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  Slam!

  by Walter Dean Myers

  Greg "Slam" Harris can do it all on the basketball court. He knows he's got what it takes to go all the way to the top. Slam's grades aren't so hot, though, and when his teachers jam his troubles in his face, he blows up. He also try's and try's to get his grades up so he can stay out of trouble.
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  Test Driven Development: By Example

  by Kent Beck

  Quite simply, test-driven development is meant to eliminate fear in application development. While some fear is healthy (often viewed as a conscience that tells programmers to "be careful!"), the author believes that byproducts of fear include tentative, grumpy, and uncommunicative programmers who are unable to absorb constructive criticism. When programming teams buy into TDD, they immediately see positive... (more)
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  Chandler Twins: Book 1

  Twin of Ice

  by Jude Deveraux

  Jude Deveraux entwines the frontier adventures of two unforgettable sisters -- demure beauty Houston Chandler and her independent, hot-tempered twin Blair -- who discover heartfelt passions as powerfully compelling as ice and fire.... Twin of Ice Happily betrothed to Dr. Lee Westfield, Houston is every bit the good girl she was raised to be. So when faced with Kane Taggert's brash marriage proposal,... (more)
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  145th Street: Short Stories

  by Walter Dean Myers

  A salty, wrenchingly honest collection of stories set on one block of 145th Street. We get to know the oldest resident; the cop on the beat; fine Peaches and her girl, Squeezie; Monkeyman; and Benny, a fighter on the way to a knockout. We meet Angela, who starts having prophetic dreams after her father is killed; Kitty, whose love for Mack pulls him back from the brink; and Big Joe, who wants a bang-up funeral... (more)
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  Autobiography of My Dead Brother

  by Walter Dean Myers

  The thing was that me and Rise were blood brothers, but sometimes I really didn't know him. . . . As Jesse fills his sketchbook with drawings and portraits of Rise, he tries to make sense of the complexities of friendship, loyalty, and loss in a neighborhood plagued by drive-bys, vicious gangs, and abusive cops.
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  Handbook for Boys: A Novel

  by Walter Dean Myers

  "The trick to the whole thing," Duke said, "is to pick your own road in life." Growing up is tough ... really tough. But what if you had a handbook that told you how to figure things out? How to stay out of trouble? At Duke's Place, Jimmy and Kevin find out that the handbook doesn't need to be written down. It can be as easy as listening to Duke and the old guys talking about their lives. But how can Duke... (more)
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  Of Mice and Men

  by John Steinbeck

  A tale of two men on a journey to find home. They go through a lot together with a dream that they must accomplish and on their way to achieving that dream they find some nice friends that don't take them for granted.