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81) April shadows
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Series
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English
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An unhappy and overweight teenage girl struggles to cope with the desertion and death of her father, the suicide of her mother, her new life with her lesbian sister, and her doubts about her own sexual orientation.
83) Duty to protect
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Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
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Description
"After nearly a lifetime in witness protection, Emma Graves depends on the anonymity of her false identity. But when her parents die under suspicious circumstances, and Emma is framed for murder, all security is gone. There's nothing to do but run. Cop-turned-rancher Jake Kincaid is an unlikely defender. Why would an ex-cop believe an accused killer? Still, Jake makes Emma feel safe. With his drive to protect, she knows staying on his ranch endangers...
88) Thy neighbor
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Pub. Date
2012.
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English
Description
Losing himself in drugs and alcohol for years after the violent deaths of his parents, Nick Walsh pursues a relationship with an enigmatic woman while conducting a spying campaign on his neighbors as part of his obsessive drive to come to terms with what happened.
89) On this day
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Pub. Date
2003.
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English
Description
Orphaned at the age of eighteen when his father dies of cancer and his mother commits suicide, Warren and his older sister, Joan, face such challenges as their father's ruthless business partner and relatives who would exploit their situation.
91) Plum & jaggers
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Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
Haunted by a terrorist explosion that killed his parents and driven to protect his orphaned younger siblings, a member of the comedy troupe Plum & Jaggers begins writing a dark and quirky series of sketches about a family comedy troupe and ends up questioning his sanity.
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English
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Nine-year-old Alicia lost her parents during the Spanish Civil War when the Nacionales (the fascists) savagely bombed Barcelona in 1938. Twenty years later, she still carries the emotional and physical scars of that violent and terrifying time. Weary of her work as an investigator for Spain's secret police in Madrid, a job she has held for more than a decade, the twenty-nine-year old plans to move on. At the insistence of her boss, Leandro Montalvo,...
93) The outsiders
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Description
The struggle of three brothers to stay together after their parent's death and their quest for identity among the conflicting values of their adolescent society. When it was first published in 1967, The Outsiders defied convention with its immediate, deeply sympathetic portrayal of Ponyboy and his struggle to find a place for himself in a difficult world. Thirty years later, it speaks to teenagers as powerfully as ever.
94) Reckoning
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English
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"Agents Savich and Sherlock are back in the latest installment in Catherine Coulter's #1 New York Times bestselling FBI Thriller series, and this time both are enlisted to help women with traumatic pasts who are in mortal danger." --
When she was twelve years old, Kirra Mandarian's parents were murdered; she barely escaped with her life. Fourteen years later, a commonwealth attorney back home in Porte Franklin, Virginia, her goal is to find out who...
95) The savage
Author
Pub. Date
2008.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Description
A boy tells about a story he wrote when dealing with his father's death about a savage kid living in a ruined chapel in the woods--and the tale about the savage kid coming to life in the real world.
96) Porch swing girl
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Series
Tradewinds volume 01
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Stranded in Hawaii after the death of her mother, sixteen-year-old Olive Galloway is desperate to escape. She has to get back to Boston before her dad loses all common sense and sells the family house. But plane tickets cost money. With the help of Brander, the fussy youth group worship leader, and Jazz, a mysterious girl with a passion for all things Hawaiian, Olive lands a summer job. But when Jazz reveals a painful secret, Olive's plans are challenged....
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Series
Tradewinds volume 03
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
With the New Year upon her, Olive Galloway is determined to put the past behind her and uncover the new future waiting for her in her island home. However, her best friend Jazz seems dangerously close to giving up on her alcoholic mom-as well as her own dreams. Together with an unlikely ally, Olive helps Jazz regain her confidence and enter a high-stakes race, but there's still trouble on the horizon. Their friend Brander is due to come home from...
98) Visions
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Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Description
Robert and Mark are twin brothers who reluctantly accompany their scientist mother on an Arctic island expedition to observe muskoxen. What starts out as a boring and difficult holiday turns into an amazing, thrilling adventure.
99) Adopting faith
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
Description
“Brian was the only person whom Libby had felt a close relationship to since her parents were killed. In the few short months they were together, Libby felt a strong and enduring tenderness, growing into what she felt could be a lasting relationship. Having already endured much trauma in her short life, with Brian at her side, Libby strikes out on a mission to find and confront the one person responsible for the death of her parents. The journey...
Author
Series
Deja que ocurra volume 01
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
Leah está rota. Leah ya no pinta. Leah es un espejismo desde el accidente que se llevó a sus padres. Axel es el mejor amigo de su hermano mayor y, cuando accede a acogerla en su casa durante unos meses, quiere ayudarla a encontrar y unir los pedazos de la chica llena de color que un día fue. Pero no sabe que ella siempre ha estado enamorada de él, a pesar de que sean casi familia, ni de que toda su vida está a punto de cambiar. Porque ella está...
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