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South Shores volume 4
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English
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Volunteering with a support group for children affected by domestic violence, forensic psychologist Claire Britten, aided by partner Nick Markwood, investigates a suspicious death at a wildlife sanctuary, only to be confronted by an attack that is too close to home.
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English
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Amber Walker and her older brother, Jake, have an abusive father. One night her brother's best friend, Liam, sees her crying and climbs through her bedroom window to comfort her. That one action sparks a love/hate relationship that spans overs the next eight years. Liam is now a confident flirty player who has never had a girlfriend before. Amber is still emotionally scarred from the abuse she suffered at the hands of her father. Together they...
Author
Series
Charlie 'Bird' Parker novels volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 19
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English
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District Attorney Nina Frost and her husband, Caleb, face a nightmare when they discover that their young son Nathaniel has been molested, a trauma that has left him mute, terrified, and unable to reveal the identity of his attacker.
6) Tell me
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English
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"The most hated woman in Savannah, Georgia, is about to be set free. Twenty years ago, Blondell O'Henry was convicted of murdering her eldest daughter and wounding her two other children. The prosecution said that beautiful, selfish Blondell wanted to be rid of them to be with her lover. Now Blondell's son, Niall, has recanted his testimony and demolished the case. Reporter Nikki Gillette is determined to get the true story, and not just for professional...
7) 12 angry men
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
Depicts a jury of men who must decide the fate of a teenage boy who has murdered his abusive father. The jurors are from all walks of life, and bring with them their own opinions, prejudices, fears, and personal demons.
Author
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Haunted by their tragic pasts, Nate and Maddie Graves move back to their hometown with their son, Oliver, who becomes involved with a strange boy who has a taste for dark magic that puts them at the heart of a battle of good vs evil--
A new masterpiece of literary horror by the New York Times bestselling author of Wanderers about a family returning to their hometown--and to the dark past that haunts them still. Long ago, Nathan Graves lived in a...
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English
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Roxane Gay addresses the experience of living in a body that she calls 'wildly undisciplined.' She casts an insightful and critical eye over her childhood, teens, and twenties -- including the devastating act of violence that was a turning point at age 12 -- and brings readers into the present and the realities, pains, and joys of her daily life. With candor, vulnerability, and authority, Roxane explores what it means to be overweight in a time when...
Author
Series
David Pelzer trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Plume
Pub. Date
[2000], c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
The final entry in a trilogy of memoirs in which Dave Pelzer, brutally abused as a child, discusses the struggles he faced as an adult, and his determination to have a meaningful life.
12) No way out
Author
Publisher
Pocket Star Books 2001
Language
English
Description
With a child's life at stake, a compassionate teacher digs into the secrets of an important political family, risking both her life and her heart when she confronts a powerful and alluring man. Something is wrong with Julia Talbot's favorite second-grader, the mayor's son Brian. Seeing the outgoing little boy become increasingly anxious and withdrawn, she suspects there may be problems within the glittering Stratford mansion. But Julia doesn't know...
13) Lost and found
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Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Jaycee Lee Dugard was kidnapped on her way to the school bus in 1991. In 2009, she was found. For eighteen years she had lived in an outbuilding on the property of a registered sex offender named Philip Garrido, just two hours away from her childhood home. Kept in complete isolation, she was raped by Garrido, who fathered her two daughters.--cover
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