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Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Lex Gracie doesn't want to think about growing up in her parents' House of Horrors. And she doesn't want to think about her identity as Girl A: the girl who escaped, the eldest sister who freed her older brother and four younger siblings. Her father never made it out of the House of Horrors he created, and her mother spent the rest of her life behind bars. But when her mother dies in prison and leaves Lex and her siblings the family home, she intends...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
When Angel's self-absorbed mother leaves her and her younger brother with their poor great-grandmother, the eleven-year-old girl worries not only about her mother and brother, her imprisoned father, the frail old woman, but also about a mysterious man who begins sharing with her the wonder of the stars.
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
The death of a sibling is a curiously neglected area in modern psychology, and in "The Empty Room", Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn delves into this particular and poignant category of trauma. Her book is compassionate and generous and will be a great solace to people isolated in the pain of such loss.
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Fire
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Two years after she was raped, Ashley, now a high school junior and still struggling with everyday life, sees her family falling apart. Includes resources about sexualized violence and rape culture.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In her new novel, Danielle Steel tells a riveting story of the dark side of motherhood. Zoe Morgan's childhood was marked by her younger sister's tragic illness, watching as her parents dedicated themselves completely to her final days and then divorced. As a young woman driven by these painful memories, Zoe sets the bar high for herself, studying hard and pursuing a career in the nonprofit world, where her deep compassion for disadvantaged children...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"Twelve-year-old Stanly knows the bone growing in his yard is a little weird, but that's okay, because he'll have the perfect photo to submit to the Young Discoverer's Competition. With such a unique find, he's sure to win the grand prize. But, oddly, the bone doesn't appear in any photos. Even stranger, it seems to be growing into a ful skeleton...one that only children can see. There's just one person who doesn't find any of this weird--Stanly's...
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
When her parents are killed in a car accident, a teenage girl is left to deal with the pain and hardship as she, her seventeen-year-old sister, and three-year-old brother struggle to survive on their own, in a powerful tale about love and loss.
Author
Publisher
Little Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"On a family summer holiday in Cornwall in 1978, Richard and his younger brother Nicholas are jumping in the waves. Suddenly, Nicholas is out of his depth. One moment he's there, the next he's gone. Richard and his other brothers don't attend the funeral, and incredibly the family returns immediately to the same cottage - to complete the holiday, to carry on, in the best British tradition. They soon stop speaking of the catastrophe. Their epic act...
Author
Publisher
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"This is the first book to consider both deaf and hearing perspectives on the dynamics of adult sibling relationships. Deaf and hearing authors Berkowitz and Jonas conducted individual open-ended interviews. The book documents how the 150-year history of educational decisions and societal attitudes became imbedded in sibling bonds"--
Author
Publisher
Hachette Audio
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
After the death of his sister Ruthie, Rod Dreher, a big city journalist, realizes that small town life, its many rituals, its limitations, and the sense of community that go with it are exactly what he wants for his family. Learn about Dreher's journey home.
13) One square inch
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
When their mother's behavior changes and she starts to neglect her children, seventh-grader Cooper and his little sister take refuge in Inchland, an imaginary country inspired by deeds to one square inch of land that their grandfather gave them.
Author
Publisher
Orca Books Publishers
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"In this novel for teens, Jolene copes with her brother's disappearance by playing his guitars and shutting herself away from the world."--
Jolene's mother is a tanning-salon manager who believes she can channel her karaoke habit into a professional singing career. Jolene's dad, a failed bass player, has gone back to the family demolition business. But Jolene and her big brother, Matt, are true musicians, writing songs together that make everything...
Author
Series
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
In 1938, twelve-year-old William has already decided to leave home when his younger sister informs him that she and their brother and sister are going too, and right away, but complications arise when an acquaintance decides to "help" them.