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Cryer's Cross
By Lisa McMann. 2011
Kendall loves her life in small town Cryer's Cross, Montana, but she also longs for something more. She knows the…
chances of going to school in New York are small, but she's not the type to give up easily. Even though it will mean leaving Nico, the world's sweetest boyfriend, behind. But when Cryer's Cross is rocked by unspeakable tragedy, Kendall shoves her dreams aside and focuses on just one goal: help find her missing friends. Even if it means spending time with the one boy she shouldn't get close to... the one boy who makes her question everything she feels for Nico. Determined to help and to stay true to the boy she's always loved, Kendall keeps up the search--and stumbles upon some frightening local history. She knows she can't stop digging, but Kendall is about to find out just how far the townspeople will go to keep their secrets buried.... “Cryer’s Cross is an eerie, gripping, totally addictive, breathtaking whirl of a book with an ending that left me haunted for days. Lisa McMann has done it again—this book is unputdownable!” --Alyson Noël, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Immortals series. "A brilliant, engaging, scary piece of fiction. Every word had me sliding closer to the edge of my seat and gripping the cover tighter and tighter. There are books in the world that make you question your reality and the things that go bump in the night--this is one of them." --Heather Brewer, New York Times bestselling author of the Chronicles of Vladmir Tod seriesThe Cloud Chamber
By Joyce Maynard. 2005
When Nate Chance arrives home from school, he sees two police cars and an ambulance in his yard. Before his…
mother can get him and his little sister, Junie, inside, Nate and Junie witness their father, blood pouring down his face, being led by two police officers into an ambulance. He has tried to kill himself. Home quickly becomes a different place. Junie stays curled up in front of the TV; Nate's mom retreats inside herself; and the rumor of mental illness makes Nate a social pariah at school. Only the promise of winning the science fair holds any hope of happiness for Nate. He's building a cloud chamber, the project that he and his dad dreamed of working on together. Maybe if he can build it, Nate can give his father something that will help him feel better and finally come home.Hide and shh!: A not-so-sneaky sister story about inclusion
By Christina Dendy. 2024
Joining the fun can be tricky especially when you want to play your way. It's even trickier when you're not…
quite sure of the game's rules. Come along in this charming story as Dinah and her sister, Chloe, figure out how to be flexible and inclusive so everyone can have a great time. Flexibility is a challenging skill to learn, even for adults. However, it is an essential life skill that all children need to acquire for proper development. Hide and Shh! illustrates in a poignant way how adapting and valuing others' ideas can add to the enjoyment of allOnce in every life: A Novel
By Kristin Hannah. 1993
"Tess Gregory's brilliant career as a research scientist hides her longings for husband and child. Though deaf, she is a…
free spirit -- a woman full of life and love. She is struck down all too soon. But for Tess, a new life begins at her death, in post-Civil War America. She is now Amarylis Rafferty, wife and mother of three -- and she can hear. Shocked and disoriented by her new surroundings, she is drawn into the savage heartache burdening the family, especially her husband, Jack, a man who fears himself capable of anything." -- Provided by publisherBaggywrinkle
By Mally Cox-Chapman. 1977
A story to prove there is still magic left in the world. Baggywrinkle is the name of the boy who…
the old Beachcomber carves from a wooden mast. The wooden figure magically becomes a real boy but sadly, he's a blind boy. To gain his sight, Baggywrinkle must go on a magical quest to the River of See-Through Things. In company with the old Beachcomber and Timbuctoo, the beautiful talking bird, Baggywrinkle learns courage and persistence on a journey that becomes a great adventure...and takes him to the Very Inside of the Sun. For grades 5-8Sam, Tyrone, the Streak, and me
By R. Clifford Blair. 2021
Young Franklin Pierce Holloway doesn't know what to think when Butler Campbell moves in next door. At first Frank worries…
