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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 65
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1170L
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Clyde Griffiths was born poor, but his prospects improve when he is hired by an uncle who owns a shirt factory. Despite a warning to stay away from the women he manages, Clyde begins a love affair with a young factory worker named Roberta, but neglects her when he catches the eye of Sondra, a glamorous socialite. When Roberta turns up pregnant, Clyde's hopes of marrying Sondra are threatened and he responds with desperation.
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Andy Carpenter novels volume 3
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His streak of murder case acquttals made him a regular on cable talk shows. His recent $22 million inheritance bought him a dog rescue operation named after his beloved golden retriever. Now after turning down cases left and right, attorney Andy Carpenter feels like he's facing a midlife crisis. and just when he decides he needs some real work, a newspaper owner friend asks Andy to protect his star reporter. Daniel Cummings is being used as a mouthpiece...
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Penn Cage novels volume 2
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Lawyer Penn Cage returns to defend his best friend since childhood for the murder of a young female student, with whom his friend was intimate, at their old alma mater, St. Stephen's Prep.
When the body of Kate Townsend turns up near the Mississippi River, attorney Penn Cage tangles with the dark side of his hometown of Natchez, Mississippi, to investigate the secret world of a nearby elite high school.
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Amanda Jaffe novels volume 2
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English
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Success is fleeting; nobody knows this better than Amanda Jaffe. The case that put her on the map has left her traumatized, doubting her instincts, and shunning the limelight. This ends when she agrees to handle the case of John Dupre, who runs an upscale call girl service. He is accused of murdering a U.S. Senator. Dupre claims to possess proof of an existence of a secret society of powerful men who have banded together for a commonly held political...
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David Nash is a defense attorney for clients who are usually guilty but acquitted because of his defense. Nash begins to feel guilt about the cost to society for each rapist or murderer he has helped free. Now he has a client whom he believes is innocent and a chance to redeem himself.
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A poor-boy college football hero turned successful partner at a prominent Dallas firm, who long ago checked his conscience at the door, catches a case that forces him to choose between his enviable lifestyle and doing the right thing in this masterful debut legal thriller. Scott Fenney is assigned to provide pro bono defense for the woman accused of murdering the son of a presidential hopeful. As the case unfolds, pressure is exerted on Scott to deter...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
1050L
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English
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Mark Twain's darkly comic short classic set in the antebellum South stands as a literary condemnation of slavery and racial inequality. Each enriched classic edition includes: A concise introduction that gives readers important background information. A chronology of the author's life and work. A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context. An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations....
8) The motive
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Detectives Dismas Hardy and Abe Glitsky are called in to investigate when a politically connected socialite and his glamourous fiancee are murdered, and the team soon uncovers a murder plot that reaches the upper echelons of San Francisco society.
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Peter Hale is a young attorney with a lot to prove. Crossing his father, one of Portland's most powerful lawyers, was a costly mistake. Now, cut loose from his job and from his inheritance, Peter's landed in the public defender's office of a small Oregon town --- and in the middle of a high-profile case that could make or break his career. His mentally retarded client, accused of the savage murder of a college coed, faces the death penalty. And Peter...
10) Fatal flaw
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Victor Carl novels volume 3
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The acclaimed author of Hostile Witness and Veritas is back with the legal thriller of the season—a sizzling tale of murder, innocence, and justice. . . . “William Lashner is . . . remarkable.”—Nelson DeMille
“Lust will make a fool of any man, but it is only love that can truly ruin him.” So believes Victor Carl, the antithesis of the classic sharp-eyed, cool, and dispassionate lawyer. Late one night Victor
...11) Dog tags
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A German shepherd police dog has witnessed a murder for which his Iraq war vet/former cop-turned-thief owner is accused. If his owner is convicted, the dog will be put down. Attorney Andy Carpenter doesn't feel this is fair and sets out to convince a judge. In the process, he discovers that the dog and his owner had become involved in something much bigger than murder.
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"Paul Madriani, now a brilliant criminal defense attorney, was once a promising associate with Potter, Skarpellos, a prestigious law firm. One of its co-founders, his faultless reputation has earned him a probable nomination to the U. S. Supreme Court -- until the aftermath of an affair with Ben Potter's wife. Paul has left the firm and taken up a self-imposed exile in a small solo practice. On the eve of the nomination, Potter is found dead, an apparent...
13) First degree
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Andy Carpenter novels volume 2
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English
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New Jersey lawyer Andy Carpenter, longing for a case he can sink his legal teeth into, gets more than he bargained for when a once dirty cop is found decapitated and Andy's lady love Laurie is suspected of the crime.
14) Play dead
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"Author David Rosenfelt's hero, Andy Carpenter, plunges into a high-profile murder case with a golden retriever as his key witness"--Provided by publisher.
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"When a soldier is found stabbed through the heart at a US Army base, there is no doubt that his wife, Luz, is to blame. But was it an act of self-defense? An attempt to save her infant daughter? Or the cold-blooded murder of an innocent man? Ambitious public defender Abby is determined to win at all costs. As a new mother herself, she wants to keep Luz out of prison and with her daughter. But when the surprises stack up and shocking new evidence...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 21
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English
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Mickey Haller has fallen on tough times. Criminal defense in Los Angeles has virtually dried up, and he has had to expand his business into foreclosure defense. But just when Mickey thinks criminal court is in his rearview mirror, one of his new clients is accused of killing the banker she blames for trying to take away her home. For Mickey, it's back to what he does best. He puts his team into high gear to exonerate Lisa Trammel, despite what seems...
17) The alibi
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Prosecutor Hammond Cross of Charleston receives a jolt when the woman with whom he had a one-night stand names him as her alibi in a murder case. The woman, who is a doctor, says she could not have committed the murder because she was in his arms at the time.
18) Degree of guilt
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When a celebrated television journalist is on trial for the murder of a famous author, the defence attorney is faced with an inescapable dilemma of ethics and emotion, as the secrets of his own life become intertwined with the murder trial itself.
19) Smash cut
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The murder of Paul Wheeler has all the elements of a blockbuster: family rivalries, incalculable wealth, and a prominent man dying in the arms of his beautiful mistress. It's a case that could earn Derek Mitchell even greater star power. When the Wheeler family approaches him about defending Creighton for his uncle's murder -- even before he's charged -- he jumps at the chance. Although Creighton has a rock-solid alibi, Julie is convinced that he...
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Three beautiful young women are suspected of committing a series of brutal murders. The police make an arrest that leads to one of the most bizarre murder trials of the century. Based on actual events, Sheldon's novel races from London to Rome, from Quebec to San Francisco, with a climax that will leave readers stunned.
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