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Under the wolf, under the dog Under the wolf, under the dog Adam Rapp Sixteen-year-old Steve struggles to make sense of his mother's terminal breast cancer and his brother's suicide. OL103507W
The Last Child The Last Child John Hart > Thirteen year-old Johnny Merrimon had the perfect life: a warm home and loving parents; a twin sister, Alyssa, with whom he shared an irreplaceable bond. He knew nothing of loss, until the day Alys… OL11769519W
Sweet Charlotte's Seventh Mistake Sweet Charlotte's Seventh Mistake Cori Crooks Sweet Charlotte’s Seventh Mistake, is a collection of essays, poetry, vintage images, art, and documents that tell of the complex relationship Crooks had with her dead, drug addict, con-artist mother… OL11967040W
Web of Dreams Web of Dreams V. C. Andrews **With nowhere to go, no one to help her, Leigh fled into the arms of Luke Casteel!** Leigh VanVoreen had to escape from Boston's Farthinggale Manor. The foul secret she harbored within her seemed… OL134878W
Dark Angel Dark Angel V. C. Andrews **At last, Heaven would find the happiness she longed for... free from the scorn and contempt of her past!** In her grandmother's fine, rich Boston house, Heaven Leigh Casteel dreamed of a wonderf… OL134887W
If There Be Thorns If There Be Thorns V. C. Andrews *If There Be Thorns* is a novel by Virginia Andrews which was published in 1981. It is the third book in the Dollanganger series. The story takes place in the year 1982. The book is narrated by tw… OL134891W
Also known as Harper Also known as Harper Ann Haywood Leal Harper Lee Morgan is an aspiring poet, which isn’t surprising, seeing as how she’s named after her mama’s favorite writer, Harper Lee. And life is giving her a lot to write about just now. Daddy up a… OL13617423W
Little black lies Little black lies Tish Cohen Starting her junior year at an ultra-elite Boston school, sixteen-year-old Sara, hoping to join the popular crowd, hides that her father not only is the school janitor, but also has obsessive-compuls… OL13650340W
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
All families are psychotic All families are psychotic Douglas Coupland "It is the year 2001 and the Drummond family, reunited for the first time in years, has gathered near Cape Canaveral to watch the launch into space of their beloved daughter and sister, Sarah. Agains… OL14854120W
There will never be another you There will never be another you Carolyn See In the near future, the global threat of terror has cultivated rage, apathy, and panic. People fear that "anybody could be armed, or have a bomb. Or a disease. Or all three." For Phil, a dermatologis… OL14862122W
Side effects Side effects Amy Goldman Koss Everything changes for Isabelle, not quite fifteen, when she is diagnosed with lymphoma--but eventually she survives and even thrives. OL14920009W
House Rules House Rules Rachel Sontag At an early age, Rachel Sontag realized there was something deeply wrong with her father. On the surface, he was a well-respected, suburban physician. But questioning his authority led to brutal figh… OL14958694W
While They Slept While They Slept Kathryn Harrison Early on an April morning, eighteen-year-old Billy Frank Gilley, Jr., killed his sleeping parents. Surprised in the act by his younger sister, Becky, he turned on her as well. Billy then climbed the … OL14991352W
Her last death Her last death Susanna Sonnenberg Sonnenberg's memoir illuminates her resolve to forge her independence, to become a woman capable of trust and to be a good mother to her own children after being raised by a mother who was a compulsi… OL15009131W
The memory quilt The memory quilt T. D. Jakes Life doesn't always unfold in a perfect way, even for God-loving, churchgoing people like Lela. It is the cold season in Chicago, and as the days of the season progress, Lela participates in a Bible … OL15021941W
Saint Iggy Saint Iggy K. L. Going Iggy Corso, who lives in city public housing, is caught physically and spiritually between good and bad when he is kicked out of high school, goes searching for his missing mother, and causes his fri… OL15048434W
The things that keep us here The things that keep us here Carla Buckley How far would you go to protect your family? Ann Brooks never thought she'd have to answer that question. Then she found her limits tested by a crisis no one could prevent. Now, as her neighborhood d… OL15059220W
The year of the gopher The year of the gopher Phyllis Reynolds Naylor In his senior year of high school, seventeen-year-old George begins to seriously question his parents' plans and assumptions about his future and decides to try to find his own way. OL15061573W
A field guide to burying your parents A field guide to burying your parents Liza Palmer Grace Hawkes has not spoken to her previously tight-knit family since her mother's sudden death five years ago. Well, most of the family was tight-knit-- her father walked out on them when she was 13… OL15069317W
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