he'll lose his best friend Sam to the strange new kid, but everything changes as he learns all about Butler's world. Adult. Some strong language. Some violenceA Place for Vanishing
By Ann Fraistat. 2024
A teen girl and her family return to her mother's childhood home, only to discover that the house's strange beauty…
may disguise a sinister past, in this contemporary gothic horror from the author of What We Harvest.The house was supposed to be a fresh start. That's what Libby's mom said. And after Libby&’s recent bipolar III diagnosis and the tragedy that preceded it, Libby knows she and her family need to find a new normal.But Libby&’s new home turns out to be anything but normal. Scores of bugs haunt its winding halls, towering stained-glass windows feature strange, insectile designs, and the garden teems with impossibly blue roses. And then there are the rumors. The locals, including the mysterious boy next door, tell stories about disappearances tied to the house, stretching back over a century to its first owners. Owners who supposedly hosted legendary masked séances on its grounds.Libby&’s mom refuses to hear anything that could derail their family&’s perfect new beginning, but Libby knows better. The house is keeping secrets from her, and something tells her that the key to unlocking them lies in the eerie, bug-shaped masks hidden throughout the property.We all wear masks—to hide our imperfections, to make us stronger and braver. But if Libby keeps hers on for too long, she might just lose herself—and everyone she loves.The astronomically grand plan (Astrid the astronaut #01)
By Rie Neal. 2022
"Astrid is excited about her upcoming first year of Shooting Stars, a club dedicated to all things space, but now…
that her best friend Hallie is more interested in art Astrid is not sure her goal of becoming an astronaut will happen without her friend." -- Provided by publisherHaven
By Sherry Gomes. 2021
Elizabeth Bennett is seeking healing after her emotionally abusive, unscrupulous ex-husband used his family's political influence to gain sole custody…
of their daughter--on the basis that Elizabeth is blind. Michael Kelly's grief for his wife is fresh as when he lost her three years ago, but he focuses on his love for the son he is now raising alone. A good man, a good father, and a good pastor to the community, he deeply longs for companionship and love. These two people, nearly broken by disaster, meet on a snowy night that will change their lives. AdultFlipping forward twisting backward
By Alma Fullerton. 2022
"Fifth-grader Claire can do a perfect triple handspring. She can do a giant pirouette on the uneven bars. What she…
can't do is reading. With a lot of effort, she hides her secret until an alert vice principal suggests she get evaluated for a learning disability. Now Claire has to convince her mother--who's afraid her daughter will be labeled stupid--to let her get tested. And that turns out to be even harder than reading." -- Provided by publisherHead above water
By S. L Rottman. 1999
High school junior Skye is on the swim team and looks after her older brother, Sunny, who has Down syndrome,…
while their single mother works two jobs. When popular Mike begins dating Skye, she has to be devious to find the time. For junior and senior high readers.Worst-case Collin
By Rebecca Caprara. 2021
In the two years since his mother was killed in an automobile crash, Colin has been anticipating further disasters, writing…
down what to do in the event of an avalanche or mentally practicing the Heimlich maneuver just in case--but the real trouble is that his mathematician father is obsessed with a classic math problem and has a hoarding problem that is spiraling out of control, leaving Colin desperate to hide this chaos from his friends and everyone else, even as he struggles with his own grief. For grades 5-8Artificial divide
2021
A collection of short stories by authors who are blind or visually impaired about central characters who are blind or…
visually impaired. They write in a variety of genres including fantasy, school stories, and crime. Adult. UnratedOn a scale of 1 to 10
By Ceylan Scott. 2019
Lime Grove is home to a number of teenagers with a variety of problems: anorexia, bipolar disorder, behavior issues. Tamar…
will come to know them all very well. But there's one question she can't...won't answer: What happened to her friend Iris? As Tamar's emotional angst becomes more and more clear to her, she'll have to figure out a path to forgiveness. UnratedRugby and Rosie
