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Ghetto Cowboy
New middle-grade novel

2012 Horace Mann Upstanders Children's Book Award
2012 Odyssey Award Honor
2011 Junior Library Guild pick
2011 Cybil Award finalist
2013 Texas Bluebonnet Master List
2011 AudioFile Earphones Award
NYPL's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
VOYA Top Shelf for Middle School Readers

         
From the 2011 Coretta Scott King Author Award  winner comes a street-smart tale about a displaced teen who learns to defend what’s right— the Cowboy Way.

“It grabbed me right from the start and wouldn’t let me go. An outstanding book!” - Coe Booth, author of the LA Times Book Prize Winner
Tyrell

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Yummy :
The Last Days of a Southside Shorty

A middle-grade graphic novel

2011 Coretta Scott King Honor
2011 ALA Notable Book
2011 Once Upon a World
Children's Book Award
2011 Great Graphic Novel for Teens
2011 YALSA Top Ten Quick Pick
2010 Cybil Award Best Graphic Novel
2011 Eisner Award Finalist

"Yummy [is] something entirely new. Gritty, real, willing to ask tough questions, and willing to trust that young readers will be able to reach their own conclusions. This is a story that needs to be told and it needs to be told to kids. Believe me, you’ve nothing like this in your collection. Better get it while you can." --School Library Journal (starred review)

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Chess Rumble
A free-verse middle-grade novella

2010 IRA Lee Bennett Hopkins Promising Poet Award
2008 ALA Notable Book
2008 IRA Notable Book
2009 ALA Quick Pick
2009 IRA Young Adults Choice
2008 Bank St. Awards Best list

"This book will become a standby pick for reluctant readers, who will be pulled in before they know it by the story's quick pace and the authenticity of Marcus's voice and experience." -School Library Journal

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Surf Mules.
A Young Adult novel

TWO CALIFORNIA SURFERS FIND THEMSELVES EMBROILED IN A  WORLD OF DISORGANIZED CRIME.

"Neri's novel catches readers' interest on the very first page and propels them to the end in this intense, funny, and exciting read. Reluctant readers will be hooked on this fast-paced, interesting adventure... it is a definite buy."  -School Library Journal


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        SHORT STORIES ANTHOLOGIES:
  • Who Done It? (Soho Teen 2013)
  • Ripperology (Chronicle, Fall 2013)
  • Open Mic (Candlewick Fall 2013)
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