Amy Melissa Bentley
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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Interweaving stories from past and present, All We Have Left brings one of the most important days in our recent history—September 11th—to life, showing that love and hope will always triumph.
Now:
Sixteen-year-old Jesse is used to living with the echoes of the past. Her older brother died in the September 11th attacks, and her dad since has filled their home with anger and grief. When Jesse gets...
Now:
Sixteen-year-old Jesse is used to living with the echoes of the past. Her older brother died in the September 11th attacks, and her dad since has filled their home with anger and grief. When Jesse gets...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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Description
From the award-winning author of Some Boys comes an unflinching examination of rape culture that delves into a family torn apart by sexual assault.
It's been two years since the night that changed Ashley's life. Two years since she was raped by her brother's teammate. And a year since she sat in a court and watched as he was given a slap on the wrist sentence. But the years have done nothing to stop the pain.
It's been two years of hell for Derek....
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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No one knows what happened that morning at River Point. Five boys went hunting. Four came back. The boys won't say who fired the shot that killed their friend, Grant; the evidence shows it could have been any one of them.
Kate Marino's senior year internship at the District Attorney's Office isn't exactly glamorous-more like an excuse to leave school early that looks good on college applications. Then the DA hands her boss, Mr. Stone, the biggest...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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When Nina's mother told her there was no such thing as unconditional love, Nina believed her. Now she's desperate to keep her boyfriend-but he leaves her anyway. What is she if not a girlfriend? What is she made of?
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"Isabel has one rule: no dating. It's easier-it's safer-it's better-for the other person. She's got issues. She's got secrets. She's got rheumatoid arthritis. But then she meets another sick kid. He's got a chronic illness Isabel's never heard of, something she can't even pronounce. He understands what it means to be sick. He understands her more than her healthy friends. He understands her more than her own father, who's a doctor. He's gorgeous,...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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REDEMPTION IS NEVER FREE
When Reece Murphy is forcibly dragged into the Rose Riders gang because of a mysterious gold coin in his possession, he vows to find the man who gave him the piece and turn him over to the gang in exchange for freedom. Never does he expect a lead to come from an aspiring female journalist. But when Reece's path crosses with Charlotte Vaughn after a botched train robbery and she mentions a promising rumor about a gunslinger...