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1 online resource (218 pages) |
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A ten-day suspension has tweens De'Kari and Ebony seeing the world with a fresh perspective. Don't miss this poignant novel in verse from the award-winning author of Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero.Two kids. One fight. No one thinks they're wrong. Flow I don't even hit girls . . . is what I'm thinking.I roll my eyes, turn them to my shoes. Shoes I'ma wear every day till they fall off my feet. EbIt was all just an accident!Nobody was trying to mess uphis Stupid Ugly Shoes. Now I've got my third suspension of seventh grade. Ebony and De'Kari (aka Flow) do not get along. How could they when their cafeteria scuffle ended with De'Kari's ruined shoes, Ebony on the ground, and both of them with ten days of at-home suspension? Now Eb and Flow have two weeks to think about and explain their behavior--to their families, to each other, and ultimately to themselves. Award-winning author Kelly J. Baptist delivers a novel in verse that follows Eb and Flow as they navigate their parallel lives. Single-parent homes, tight funds, and sibling dynamics provide a balancing act for the growing tweens. And whether they realize it or not, these two have a lot more in common than they think. |
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"Ebony and De'Kari (aka Flow) do not get along. How could they when their cafeteria scuffle ended with De'Kari's ruined shoes, Ebony on the ground, and both of them with ten days of at-home suspension? Now Eb and Flow have two weeks to think about and explain their behavior--to their families, to each other, and ultimately to themselves"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.
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Schools -- Juvenile fiction.
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African American families -- Juvenile fiction.
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Fathers -- Death -- Juvenile fiction.
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Absentee mothers -- Juvenile fiction.
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Self-actualization (Psychology) -- Juvenile fiction.
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Student suspension -- Juvenile fiction.
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Friendship -- Fiction.
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Middle schools -- Fiction.
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African American families -- Fiction.
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Fathers -- Death -- Fiction.
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Custody of children -- Fiction.
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Self-actualization -- Fiction.
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African Americans -- Fiction.
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Behavior -- Fiction.
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Student suspension -- Fiction.
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Schools -- Fiction.
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Novels in verse.
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Novels in verse.
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School fiction.
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Poetry.
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Eb and Flow |
| Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Baptist, Kelly J. Eb & Flow New York : Crown Books for Young Readers, [2023] 9780593429136 (NjBwBT)bl2023007083 |
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9780593429150 |
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059342915X |
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