Jodi Picoult
Author
Language
English
Description
"A captivating novel about two women, centuries apart, fighting to be heard -- one of whom may be the real author of Shakespeare's plays -- from the New York Times bestselling author of Wish You Were Here. As an undergraduate, Melina Green had a rare opportunity to have one of her first plays judged by famous theater critic Jasper Tolle, only to be publicly humiliated by a harsh and biased critique. Ten years later, her confidence as a playwright...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Olivia McAfee knows what it feels like to start over. Her picture-perfect life-living in Boston, married to a brilliant cardiothoracic surgeon, raising a beautiful son, Asher-was upended when her husband revealed a darker side. She never imagined she would end up back in her sleepy New Hampshire hometown, living in the house she grew up in, and taking over her father's beekeeping business. Lily Campanello is familiar with do-overs, too. When she...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 29
Language
English
Description
"In Sterling, New Hampshire, 17-year-old high school student Peter Houghton has endured years of verbal and physical abuse at the hands of classmates. His best friend, Josie Cormier, succumbed to peer pressure and now hangs out with the popular crowd that often instigates the harassment. One final incident of bullying sends Peter over the edge and leads him to commit an act of violence that forever changes the lives of Sterling's residents. Even those...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Description
One moment June Nealon was happily looking forward to years full of laughter and adventure with her family, and the next, she was staring into a future that was as empty as her heart. Now her life is a waiting game. Waiting for time to heal her wounds, waiting for justice. In short, waiting for a miracle to happen. For Shay Bourne, life holds no more surprises. The world has given him nothing, and he has nothing to offer the world. In a heartbeat,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 27
Language
English
Formats
Description
Teenager Jacob Hunt has Asperger's syndrome. A forensic science wizard, he follows his scanner to show up at crime scenes and give law enforcement officials his advice. But when his tutor is found dead, he becomes a suspect. Suddenly, his Asperger's traits--not looking people in the eye, tics and twitches--look more like guilt in the view of police.
Author
Series
Publisher
Washington Square Press
Pub. Date
2005, c2004
Edition
1st Washington Square Press trade pbk. ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 18
Physical Desc
x, 423 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Conceived to provide a bone marrow match for her leukemia-stricken sister, teenage Kate begins to question her moral obligations in light of countless medical procedures and decides to fight for the right to make decisions about her own body. New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult tells the emotionally riveting story of a family torn apart by conflicting needs and a passionate love that triumphs over human weakness. Anna is not sick, but she...
Author
Publisher
Washington Square Press
Pub. Date
2001, 1992
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 20
Physical Desc
346 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
After a family argument, Jane takes her daughter, Rebecca, and travels across the country to stay with her brother Joley, and Oliver, her oceanographer husband, tries to track her unpredictable path.
10) Salem Falls
Author
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
©2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 22
Physical Desc
434 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Jack St. Bride was a popular teacher and soccer coach at a girls' prep school when he was falsely accused of statutory rape. Released after eight months behind bars, he arrives in Salem Falls hoping to start fresh. He lands a job washing dishes at the local diner and even falls in love with the owner, Addie. But then a spoiled local girl accuses Jack of assault, forcing his past into the open and turning the town against him.
12) Plain truth
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
1st hardcover ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 22
Physical Desc
405 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
The discovery of a dead baby under a pile of old blankets in Aaron Fisher's barn sets off a scandal in Amish country and an investigation that could implicate Fisher's eighteen-year-old daughter.
Author
Series
Wonder Woman (2007) volume 2
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
©2007
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Wonder Woman, in her disguise as Diana Prince, a special agent of the Department of Metahuman Affairs, takes on an assignment to track down Wonder Woman, an impossible task that risks revealing her secret identity.