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Payback
Paul Langan
Library Binding (Paw Prints 2007-09-01, Sept. 16, 2007)Welcome to Bluford High. This widely acclaimed teen series set in an urban high school features engaging, accessible writing and appealing, contemporary storylines.Tyray Hobbs wants revenge. Weeks ago he was one of the most feared students at Bluford High. But then Darrell Mercer publicly humiliated him, and Tyray lost his reputation. To get it back, he must take down Darrell. But how? With a broken hand, a troubled family, and no friends in sight, Tyray's options are limited. And when the kids he once bullied start threatening him, his world completely unravels. Desperate to settle the score and regain respect, Tyray sees only one solution to his problems--a gun.
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The Fallen
Paul Langan
Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Jan. 1, 2012)FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. This widely acclaimed teen series set in an urban high school features engaging, accessible writing and appealing, contemporary storylines.
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The Courage to Go On: It's Called Life
Paul Lane
Hardcover (Paul Lane, Sept. 25, 2019)Paul Lane built his life through licensing and brought some of the most influential characters to fruition--CARE BEARS, STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE, BARNEY, ROGER RABBIT, the list goes on. If you've been kicked down and don't know where to go, let Paul's book be your light in the dark.What can a Brooklyn street kid without formal high school and college education teach you about life? Simply put: everything.Paul Lane has been through it all-- losing a parent at a young age; watching a sister be given up at birth because of family poverty; being drafted into the Army; losing the love of his life to cancer, leaving him a widow with two children; and starting a business without any formal training.This memoir is a testament to the true strength of a human being. After so much loss, tragedy, and sadness, Lane reminds us all that life will always go on, and that the only way out is to continue moving forward and stay positive.
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The Fallen
Paul Langan
(Scholastic Paperbacks, Jan. 1, 2012)None
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Schooled
Paul Langan
Library Binding (Turtleback, Sept. 22, 2008)FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. 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 his d
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Summer Of Secrets
Paul Langan
Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Jan. 1, 2008)FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Darcy Wills hides a painful secret from her friends and family. Yet others--including her parents and childhood friend--are keeping secrets of their own. When the truth finally surfaces, Darcy's entire world is upside down forever.
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Blood is Thicker
Paul Langan
Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Sept. 1, 2007)FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Hakeem Randall learns that his father is sick and that his parents can no longer afford their home. He now has to leave his friends at Bluford and move in with his uncle in faraway Detroit.
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Maria Tallchief: Native American Ballerina
Paul Lang
Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Sept. 1, 1997)Tells the story of ballerina Maria Tallchief, focusing on her Native American background and her rise to fame with the New York City Ballet
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Blood Is Thicker
Paul Langan
Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Jan. 1, 2004)For use in schools and libraries only. Hakeem Randall can't take it anymore. First he learns that he must leave his friends at Bluford High and move to his uncle's house in faraway Detroit. Then things go from bad to worse when he is forced to share a bedroom with his moody and secretive cousin, Savon.
