SHOW AND PROVE by Sofia Quintero
A heartrending coming-of-age story about two boys finding their way in the South Bronx in the mid-1980s.
“The story is powerful and thought-provoking, an homage to a climactic hip-hop era, when friends are caught between aspirations and predetermined social disadvantages. A must-read for fans of Walter Dean Myer’s All the Right Stuff and other lovers of proud urban realism.” —Kirkus Reviews
SHOW AND PROVE (Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers | On sale July 14, 2015 | Ages 12 and up
| $17.99) by Sofia Quintero set in the South Bronx in the 1980s,
when this neighborhood was the poster child for hip-hop, urban blight,
and the AIDS epidemic.
SHOW AND PROVE is the perfect introduction to a critical time in the urban landscape, while critically acclaimed
Quintero’s storytelling is accessible and compelling.
Summer
for Raymond “Smiles” King is not off to a good start. He’s supposed to
be the assistant crew chief at his summer camp, but when the director
chooses Cookie Camacho instead, a summer-long
rivalry begins. Meanwhile, Smiles’s best friend, the aspiring b-boy
Guillermo “Nike” Vega, has set his wandering eye on Sara, the sweet yet
sassy new camp counselor. It may be the summer of Reaganomics, the twin
epidemics of crack and AIDS, war in the Middle
East, and urban blight, but it’s also the summer when hip-hop proved
its staying power without losing its innocence, something that Smiles
and Nike struggle to do.
With wit and charm,
Sofia Quintero tackles a variety of challenging topics from
modern-day history while simultaneously demonstrating the difficulty to
hold on to innocence in complex circumstances.
SOFIA QUINTERO
is a writer, activist, educator, speaker, and comedienne. She is also the author of
Efrain’s Secret and has written several hip-hop novels under the
pen name Black Artemis. This self-proclaimed “Ivy League homegirl”
graduated from Columbia University and lives in the Bronx. Visit her
online at sofiaquintero.com and on Twitter at @sofiaquintero.
SHOW AND PROVE
by Sofia Quintero
An Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers hardcover
On sale July 14, 2015 | Ages 12 and up
Hardcover: 978-0-375-84707-3 | $17.99 | $20.99 Can. | 352 pages
Ebook: 978-0-375-89777-1| $10.99 | Hardcover Library Binding: 978-0-375-94707-0 | $20.99 | $24.99 Can.
NO SUCH PERSON by Caroline B. Cooney
A riveting thriller that will keep readers in suspense until the shocking conclusion
⋆ “Cooney’s knack for distinctive characterizations grounds the story firmly in the familiar world,
while the third-person narration strikes an enticing balance between intimacy and cool detachment.”
—Publishers Weekly,
Starred Review
“Veteran
author Cooney has written another cleverly plotted novel rooted in
suspense—suspense that only escalates as more facts are revealed about
the case. . . . Mystery fans will be
delighted by Cooney’s latest.” —Booklist
“No one writes suspense like Cooney. . . . Haunting, harrowing, and hard to put down.”
—Kirkus Reviews
From the author of the multimillion-copy bestseller The
Face on the Milk Carton comes the riveting thriller
NO SUCH PERSON (Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers| On sale July 14, 2015
| Ages 12 and up) by Caroline B. Cooney. Set against the backdrop of a bucolic summer town on the Connecticut River,
NO SUCH PERSON will have readers guessing until the very last
page, as a seemingly innocent sibling rivalry and newfound young love
turn into something much more devastating than anyone could ever have
imagined.
Miranda
and Lander Allerdon are sisters. Miranda is younger, a dreamer, and
floating her way through life. Lander is older, focused, and determined
to succeed. As the
girls and their parents begin another summer at their cottage on the
Connecticut River, Miranda and Lander’s sibling rivalry is in high gear.
Lander plans to start medical school in the fall, and Miranda feels
cast in her shadow. When the Allerdons become
entangled in an unimaginable tragedy, the playing field is suddenly
leveled. As facts are revealed, the significance of what has happened
weighs heavily on all. How can the family prepare for what the future
may hold?
NO SUCH PERSON
is
a killer of a mystery: With unpredictable twists and turns, lyrical
prose, and an unforgettable ending, bestselling, award-winning, and
critically acclaimed
author Caroline B. Cooney has outdone herself.
CAROLINE B. COONEY is the author of the Janie series, which includes
the bestselling The Face on the Milk
Carton. She has also written Code
Orange and
Diamonds in the Shadow, as well as hundreds of other mystery and thriller novels.
NO SUCH PERSON
by Caroline B. Cooney
A Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers hardcover
On sale July 14, 2015 | Ages 12 and up
Hardcover: 978-0-385-74291-7 | $17.99 | $20.99 Can. | 256 pages
Ebook: 978-0-307-97952-0 | $10.99 | Hardcover Library Binding: 978-0-375-99084-7 | $20.99 | $24.99 Can.
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