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English
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When her handsome new neighbor encourages her to confront her fears, Catherine Bailey, the victim of a violent attack at the hands of a man whose good looks hid a dark, violent nature, finally believes in the possibility of love and a normal life until one phone call changes everything.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Emerging as the lone survivor of a serial killer's massacre a decade earlier, Quincy Carpenter struggles to ignore traumatic memories and move on as one of a group of other survivors who look to her for answers when one of them is found dead in a suspicious suicide.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Detective Michael Bennett takes his family to upstate New York in an effort to escape a lawless crime wave erupting in Manhattan only to find themselves immersed in another nightmare, one that endangers his relationship with his wife.
5) Elmet
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
A reclusive former enforcer thinks he has established a peaceful existence in the remote woods of Yorkshire with his children, Cathy and Daniel, until a powerful landowner shows up, which sets off a chain of violent events.
6) Trust
Publisher
Millenium Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
When a young girl is assaulted by an older man she meets on the Internet, her family's bonds are ripped apart as her father searches across the country in an effort to track down her attacker and exact revenge.
Publisher
Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Offers multiple perspectives on momentous events. This volume introduces and provides a brief overview of the major factors that contributed to terrorist attacks at the Munich Olympics beginning September 5, 1972.
8) The prey
Author
Series
Predator trilogy (Allison Brennan) volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
First, she imagined it. Then a killer made it real.
“Taut, fast-paced suspense . . . a killer debut.”—Mariah Stewart
Rowan Smith is living in a borrowed Malibu beach house while her bestselling novel is made into a Hollywood movie. A former FBI agent with a haunted past, Rowan thinks she has outrun her demons. But fiction and reality collide when a dismembered body is found in Colorado: the real-life victim had...
“Taut, fast-paced suspense . . . a killer debut.”—Mariah Stewart
Rowan Smith is living in a borrowed Malibu beach house while her bestselling novel is made into a Hollywood movie. A former FBI agent with a haunted past, Rowan thinks she has outrun her demons. But fiction and reality collide when a dismembered body is found in Colorado: the real-life victim had...
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Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Documents the story of the massacre of a group of Nepalese men working as defense contractors for the U.S. during the Iraq War, and the widow who dedicated herself to finding justice for her husband and the other victims.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Looks at the suffering, discrimination, and abuse suffered by women throughout the world, often as a result of distorted readings of religious texts, as witnessed by the author and the testimony of women representing different regions and religions.
12) Malala Yousafzai
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Publisher
Heinemann Raintree
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Author
Publisher
Grand Central
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Sloan will go through hell and back for those she loves. And she does so, every single day. Caught up with the alluring Asa Jackson, a notorious drug trafficker, Sloan has finally found a lifeline to cling to, even if it's meant compromising her morals. She was in dire straits trying to pay for her brother's care until she met Asa. But as Sloan became emotionally and economically reliant on him, he in turn developed a disturbing obsession with her...
15) Attica
Publisher
Showtime
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Survivors, observers and expert government officials recount the 1971 uprising at the Attica Correctional Facility, when a violent five-day standoff between mostly black and latino inmates and law enforcement took place.
Author
Publisher
Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
The raw, uplifting, and unforgettable memoir from the CEO and president of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence chronicling her personal battle against abuse, violence, and even a murder attempt. Ruth M. Glenn wasn't surprised the first time her husband beat her. She was hurt and disappointed but after a childhood in a broken and violent home, she was not surprised. It was only after she lay bleeding, after being shot three times by him,...
17) Disappeared
Author
Series
Disappeared (Stork) volume 1
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
When Sara uses her job as a reporter to draw attention to the girls who have been kidnapped, she becomes a target; meanwhile her brother Emiliano finds himself being lured into the narcotics business by the promise of big money.
Author
Series
Publisher
Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"This narrative nonfiction title introduces young readers to the 2020 Black Lives Matter marches. These large protests, filled with powerful and courageous voices, shined a light on important issues concerning police brutality and racism. Each book includes a table of contents, glossary of key words, index, author biography, sidebars, and timeline"--
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