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| someone to love me anne schraff characters: Someone to Love Me Anne E. Schraff, Anne Schraff, 2007 Cindy's violent boyfriend adds to her troubles with her mother and at school. |
| someone to love me anne schraff characters: Secrets in the Shadows Anne E. Schraff, Paul Langan, 2002 When Roylin Bailey falls in love with a new girl in his history class, he finds that his life starts to fall apart. |
| someone to love me anne schraff characters: Lost and Found Anne E. Schraff, 2002-01-01 The first novel in the Bluford Series. |
| someone to love me anne schraff characters: Blood is Thicker Paul Langan, D. M. Blackwell, 2004 Hakeem and Savon are cousins who do not get along at first but work things out. |
| someone to love me anne schraff characters: Teenage Love Affair Ni-Ni Simone, 2010-06-29 Check it: I'm Zsa-Zsa. Some call me arrogant, but I call it confidence. You decide when you find out what I'm working with. First things first--I'm seventeen, but I'm grown and have been for a long time. I have my own ride, my mama doesn't clock my time, and my boyfriend, Ameen, is getting money like you wouldn't believe. There's only one problem: when Ameen gets mad, sometimes he takes his anger out on me. And yeah, maybe I could leave him, but there's no way Ameen could imagine being without me. So now I'm all confused, especially since my first love, Malachi, is back in my life. Ameen is not giving up without a fight, and no matter how hard I try, the love I have for Malachi won't go away. And did I mention that Malachi has a girl? Needless to say, my days are filled with drama. So this is my story and you need to come and chill with me as I try and see what boy is for me, what love is all about, and if my first teenage love affair will forever rule or ruin my life. Praise for Ni-Ni Simone Urban teen readers may recognize their friends and themselves in the language, music and feel of this fluffy-but-fun read. --Kirkus Reviews on If I Was Your Girl Ni-Ni Simone's fast-paced writing keeps me coming back for more. --L. Divine, author of the Drama High series |
| someone to love me anne schraff characters: Until We Meet Again Anne E. Schraff, 2007 Darcy Wills' plan for a wonderful summer are shattered when bad news threatens her relationship with her boyfriend Hakeem, a new person enters her life causing much confusion, and Darcy finds herself making choices that will change her world forever. |
| someone to love me anne schraff characters: The Test Peggy Kern, 2011 Liselle Mason is in trouble. 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. But when Liselle's clothes stop fitting, and her brother notices her growing belly, she panics. A pregnancy test confirms her biggest fears. Unwilling to admit the truth, Liselle suddenly faces a world with no easy answers. Where will she turn? Who will she tell? What will she do?--From back cover. |
| someone to love me anne schraff characters: The Stranger Anne Schraff, 2011-01-01 Written for young adults, the Urban Underground series confronts issues that are of great importance to teens, such as friendship, loyalty, drugs, gangs, abuse, urban blight, bullies, and self-esteem to name a few. More than entertainment, these books can be a powerful learning and coping tool when a struggling reader connects with credible characters and a compelling storyline. The highly readable style and mature topics will appeal to young adult readers of both sexes and encourage them to finish each eBook. Cesar Chavez HS Series - Ernesto Sandoval begins his junior year at Cesar Chavez High School a virtual stranger. He didn't want to move back to the barrio after a decade in Los Angeles. After all, he had a lot of friends and even a girlfriend. But then he spies Naomi Martinez- the most beautiful girl he's ever seen. And he falls hard. |
| someone to love me anne schraff characters: The Quality of Mercy Faye Kellerman, 2009-10-13 The royal physician’s daughter leads a dangerous double life with a young William Shakespeare in this “tour de force” historical thriller (Publishers Weekly). Rebecca Lopez enjoys a life of privilege in Elizabeth's England, yet she guards secrets that would be anyone’s undoing. The beautiful, tempestuous daughter of the queen's own physician, Rebecca is also a converso -- a Jew who practices her banned religion clandestinely. And to court danger further, she helps others of her faith escape persecution and death. Rebecca’s risky endeavors often take her to the bustling streets of London disguised in male garb. But one such outing is leading her into a dangerous viper's nest built of intrigue and foul murder. Accompanying her every step of the way is a dashing young actor who inflames her romantic passions—a charming and fearless would-be playwright who calls himself Will Shakespeare. |
