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Overview: As a young wife and mother, Kelly White experienced violence and terror at the hands of her husband. She knows firsthand the love-hate relationships women often have with their abusers and the devastating effects these feelings can have on independence and self-confidence. She has sought refuge in a women's shelter, worked to obtain help from law enforcement and struggled financially and emotionally as a single mother and sole breadwinner....
9) Katzenjammer
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In chapters that alternate between the past and the present, Cat slowly recalls her life before she and her classmates were trapped inside School, where half of them are mutating, everyone is fearful, and self-destruction seems to be the only means of escape.
10) Teen violence
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Presents an objective overview of issues related to teenage violence.
11) Time bomb
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Six students are trapped in their school after a bomb. They couldn't be more different, but now they have something in common: survival. When they hear that the bomber is trapped inside the school, the question is: is it one of them?
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School shootings in the United States have produced heated debates about how to prevent gun violence in schools. Through a narrative-driven pro/con format--supported by relevant facts, quotes, anecdotes, and full-color illustrations--this title examines issues related to school shootings. Topics include: Should Schools Be Equipped with Metal Detectors? Should Teachers and Staff Members Be Armed? Should Schools Have Mental Health Counseling Programs?...
13) The outcasts
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When a student is brutally beaten at the high school's training track early in the morning, many of his enemies at the school are considered suspects, including his track team rival and Jaris's friend, Kevin.
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"Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, she prepared for the end of the world by stockpiling home-canned peaches and sleeping with her "head-for-the-hills bag." In the summer she stewed herbs for her mother, a midwife and healer, and in the winter she salvaged in her father's junkyard. The family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure...
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Examines the events leading up to and following the Florida school shooting. Topics range from events of that day, the shooter, the aftermath, and the fight waged by the surviving teens to make change. Includes a glossary, resources for further information, and color photographs.
19) Beaten
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Paige is thrilled when she starts dating Ty, the football team's star running back, but when Ty hits her out of anger and is arrested for assault, she realizes she needs to decide between being afraid and being alone.