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. Bluford is named for guion guy bluford, the first africanamerican astronaut. Bluford high, named after guion guy bluford, americas first black astronaut. The story takes place at bluford high school, the hospital,and martins house chapter 1. See more ideas about books, bluford series and books for teens. A fight threatens to end his sophomore year at bluford high, and at home, things are even worse. He now serves as both editor of the series and author or coauthor of several novels, including the bully, the gun, and the fallen. The series was created and published by townsend press and was codistributed by scholastic.
Paperback from bmi online, see our free shipping offer and bulk order pricing. This sixth edition of religion and politics in the united states offers a comprehensive account of the role of religious ideas, institutions, and communities in american life. In trouble at bluford high school for fighting, martin faces an even bigger problem at home. Dec, 20 explore dhslibrarys board if you like the bluford high series, try. Karyn langhorne folan, read online free in epub,txt at. The bluford high books are set in an urban high school and feature engaging, accessible writing and appealing, contemporary storylines. Feb 25, 20 116 of 198 results for bluford books skip to main search results amazon prime. 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. This book reminds me of what my best friend went through and it helped them get through it.
Jun 15, 2006 the fallen will get you too excited and will teach you something you might not know. Her parents are constantly fighting, and her troubled little brother is out of control. Darrell mercer, a 9th grader at bluford high, is at the center of this story. See the complete bluford high series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Martin luna is a new student at bluford high who transferred from zamora high. These are thrilling, suspenseful books filled with reallife scenarios that make them too good to put down. Im a teacher and have had a hard time getting reluctant readers to participate in ssr.
Hakeem leaves bluford high for detroit and faces mysterious cash and disappearances. Jun 01, 2006 the fallen ebook written by paul langan. Pollock, teacher north brandywine middle school coatsville, pa we have not been able to keep the bluford books on the shelves since the first students discovered them. 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. The bully bluford series, number 5 book by paul langan. In the 11th book in the series, the fallen, martin luna is still wrestling with the fallout from his brother huegos murder. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. All twentyone of the bluford series books are available in audiobook format. Where can bluford high be read in ebook form answers. Bluford series audiobooks are provided by townsend press as a free resource to educators and students. His first apperance is in the story brothers in arms, where he recently lost his younger brother. Frankie, the most feared bully from his neighborhood, is hunting him, and martin doesnt know who he can turn to.
Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. Renee wedderspoon, reading enhancement program, badger ridge middle school verona, wi i would like to thank everyone at townsend press for the bluford series. 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 series draws its name from the school which many of the characters attend.
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. This means that it cannot be read for free online legally. Goodreads members who liked bluford series boxed set. The bluford series is guaranteed to make your heart race and your pulse pound.
The wholebook files above are large and may require significant time to download. Anneschraff is an concasion woman who writes a series called bluford high. What is the climax of the book the fallen from the bluford. 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. 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. The gun by paul langan, lost and found by anne schraff, brothers in arms by paul langan, until we meet again by anne sch.
His third apperance was in breaking point, where he also dated vicky fallon. The fallen bluford high, book 11 by paul langan book cover, description, publication history. Buy a cheap copy of the bully bluford series, number 5 book by paul langan. This book is filled with emotions and drama and a young boy named martin trying to get threw high school. 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. This widely acclaimed teen series set in an urban high school features engaging, accessible writing and appealing, contemporary storylines. Martin and his friend, frankie, both know who killed huego, but.
The boys in particular will pick them up and actually lose themselves in them. Watch the book trailer for blood is thicker by paul langan. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. Plot the fallen is about a troubled sophomore at bluford high named martin. The book had a great message, but i did not like the way it read.
The bluford books are wonderful for reluctant readers, and we need more like them. I did not like this book as much as some of the other ones i have read. Frankie, the most feared homeboy from his neighborhood, is hunting. Thats what darrell mercer faces when he and his mother move from philadelphia to california. Her best friend, sharice bell, has discovered her most intimate. For the first time in high school, i read a book i liked. Buy a cheap copy of the fallen bluford series, number 11 book by paul langan. Complete bluford series all 21 books townsend press. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the fallen. The fallen bluford series, number 11 book by paul langan. The books have been flying off the shelves of the library for months now. Breaking point follows the story of vicky fallon, a bluford sophomore who appears in brothers in arms and the fallen. A fight threatens to end his sophomore year at bluford high school. As far as books go, bluford high is still a fairly new series, so it is not yet available in the public domain.
The fallen personal response i recently read the fallen by paul langan. Books similar to bluford series boxed set 20 titles. As soon as i finished one book, i couldnt wait to start the next one. The fallen by paul langan by nahtan torres on prezi. These books are excellent for below reading level high school students. Frankie, the most feared homeboy from his neighborhood, is hunting him. Physically smaller than his peers, darrell quickly becomes a target for tyray hobbs, the freshman class bully. Originally working as an assistant with the bluford novels, pauls role steadily grew. In trouble at bluford high school for fighting, martin faces an even bigger. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. In the fallen theres a boy named martin whos in bluford high school and who going threw allot. The bluford series of books tells the stories of a group of teenagers attending the innercity school, bluford high. Therefore, selling, modifying or distributing these files, other than for personal or educational purposes, is prohibited without prior.