| someone to love me anne schraff characters: The Fallen Paul Langan, 2012 Martin Luna struggles to rebuild his life after the death of his little brother and finds himself getting in trouble in school and at home. |
| someone to love me anne schraff characters: Dear Mr. Kilmer Anne E. Schraff, 1999-08 Richard Knight's family and friends can't understand why he enjoys writing poetry and doesn't like to go hunting or isn't interested in sports. |
| someone to love me anne schraff characters: Accidental Love Gary Soto, 2006 The award-winning author of Baseball in April and Other Stories deftly captures all the angst, expectation, and humor that comes with first love in this swift, lighthearted romance. |
| someone to love me anne schraff characters: Bully Jan Needle, Gardner, Viv, Stephen Cockett, 2004-10 Jan Needle's play about bullying - but who is the bully and who is the victim? The book contains a gripping playscript suitable for classwork and school production, accompanied by resources including background material and lively activities. |
| someone to love me anne schraff characters: To Catch a Dream Anne Schraff, 2011-01-01 Written for young adults, the Urban Underground series confronts issues that are of great importance to teens, such as friendship, loyalty, drugs, gangs, abuse, urban blight, bullies, and self-esteem to name a few. More than entertainment, these books can be a powerful learning and coping tool when a struggling reader connects with credible characters and a compelling storyline. The highly readable style and mature topics will appeal to young adult readers of both sexes and encourage them to finish each eBook. Cesar Chavez HS Series - Dad was always depressing Abel with his pyramid stories. He was always dooming Abel to a life at the bottom of the pyramid with all the other miserable losers. No matter how much Abel struggled and clawed, he'd never get to the pinnacle of the pyramid. And his mom was absolutely sure of Abel's incompetence at whatever he said. |
| someone to love me anne schraff characters: Pretty Ugly Karyn Langhorne Folan, 2011 Jamee Wills never expected Vanessa Pierce and her friends to go this far. The trouble begins at cheerleading practice when Vanessa starts teasing Angel McAllister, a shy new girl at Bluford High. When the insults turn nasty, Jamee tries to stop them. She wins Angel's friendship but makes many enemies. Now Jamee is a target, and someone is texting lies and pictures of her all over school. Unwilling to tell her family or snitch on her fellow cheerleaders, Jamee is cornered. Will her next move solve her problems- or make them worse?--From back cover. |
| someone to love me anne schraff characters: Breaking Point Karyn Langhorne Folan, Paul Langan, 2011 Vicky Fallon can't take it. Her father has lost his job. Her parents are constantly fighting, and her troubled little brother is out of control. Once an honor student, Vicky is quickly falling behind in her classes at Bluford High. Now her teachers, friends, and new boyfriend, Martin Luna, want answers. Pressured from all sides, Vicky knows something is about to snap. But the explosion that hits her home is worse than anything she could image.--Book back cover. |
| someone to love me anne schraff characters: The Pity Party Alison Pollet, 2005 When Cass Levin, an orphaned eighth-grader at Elston Prep in New York City, begins a friendship with Rod Punkin, her world begins to change. By the author of Nobody Was Here. |
| someone to love me anne schraff characters: Hoops Walter Dean Myers, 2014-07-29 An ALA-YALSA Best Book for Young Adults New Bonus Content: -Q&A with Walter Dean Myers -Q&A with screenwriter John Ballard -Teaser chapter from On a Clear Day -Excerpt from 145th Street All eyes are on seventeen-year-old Lonnie Jackson while he practices with his team for a city-wide basketball Tournament of Champions. His coach, Cal, knows Lonnie has what it takes to be a pro basketball player, but warns him about giving in to the pressure. Cal knows because he, too, once had the chance—but sold out. As the tournament nears, Lonnie learns that some heavy bettors want Cal to keep him on the bench so that the team will lose the championship. As the last seconds of the game tick away, Lonnie and Cal must make a decision. Are they willing to blow the chance of a lifetime? |
| someone to love me anne schraff characters: Search for Safety John Langan, 2006-06 Ben McKee desperately tries to find a way to get himself and his mother out of an abusive situation after his mom marries Larry Taylor. |
| someone to love me anne schraff characters: Shattered Paul Langan, 2006-06 Teenager Darcy Wills must deal with painful secrets from her past in order to save her family and her friendships. |
