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Quad Quad C. G. Watson Everything led up to this moment—the point when the teasing, the cruelty, the pressure all became too much. And someone finally snapped.Now six students, from six different cliques, are trapped in th… OL12074376W
Hate list Hate list Jennifer Brown Five months ago, Valerie Leftman's boyfriend, Nick, opened fire on their school cafeteria. Shot trying to stop him, Valerie inadvertently saved the life of a classmate, but was implicated in the sho… OL13683596W
Columbine Columbine David Cullen On April 20, 1999, two boys left an indelible stamp on the American psyche. Their goal was simple: to blow up their school, Oklahoma-City style, and to leave "a lasting impression on the world." Thei… OL13761882W
Catholic (reluctantly) Catholic (reluctantly) Christian M. Frank The seven students of a newly-established, "real" Catholic high school try to learn and do what is right as they face the possibility that their building will be condemned, personality conflicts, and… OL13777923W
The silent The silent Rebecca Kenney When threatening emails are sent to the teachers at Mourning High School, Nikki Altemann teams up with a local detective to uncover the person behind the threats. Between the trouble at school and co… OL15500832W
A professor's rage A professor's rage Michele McPhee A devoted wife and mother and a Harvard-educated scientist working as a biology professor at the University of Alabama-Huntsville, Amy Bishop seemed to have it all. But when she was denied tenure, he… OL16464611W
Memory Man Memory Man David Baldacci Amos Decker's life changed forever-- twice. The first time was on the gridiron. A big, towering athlete, he was the only person from his hometown of Burlington ever to go pro. But his career ended be… OL17321263W
No right to remain silent No right to remain silent Lucinda Roy Chronicles one teacher's efforts to reach out and help the extremely troubled Seung-Hui Cho, which were hampered by the school's rules regarding student confidentiality, leading to the April 2007 mas… OL17742311W
Snapped Snapped Laura Griffin After surviving a sniper attack on the local college campus, crime lab technician Sophie Barrett comes to believe that it was not a random, senseless act and works to make homicide detective Jonah Ma… OL17797056W
Stillwater rising Stillwater rising Steena Holmes "After losing her son in an elementary school shooting that devastates the tight-knit community of Stillwater Bay, Jennifer Crowne finds herself unable to settle back into her role of perfect stay-at… OL17900388W
Bang Bang Lisa McMann "A teen who used to see a vision of a crash must help her boyfriend as he is now seeing a vision of a school shooting"-- OL18151486W
One breath away One breath away Heather Gudenkauf In the midst of a sudden spring snowstorm, an unknown man armed with a gun walks into an elementary school classroom. Outside the school, the town of Broken Branch watches and waits. Officer Meg Barr… OL18174724W
The silent The silent Rebecca Kenney When threatening emails are sent to the teachers at Mourning High School, Nikki Altemann teams up with a local detective to uncover the person behind the threats. Between the trouble at school and co… OL18618275W
A heart in a body in the world A heart in a body in the world Deb Caletti Followed by Grandpa Ed in his RV and backed by her brother and friends, Annabelle, eighteen, runs from Seattle to Washington, D.C., becoming a reluctant activist as people connect her journey to her … OL19752374W
Newtown Newtown Matthew Lysiak "In the vein of Dave Cullen's Columbine, the first comprehensive account of the Sandy Hook tragedy--with exclusive new reporting that chronicles the horrific events of December 14, 2012, including ne… OL19972746W
Nurturing healing love Nurturing healing love Scarlett Lewis The mother of one of the children killed in the Newtown massacre discusses how the tragedy led her to a path of promoting peace and forgiveness, and counsels readers on how to deal with the unimagina… OL19975694W
The competition The competition Marcia Clark While interviewing students in the aftermath of a school shooting in the San Fernando Valley, prosecutor Rachel Knight and Detective Bailey Keller realize the facts don't add up and the real killers … OL19980432W
Gasp Gasp Lisa McMann After narrowly surviving two harrowing tragedies, Jules now fully understands the importance of the visions that she and people around her are experiencing. She s convinced that if the visions passed… OL19987960W
Choosing hope Choosing hope Kaitlin Roig-DeBellis "A teacher who saved the lives of fifteen elementary school students during the Sandy Hook shooting shares her experience with others in the hopes that they too can overcome their own personal traged… OL20008558W
Reunion Reunion Jeff Bennington David Ray killed eight students and then turned the gun on himself. He thought the shooting and suicide would fix his world. It didn't. The massacre threw Tanner Khan and the other survivors into cha… OL20014746W
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