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1) Monster
Language
English
Description
After a mother discovers that a teacher's bullying is behind her young son's sudden strange behavior, she storms into his school demanding an explanation. Continually left without satisfactory answers and with an increasingly distressed child, she furiously escalated her concerns to the school board and the media. But as the story unfolds through the multilayered perspectives of mother, teacher, and child, the real truth gradually emerges and proves...
Author
Series
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Born and raised in rural West Virginia, Jonathan Corcoran was the youngest and only son of three siblings in a family balanced on the precipice of poverty. His mother, a traditional, evangelical, and insular woman who had survived abuse and abandonment, was often his only ally. Together they navigated a strained homelife dominated by his distant, gambling-addicted father and shared a seemingly unbreakable bond. When Corcoran left home to attend Brown...
Author
Series
Timmy Failure ; 5
Publisher
RBA
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Español
Description
"El libro que tienes en las manos no debería existir. No te hace falta saber más detalles. Basta con que sepas que me han prohibido hacer de detective. Es una conspiración en toda regla. Lo registré todo en mi diario privado, pero alguien lo robó. Si esto sale a la luz, me las voy a cargar. Así que mejor que pares de leer y dejes el libro donde estaba."--
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"As the fatherless biracial child of a Mexican immigrant, Danny Donnelly was never expected to amount to much. Before the age of nine, his single mother had moved her seven children more than thirty times—from the impoverished streets of South Central Los Angeles to rural Oregon and everywhere in between. Sometimes there was no home to go to, so they slept in their ’62 Chevy; sometimes dinner was a slice of bread; sometimes they showered in a...
5) Queerceañera
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Joaquin Zoido is out and proud of it. And while he knew his dad and sister, Carmen, would be super supportive, he wasn't quite ready for them to surprise him with a queerceanera, a coming out party to celebrate him. Between all the talks of tastings and venues, and the chirping of his family's RSVP texts, the question of who will be his chambelan is on everyone's minds. What Joaquin is decidedly trying to not think about is whether his mom is going...
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Lag discovers that his long-lost hero Gauche Suede has become involved in an anti-government organization called Reverse and is now known as Marauder Noir, and while following Noir's trail to the icy northern town Blue Notes Blues, Lag and Niche make an important discovery.
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