| someone to love me anne schraff characters: Street Love Walter Dean Myers, 2009-10-06 This groundbreaking novel in verse from Walter Dean Myers—two-time Newbery Honor winner and five-time Coretta Scott King Award winner—is a modern-day Romeo and Juliet story set in Harlem. Share this one with readers taken with books by Jason Reynolds, Nic Stone, and Elizabeth Acevedo. Whether read at home or in the classroom, and alongside the original inspiration or on its own. Street Love is sure to spark opinions and conversations. This verse novel, in which entire poems dazzle readers with rhyme and rhythm and voice, finds Damien, a straight-A student, headed for Brown University. But he falls in love with Junice, a girl whose mother has just been incarcerated for selling drugs, and his direction could change. Readers enjoy multiple perspectives on this romance and the decision Damien makes. (Kirkus starred review) Hip-hop fans, readers of poetry, and hopeless romantics will respond to the emotional vibrancy of this powerful work. (VOYA) Your first love is totally wrong for you. Do you follow your heart? Or do you run away? Walter Dean Myers was a New York Times bestselling author, Printz Award winner, five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award, two-time Newbery Honor recipient, and the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. Maria Russo, writing in the New York Times, called Myers one of the greats and a champion of diversity in children’s books well before the cause got mainstream attention. |
| someone to love me anne schraff characters: Survivor Paul Langan, 2013 Tarah Carson has hidden the secret for years. No one--not her mother, her friends at Bluford High, or even her boyfriend, Cooper Hodden--knows what her uncle did to her years ago. Tarah hoped to keep it that way. But an upcoming reunion is forcing Tarah's past into the present. --Back cover. |
| someone to love me anne schraff characters: Songs of a Sourdough Robert William Service, 1910 |
| someone to love me anne schraff characters: Nerdlandia Gary Soto, 1999-07-19 A hip, funny, Latino rendition of Grease, this play features three cool muchachos who come to the aid of Martin, a chicano nerd who loves a beautiful, popular girl, Ceci, from afar.With the help of his friends, Martin changes his miage and impresses Ceci and her friends, without letting on who he is. This is a problem for Ceci, because, in the meantime, she's transformed herself into a Chicana nert to win the heard of her secret love--Martin. A totally modern, totally cool tale of teenage romance. |
| someone to love me anne schraff characters: The Love Mints Jeff Gottesfeld, 2015-07-15 Maddie and Lori unearth a time capsule with a surprising and magical candy mint inside that makes a boy fall in love with the first girl he sees. Lori gives a mint to Nick. It works! He falls in love with her. The girls plot on how to get Trevor to eat a mint too. But he won't take one. They are down to their final piece when it gets moldy. What are they going to do? Hi-Lo Chapter Books for Children. This series of short novels was designed to engage a broad spectrum of struggling readers. No longer will upper-elementary students have to read material junior to their maturity and interests. Characters are age appropriate and come from diverse cultures and backgrounds. Science fiction, sports, paranormal, realistic life, historical fiction, and fantasy are just a few of the many genres. Books are no higher than a 1.5 reading level, with illustrations on every spread that support visual literacy and draw kids into the text. |
| someone to love me anne schraff characters: Game Walter Dean Myers, 2025-09-30 This thrilling basketball story from New York Times bestselling author Walter Dean Myers is a strong choice for independent reading and sharing in the classroom. Thought-provoking and packed with court action, Game is a winner! Drew Lawson is all about basketball. Everyone in his life knows that his game is taking him places. (It has to, because his grades certainly won't.) Drew knows how hard it is to make it big, but even with the long odds, he is good enough to have a shot. But when Coach hands the ball to another player--Tomas, a white kid from Europe--Drew can't help but feel like he's not the star on the courts anymore. He's seen enough men in his neighborhood flame out to know that if he wants to be extraordinary, his game has to be the best. As his team makes the playoffs with Tomas on the court, Drew knows he has to come up with a big move to save his fading college prospects. It's all up to Drew to find out just how deep his game really is. Walter Dean Myers was a New York Times bestselling author, Printz Award winner, five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award, two-time Newbery Honor recipient, and the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. Maria Russo, writing in the New York Times, called Myers one of the greats and a champion of diversity in children's books well before the cause got mainstream attention. |
