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281) No one's home
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A dark tale of a mansion haunted by a legacy of tragedy and a family trapped by lies. Margot and Myron Spielman move to a new town, looking for a fresh start and an escape from the long shadow of their past. But soon after they buy Rawlingswood, a foreclosed mansion rumored to be haunted, they realize they're in for more of the same ... or worse. After a renovation fraught with injuries and setbacks, the Spielmans move in to the century-old house,...
Author
Series
Publisher
[Sarah Delany]
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
vi, 244 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
When all is shattered, is everything lost? Alone.Depressed.No colour left in my world, only black. Darkness has become my new best friend. I wish someone could have warned me how dangerous the darkness can be. With their worlds spiralling out of control, Tate and Tamsyn struggle to cope on their own. Without Tate, Tamsyn falls back into old habits, relying on her trusty 'fake' smile to get her through until new friendships emerge and help her see...
283) Mostly dead things
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
One morning, Jessa-Lynn Morton walks into the family taxidermy shop to find that her father has committed suicide, right there on one of the metal tables. Shocked and grieving, Jessa steps up to manage the failing business, while the rest of the Morton family crumbles. As Jessa seeks out less-than-legal ways of generating income, the Mortons reach a tipping point. For the first time, Jessa has no choice but to learn who these people truly are, and...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
199 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Dottie learns to navigate the odd spaces between grieving and everyday living when her newly widowed grandfather comes to stay with her family.
Author
Publisher
Wednesday Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 307 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A teen confronts his feelings about his father's death, his new family, and the girl next door in this emotional young adult novel from critically-acclaimed author Kat Spears Dane Riley's grasp on reality is slipping, and he's not sure that he cares. While his mother has moved on after his father's death, Dane desperately misses the man who made Dane feel okay to be himself. He can't stand his mother's boyfriend, or the boyfriend's son, whose favorite...
286) Fallen skies
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st Touchstone trade pbk. ed.
Physical Desc
509, [5] pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Lily Valance is determined to forget the horrors of World War I by throwing herself into the decadent pleasures of the 1920s and pursuing her career as a music hall singer. When she meets decorated veteran Captain Stephen Winters, she's immediately drawn to his wealth and status. And Stephen, burdened by his guilt over surviving the Flanders battlefields where so many soldiers perished, sees the possibility of forgetting his anguish in Lily, but his...
287) Bear island
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: Louise and her family are sad over the loss of their beloved dog, Charlie. "Life will not be the same," Louise says, as she visits a little island that Charlie loved. But on a visit to the island after Charlie's death, something strange happens: She meets a bear. At first, she's afraid, but soon she realizes that the bear is sad, too. As Louise visits more often, she realizes that getting over loss takes time. And just when she...
Author
Publisher
Graywolf Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
291 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Unable to process the grief of losing his parents and brothers in a tragic ferry accident, Arvid Jansen, now divorced and living dangerously, is forced to come to terms with the fact that someone still needs him when his daughter reaches out to him for help.
Arvid Jansen lost his parents and brothers in a tragic ferry accident, and now his wife, Turid, has divorced him and taken their three daughters. Arvid spends his time drinking, falling into...
Author
Series
Publisher
[Sarah Delany]
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
217 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
After suffering a great deal of loss in her life in such a short time, Sarah Delany decided to deal with her grief by putting it down on paper. These pages slowly turned into a story. 'Don't Think. Just Breathe' is her debut young adult novel and is the first book in the TNT trilogy. Tamsyn: Have you ever looked someone in the eye with a fake smile plastered on your perfectly put together face while your soul is screaming on the inside for help? If...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
274 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A mesmerizing debut novel of an Egyptian American family and the wrenching tragedy that tears their lives apart. Samir and Nagla Al-Menshawy appear to have attained the American dream. After immigrating to the United States from Egypt, Samir successfully works his way through a residency and launches his own medical practice as Nagla tends to their firstborn, Hosaam, in the cramped quarters of a small apartment. Soon the growing family moves into...
291) Take me with you
Author
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
9 audio discs (10 hr., 40 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
August has been sober since the death of his nineteen-year-old son. A burned-out teacher, he has spent his summers on the road, but getting to Yellowstone this year is more important than ever. Initially, he had planned on taking the trip with his son, but instead, he's taking the ashes. On the road, he unexpectedly ends up with passengers; two orphans with nowhere to go. Unforeseen to all of them is the bond that is formed between them, and how they...
292) Personal effects
Author
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
p2012
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
8 sound discs (ca. 548 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ever since his brother T.J. was killed in Iraq, Matt feels like he's been sleepwalking through life: failing classes, getting into fights, and avoiding his dad's lectures about following in his brother's footsteps. T.J.'s gone, but Matt can't shake the feeling that if only he could get his hands on his brother's stuff from Iraq, he'd be able to make sense of his death. As Matt searches for answers about T.J.'s death, he faces a shocking revelation...
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