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1) Unlocked
Author
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Holden Harris is an autistic eighteen-year-old who is bullied at school. Ella Reynolds is the head cheerleader who befriends Holden but has problems of her own at home.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 29
Language
English
Description
"New superiour court judge Alex Cormier is assigned to preside over the case of the alleged Sterling High School shooter. Lawyer Jordan McAffee represents Peter--the boy who, on the day of the shooting, was found in the corner of the gymnasium holding a gun to his head with a shaky hand. Detective Patrick DuCharme has one star witness, but her story keeps changing. And then there's the biggest problem of all--the star witness happens to be Judge Cormier's...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In the latest novel from New York Times bestselling author Linwood Barclay, a teacher's act of heroism inadvertently makes him the target of a dangerous blackmailer who will stop at nothing to get what he wants. How would you react in a life-or-death situation? It's a question everyone asks themselves, but few have to face in real life. English teacher Richard Boyle certainly never thought he would find himself talking down a former student intent...
5) Shooter
Author
Publisher
Amistad/HarperTempest
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Written in the form of interviews, reports, and journal entries, the story of three troubled teenagers ends in a tragic school shooting.
Author
Publisher
Ecco, An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
An intimate account of the devastating effects of gun violence on our nation's children, and a call to action for a new way forward In 2017. Seven-year-old Ava in South Carolina wrote a letter to Tyshaun, an eight-year-old boy from Washington, DC. She asked him to be her pen pal; Ava thought they could help each other. The kids had a tragic connection -- both were traumatized by gun violence. Ava's best friend had been killed in a campus shooting...
Series
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the story of a high school boy on the verge of committing a horrendous act of violence. The troubled student is brought back from the brink by a mentor teacher and the redemptive powers of a play the teacher convinces him to perform.
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003], c2002
Language
English
Description
The United States of America is notorious for its astronomical number of people killed by firearms for a developed nation without a civil war. With his signature sense of angry humor, activist filmmaker Michael Moore sets out to explore the roots of this bloodshed.
Author
Series
Publisher
Free Spirit Publishing
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
This colorfully illustrated story teaches children that there are alternative things to do with their hands besides hitting when they are feeling angry. Includes activities
Los niños aprenden cosas divertidas y educativas que pueden hacer con sus manos: jugar, aplaudir, construir, ayudar y mantenerse seguros. Aprenden también alternativas para no pegar: dibujar, saltar, hablar de los sentimientos y muchas otras.
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Avenue
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Uvalde: 365 was a continuing ABC News series led by the network's Investigative Unit. As part of the initiative, ABC News opened a local satellite news bureau in Uvalde, Texas, in the aftermath of the tragic mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, that hosted a rotating crew of correspondents, producers, writers, and technical staff. Their gripping, vital reporting has been featured across all programs and platforms, from Good Morning America to...
13) I'm not ashamed
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Devout teen Rachel Joy Scott shows compassion and love for her fellow students, until armed classmates enter Columbine High School on a fateful day that changes America forever. Her hopes and dreams seemed to end, but God was just getting started.
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