Mr. Chickee's Funny Money (Mr. Chickee's Series)

The Madman of Piney Woods

The Journey of Little Charlie

The Flag Never Touched The Ground : America's Brave Black Regiment in Battle

School of the Dead

Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans

Into the Firestorm: A Novel of San Francisco, 1906

Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement

Luther T. Farrell has got to get out of Flint, Michigan.

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 housing and group homes. Luther’s just one of the many people trapped in the Sarge’s Evil Empire—but he’s about to bust out.

If Luther wins the science fair this year, he’ll be on track for college and a future as America’s best-known and best-loved philosopher. All he’s got to do is beat his arch rival Shayla Patrick, the beautiful daughter of Flint’s finest undertaker—and the love of Luther’s life.

Sparky’s escape plans involve a pit bull named Poofy and the world’s scariest rat. Oh, and Luther. Add to the mix Chester X., Luther’s mysterious roommate; Dontay Gaddy, a lawyer whose phone number is 1-800-SUE’M ALL; and Darnell Dixon, the Sarge’s go-to guy who knows how to break all the rules.

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Mr. Chickee's Funny Money (Mr. Chickee's Series)

Christopher Paul Curtis, 2005

The Madman of Piney Woods

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The Journey of Little Charlie

Christopher Paul Curtis, 2018

The Flag Never Touched The Ground : America's Brave Black Regiment in Battle

Kekla Magoon, 2021

School of the Dead

Avi, 2016

Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans

Kadir Nelson, 2011

Into the Firestorm: A Novel of San Francisco, 1906

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Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement

Janelle Washington, Angela Joy, 2022