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Does America want them to make it? “This balanced and well-researched chronicle pulsates with a strong story line.” – Wall Street Journal “An excellent read.” – Booklist "Just as much about America’s racial and socioeconomic situation as it is an exploration of the dynamics of family and the history of the sweet science.” – Publishers Weekly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589636e4db29d628d29c6449/1488058415709-OZWO6UF7K4GLN6W2PY1I/image-asset.jpeg Books Bullying & Me (Shapiro) Stories from children who’ve been bullied—and those who’ve done the bullying. “Readers will relate… and feel empowered by the varying perspectives offered.” – Publishers Weekly “WOW. 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The second novel in the Jersey Leo crime series. ☆“Readers will cheer for [Jersey Leo], a tough guy with a heart of hurt.” – Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Hardboiled enough to remind readers of Hammett and Chandler.” – Kirkus Reviews “[A] riveting noir tale with heart.” – BookTrib “A fun, fast read that bodes well for another Jersey Leo installment.” – Philadelphia Inquirer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589636e4db29d628d29c6449/85374d35-4e6c-4d33-aa89-a29d9d9e8a68/Doomed+Final.png Books - Make it stand out Doomed (Florio-Shapiro) The controversial murder case of Italian immigrants Sacco and Vanzetti during America’s first Red Scare. (Young Adult) A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection Best Books of the Year – School Library Journal; Bank Street Children’s Book Committee Notable Social Studies Book – Children’s Book Council Garden State Teen Book Award (Nominee) – New Jersey Library Association Eliot Rosewater Book Award (Nominee) – Indiana High Schools ☆“A masterpiece.” – School Library Journal (starred review) “Belongs on the shelf of every school and public library in the country.” – BookTrib https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589636e4db29d628d29c6449/fc196084-c6b6-4170-92df-64a15e6ed036/MarkedMan_Final.jpg Books - Make it stand out Marked Man (Florio-Shapiro) Frank Serpico is an honest cop fighting for justice in a corrupt system. A true story of one of New York’s finest in the 1970s. (Young Adult) A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection Best Books of the Year – School Library Journal Nonfiction Reading List Pick – Texas Library Association; Missouri Library Association ☆“A pillar to narrative nonfiction.” – School Library Journal (starred review) "An edge-of-the-seat read…Riveting.” – Publishers Weekly “Concise, well written, and compelling….a vitally important young adult book.” – BookTrib https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589636e4db29d628d29c6449/5e12bd96-fc52-437d-9a3f-9d8880b2402f/WarRing.jpg Books War in the Ring (Florio-Shapiro) America’s black champion, Joe Louis, takes on Max Schmeling and the Nazis as World War II approaches. (Middle Grade) A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection “The story is fascinating and reads as smoothly as a novel.… Recommended for all public and school libraries.” – School Library Journal “Florio and Shapiro bring considerable skill to their lively telling of this multilayered slice of history.” – Kirkus Reviews “Thoroughly sourced, Florio and Shapiro’s book celebrating Louis’s life is a knockout.” – Booklist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/589636e4db29d628d29c6449/795828db-8a43-40de-8848-c49c6f45eaa4/614RManCEVL._SL1000_.jpg Books Sugar Pop Moon (Florio) Snowball is the quintessential outsider—an albino of mixed race, working as a bartender during Prohibition. 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