Description
One of the most popular new series of adolescent literature is the Bluford Series . . . Students love the books regardless of their background. ----Rosemarye T. Taylor, author of Improving Reading, Writing, and Content Learning for Students in Grades 4-12The Bully (Bluford Series #5)...took the next six periods of eighth-grade classes by storm. I was no more than 2 paragraphs into reading my chosen chapter when I could tell from the absolute silence that the audience was hooked. ----James Blasingame, coeditor of The ALAN Review and author of Books That Don't Bore 'EmA brave...well-paced, realistic young-adult novel that offers unflinchingly honest plot situations to engage and educate readers. -- --Kirkus ReviewsThe Bully (Bluford Series #5)...took the next six periods of eighth-grade classes by storm. I was no more than 2 paragraphs into reading my chosen chapter when I could tell from the absolute silence that the audience was hooked. ----James Blasingame, coeditor of The ALAN Review and author of Books That Don't Bore 'EmA brave...well-paced, realistic young-adult novel that offers unflinchingly honest plot situations to engage and educate readers. ----Kirkus Reviews
Features & Highlights
- The Bluford Series is a collection of high-interest novels that have captivated teens nationwide. Set in fictional Bluford High, a tough but nurturing inner city high school, the novels speak to the interests, struggles, and concerns of today's young adults. Praised by faculty, parents, and students alike, the Bluford Series has transformed entire classrooms into reading zones. A frequent choice for school- and city-wide reading initiatives, the series has been widely reviewed in the Journal for Adolescent and Adult Literacy (JAAL) and repeatedly endorsed by the American Library Association (ALA) and the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). This complete boxed set includes all twenty novels in the Bluford Series: Lost and Found, A Matter of Trust, Secrets in the Shadows, Someone to Love Me, The Bully, The Gun, Until We Meet Again, Blood is Thicker, Brothers in Arms, Summer of Secrets, The Fallen, Shattered, Search for Safety, No Way Out, Schooled, Breaking Point, Pretty Ugly, The Test, Promises to Keep, and Survivor. **Six titles in this collection were selected as Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers by the American Library Association (ALA) / Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). Several other titles were designated by the ALA as Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults.
