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1) The Bell Jar
Author
Language
English
Description
A realistic and emotional look at a woman battling mental illness and societal pressures written by iconic American writer Sylvia Plath.
"It is this perfectly wrought prose and the freshness of Plath's voice in The Bell Jar that make this book enduring in its appeal." — USA Today
The Bell Jar chronicles the crack-up of Esther Greenwood: brilliant, beautiful, enormously talented,
...2) Forest ghost
Author
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
After a troop of boy scouts and their leaders commit suicide while camping, Jack Wallace looks into the tragedy when his autistic son senses a malign presence in the woods, trying to discover what is causing people to panic in the forest.
3) The soulmate
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
When her husband becomes a local hero, saving person after person from ending their lives until one night he doesn’t, Pippa discovers he knew the victim and wonders if she jumped or was pushed?—?a question that cracks the foundations of the life they’ve built.
5) Paperweight
Author
Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
Enduring regimented and intrusive treatment at an eating-disorder center, seventeen-year-old Stevie is haunted by guilt for her brother's fatal accident and secretly plans to commit suicide on the anniversary of his death.
7) The homesman
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Four women in the isolated frontier territory go mad, and it is up to the unlikely combination of homesteader Mary Bee Cuddy and ne'er-do-well Briggs to escort them east to safety.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Della relies on her older sister, Suki, for comfort and guidance during difficult times, but after Suki attempts suicide, it becomes apparent that she is struggling more than she lets on.
10) Black widow
Author
Series
Doc Ford novels volume 15
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Entreated by his goddaughter to help pay off a blackmailer who videotaped her bachelorette party and then threatened to expose her debauchery, Doc Ford reluctantly agrees and then finds himself in danger when the extortionist releases the tape anyway, prompting a bridesmaid's suicide and a dangerous vengeance plot.
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
The family lawyer: Criminal defense attorney Matthew Hovanes is at the height of his career with a good marriage and popular athlete daughter Hannah, and smart computer whiz son Daniel. But their lives are shattered when a local girl commits suicide after being anonymously bullied--and Hannah is accused of cyber-stalking her. Convinced of Hannah's innocence, Matthew is determined to save his daughter from prison. But as he delves into the case, he...
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