Im a teacher and have had a hard time getting reluctant readers to participate in ssr. The bluford series is centered around what high school. See more ideas about books, bluford series and books for teens. Buy a cheap copy of the fallen bluford series, number 11 book by paul langan.
The bluford series is a widely read collection of contemporary american young adult novels. The bluford series is guaranteed to make your heart race and your pulse pound. The bluford books, however, have made a huge difference. In trouble at bluford high school for fighting, martin faces an even bigger problem at home. With the bluford books i literally have kids asking to take them home every day so they can continue reading im going to get another set. His first apperance is in the story brothers in arms, where he recently lost his younger brother. Physically smaller than his peers, darrell quickly becomes a target for tyray hobbs, the freshman class bully. The bluford series is a collection of twentyone young adult novels that focus on the lives of a group of high school students and their families. These are thrilling, suspenseful books filled with reallife scenarios that make them too good to put down. The series draws its name from the school which many of the characters attend. Bluford is named for guion guy bluford, the first africanamerican astronaut. The fallen, a bluford high series is written by langan. Bluford high, named after guion guy bluford, americas first black astronaut.
All twentyone of the bluford series books are available in audiobook format. The books have been flying off the shelves of the library for months now. In the 11th book in the series, the fallen, martin luna is still wrestling with the fallout from his brother huegos murder. The bluford high book series by multiple authors includes books lost and found bluford series, number 1, a matter of trust bluford series, secrets in the shadows bluford series, number 3, and several more.
The bluford high books are set in an urban high school and feature engaging, accessible writing and appealing, contemporary storylines. This sequel to brothers in arms picks up the story of martin luna as he struggles to rebuild his life after the death of his little brother. Once an honor student, vicky is quickly falling behind in her classes at. Anneschraff is an concasion woman who writes a series called bluford high. The gun by paul langan, lost and found by anne schraff, brothers in arms by paul langan, until we meet again by anne sch. The fallen by paul langan by nahtan torres on prezi. The bully bluford series, number 5 book by paul langan. Complete bluford series all 21 books townsend press.
Darrell mercer, a 9th grader at bluford high, is at the center of this story. For the first time in high school, i read a book i liked. The book had a great message, but i did not like the way it read. The boys in particular will pick them up and actually lose themselves in them. I did not like this book as much as some of the other ones i have read. Martin and his friend, frankie, both know who killed huego, but.
Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. Frankie, the most feared homeboy from his neighborhood, is hunting him. We have not been able to keep the bluford books on the shelves since the first students discovered them. Find books like bluford series boxed set 20 titles from the worlds largest community of readers. Darrell and his mother move to the bluford area in the middle of the school year. But all that changed at bluford high when darcy started hanging with the zerosa group of students brisana despises.
Ebook pdf july 25 the ojays las vegas wealth urban. Pollock, teacher north brandywine middle school coatsville, pa we have not been able to keep the bluford books on the shelves since the first. His second apperance was in the fallen, where his older friend frankie pacheco was after him. None of the bluford series audiobooks may be used for any purpose other than personal or educational use. These books are excellent for below reading level high school students. The bluford series is a widely read collection of contemporary american young adult novels set in the fictional innercity high school of bluford high in southern california. Bluford series audiobooks are provided by townsend press as a free resource to educators and students. A fight threatens to end his sophomore year at bluford high, and at home, things are even worse.
The fallen bluford series, number 11 book by paul langan. Her parents are constantly fighting, and her troubled little brother is out of control. Paul langan bluford series boxed set similar books. Thats what darrell mercer faces when he and his mother move from philadelphia to california. Blueford series free online audiobooks for low level high interest. See the complete bluford high series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. He was born in philadelphia in 1972 and spent most of his early childhood in that city before moving with his mother to southern new jersey. Plot the fallen is about a troubled sophomore at bluford high named martin. What is the climax of the book the fallen from the. Martin luna is a new student at bluford high who transferred from zamora high. A fight threatens to end his sophomore year at bluford high, and at. This widely acclaimed teen series set in an urban high school features engaging, accessible writing and appealing, contemporary storylines. What was the name of the girl that gave tyray money. Renee wedderspoon, reading enhancement program, badger ridge middle school verona, wi i would like to thank everyone at townsend press for the bluford series.
Dec, 20 explore dhslibrarys board if you like the bluford high series, try. In the story, a boy named martin luna struggles to stay on the positive path of life after the death of his little brother huero and being hunted by his old friend frankie. The bluford books are wonderful for reluctant readers, and we need more like them. The series was created and published by townsend press and was codistributed by scholastic. Books similar to bluford series boxed set 20 titles. Breaking point follows the story of vicky fallon, a bluford sophomore who appears in brothers in arms and the fallen. The fallen personal response i recently read the fallen by paul langan. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. Frankie, the most feared bully from his neighborhood, is hunting him, and martin doesnt know who he can turn to.
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