| someone to love me anne schraff characters: If You Really Loved Me Anne E. Schraff, 2010 Destini Fletcher hates Tubman High from day one. When Tyron Becker singles her out, Destini is thrilled to be a part of Tyron's crowd. But he scorns her budding friendships with Alonee, Jaris, and Sami, and mocks her attempts to earn good grades. Do her excuses for Tyron's increasingly brutal behavior and bad attitude put her at risk?--Publisher's web site. |
| someone to love me anne schraff characters: Bluford Series 20-Book Boxed Set Paul Langan, Townsend Press, D. M. Blackwell, 2013 Hakeem has a hard time adjusting when, due to his father's sickness, Hakeem and his family must move in with his uncle in distant Detroit, especially when he has to share his room with his moody cousin Savon. |
| someone to love me anne schraff characters: Schooled Paul Langan, 2012-10 With a dream of joining the NBA, all Lionel wants to do at Bluford High is play basketball. But everyone's trying to stop him. His father thinks basketball is a waste of time; his teachers don't know he can barely read and threaten to fail him; and h |
| someone to love me anne schraff characters: Outrunning the Darkness Anne Schraff, 2010-09-01 Themes: Hi-Lo, High school, neighborhoods, family, loyalty, friendship, urban teen fiction, self esteem, teen relationships, unrequited love. Written for young adults, the Urban Underground series confronts issues that are of great importance to teens, such as friendship, loyalty, drugs, gangs, abuse, urban blight, bullies, and self-esteem to name a few. More than entertainment, these books can be a powerful learning and coping tool when a struggling reader connects with credible characters and a compelling storyline. The highly readable style and mature topics will appeal to young adult readers of both sexes and encourage them to finish each novel. Harriet Tubman HS Series-- Sereeta Prince is a honey-skinned beauty with glossy, black curls making little halos around her face. Jaris Spain has been in love with her since junior high. Now his feelings are growing even stronger. But she seems to look right through him like he is made of plastic wraps. |
| someone to love me anne schraff characters: Brothers in Arms Paul Langan, Ben Alirez, 2004 Martin Luna, a new student at Bluford High, is at the center of this story. Haunted by the tragic death of his little brother, Martin seeks one thing: revenge. But his mother wants more for her only remaining child. Will Martin listen to her, or will he allow anger to control him?--Publisher description. |
| someone to love me anne schraff characters: Promises to Keep Paul Langan, 2013 No one likes Tyray Hobbs. Once a feared bully, he’s become an outcast. At Bluford High, his peers taunt him for how he treated them. At home, his parents punish him for the trouble he’s caused. Unable to escape his reputation or his past, Tyray is desperate. And when an unlikely friendship develops, he clings to it like a lifeline. Now that connection is threatened, and Tyray faces his toughest decision yet. Will his next move lead him to ruin or redemption—or both? |
| someone to love me anne schraff characters: Schoolwide Enrichment Model Reading Framework Sally M. Reis, Elizabeth A. Fogarty, Rebecca D. Eckert, Lisa M. Muller, 2023-04-28 Based on research conducted by The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, this guidebook presents a framework for increasing reading achievement, fluency, and enjoyment. The Schoolwide Enrichment Model Reading Framework (SEM-R) focuses on enrichment for all students through engagement in challenging, self-selected reading, accompanied by instruction in higher order thinking and strategy skills. A second core focus of the SEM-R is differentiating instruction and reading content, coupled with more challenging reading experiences and advanced opportunities for metacognition and self-regulated reading. Chapters cover each of the three phases of the framework, implementation variations, and organization strategies, and the appendices provide handouts, booklists, charts, and more. |
| someone to love me anne schraff characters: The Chosen Karyn Langhorne Folan, Paul Langan, 2021 Darcy Wills feels the pressure. Her best friend, Tarah Carson, has grown distant and hostile since the start of the schol year. And a medical crisis in Darcy's family has stress boiling over at home. When surprising news forces Darcy to look at the future beyond Bluford High, she realizes huge decisions are looming. Unsure what to do but unable to avoid what's coming, Darcy has no easy options. Her choices will cut both ways. Some doors will open, but others may close forever.--Back cover. |
| someone to love me anne schraff characters: Summer on Wheels Gary Soto, 1995 Hector and his best friend Mondo enjoy many exciting adventures when they take a six-day bike trip from their East Los Angeles neighborhood to the Santa Monica beach during summer vacation. |
