Torrey Maldonado, Author . Putnam $16.99 (195p) ISBN 978-0-399-25158-0
Sixth-graders Justin and Sean have been best friends since fourth grade and have a lot in common: raised in Brooklyn projects by their mothers, they're both half black/half Puerto Rican and share a love of rapping. So when Sean starts sneaking...
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Torrey Maldonado. Penguin/Paulsen, $16.99 (192p) ISBN 978-1-5247-4055-9
Set in Brooklyn public housing, this novel by Maldonado (Secret Saturdays) centers on Bryan, a Puerto Rican sixth grader grappling with a volatile home life, a friend he can’t trust, his conscience, and his identity. Since leaving jail, Pa hasn’t...
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Torrey Maldonado. Penguin/Paulsen, $16.99 (144p) ISBN 978-0-525-51843-3
In this engaging, timely novel, sixth grader Stephen is growing up in Brooklyn; he loves “superheroes, fantasy, sci-fi” and basketball, as well as hanging out with his best friend Dan, the same as he always has. But though his white mother calls him
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Torrey Maldonado. Penguin/Paulsen, $16.99 (144p) ISBN 978-0-593-32379-3
With help from his friend and neighbor Pete, 12-year-old Trev begins learning how to box, hoping to use these skills to defend his mother and sisters from his jealous and violent stepfather, who maintains he’s the “only man in the house” and is...
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Torrey Maldonado, illus. by Teresa Martínez. Penguin/Paulsen, $18.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-593-62496-8
A child navigates relationships that feel “just right” in this reassuring picture book that foregrounds dynamics difficult and easeful. At a store, young Toby contemplates gifts for Dad and Uncle—though the child readily chooses a pair of socks for...
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