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Listening to whales sing Listening to whales sing Faith McNulty While observing whales in the Atlantic Ocean, a boy falls overboard. OL14985520W
Sam's lamp Sam's lamp Barbro Lindgren A toddler tries to reach a lamp he likes but instead falls down and hurts himself. OL15124301W
As easy as falling off the face of the earth As easy as falling off the face of the earth Lynne Rae Perkins A teenaged boy encounters one comedic calamity after another when his train strands him in the middle of nowhere, and everything comes down to luck. OL15531325W
The silver penny The silver penny Randall Wright A rare silver coin and a mysterious red-haired boy seem entangled in eleven-year-old Jacob "Deb" Corey's fate when he is laid up with a badly broken leg on his family's farm in the mid-1800s, just af… OL15857913W
Breaking beautiful Breaking beautiful Jennifer Shaw Wolf Allie is overwhelmed when her boyfriend, Trip, dies in a car accident, leaving her scarred and unable to recall what happened that night, but she feels she must uncover the truth, even if it could hu… OL16597000W
Good Luck, Martha Good Luck, Martha Karen Barss "Martha worries that her recent bouts of bad luck might be contagious! Uh-oh. Martha walked under a ladder--and then she broke a mirror--so now she thinks she's jinxed! Helen tries to explain that al… OL16615679W
Earthbound (Earthbound Series, Book 1) Earthbound (Earthbound Series, Book 1) Aprilynne Pike Eighteen-year-old Tavia is the only survivor of a plane crash that killed her parents. Grieving and lonely, she starts having strange visions; of a boy she's never met but feels compulsively drawn to… OL17657404W
Adrenaline crush Adrenaline crush Laurie Boyle Crompton When seventeen-year-old Dyna, an avid thrill-seeker, falls and shatters her leg, her life changes dramatically and she finds herself caught between her boyfriend, who supports her newfound desire for… OL17848442W
What Katy did What Katy did Marc D. Falkoff Twelve-year-old Katy always planned to do a great many wonderful things but in the end did something she never planned at all. OL1917794W
The Accident Season The Accident Season Moïra Fowley-Doyle Every October Cara and her family become mysteriously and dangerously accident-prone, but this year, the year Cara, her ex-stepbrother, and her best friend are 17, is when Cara will begin to unravel … OL19332475W
Accident! Accident! Andrea Tsurumi When a clumsy armadillo named Lola knocks over a glass pitcher, she sets off a silly chain of events, encountering chaos wherever she goes. OL19713870W
Somebody on this bus is going to be famous Somebody on this bus is going to be famous J. B. Cheaney During a torrential rainstorm, a school bus goes off the road and, with the driver unconscious, it is up to her passengers to try to rescue each other and go for help. OL20009055W
Amazing Spencer Gray Amazing Spencer Gray Deb Fitzpatrick Spencer Gray is twelve - finally old enough to join Dad in his glider. But when disaster strikes the glider mid-flight, Spencer will need to be nothing short of amazing. OL20197058W
Ghosting Ghosting Edith Pattou Told through multiple points of view in free verse, eight teenagers partying the last weekend before their senior year of high school participate in a seemingly harmless prank that goes tragically aw… OL20911424W
Ripple effect Ripple effect Sylvia Taekema Best friends Dana and Janelle had big plans for grade six. Run on the cross-country team together. Try out for volleyball. They'd even planned to be partners for the class geography project. Neither … OL21733451W
Safety in the bus Safety in the bus Teddy Slater "And so begins the tale of what happened when Roxie's friends stood up in the bus to look at her school project. In this book, you will learn how to stay safe in a bus"--Publisher. OL22645323W
Tiger's fall Tiger's fall Molly Bang After eleven-year-old Lupe is partially paralyzed in an accident in her Mexican village, other handicapped people help her realize that her life can still have purpose. OL2732670W
Finally Finally Wendy Mass After her twelfth birthday, Rory checks off a list of things she is finally allowed to do, but unexpected consequences interfere with her involvement in the movie being shot at her school, while a we… OL464686W
The Accident The Accident Carol Carrick After his dog is hit by a truck and killed, Christopher must deal with his own feelings of depression and guilt. OL48109W
The trail home The trail home Bonnie Bryant Callie is out of the hospital, and Carole and Stevie are determined to help her recover. But Stevie is still consumed by guilt over the accident in which Callie was almost killed, and feels she has t… OL813202W
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