| someone to love me anne schraff characters: Heft Liz Moore, 2012-05-03 ** SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING RENÉE ZELLWEGER, LOUIE ANDERSON AND OWEN TEAGUE ** Former academic Arthur Opp weighs 550 pounds and hasn't left his rambling Brooklyn home in a decade. Twenty miles away, in Yonkers, seventeen-year-old Kel Keller navigates life as the poor kid in a rich school and pins his hopes on what seems like a promising sporting career - if he can untangle himself from his family drama. The link between this unlikely pair is Kel's mother, Charlene, a former student of Arthur's. After nearly two decades of silence, it is Charlene's unexpected phone call to Arthur - a plea for help - that jostles them into action. |
| someone to love me anne schraff characters: Web of Lies Anne E. Schraff, 2005-09 Will Shane be able to convince his mom that the man she is dating is a con man or maybe even a murderer? |
| someone to love me anne schraff characters: The Collected Short Stories Jeffrey Archer, 2018-12-01 The Collected Short Stories brings together three of Jeffrey Archer’s classic collections of short stories: A Quiver Full of Arrows, A Twist in the Tale and Twelve Red Herrings. Every reader will have their own favourites: the choices run from an imprisoned man who is certain that his supposed murder victim is very much alive, to a female driver pursued relentlessly by a menacing figure in another vehicle. An offhand remark is taken seriously by a Chinese sculptor in one tale, while a British diplomat unexpectedly becomes the owner of a priceless work of art in another . . . And over three of the stories, discover a hauntingly written, atmospheric account of two undergraduates at Oxford in the thirties: a tale of bitter rivalry that ends in a memorable love story. These stories are packed full of the master storyteller’s unexpected twists, richly drawn characters and ingenious, witty denouements – some will make you laugh, others will bring you to tears. And, as always, every one of them will keep you spellbound. |
| someone to love me anne schraff characters: Teacher's Guide to the Bluford Series Eliza A. Comodromos, Ruth A. Rouff, 2013 Contains writing skills handouts and activities to use with 5 novels in the Bluford series. The novels focus on the lives of a group of urban high school students and their families. |
| someone to love me anne schraff characters: MultiCultural Review , 2007 |
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What is difference between renter, tenant and rentee?
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"I and someone", "me and someone" or "I and someone we"
"Someone and I" is the subject of the sentence, so you should use the subjective case "I" rather than the objective "me". "Someone and I" clearly means two people, so you should use "are" …
What is the origin of the term, “to 86 someone”? [duplicate]
Jun 25, 2018 · 1.(informal) Eject or bar someone from a restaurant, bar etc. 2.Reject, discard or cancel. Origin: 1930s (as a noun) used in restaurants and bars to indicate that a menu item is …
“to check IN on someone” OR “to check on someone“?
Oct 3, 2020 · to make sure someone is doing okay, be it in their work, health, or otherwise I think check up on is the best as this can carry the sense of finding out about their welfare. It can of …
What is a good way to remind someone to reply to your email?
Copying someone in email. 3. Why is it “Thank you! You’re subscribed,” not “You subscribed,” or ...
formality - Your Grace, Your Majesty, Your Highness... Does it all …
Jan 5, 2017 · A lot of ways you can actually address the queen or someone from the royal family. But do these all phrases mean the exact same thing or is there a difference between them? …
difference between "engage with someone" and "engage someone"?
Jun 18, 2014 · Engage with somebody means, as others have said, to interact with that person, usually from a position of greater power (managers are frequently exhorted to engage with …
nouns - Word for someone who pays attention to details - English ...
Mar 30, 2013 · Not so. Reg Dwight comments: "Searching a reverse dictionary for "someone who is very concerned about the fine details" returns punctilious, fastidious, meticulous, and many …
What is difference between renter, tenant and rentee?
Nov 3, 2015 · A renter is a person who pays rent in order to use something that to belongs to someone else, whether it be a house, room or even a car. But a tenant can be a renter, free …
What does "goddamn" mean exactly? - English Language Learners …
Apr 21, 2023 · If someone says "I can't find the goddamn remote control", it has the same meaning as "I can't find the remote control". The curse word just indicates the speaker's …
What is the difference between 'share to' and 'share with'?
Jan 23, 2024 · I heard "share (something) to (someone)" for the first time earlier today. It sounds horrible to me, but I imagine that it makes sense if you think of it as "send (something) to …
