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Author
Publisher
Troubador Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Formats
Description
For Belfast teenager, Michael Colgan, words haven't always come easily. However this changes after he meets Anna, a Dutch schoolgirl, on holiday. During their romantic, care-free, pen-pal exchanges, full of tales of the present and hopes for the future, Michael gives no clue of his true life, at a time when the 'troubles' dominated Northern Ireland. Anna is enchanted by Michael and his words, which include poems painting beautiful visions of idealistic...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"More than two decades ago, Ashley Baxter Blake made her most grievous mistake in Paris. Now, a forgotten voice brings new information about that terrible time, causing Ashley to see that experience in a new light. Can she finally lay down yesterday's pain and move on? In Paris, Alice Michel is having dinner with her son Gabe and his new friend, Jessie Taylor, an Indiana girl who is studying abroad for the semester. Alice's life is so good now, totally...
Author
Publisher
Canongate Books, Ltd
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
8 audio discs (10.5 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A mesmerizing tale that will make listeners re-examine the space between sin and sainthood, reminding them that when all is said and done, the most important forgiveness that they can offer is to themselves.
10) Changing leads
Author
Series
Pine Hollow volume 4
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
232 p. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Tensions are high between Stevie and Scott, who has never forgiven Stevie for the car accident that injured his sister, and now that Stevie's boyfriend, Phil, and Scott are hanging out together, something's got to give.
Author
Publisher
Zonderkidz
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Brother Bear is angry when Cousin Fred damages Brother's birthday gift from his parents--a brand-new bicycle--before he even gets a chance to ride it, and it is up to Sister to remind him of the need to forgive his cousin.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Physical Desc
368 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"A thought-provoking, masterfully told work of literary journalism about a shocking crime committed by a teenager--and its even more shocking aftermath. In 1985 in Gary, Indiana, a black teenaged girl kills an elderly white woman in a robbery gone wrong. The shock and awe of the case captivates the state, whose citizens cry out for vengeance. Soon after, Paula Cooper, the fifteen-year-old killer, is sentenced to death. Indiana's minimum age for the...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sherman Alexie's bond with his mother was extremely complex. She plunged her family into chaos with a drinking habit and hid her violent past. She selflessly cared for strangers, but was often incapable of showing affection to her children. When Alexie's mother passed away, the incongruities that defined his mother shook him to the core. In this deeply moving memoir, he writes about family, love, loss and forgiveness.
14) Reminders of Him
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Formats
Description
"After serving five years in prison for a tragic mistake, Kenna Rowan returns to the town where it all went wrong, hoping to reunite with her four-year-old daughter. But the bridges Kenna burned are proving impossible to rebuild. Everyone in her daughter's life is determined to shut Kenna out, no matter how hard she works to prove herself. The only person who hasn't closed the door on her completely is Ledger Ward, a local bar owner and one of the...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Language
English
Description
In the Lowcountry of South Carolina, Diane English Stiftel, her brother Floyd, and her parents are throwing a barbecue to celebrate her son's engagement. On this gorgeous, magical night, the bride's father, Alejandro Cambria, a wealthy power broker and one of Chicago's celebrated elite, discovers the limits and possibilities of cell phone range. Meanwhile, mother of the bride, Susan Kennedy Cambria, who dabbles in public relations and believes herself...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher. Someone older who understood you when you were young and searching, who helped you see the world as a more profound place, and gave you advice to help you make your way through it. For Mitch Albom, that person was Morrie Schwartz, his college professor from nearly twenty years ago. Maybe, like Mitch, you lost track of your mentor as you made your way, and the insights faded, and the world seemed colder. Wouldn't...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
xvi, 284 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
A chief content adviser on the Dr. Phil show counsels families who are having trouble communicating effectively, outlining a three-month program designed to help parents develop healthy and loving bonds with their children.
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
339 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"An American GI, two Vietnamese bargirls, and an Amerasian man are forced to make decisions during and after the Viet Nam War that will reverberate throughout one another's lives"--
19) Timepiece
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Follows the love story of MaryAnne and David Parkin as they struggle with the lessons of love, loyalty, and forgiveness and cope with tragedy, in a story about the gifts we pass on to our children
Author
Series
The walk volume 4
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
As Alan Christoffersen continues on his cross-country journey; with only the pack on his back, he is walking from Seattle to Key West, the end of the map. Along the way, Alan begins to heal, meeting people who teach him lessons about love, sacrifice, and forgiveness. But in St. Louis, Alan faces another life-changing crisis, and now the journey is in jeopardy.