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Thirteen days to midnight Thirteen days to midnight Patrick Carman *You are indestructible.* These are the words that transfer an astonishing power to Jacob Fielding...and it changes everything. After all, there's something addictive about testing the limits of fear… OL14906970W
Briana's gift Briana's gift Lurlene McDaniel When a pregnant seventeen-year-old girl is hospitalized and in a coma, her younger sister faces several difficult choices while dealing with loss, love, and life at Christmastime. OL14925070W
The Day I Killed James The Day I Killed James Catherine Ryan Hyde IT WASN'T SUPPOSED to end up like this. But it did.When Theresa brings James to a party as her date, it's just for the night . . . and he knows that. But when everything goes horribly wrong, James dr… OL14927673W
Julia Gillian (and the dream of the dog) Julia Gillian (and the dream of the dog) Alison McGhee While trying to cope with more school work, including an assignment in her least favorite subject, reading, a sixth-grade girl faces her toughest challenge as her beloved dog--and lifelong companion-… OL14955264W
Hero Hero Mike Lupica Fourteen-year-old Billy learns he has the same special abilities as his father, who was the President's globe-trotting troubleshooter until "the Bads" killed him, and now Billy must decide whether to… OL15046710W
One of the survivors One of the survivors Susan Shaw When his classmates die in a school fire, fourteen-year-old Joey is haunted by their deaths and struggles to survive amidst suspicion and anger from the town. OL15105366W
Bring me a memory Bring me a memory Rose Blue Twelve-year-old Holly's father is dying, so she asks friends and relatives to tell her their memories of him. OL15207323W
Hunting Grandma's treasures Hunting Grandma's treasures Gina Willner-Pardo A boy's dying grandmother helps him say good-bye and accept life's changes. OL15280728W
Thin Ice Thin Ice Marsha Qualey Seventeen-year-old Arden has been raised by her older brother, Scott, since their parents died when she was just six years old, so when Scott is presumed drowned in a snowmobile accident, Arden is co… OL1882685W
White Noise White Noise Don DeLillo The trials and tribulations of a profesor of Hitler studies. OL1921196W
A Dirty Job A Dirty Job Christopher Moore Charlie Asher is a pretty normal guy. A little hapless, somewhat neurotic, sort of a hypochondriac. He's what's known as a Beta Male: the kind of fellow who makes his way through life by being carefu… OL1987159W
Striking out Striking out Will Weaver Since the death of his older brother, thirteen-year-old Billy Baggs has had a distant relationship with his father, but life on their farm in northern Minnesota begins to change when he starts to pla… OL2692199W
Crónica de una muerte anunciada Crónica de una muerte anunciada Gabriel García Márquez Also contained in: - [Collected Novellas](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL274508W) OL274574W
Good-bye, Chicken Little Good-bye, Chicken Little Betsy Cromer Byars A boy discovers that he doesn't have to feel personally responsible for his uncle's drowning. OL279217W
The Fall of Freddie the Leaf The Fall of Freddie the Leaf Leo Buscaglia,Leo F. Buscaglia As Freddie experiences the changing seasons along with his companion leaves, he learns about the delicate balance between life and death. OL3487851W
The stone silenus The stone silenus Jane Yolen A year after her father, a poet who identified with fauns and satyrs, has been found dead in a motel swimming pool, a strange faun-boy appears to Melissa, seeming to be the reincarnation of her belov… OL441293W
Ghost cat Ghost cat Mark Abley When her beloved cat, Tommy Douglas, dies after many years of companionship, Miss Wilkinson is inconsolable until his spirit returns to give her comfort. OL584469W
Annie and the Old One Annie and the Old One Miska Miles A Navajo girl unravels a day's weaving on a rug whose completion, she believes, will mean the death of her grandmother. OL6559531W
The Leap The Leap Jonathan Stroud After her best friend, Max, drowns, grief-stricken Charlie discovers that she can enter a mysterious afterlife when she is dreaming, and as she tries desperately to find Max, she puts herself in grav… OL7920755W
The Hanged Man The Hanged Man Francesca Lia Block After the death of her father, Laurel is haunted by a legacy of family secrets, hidden shame, and shattered glass. Immersing herself in the heady rhythms of a city that is like something wild, caged,… OL82412W
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