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The teenage son of an Appalachian single mother who dies when he is eleven uses his good looks, wit, and instincts to survive foster care, child labor, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing losses.
Set in the mountains of southern Appalachia, this is the story of a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father's good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival....
2) Kidnapped
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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A sixteen-year-old orphan is kidnapped by his villainous uncle, but later escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish highlanders against English rule.
3) Snow angels
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2003.
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English
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A small-town tragedy with strong characterization. A grown man recounts two interwoven events which occurred when he was a boy, the break up of his family and the murder of his baby sitter. By the author of In the Walled City.
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English
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Waiting for ... The God of the Woods
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Waiting for ... The God of the Woods
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"When Barbara Van Laar is discovered missing from her summer camp bunk one morning in August 1975, it triggers a panicked, terrified search. Losing a camper is a horrific tragedy under any circumstances, but Barbara isn't just any camper, she's the daughter of the wealthy family who owns the camp--as well as the opulent nearby estate, and most of the land in sight. And this isn't the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared in this region: Barbara's...
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Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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While stealing money to help their sick mother, teen brothers Matt and Joey are surprised by Hamby, a security officer who gives chase and is then trapped in a well. Over the next few days, Joey and Hamby forge an uneasy relationship. Hamby tells Joey he'll keep quiet if Joey sets him free. But Hamby holds another secret, one that will threaten Joey and his family.
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Mango Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Golden documents her conversations with psychologists, writers, and young Black males themselves. She writes her son's story against the backdrop of a society plagued by systemic racism, economic inequality, and mass incarceration and offers a form of witness and testimony in a time of crisis for Black Americans. Not only does Golden confront the root causes of violence inflicted upon Black teen boys, she reassesses the legacy of her own generation's...
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From UK bestselling author Gillian McAllister comes an astonishing, compulsively twisty psychological thriller about a mother who witnesses her teenage son stab a man and then seizes on an unconventional way to try to save him. Can you stop a murder after it's already happened? Late October. After midnight. You're waiting up for your seventeen-year-old son. He's late. As you watch from the window, he emerges, and you realize he isn't alone: he's walking...
11) Holes
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself.
12) Teen Wolf too
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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Todd is a bookish freshman whose full moon transformation into a big wolf on campus brings him glory, girls and a conflict of values.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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Every April, when the wind smells of both the sea and lilacs, Landon Carter remembers 1958, his last year at Beaufort High. Landon had dated a girl or two, and even once sworn that he'd been in love. Certainly the last person he thought he'd fall for was Jamie Sullivan, the shy, almost ethereal daughter of the town's Baptist minister ... Jamie, who was destined to show him the depths of the human heart--and the joy and pain of living.
14) HIM
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BBC Worldwide Americas
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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Following the divorce of his parents, a 17-year-old boy is trapped in limbo between the two new homes and families. Like any teenager, he is riding a rollercoaster of confused emotions. But his behavior is also triggered by something else: a primal struggle to contain the terrifying secret of a supernatural power inherited from his grandfather.
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Applesauce Press
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English
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"Growing up isn't as easy as it looks. With changing emotions, friends, expectations, and bodies, some days it can seem like life is one big roller coaster ride. The Boy's Body Book is the #1 bestselling guide for boys, and it's here to help with expert advice, common sense tips, fast facts, and answers to all questions a boy might have. Topics include: From hair care to athlete's foot, a head to toe guide to what's happening with your changing body...
17) Ted: Season 1
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Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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Follows the adventures of teenager John Bennett and his friend Ted, a talking teddy bear.
18) Rez ball
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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"These days, Tre Brun is happiest when he is playing basketball on the Red Lake Reservation high school team--even though he can't help but be constantly gut-punched with memories of his big brother, Jaxon, who died in an accident. When Jaxon's former teammates on the varsity team offer to take Tre under their wing, he sees this as his shot to represent his Ojibwe rez all the way to their first state championship. This is the first step toward his...
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Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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A coming of age comedy with a unique spin. Morris, a 13-year-old has just relocated with his single father, Curtis, to Germany. Morris, who fancies himself the next Notorious B.I.G., is a complete fish out of water in this new country. He's a budding hip-hop star in an EDM world. To complicate matters further, Morris quickly falls for his classmate, Katrin. Morris sets out against all odds to take the hip-hop world by storm and win the girl of his...
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Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, an imprint of Workman Publishing Co., Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"In the early 1970s, in Stovall, Texas, seventeen-year-old Earl--a loner, dreamer, lover of music and words--meets Tina, the new girl in town. Tina convinces Earl to drive her to see her mother in Austin, where Earl and Tina are quickly separated. Two days later, Earl is being questioned by the police about Tina's disappearance and the blood in the trunk of his car. But Earl can't remember what happened in Austin, and with little financial support...
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