Taye Diggs
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Why? distills the conversations many children and adults are having about race, injustice, and anger in communities throughout our country, and gives them context that young readers can connect with. Heartfelt and deeply piercing illustrations from Shane W. Evans will leave a lasting impact on readers of any age. One that will hopefully lead to more conversations, change, and peace within our own communities and the world." --
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends, an imprint of Macmillan
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Overview: The boy is teased for looking different than the other kids. His skin is darker, his hair curlier. He tells his mother he wishes he could be more like everyone else. And she helps him to see how beautiful he really, truly is. For years before they both achieved acclaim in their respective professions, good friends Taye Diggs and Shane W. Evans wanted to collaborate on Chocolate Me!, a book based on experiences of being African American,...
3) Mixed me
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Told in rhyming text, Mike is a mixed-race boy, completely comfortable with his identity and his parents--and his wild, curly hair.
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends, an imprint of Macmillan
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
The boy is teased for looking different than the other kids. His skin is darker, his hair curlier. He tells his mother he wishes he could be more like everyone else. And she helps him to see how beautiful he really, truly is. For years before they both achieved acclaim in their respective professions, good friends Taye Diggs and Shane W. Evans wanted to collaborate on Chocolate Me!, a book based on experiences of being African American, feeling different...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
He had always wanted to be famous. When he kidnapped two well-known rich kids it was headline news. Then one of them was found--dead. For such a high-profile case, they needed Alex Cross, police psychologist, and Jezzie Flanagan, a Secret Service agent, and even they were no match for the killer.
Publisher
ABC Studios
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Feel the passion and relive the heartbreaking moments from every episode of ABC's final season of Private Practice: The Complete Sixth Season. The tight knit family at Seaside Health and Wellness is in for a huge shakeup as a new doctor arrives in the wake of a devastating loss; meanwhile, Addison makes a heart-wrenching choice between Jake and Sam; and more changes are in store for Cooper and Charlotte. Lastly, Sheldon finds true happiness in the...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Determined to get engaged before her youngest sister's wedding, flight attendant Montana Moore finds herself with only 30 days to find Mr. Right. Using her airline connections to 'accidentally' meet up with eligible ex-boyfriends and scour for potential candidates, she racks up more than 30,000 miles and countless comedic encounters, all the while searching for the perfect guy.
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Dr. Addison Forbes Montgomery is a renowned neonatal surgeon realizes that her life isn't advancing at Seattle Grace and packs her bags and heads off to Santa Monica to start a new life. She reunites with her newly divorced med school friends and joins them in their chic private practice.
11) Slow burn
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Ford Cole is a big-city district attorney with his eye on the mayor's office and a big problem on his hands. One of his deputies, the beautiful assistant district attorney, Nora Timmer, has just confessed to killing a man in what she claims was self-defense. A bad situation gets worse when a stranger named Luther turns up at the police station to contradict Nora's story and paints a very different picture of Ford's talented colleague. With his career...
12) Brown sugar
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2002
Language
English
Description
Sydney and Dre are childhood friends who share a love for music, especially hip-hop music, and have an undeclared love for each other. When Dre decides to marry a woman who is all wrong from him, Sydney must make her move or risk losing her soulmate forever.
13) Chicago
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
At a time when crimes of passion result in celebrity headlines, nightclub sensation Velma Kelly and spotlight-seeking Roxie Hart both find themselves on Chicago's famed Murderess Row. They also share Billy Flynn, the town's slickest lawyer with a talent for turning notorious defendants into local legends.
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A dark force threatens Ponyville, and the Mane six embark on an unforgettable journey beyond Equestria where they meet new friends and exciting challenges on a quest to use the magic of friendship to save their home.
Mild action.