They Better Call Me Sugar: My Journey from the Hood to the Hardwood Cover:Paperback plus real-life stories from kids

plus real-life stories from kids your age

author of The Stardust Thief

Science reigns supreme with this squad of young brainiacs

Follow one African-American boy through the course of his day as the harsh reality of segregation and racial prejudice comes into vivid focus

They Better Call Me Sugar: My Journey from the Hood to the Hardwood Cover:Paperback plus real-life stories from kidsAn inherently compelling memoir . . . A simply fascinating and ultimately inspiring story. Midwest Book Review Rodgers pulls no punches in this raw, emotional rags to riches memoir. Publishers Weekly Growing up in dire poverty in Suffolk, Virginia, Sugar (born TaShauna) Rodgers never imagined that she would become an all star player in the WNBA (Womens National Basketball Association). Both of her siblings were in and out of prison throughout much of