Berry Parker Doesn't Catch Crushes

Berry Parker Doesn't Catch CrushesWith her mom's new boyfriend, her best friend's new crush, and her dad's interest in her gym teacher, Berry vows to never catch a crushand to show everyone how much better things would be without theirsin this stand alone contemporary middle grade from Tanita S. Davis, author of The Science of Friendship and Partly Cloudy. Every year, Berrys mom, Ivy, visits for a three week August Invasion. And every summer Berry hopes will be the one when Ivy will

Some stories need to be told

and though he won’t admit it

Beep adopts Bob as his new mother

You’re going to love it

Cut to Bash Henry

listening to Martin Luther King say

What has sustained him and given him the strength for that fight

” “I didn’t know Black people liked Star Wars

It’s tough at first

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Worthy chronicles her life—from a rebellious youth running the Baltimore streets as an observer and participant in the drug trade

” this full-color picture-book story is a joyful ode to the special bond between grandfathers and their grandchildren