By Nan Parson Rossiter. 1997
A Labrador named Rugby and his human family prepare a puppy for training as a guide dog for the blind.…
Rosie is no ordinary pup. She wins over Rugby quickly, and the two dogs become pals. Then it is time for Rosie to leave the family and go to a special training school. For grades 1-4The morning and the evening
By Joan Williams. 1994
Forty-year-old Jake Darby, who is mute and lives with his mother, is considered "not quite right in the head" by…
his Mississippi neighbors, who subject the disabled man to ridicule and cruel jokes. Jake's mother dies, tragedy strikes, and the townspeople come to regard Jake in a new lightOver every hurdle: Book Three Of The Guiding Emily Series (Guiding Emily #03)
By Barbara Hinske. 2022
"Emily's new relationship with Grant is jeopardized by adolescent animosity between Zoe and Diedre. Will Gina swoop in to calm…
troubled waters? Meanwhile, Emily and Garth travel to Denver to assist their company's cyber security team-only to find that their unsolicited aid is most unwelcome. There's no time, however, to worry about workplace drama. Emily and Zoe are busy with Gina's wedding, followed by the surprise birthday party they're throwing for Stephanie. Is Stephanie the only one who will be surprised at this party?" -- Provided by publisherThe Chosen One: A First-Generation Ivy League Odyssey
By Echo Brown. 2022
This memoir filled with &“overwhelming emotions and power&” (The Mary Sue) testifies to the disappointments and triumphs of a Black…
first-generation college student in this exploration of the first-year experience.There are many watchers and they are always white. That&’s the first thing Echo notices as she settles into Dartmouth College. Despite graduating high school in Cleveland as valedictorian, Echo immediately struggles to keep up in demanding classes. Dartmouth made many promises it couldn't keep. The campus is not a rainbow-colored utopia where education lifts every voice. Nor is it a paradise of ideas, an incubator of inclusivity, or even an exciting dating scene. But it might be a portal to different dimensions of time and space—only accessible if Echo accepts her calling as a Chosen One and takes charge of her future by healing her past. This remarkable challenge demands vulnerability, humility, and the conviction to ask for help without sacrificing self-worth. In mesmerizing personal narrative and magical realism, Echo Brown confronts mental illness, grief, racism, love, friendship, ambition, self-worth, and belonging as they steer the fates of first-generation college students at Dartmouth. The Chosen One is an unforgettable coming-of-age story that bravely unpacks the double-edged college transition—as both catalyst for old wounds and a fresh start. Finalist for the Ohioana Book Award A Mary Sue Best YA Novel of the Year2022 Catalyst Award Nominee for Best Memoir A Junior Library Guild Selection ★ &“Powerful and vulnerable"—Booklist, starred reviewHow the blind detective and his seeing eye dog saved the Narwhals
By Shawn Adair Johnston. 2021
It's 2079 and narwhals are being poached to extinction for their ivory tusks. Peter Straw, a blind detective, tries to…
stop the poachers with the assistance of three genetically and intellectually enhanced animals: his guide dog, a chimpanzee, and a porpoise. Adult. UnratedThe Girl in the Castle
By James Patterson, Emily Raymond. 2022
Beloved #1 bestselling author James Patterson delivers a thrilling novel about a teen caught between two worlds and the truths…
that could set her free—or trap her foreverMy name is Hannah Dory and I need you to believe me NOW: Hannah Doe is brought to Belman Psych, kicking and screaming, told she is suffering from hallucinations and delusions. 1347: Hannah Dory and her village are starving to death in a brutal winter. Hannah seeks out food and salvation in the baron's castle. If she is caught stealing, she will surely hang. NOW: Hannah knows the truth: she is Hannah Doe and Hannah Dory, and she must return to the past before it's too late to save her sister. Can Jordan, the Abnormal-Psych student who seems to truly care, be the one to finally help her? Jordan isn't sure what to believe, and Hannah has even bigger problems: if she doesn't make it back, her sister will die, but if she keeps going back, she might never escape.