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Author
Language
English
Description
"Daniel leads a rich life in the university town of Athens, Georgia. He's got a couple close friends, a steady paycheck working for a regional airline, and of course, for a few glorious days each Fall, college football tailgates. He considers himself to be a mostly lucky guy - despite the fact that he's suffered from a debilitating disease since he was a small child, one that has left him unable to speak or to move without a wheelchair. Largely confined...
2) Payback
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
117 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In this high-interest novel for middle readers, Dylan witnesses a crime but is worried about speaking up."--
3) What We Saw
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
Physical Desc
321 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"The story of a town torn apart by the events surrounding the rape of drunk girl at a house party, from the perspective of the partygoers who witnessed it"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Ivy, Mateo, and Cal used to be close. Now all they have in common is Carlton High and the beginning of a very bad day. When Cal pulls into campus late for class and runs into Ivy and Mateo, they decide to ditch and go into the city. Just the three of them, like old times. Until they spot another Carlton High student skipping school-- and follow him to the scene of his own murder. Their day just turned deadly. And it's about to get worse. Mateo, and...
Author
Series
The Hate U Give volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
"Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters...