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1) The dare
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Fire
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
280 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Blaming herself for her best friend Erica's swimming death, seventeen-year-old Bryn tries to make a fresh start by burying her memories of that awful night. But when a Twitter post from 'EricaNShaw' pops up on her feed and a chilling voice mail appears on her phone, she realizes that someone isn't ready to let go of the past"--Provided by publisher.
2) Faithful
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
258 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
After walking away from an accident that robs her best friend of her future, Shelby Richmond struggles to fight her way back to her own future.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
261 p.: 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Zinnia Taylor uncovers family secrets and self truths while clearing a mysterious settler trail that begins on her family's farm in Kentucky.
Author
Pub. Date
2022
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
Description
A woman disappears and frames her husband for her murder - but she soon learns the past isn't so easily left behind.
Jace and Tessa appear to be a young couple in love with nothing to hide. But looks can be deceiving.
When Jace Montgomery comes home late from entertaining clients, he discovers that his wife Tessa is missing. There's broken glass at the back door. Clumps of her hair. Blood. The cops in their small New Jersey town have him pegged...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
326 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A year after her mother has deserted the family, eleven-year-old Shelby goes to stay with her, deep in the Louisiana bayou, where they both confront old hurts and regrets.
Author
Publisher
Razorbill
Pub. Date
c2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 12
Physical Desc
298 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
After he eats the sin of a royal, Taj consumes the guilt of others whose transgressions are exorcised from them by powerful but corrupt Mages and is drawn into a plot to destroy the city.
7) Chime
Author
Publisher
Dial Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 13
Physical Desc
361 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Briony, who can see the spirits that haunt the marshes around their town, feels responsible for her twin sister's horrible injury until a young man enters their lives and exposes secrets that even Briony does not know about.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
324 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
One very special work of art--a Chaim Soutine painting--connects the lives and fates of two different women, generations apart, in a novel that moves from World War II Vienna to contemporary Los Angeles.
9) Willow
Author
Publisher
Dial Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 13
Physical Desc
329 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Willow, who was driving the car that killed both of her parents, copes with the pain and guilt by cutting herself, until she meets a smart and sensitive boy who is determined to help her stop.
10) The crossroads
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
325 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When eleven-year-old Zack Jennings moves to Connecticut with his father and new stepmother, they must deal with the ghosts left behind by a terrible accident, as well as another kind of ghost from Zack's past.
11) Long lost
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
276 pages : 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Feeling lonely and out of place after her family moves to a new town, eleven-year-old Fiona Crane ventures to the local library, where she finds a gripping mystery novel about a small town, family secrets, and a tragic disappearance.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Co
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
119 p. ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Feeling guilty after accidentally breaking his friend's leg, Rocky Fletcher takes on extra duties at school, from selling chocolate bars and managing his injured friend's student council campaign to playing both offense and defense on the football team.
13) I refuse
Author
Publisher
Graywolf Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A chance encounter between two childhood friends, including one who escaped an abusive father, reveals how their fortunes have reversed.
Author
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Simon Pulse hardcover edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 14
Physical Desc
406 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Ryn, eighteen, trapped by a massive blizzard in the Denver airport, meets some unique characters who help her cope with survivor's guilt on the first anniversary of her best friend's death.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
177 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ruminating on his past relationships with the men in his family, New York city theater critic Yedidyah is assigned to cover the murder trial of a German expatriate whose enigmatic plea triggers Yedidyah's own revelations.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1960s Manhattan, patrons flock to Masha's for the delicious food, impeccable service, and dashing owner and chef, Peter Rashkin. Peter suffers from the terrible guilt of surviving Auschwitz while his wife, Masha--the restaurant's namesake--and two young daughters perished. Although he is considered the most eligible bachelor in town, Peter has resigned himself to a solitary life. Then he falls passionately in love with beautiful young model June...
17) The lucky ones
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 11
Physical Desc
343 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"In the aftermath of a school tragedy, May and Zach struggle with grief, survivor's guilt, and the complex emotional impact of the event, learning how to heal and hope in the face of it all"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
Kate is in the middle of the biggest meeting of her career when she gets the telephone call from Grace Hall, her daughter's exclusive private school in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Amelia has been suspended, effective immediately, and Kate must come get her daughter now. But Kate's stress over leaving work quickly turns to panic when she arrives at the school and finds it surrounded by police officers, fire trucks, and an ambulance. By then it's already...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
265 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Max struggles with his ADHD and making mistakes, so when a mistake leaves one friend in a coma and another shutting him out, Max resolves to find out what really happened that night.
20) The confession
Author
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Language
English
Description
"In Holt Douglas's line of work, there's nothing sweeter than a confession of guilt. Assistant D.A. Holt Douglas makes his living exposing lies and sending criminals to jail in Ashley County, Georgia. His job is always easier when defendants, instead of remaining silent, blame someone else or try to excuse their actions. With a confession in his hand, Holt knows a guilty plea will soon follow. But lurking in Holt's past is a dark secret that could...