Whirligig
Sixteen-year-old Brent Bishop's attempt to commit suicide by driving drunk results in the death of a lovely, talented high school student, but he finds forgiveness and gains an understanding of the interconnectedness of life when he honors a request by the victim's parents to build four whiligigs in her memory and place them in Washington, California, Florida, and Maine.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 99
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 760
subjects: whirligigs, voyages and travels, forgiveness, readers rule [X], audiobooks, compact discs [X]
Monster
While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a film script, as he tries to come to terms with the course his life has taken.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 204
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 670
subjects: trials (murder), prisons, self-perception, african americans, trials (homicide), readers rule [X], african american, large type books, large print books, audiobooks, compact discs [X]
The Chocolate War
A homework pack that contains book and audio versions of "The Chocolate War," a story in which a high school freshman discovers the devastating consequences of refusing to join in the school's annual fundraising drive; and includes a student worksheet and teacher's guide.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 74
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 820
subjects: high schools, bullies, schools, readers rule [X], bullying, audiobooks, school stories, large type books, large print books, compact discs [X], electronic books, electronic books
The Red Badge Of Courage
Set in the Civil War, the story of Henry Fleming, a raw Union army recruit eager to confirm his patriotism and prove his manhood.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 169
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 890
subjects: chancellorsville, battle of, chancellorsville, va., 1863, war stories, historical fiction, united states, readers rule [X], chancellorsville (va.), battle of, 1863, compact discs [X], audiobooks, war, coming of age, virginia, virginia, chancellorsville, battle of, civil war, courage in men, battles, courage, soldiers, closed caption video recordings, military desertion, fear, psychological fiction, crane, stephen, american civil war, 1861-1865, chancellorsville, va, historical fiction, psychological fiction, war stories, reading materials, comic books, strips, etc, cartoons and comics, graphic novels, confederate states of america, bildungsromans
The Amber Spyglass
Lyra and Will find themselves at the center of a battle between the forces of the Authority and those gathered by Lyra's father, Lord Asriel.
FIC
year: 2007
copies: 103
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 950
subjects: good and evil, belacqua, lyra (fictitious character), parry, will (fictitious character), fantasy, readers rule [X], fantasy fiction, belacqua, lyra (fictional character), audiobooks, compact discs [X]
Fallen Angels
After graduating from high school, Richie Perry signs up for the army and gets shipped off to Vietnam.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 132
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 650
subjects: afro-americans fiction, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 fiction, readers rule [X], vietnam war, 1961-1975, african americans, war, audiobooks, compact discs [X], global lit