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1) The upside
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A recently paroled ex-convict, Dell, strikes up an unusual and unlikely friendship with a quadriplegic billionaire, Philip Lacasse, in this funny and warm-hearted buddy comedy. From worlds apart, Dell and Philip form an unlikely bond, bridging their differences and gaining invaluable wisdom in the process, giving each man a renewed sense of passion for all of life's possibilities.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 42
Lexile measure
1050L
Language
English
Description
I am doomed to remember a boy with a wrecked voice-- not because of his voice, or because he was the smallest person I ever knew, or even because he was the instrument of my mother's death, but because he is the reason I believe in God; I am a Christian because of Owen Meany. In the summer of 1953, two eleven-year-old boys--best friends--are playing in a Little League baseball game in Gravesend, New Hampshire. One of the boys hits a foul ball that...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Patroclus, an awkward young prince, follows Achilles into war, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they have learned, everything they hold dear. And that, before he is ready, he will be forced to surrender his friend to the hands of Fate. Set during the Trojan War.
Achilles, "the best of all the Greeks," son of the cruel sea goddess Thetis and the legendary King Peleus, is strong, swift, and beautiful--irresistible to all...
5) Dreamcatcher
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 36
Lexile measure
880L
Language
English
Description
Once upon a time in the haunted city of Derry, four boys stood together and did a brave thing. Something that changed them in ways they could never begin to understand. Twenty-five years later, the boys are now men and reunite during hunting season in the woods of Maine. These men will be plunged into a horrific struggle with a creature from another world. Their only chance for survival is locked in their shared past--and in the Dreamcatcher.
6) No. 6: #2
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
With the help of the enigmatic Rat, Shion becomes a fugitive, escaping No. 6 and getting his first glimpse of the desperation and violence that are facts of life outside the city wall. Even as Shion learns more about the secret that forced him into exile, his loyalty to the people he left behind and Rat's thirst for revenge threaten to tear the pair apart!
7) Young Mungo
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The story of the dangerous first love of two young men: Mungo and James. Born under different stars--Mungo a Protestant and James a Catholic--they should be sworn enemies if they're to be seen as men at all. Their environment is a hyper-masculine and sectarian one, for gangs of young men and the violence they might dole out dominate the Glaswegian estate where they live. And yet against all odds Mungo and James become best friends as they find a...
8) No. 6: #1
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
After sheltering an injured boy from a typhoon, gifted ecology student Shion finds his life thrown into chaos as he begins to discover the appalling secrets behind the superficial perfection of No. 6, the computerized metropolis he calls home.
9) No 6: #3
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
On the run from No. 6, Shion moves in with Rat in West Block. Though life outside the comfort of the city is a trial, Shion learns to survive. Meanwhile, back in Chronos, the elite core of No. 6, Safu begins to look into Shion's disappearance only to find herself under arrest! What can Shion possibly do from exile to help his lifelong friend?
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
If you're a curious person and eager to take your first step towards achieving Mythicality, this book will be even more rewarding than reading about it online. Rhett and Link will help you discover twenty ways to fill your life with curiosity, creativity, and tomfoolery. They also share embarrassing stories and photos, an important message from the year 2075, and a eulogy you can read at any funeral. You may find yourself laughing more, learning more,...
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