Candace Thaxton
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Ends With Us and November 9 comes a moving and haunting novel of family, love, and the power of the truth. In Colleen Hoover's gripping novel, reminiscent of the bestselling works of Liane Moriarty and Jojo Moyes, a young woman decides to reveal the dark secrets of her seemingly-happy family before she leaves them behind, but when her escape plan fails, she must deal with the staggering consequences...
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Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
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From the author of the runaway bestseller The Orphan's Tale comes a remarkable story of friendship and courage centered around three women and a ring of female secret agents during World War II.1946, ManhattanOne morning while passing through Grand Central Terminal on her way to work, Grace Healey finds an abandoned suitcase tucked beneath a bench. Unable to resist her own curiosity, Grace opens the suitcase, where she discovers a dozen photographs--each...
3) Roll with it
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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Twelve-year-old Ellie, who has cerebral palsy, finds her life transformed when she moves with her mother to small-town Oklahoma to help care for her grandfather, who has Alzheimer's Disease.
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
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"Absorbing...poignant, often heartbreaking...Schwarz is a vivid storyteller." –The New York Times Book Review
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Drowning Ruth vividly evokes the perennially fascinating true crime love affair of Bonnie and Clyde in this suspenseful, gorgeously detailed fictional portrait of Bonnie Parker, one of America's most enigmatic women.
Born in a small town in the...
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Drowning Ruth vividly evokes the perennially fascinating true crime love affair of Bonnie and Clyde in this suspenseful, gorgeously detailed fictional portrait of Bonnie Parker, one of America's most enigmatic women.
Born in a small town in the...
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Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
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From the author of The Honey Bus comes a wild and emotional memoir of family and self-discovery, featuring a lovable golden retriever named Edie
Meredith May had a difficult childhood, with a mother who was physically present but emotionally absent. She learned early on to fend for herself, and never had to care for anyone else. When she and her wife, Jenn, adopt Edie, a sweet...
Meredith May had a difficult childhood, with a mother who was physically present but emotionally absent. She learned early on to fend for herself, and never had to care for anyone else. When she and her wife, Jenn, adopt Edie, a sweet...
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Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 25
Language
English
Description
In an alternate version of present-day Manhattan, magic is dying, and Esta, a Mageus with a talent for manipulating time, travels back to 1901 to stop the destruction of a book that can possibly restore magic, but in Old New York, Esta must navigate gangs, secret societies, and her feelings for another magician in order to save the future of magic.
7) Fallout
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Series
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Written in free verse, explores how three teenagers try to cope with the consequences of their mother's addiction to crystal meth and its effects on their lives.
Author
Publisher
Harlequin Audio
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
An extraordinary story of a girl, her grandfather and one of nature's most mysterious and beguiling creatures: the honeybee.
Meredith May recalls the first time a honeybee crawled on her arm. She was five years old, her parents had recently split and suddenly she found herself in the care of her grandfather, an eccentric beekeeper who made honey in a rusty old military bus in the yard. That first close encounter was at once terrifying...
Meredith May recalls the first time a honeybee crawled on her arm. She was five years old, her parents had recently split and suddenly she found herself in the care of her grandfather, an eccentric beekeeper who made honey in a rusty old military bus in the yard. That first close encounter was at once terrifying...
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
"From New York Times bestselling author Sharyn McCrumb comes a finely wrought novel set in nineteenth-century West Virginia, based on the true story of one of the strangest murder trials in American history--the case of the Greenbrier Ghost. Lakin, West Virginia, 1930 Following a suicide attempt and consigned to a segregated insane asylum, attorney James P.D. Gardner finds himself under the care of Dr. James Boozer. Fresh out of medical school, Dr....
Author
Publisher
HarperAudio
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
From well-loved women's fiction writer Kristyn Kusek Lewis comes a breakout novel about a woman moving to a small community and uncovering the many secrets that hide behind closed doors-perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty and Elin Hilderbrand.
Greyhill, Virginia-refuge of old money, old mansions, and old-fashioned ideas about who belongs and who doesn't-just got a few new residents. When Bess Warner arrives in town with her husband Cole and their...
11) The homesman
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Four women in the isolated frontier territory go mad, and it is up to the unlikely combination of homesteader Mary Bee Cuddy and ne'er-do-well Briggs to escort them east to safety.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
* NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2016 SELECTION * BEST BOOKS OF 2016 SELECTION BY THE BOSTON GLOBE * ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY * NPR * CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY *
The New York Times bestselling investigation into the sexual, economic, and emotional lives of women is "an informative and thought-provoking book for anyone—not just the single ladies—who want to gain a greater understanding of this pivotal moment...
