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1) Escape
Author
Publication Date
2007
Language
English
Description
At 18, Carolyn Jessop was coerced into an arranged marriage with a total stranger, 32 years her senior, who already had three wives. Arranged plural marriages were part of her heritage in the radical offshoot of the Mormon Church that had settled along the Arizona-Utah border. Over the next fifteen years, Carolyn had eight children and withstood her husband's psychological abuse and the watchful eyes of his other wives. Her every move was dictated...
Author
Publication Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: - BL: 10 - AR Pts: 23
Language
English
Description
Jon Krakauer's literary reputation rests on insightful chronicles of lives conducted at the outer limits. In UNDER THE BANNER OF HEAVEN, he shifts his focus from extremes of physical adventure to extremes of religious belief within our own borders. At the core of his book is an appalling double murder committed by two Mormon Fundamentalist brothers, Ron and Dan Lafferty, who insist they received a revelation from God commanding them to kill their...
Author
Publication Date
2026.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Upward Bound is not a place anyone dreams of spending their days. The dreary adult daycare center for Los Angeles's disabled community is, for many of its clients and staff, a place of last resort. This includes Carlos, a young aide who lost his mother as a boy and now works there alongside his beloved sister Delia; Jorge, the gentle nonverbal giant whom Carlos seeks to befriend (and prevent from escaping); Tom, a beautiful young man with cerebral...
7) Thanksgiving
Author
Publication Date
1988
Language
English
Formats
Description
When it comes to men, Megan Murphy has an aversion to "I do." Then she meets irresistible pediatrician Pat Hunter. Add in a cozy colonial cottage, the world's biggest turkey, two hopeful families and a skirt-chomping rabbit, and you've got a feast of fabulous fun.
9) Father's Day
Author
Publication Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 0.5
Language
English
10) Memorial Day
Author
Series
Publication Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 0.5
Language
English
Description
Examines the history of Memorial Day and describes some of the ways that this holiday is celebrated.
15) Judy Moody
Author
Series
Judy Moody volume 1
Publication Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Third grader Judy Moody is in a first day of school bad mood until she gets an assignment to create a collage all about herself and begins creating her masterpiece, the Me collage.
18) Valentine's Day
Author
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Publication Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 0.5
Language
English
Formats
Description
Briefly discusses the history and customs connected to the celebration of Valentine's Day.





