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Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
When the sister who delighted their parents by her faithful embrace of Mexican culture dies in a tragic accident, Julia, who longs to go to college and move into a home of her own, discovers from mutual friends that her sister may not have been as perfect as believed.
7542) Spectacle
Author
Series
Spectacle volume 1
Pub. Date
2018-
Description
"Pragmatic engineer Anna works as a psychic in the Samson Brothers Circus, but she doesn't believe in anything supernatural--until her twin sister Kat is murdered and comes back as a very demanding ghost. Sharing a room with her sister was hard, but now they're sharing a body while trying to identify the killer. With few leads, a troupe full of secretive folk, and strange paranormal occurrences popping up around the circus, solving the case seems...
Pub. Date
(c)2013.
Description
Dexter is forced to confront his greatest fear, as Debra witnesses his insatiable, ritualistic slaying of a killer. Deb knows the secret of his Dark Passenger, his undeniable thirst for blood, and the Code that their father Harry instilled in him as a young boy. But as Deb tries to reconcile the unfathomable idea that her beloved, mild-mannered brother is Miami's most notorious serial killer, Dexter is still pulled by his impulses to seek out the...
Series
Pub. Date
2008
Description
The girl who cried monster: Lucy is obsessed with monster stories. She tells so many that her family and friends are getting sick of it, especially her brother Randy. So her mom tells her to go to the library with her friend, Aaron, to fill up her time during summer. Lucy finds the librarian, Mr. Mortman, somewhat eccentric. But she cannot quite put her finger on it.
7545) Goldengrove
Author
Pub. Date
cp2008
Description
A young girl faces the consequences of sudden loss after the death of her sister. As her parents drift toward their own risky consolations, thirteen-year-old Nico is left alone to grope toward understanding and clarity, falling into a seductive, dangerous relationship with her sister's enigmatic boyfriend. Over one haunted summer, Nico must face that life-changing moment when children realize their parent can no longer help them. She learns about...
7546) Fangirl 2
Author
Series
Fangirl (Manga) volume 1
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
Cath just wants to hang out with her twin sister and write fanfiction. But now that they're in college, her sister doesn't have time for her. And life keeps pulling Cath further and further out of her shell. For the first time ever, Cath has her own social circle, like Nick, her handsome classmate who wants her to write short stories with him, and Levi, who keeps showing up when she isn't looking for him.
Author
Series
Boxcar Children graphic novels volume 15
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
7548) A stolen life
Series
Pub. Date
2010
Description
Davis plays identical twins, one good and one evil, who are both in love with the same man.
7551) Island in a puddle: 1
Author
Series
Island in a puddle volume 1
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"Minato's tiny apartment might as well be on a deserted island. Despite being in elementary school, it falls on his shoulders to care for his little sister Nagisa, who never stops asking when their mother will make one of her infrequent visits home. One day when she stops by, their mother takes them to an amusement park, only to give Minato cash and leave them at the Ferris wheel. However, as they reach the top of the ride, [lightning] strikes their...
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
Reverend Eric Camden, his wife Annie, and their seven children learn to deal with life, love, and faith. In this season, oldest daughter Mary surprises everyone when she moves back home, while sister Lucy breaks her engagement and drops out of divinity school. Rebellious Simon finally gets his learner's permit, only to be involved in a police chase. And while Ruthie shows tremendous courage when dealing with a personal loss, there's cause for celebration--...
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
Reverend Eric Camden, his wife Annie, and their seven children learn to deal with life, love, and faith. In this season, the Reverend takes over household duties when stay-at-home wife Annie returns to school. Meanwhile, the whole family intervenes when bad influences threaten to drag down oldest daughter, Mary. As Simon copes with dating and Ruthie settles in at a new school, older siblings Lucy and Matt discover their life paths-- and find romance...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
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Description
"A dazzling new novel of friendship and redemption in the face of tragedy and loss set in 1980s Chicago and contemporary Paris, by the acclaimed and award-winning author Rebecca Makkai. In 1985, Yale Tishman, the development director for an art gallery in Chicago, is about to pull off an amazing coup, bringing in an extraordinary collection of 1920s paintings as a gift to the gallery. Yet as his career begins to flourish, the carnage of the AIDS epidemic...
7556) Unterzakhn
Author
Pub. Date
c2012
Description
"A mesmerizing, heartbreaking graphic novel of immigrant life on New York's Lower East Side at the turn of the twentieth century, as seen through the eyes of twin sisters whose lives take radically and tragically different paths. For six-year-old Esther and Fanya, the teeming streets of New York's Lower East Side circa 1910 are both a fascinating playground and a place where life's lessons are learned quickly and often cruelly. In drawings that capture...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 11
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Description
When the sister who delighted their parents by her faithful embrace of Mexican culture dies in a tragic accident, Julia, who longs to go to college and move into a home of her own, discovers from mutual friends that her sister may not have been as perfect as believed.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
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Description
"Two half sisters, Effia and Esi, unknown to each other, are born into two different tribal villages in 18th century Ghana. Effia will be married off to an English colonial, and will live in comfort in the sprawling, palatial rooms of Cape Coast Castle, raising half-caste children who will be sent abroad to be educated in England before returning to the Gold Coast to serve as administrators of the Empire. Her sister, Esi, will be imprisoned beneath...
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
"It's the first holiday season since the gates reopened in Arendelle. Anna and Elsa are hosting a surprise holiday party for the entire town. But when the townspeople unexpectedly excuse themselves to prepare for their own celebrations, Anna and Elsa realize they have no family traditions of their own. Olaf, with Sven at his side, embarks on a mission to find Anna and Elsa the best tradition ever in this colorful cinestory comic."--Page [4] of cover....