The New York Times bestselling investigation into the sexual, economic, and emotional lives of women is "an informative and thought-provoking book for anyone—not just the single ladies—who want to gain a greater understanding of this pivotal moment...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
"Milla knows two things to be true: Demons are real, and fear will keep her safe. Milla's whole world is her family's farm. She is never allowed to travel to the village and her only friend is her beloved older brother, Niklas. When a bright-eyed girl named Iris comes to stay, Milla hopes her loneliness might finally be coming to an end. But Iris has a secret she's forbidden to share: The village is cursed by a demon who possesses girls at random,...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
A Junior Library Guild Selection
"Surreal, brainy, and totally captivating." —Booklist (starred review)
"Provocative and moving." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Hutchinson artfully blends the realistic and the surreal." —School Library Journal (starred review)
From the critically acclaimed author of We Are the Ants and At the Edge of the Universe comes...
"Surreal, brainy, and totally captivating." —Booklist (starred review)
"Provocative and moving." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Hutchinson artfully blends the realistic and the surreal." —School Library Journal (starred review)
From the critically acclaimed author of We Are the Ants and At the Edge of the Universe comes...
15) The Diabolic
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Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
"The perfect kind of high-pressure adventure." —TeenVogue.com
A New York Times bestseller!
Red Queen meets The Hunger Games in this epic novel about what happens when a senator's daughter is summoned to the galactic court as a hostage, but she's really the galaxy's most dangerous weapon in disguise.
A Diabolic is ruthless. A Diabolic is powerful. A Diabolic has a single task:...
A New York Times bestseller!
Red Queen meets The Hunger Games in this epic novel about what happens when a senator's daughter is summoned to the galactic court as a hostage, but she's really the galaxy's most dangerous weapon in disguise.
A Diabolic is ruthless. A Diabolic is powerful. A Diabolic has a single task:...
16) Empress
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Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
The thrilling sequel to S.J. Kincaid's New York Times bestselling novel, The Diabolic, which TeenVogue.com called "the perfect kind of high-pressure adventure."
It's a new day in the Empire. Tyrus has ascended to the throne with Nemesis by his side and now they can find a new way forward—one where they don't have to hide or scheme or kill. One where creatures like Nemesis will be given worth and recognition, where science...
It's a new day in the Empire. Tyrus has ascended to the throne with Nemesis by his side and now they can find a new way forward—one where they don't have to hide or scheme or kill. One where creatures like Nemesis will be given worth and recognition, where science...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
A girl with a secret talent must save her village from the encroaching darkness in this "achingly poetic" (Kirkus Reviews) and deeply satisfying tale.
Alys was seven the first time she saw the soul eaters.
These soul eaters are twin sisters who were abandoned by their father and slowly grew into something not quite human. And they feed off of human souls. When her village was attacked, Alys was spared and sent to live in a...
Alys was seven the first time she saw the soul eaters.
These soul eaters are twin sisters who were abandoned by their father and slowly grew into something not quite human. And they feed off of human souls. When her village was attacked, Alys was spared and sent to live in a...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Instant national bestseller Nathan Ripley follows up the success of Find You in the Dark with another suspenseful page-turner—this time about a woman whose notorious father died when she was a child, but whose legacy comes back to haunt her.
Blanche Potter never expected to face her past again—but she can't escape it.
Blanche, an up-and-coming filmmaker, has distanced herself in every way she can from her...
Blanche Potter never expected to face her past again—but she can't escape it.
Blanche, an up-and-coming filmmaker, has distanced herself in every way she can from her...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
"A fearless and brutal look at friendships...you will laugh, rage, and mourn its loss when it's over." —Justina Ireland, New York Times bestselling author of Dread Nation
"Simultaneously hilarious and moving, weird and wonderful." —Jeff Zentner, Morris Award–winning author of The Serpent King
Six Feet Under meets Pushing Daisies in this quirky, heartfelt story about...
"Simultaneously hilarious and moving, weird and wonderful." —Jeff Zentner, Morris Award–winning author of The Serpent King
Six Feet Under meets Pushing Daisies in this quirky, heartfelt story about...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
With both joy and fear, seventeen-year-old Ariel begins to explore her sexuality, while living with her controlling, abusive father who has told Ariel that her mother deserted her years ago.