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"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author, a novel about the power of family to harm--and to heal. Within the walls of a tasteful, perfectly kept house in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, young Zane Bigelow feels like a prisoner of war. Strangers--and even Zane's own aunt across the lake--see his parents as a successful surgeon and his stylish wife, making appearances at their children's ballet recitals and baseball games. Zane and his...
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New York Times bestselling author Catherine Anderson will touch your emotions with the story of woman who brings out the best in a daredevil cowboy in this Harrigan Family novel.
At twenty-eight, Mandy Pajeck has spent most of her life taking care of others. Since the accident that took her younger brother's sight, Luke's complete reliance on Mandy's care has left both of them feeling trapped. But when Mandy meets handsome Zach Harrigan,...
At twenty-eight, Mandy Pajeck has spent most of her life taking care of others. Since the accident that took her younger brother's sight, Luke's complete reliance on Mandy's care has left both of them feeling trapped. But when Mandy meets handsome Zach Harrigan,...
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Bestselling novelist Danielle Steel takes us on a harrowing journey into the heart of America's hidden shame in a novel that explores the power of forgiveness, the dark side of childhood, and one woman's unbreakable spirit.
From her secret perch at the top of the stairs, Gabriella Harrison watches the guests arrive at her parents' lavish Manhattan townhouse. At seven, she knows she is an intruder in her parents' party, in her parents'...
From her secret perch at the top of the stairs, Gabriella Harrison watches the guests arrive at her parents' lavish Manhattan townhouse. At seven, she knows she is an intruder in her parents' party, in her parents'...
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A remarkable debut from the author of The Saints of Swallow Hill, composed in a voice as sure and resonant as that of The Secret Life of Bees. This story about mothers and daughters, the guilt and pain that pass between generations, and the truths that are impossible to hide, especially from ourselves, will take readers on a heartfelt and heartbreaking journey.
"Young Dixie Dupree is an indomitable spirit in this...
"Young Dixie Dupree is an indomitable spirit in this...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 15
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English
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A Man Named Dave, which has sold over 1 million copies, is the gripping conclusion to Dave Pelzer’s inspirational and New York Times bestselling trilogy of memoirs that began with A Child Called "It" and The Lost Boy.
"All those years you tried your best to break me, and I'm still here. One day you'll see, I'm going to make something of myself." These words were Dave Pelzer's declaration...
"All those years you tried your best to break me, and I'm still here. One day you'll see, I'm going to make something of myself." These words were Dave Pelzer's declaration...
7) Gossamer
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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While learning to bestow dreams, a young dream giver tries to save an eight-year-old boy from the effects of both his abusive past and the nightmares inflicted on him by the frightening Sinisteeds.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 27
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English
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In the middle of the night, in a house in suburban Minneapolis, intruders murder Luke Ellis's parents and load him into a black SUV. Luke will wake up at The Institute, in a room that looks just like his own, except there's no window. Other kids with special talents -- telekinesis and telepathy -- are also here. Some, like Luke, are in Front Half, while others graduated to Back Half. In this most sinister of institutions, the director and her staff...
9) Belle Teal
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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Ten-year-old Belle Teal Harper lives with her mother and grandmother on the wrong side of the tracks, in a small rural community in the 1960's.
10) Harper & Moon
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Atheneum
Pub. Date
1993
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1st ed.
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IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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Although twelve-year-old Harper has always liked Moon, an abused, orphaned older boy, their friendship is tested by a discovery Harper makes when Moon joins the Army in 1943.
11) Orbiting Jupiter
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Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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"Jack, 12, tells the gripping story of Joseph, 14, who joins his family as a foster child. Damaged in prison, Joseph wants nothing more than to find his baby daughter, Jupiter, whom he has never seen. When Joseph has begun to believe he'll have a future, he is confronted by demons from his past that force a tragic sacrifice"--
12) Me & Emma
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English
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Eight-year-old Carrie Parker struggles to protect her younger sister Emma from the harsh realities of the impoverished life in North Carolina, using her imagination to create a fairytale world where they can escape from reality.
13) A list of cages
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2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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"Adam,a high school senior, rescues Julian, a freshman, from an abusive situation"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 17
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English
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When she is abandoned by her alcoholic mother, high school senior Ruby winds up living with Cora, the sister she has not seen for ten years, and learns about Cora's new life, what makes a family, how to allow people to help her when she needs it, and that she too has something to offer others.
15) Mean dreams
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Vertical Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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Local farm boy Jonas and the new girl next door, Casey, embark on a journey that will change their lives forever. When Casey's abusive home life reaches a new level of danger, Jonas takes the lead in their escape by stealing a bag full of drug money from Casey's corrupt father, local cop Wayne Caraway. With the stolen cash as their only means to a better life, Casey flees with Jonas. Under relentless pursuit from her father, they learn the hard truth...
16) Carrie
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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Carrie, the odd one out at school and the continual butt of cruel jokes, finally found her gift, and with it came cataclysmic repercussions.
17) Damaged
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Harper Element
Pub. Date
2006
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English
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Cathy Glass recounts her time as a foster caregiver to eight-year-old Aimee, who was finally brought into the foster system after years of physical and mental abuse.
19) The vision
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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"Mary Bergen, a gifted clairvoyant, uses her psychic ability and haunting visions to help the police solve crimes both past and present while feeling powerless to stop the murders, until she envisions her own death"--Container.
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