Schraff and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Now, darrel feels good about going to bluford high school if i had to recommend this book, i would recommend it to a girl and a boy that like to bully people or are thinking about bullying someone. What is the conflict in a matter of trust in the bluford. Students will use a basic reading strategy of making connections with the literature they are reading to help them better understand the text. Darrell mercer, a 9th grader at bluford, is at the center of this story. Im a teacher and have had a hard time getting reluctant readers to participate in ssr. This widely acclaimed teen series set in an urban high school features engaging, accessible writing and appealing, contemporary storylines.
See the complete bluford high series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Loud rap music pumped through out the cars stereos, and exited out the open windows. He was so happy that he did that to tyray and now tyray was suspended. Praised by faculty, parents, and students alike, the bluford series has transformed entire classrooms into reading zones. The bluford high books are published by townsend press, and are high interest books. All twentyone of the bluford series books are available in audiobook format. Physically smaller than his peers, darrell quickly becomes a target for tyray hobbs, the freshman class bully. Paul langan darrell mercer faces a new life, a new school, and a new bully when he moves from philadelphia to california. Set in fictional bluford high, a tough but nurturing inner city high school, the novels speak to the interests, struggles, and concerns of todays 5th10th graders.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. When scrawny freshman darrell transfers to bluford high, he worries he will be bullied and friendless, and his nightmare seems to comes true when bully tyray begins to terrorize him out of his lunch money each week, but darrell soon finds friends, joins the wrestling team and dances with a girl at a school dance, all giving him the confidence to stand up to tyray. Or west philadelphia bluford is named for guion guy bluford, the first africanamerican astronaut. When you figure out the meaning of a word from context, you are making a guess about what the word means. 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. Excellent high interest, lowlevel books for high school students by mary jude neal greensboro, nc these books are excellent for below reading level high school students. Both of these resources are available through townsend press. Amberlynn bailey is a supporting character in the bluford series.
He can either keep on running from this bully or find some way to fight back. Download one of the free kindle apps to start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, and computer. Thats what darrell mercer faces when he and his mother move from philadelphia to c. Complete bluford series all 21 books townsend press. Darcy wills is starting her junior year at bluford high when her boyfriend hakeem randall is returning from detroit and she is wondering is if she should tell him about when she got harassed by the nineteen year old brian mason. The book the bully is about a boy named darrell mercer he lived in philadelphia but he was moving to california and he was going to be away from his best friend malik and he was also going to a new school called bluford high, darrell was bullied by a boy named tyray and tyray pulled a knife out on darrell but one darrell stood up to tyray and. Buy a cheap copy of the bully bluford series, number 5 book by paul langan. This is a set of three context clues tests, based on 3 of the books from the bluford high series. Schraff and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Anneschraff is an concasion woman who writes a series called bluford high. The bluford high passport is an incentive that can be used in conjunction with the bluford high book series and teachers guide or you can formulate your own questions about each book. The bully chapter 1 test 20 questions by mpittm1 last updated. 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. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times.
To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. First introduced in a matter of trust, she tells darcy wills and hakeem randall about how mean her older brother roylin is at home and also talks about their abusive father. Darrell and his mother move to the bluford area in the middle of the school year. It was published by townsend press and has a total of 190 pages in the book. Thats what darrell mercer faces when he and his mother move from philadelphia to california. Later she finds out that he met a girl in detroit named anika. The series was created and published by townsend press and was codistributed by scholastic. Bluford high, the bully by paul langan chapter 2 arriving at a roadside diner for lunch, a mustang parked nearby. This product is everything you need to teach the bully a part of the bluford series.
Free bluford high series books download a new bluford series book. The bully bluford series, number 5 book by paul langan. After spending months living in fear, darrell is faced with a big decision. The series draws its name from the school which many of the characters attend. Explain that the first way to figure out the meaning of a word is from its context. Spoiler alertreading a book so boring will have you go crazy, my book pretty ugly will have you ex. Darrell mercer, a 9th grader at bluford high, is at the center of this story.