audiobrite and features original music composed and performed by kenyon whittington. In this new entry of the bluford series, a collection of novels for teens in fifth to 10th grade, liselle mason narrates a personal account of teen pregnancy and its impact on the innercity students of fictional bluford high school. Want to download an entire library of audiobooks for free. For weeks, she ignored the changes in her body and tried to forget her brief relationship with oscar price, her moody classmate at bluford high.
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