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2) After death
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"Michael Mace, head of security at a top-secret research facility, opens his eyes in a makeshift morgue twenty-four hours following an event in which everyone perished--including him and his best friend, Shelby Shrewsberry. Having awakened with an extraordinary ability unlike anything he--or anyone else--has ever imagined, Michael is capable of being as elusive as a ghost. He sets out to honor his late friend by helping Nina Dozier and her son, John,...
Author
Pub. Date
2016
Description
Dodgers is a dark, unforgettable coming-of-age journey that recalls the very best of Richard Price, Denis Johnson, and J.D. Salinger.
It is the story of a young LA gang member named East, who is sent by his uncle along with some other teenage boys—including East's hothead younger brother—to kill a key witness hiding out in Wisconsin. The journey takes East out of a city he's never left and into an America that...
It is the story of a young LA gang member named East, who is sent by his uncle along with some other teenage boys—including East's hothead younger brother—to kill a key witness hiding out in Wisconsin. The journey takes East out of a city he's never left and into an America that...
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Series
Andy Carpenter novels volume 28
Pub. Date
2023.
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"Reluctant lawyer Andy Carpenter is at the Tara Foundation’s annual Christmas party. The dog rescue organization has always been his true calling, and this is one holiday tradition he can get behind because every dog that’s come through the rescue—and their families—are invited to celebrate. This year’s party is no exception. But before the stockings can be hung by the chimney with care, homicide detectives ruin the evening. Derek Moore,...
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Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
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"Being part of a gang is a dangerous and life-changing experience that happens to thousands of young people every year. Discover what it is like to be a gang member through the . . . stories of survivors. Learn how it happened to them, read their journeys to freedom, and find out more about what causes young people to join gangs"--Provided by publisher.
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Jess Sneed leads a notorious gang of thieves and isn't the sort to shy away from putting a bullet in a man when it suits his purpose. But he honestly never meant to kill Albert Ryder, and the only way Sneed can think of to atone for the accident is to take in Ryder's orphaned son and go completely legit. But ugly secrets have a way of rearing up, and the boy he raised will become a man and learn the truth.
11) Skud
Author
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 5
Description
Tommy, Brad, Andy, and Shane struggle to find their way in their senior year of high school, and despite their differing backgrounds, they forge an unlikely friendship.
12) Blood brothers
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Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
Blood Brothers is the only known novel by German social worker and journalist Ernst Haffner, of whom nearly all traces were lost during the course of World War II. Told in stark, unsparing detail, Haffner's story delves into the illicit underworld of Berlin on the eve of Hitler's rise to power, describing how these blood brothers move from one petty crime to the next, spending their nights in underground bars and makeshift hostels, struggling together...
13) Kung fu hustle
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
Sing, a hapless gangster, must overcome his inability to wield a knife and demonstrate his mettle in order to become a member of the notorious Axe Gang. He realizes he is the greatest kung fu master of them all, destined to protect the sacred streets.
14) Becoming Beatriz
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Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 9
Description
"In 1984 Newark, Beatriz Mendez navigates romance, gang culture, and her family's past. After her gang-leader brother is killed, Beatriz gives up her dreams of dancing in order to run the gang. But her eyes are reopened to her dream of a career in dance when the school brainiac asks her to compete in a dance competition with him--but will the gang let her go?"--
15) Hit and run
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Series
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 9
Description
When his mother, whom he has not seen in years, is falsely accused of a hit-and-run, Mattie finds himself and his fellow Misfits investigating a gang-controlled car-theft ring.
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Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"The child of an incarcerated father, Antong Lucky grew up in an impoverished, crime-ridden neighborhood in East Dallas, Texas, born at the same time as East Dallas experienced an alarming rise in crack cocaine and heroin use. Despite his high grades and strong love for learning, Antong is introduced to gang life and its consequences when confronted by law enforcement. Antong eventually forms the Dallas Bloods gang, inaugurating a period in the 1990s...
19) Ese to master jefe: from street gang life in South Central Los Angeles to U. S. Navy master chief
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Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"Raul Ramos brings you his emotional, raw, and inspiring autobiography. Follow along on his uplifting journey from street gang life in South Central Los Angeles to earning the rank of Master Chief in the United States Navy. His one-of-a-kind story is certain to motivate and remind you that you control your destiny - no matter what hand you were dealt."--