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1) Black Chuck
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Language
English
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"In this gritty young adult novel, Réal struggles with his guilt over a friend's violent death and his feelings for the dead boy's pregnant girlfriend."--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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Description
When eighteen-year-old Mikey's younger sister claims to have been raped and he seeks to avenge the crime, he meets Ellie, the sister of the accused, and befriends her, complicating the situation considerably for all of them.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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Description
Nikki blames her brother, Derek, for their parents' death, but when his involvement in a gang threatens his life, she must use all of her skills at parkour--a sport that involves overcoming obstacles--in an attempt to save him.
Author
Series
Jane Anonymous volume 2
Language
English
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Description
When no one believes her story of abduction and escape, Terra turns to an online community of trauma victims for advice and solace, befriending a girl whose story parallels Terra's and who might be able to help Terra uncover the truth she seeks.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Four girls from a defunct thrill-seeking group descend into a dangerous underground cave system in search of a subterranean lake that local legends claim has the power to change things for those who can confront their deepest fears.
Author
Publisher
A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book/Atheneum
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Crippled with guilt after causing a horrific accident two years earlier, sixteen-year-old Bett's life is a series of pluses and minuses. But when the pluses become too much to outweigh the minuses, Bett is forced to confront her self-harming behavior"--
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Series
Farah rocks volume 3
Language
English
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Description
Feeling guilty over the house fire she might have started, Farah Hajjar channels her energy into starting a creative writing club at the Magnet Academy where she is a new sixth-grader. Includes writing prompts and glossaries.
12) Ashes to ashes
Author
Series
Burn for burn trilogy volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
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Description
"Lillia, Kat and Mary must deal with the fallout of what happened on New Year's Eve in the conclusion to the Burn for Burn trilogy"--
13) The goldfish boy
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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Description
Emotionally crippled by his obsessive-compulsive disorder, teenager Matthew Corbin rarely leaves his room on a cul-de-sac in London, and he passes the day observing and writing down his neighbors doings from his window--but when a toddler staying next door disappears Matt is the key to solving a mystery and possibly saving a child's life...if he can manage to expose himself, and his secret guilt to the outside world.
14) Long lost
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 8
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.
15) The homecoming
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Language
English
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Description
John's mother kicked him out of the house when she couldn't handle his anger, and John's spent the last few years bouncing between relatives. But after his last scrape with the law, there's nowhere for him to go but home. Starting senior year at a new high school and fitting into the family that shut him out is a challenge. And it's all that John can do to keep from turning back to bad habits. Lacrosse training helps him focus. As does Emily, the...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Mathilda (Tilly), fourteen, and Ruth Anne (Roo), sixteen, are sisters and best friends in Connecticut, but when Roo crashes her car while texting she is confined to a hospital bed with "locked-in syndrome," aware of her surroundings, but apparently comatose--and Tilly must find a way to communicate with her sister, while dealing with her own sense of guilt.
Author
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Carver Briggs never thought a simple text would cause a fatal crash, killing his three best friends, Mars, Eli, and Blake. Carver can't stop blaming himself for the accident, and a judge is pressuring the district attorney to open up a criminal investigation. Eli's girlfriend, Carver's therapist, and Blake's grandmother ask Carver to spend a "goodbye day" with them to share their memories and say a proper farewell. As other families ask for their...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
On the night Donovan Turner is thrown out of a car on a highway in the middle of nowhere, he can barely remember his own name, let alone the past twenty-four hours. Where is he? Where is his girlfriend, Bee? In an attempt to flag down the next passing car, he startles the driver, causing a fatal accident. With sirens in the distance and the lingering feeling that he's running from something--or someone--Donovan grabs the dead driver's briefcase and...
20) Haunt me
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
The tale of a sleepover where a vengeful ghost is the uninvited guest who won't leave ... or let anyone else leave. It was supposed to be a normal winter sleepover. Hot chocolate and pillow forts and scary movies. But Maria's friends had other things in mind. They bring out a board game that is supposed to help you talk to the dead, and Maria wants nothing more than to communicate with her recently deceased sister, Isabella. She gets her wish. Isabella...