Ruby Sisson Library

Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least win her first battle. As the daughter of an underground hip-hop legend who died right before he hit big, Bri's got massive shoes to fill. But it's hard to get your come up when you're labeled a hoodlum at school and your fridge at home is empty after your mom loses her job. So Bri pours her anger and frustration into her first song, which goes viral—for all the...

Rappy the Raptor and his classmates write poems about their favorite things to celebrate Poetry Week.

"Omid needs the right words to connect with his newly met grandfather and distant Iranian heritage, words to tell a special girl what she means to him and to show everyone that he truly belongs in Tucson, Arizona, the only home he’s ever known. Neither the school play’s Shakespearean English nor his parents’ Farsi seems up to the task, and it’s only when Omid delves into the rhymes and rhythms of rap music that he starts to find his voice....

A rhythmic tale about different updated fairy tale characters who attend a hip-hop Halloween ball.

When Simon B. Rhymin' and his crew notice inequality in their school and neighborhoood, they use rhymes to help bring their community together.--

Rap duo Hip the turtle and Hop the rabbit try to convince a prickly porcupine that saying "no" to everything is no fun at all.

"On the first day of school, Rappy the Raptor uses his raps and rhymes to deal with a bully and make a new friend"--

Elgin and David are street dancers who are challenged by another crew to see who is the best. They must learn to work together as a team and believe in themselves, their crew, and in their dreams if they are to win.