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In this sequel to Dooley Takes the Fall, Ryan Dooley continues to struggle against circumstances that would defeat most teenagers, let alone kids who have been in serious trouble with the law. Dooley was involved in a break and enter a few years ago, served his time, and is now living with his hard-nosed uncle. But there are threads that still link Dooley to his former life of aimless criminality, and one of them — with the affable Jeffie, a sometime...
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At the heart of Victim Rights is Dooley's girlfriend Beth, whose loving presence is a constant reminder to keep on the straight and narrow, away from the unsavoury life and shady characters that peopled Dooley's past. But, when rumours start to swirl about Beth's possible unfaithfulness, Dooley's world is pushed to the brink — and it's up to him to unravel the increasingly complex truth, or be overwhelmed by the poisonous rumours swirling around...
4) Bang
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Two teens engage in a robbery that turns deadly.
5) Caged
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Even if Kenzie's dog had somehow managed to escape from the family's fenced backyard, Kenzie knows the big, lovable chocolate Lab wouldn't have gone far. As they search for Clancy, Kenzie and his dad keep hearing stories about other dogs that have gone missing too. When Kenzie finds Clancy's ID tag and spots a van loaded up with dog food, he knows he has to investigate further. With the help of a schoolmate whose dog has also disappeared, Kenzie uncovers...
6) Guilty
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2012
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IL: UG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 7
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Finn watches in horror as his stepmother is gunned down in front of his house. His father reacts and kills the gunman. When Finn learns that the killer is the same man who admitted to killing his birth mother years before, he is shocked and wants to know if this is more than a terrible coincidence. At the police station, he meets Lila, daughter of the killer, and they strike up a wary friendship. Both of them are desperate to find the truth. What...
7) Hit and run
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Mike and Riel mysteries volume 1
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IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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"Fifteen-year-old Mike McGill has been living with his Uncle Billy since his mother's death. Only ten years older than Mike, Billy loves to party, and doesn't pay much attention when Mike starts getting in trouble. But Mike's history teacher, an ex-cop name Riel, does pay attention. Especially when long-hidden information starts coming to light that makes it seem that the death of Mike's mother might not have been an accident after all"--
8) Cleanup
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Connie Suarez, downsized from her job as a legal secretary, is working as a maid. She's getting used to picking up after people and putting their lives in order. But she is not prepared for the mess that awaits her when she arrives at work one morning to find her employer dead on the floor of his bedroom. Connie's co-worker Maria, an illegal alien from Colombia, quickly becomes the prime suspect in his murder.
When Maria begs her for help, Connie...
9) Back
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Jojo's back, released from jail, and people are tense and afraid all over again.
They wonder if his friends will start showing up again. They wonder if they'll be walking down the street one day and they'll run into Jojo and Jojo will give them attitude or shove them around, just for fun. Jojo's friends have a way of making it hard—really hard—on people who decide to press charges against Jojo. Those people just
...10) Dead Silence
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Mike and Riel mysteries volume 5
Pub. Date
2014
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English
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Mike is stunned when his friend Sal is stabbed to death near the high school. Even though there were lots of kids nearby, nobody comes forward to explain what happened. When Mike starts asking questions, he finds out Sal was hanging around a girl who recently left a gang. Is the gang responsible for killing Sal? How can Mike discover the truth when no one will talk?
11) Truth and Lies
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Mike and Riel mysteries volume 2
Pub. Date
2014
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English
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Mike's lies are spinning out of control and now he's the prime suspect in a murder. He can't explain his bruised and skinned knuckles, and he can't explain why he was seen near the park where Robbie was killed. But he insists he's not a murderer. Still, if Mike really is innocent, why doesn't his alibi check out, and why are the police so sure that he's guilty?
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Mike and Riel mysteries volume 4
Pub. Date
2014
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English
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Vin swears he had nothing to do with the robbery—or the two people who were shot. But Sal saw Vin running from the scene. Even after Vin is arrested, Mike isn't sure who to believe. He's caught between his two friends—and believing one might mean losing the other . . .
13) Dead and gone
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Mike and Riel mysteries volume 3
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IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 7
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640L
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"A shallow grave... human remains... an unsolved murder from years ago... It looks like the past is coming back to spin Mike's new life out of control. What's making the usually cool Riel so rattled? And what does a beautiful but manipulative girl have to do with it all?"--
14) Watch Me
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At first, Kaz intends to help the old lady who's fallen in the park. But then he starts thinking about how he never gets what he wants. The next thing he knows, he's running away with her purse. The purse contains only five dollars and a battered watch. When Kaz learns who the old woman is and where the watch came from, he begins to understand the consequences in a new way.
15) Marqué: (Marked)
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Colin obtient un emploi de nettoyeur de graffitis dans un beau quartier. Il craint d'être la cible d'un gang, mais ne s'attend pas être à soupçonné de complicité dans une série de cambriolages. Colin n'a rien fait de mal, mais sa présence sur les lieux de divers crimes le rend suspect aux yeux des policiers. Pour prouver son innocence, il devra résoudre lui-même l'énigme des cambriolages.
When Colin accepts the job to clean up the graffiti...
16) Marqué
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Colin obtient un emploi de nettoyeur de graffitis dans un beau quartier. Il craint d'être la cible d'un gang, mais ne s'attend pas être à soupçonné de complicité dans une série de cambriolages. Colin n'a rien fait de mal, mais sa présence sur les lieux de divers crimes le rend suspect aux yeux des policiers. Pour prouver son innocence, il devra résoudre lui-même l'énigme des cambriolages.
When Colin accepts the job to clean up the graffiti...
17) One way
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IL: UG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
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When Kenzie critically injures his ex-girlfriend, suspicion grows that it was not an accident, and his behavior seems to confirm it.
18) Tell
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When his step-father Phil is shot dead in an apparent robbery, David becomes the prime suspect. Where was David that night, and what does he know about Phil?
David has figured out the truth about his step-father, and the day his kid-brother died. What will it take for him to tell? And how did he know?
19) El regreso
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IL: UG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
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Jojo ha regresado, recién liberado de la cárcel, y los vecinos están otra vez tensos y asustados. Todos se preguntan si algún día andarán caminando por ahí y se toparán con Jojo, que los tratará mal o abusará de ellos por pura diversión. Ellos desearían que Jojo se fuera lejos y que no volviera nunca más. Pero hay otros que quisieran que algo malo le pasara a Jojo. Algo de verdad muy malo.
Ardell Withrow es uno de ellos.
Jojo's back...
20) Masked
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IL: UG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Rosie walks in on an armed robbery in her father's convenience store. Who is the masked man? And why does she think she knows him?
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