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Caelum Quirk and his wife Maureen move to Colorado and find jobs at Columbine High School. One day in April 1999, when Caelum is called away by a family emergency, Maureen cowers in a cupboard in the school library, hiding from two students on a murderous rampage. Though miraculously she survives, Maureen cannot recover from the trauma. Seeking solace, the couple returns to Connecticut to an illusion of safety on the Quirk family farm. As Maureen...
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High school teacher Emily Dobbs has been best friends with perfect homemaker Marcie Carter since the Carters moved into their suburban Miami neighborhood ten years earlier. Even their kids are close. Together they have weathered just about every storm, including Emily's painful split with her absentee husband Derek. But their relationship is put to the ultimate test when Marcie's son Evan is charged with date rape. At first rallying to his side in...
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In this tribute to teachers everywhere. McCourt records the trials, triumphs and surprises he faces in public high schools around New York City. His methods anything but conventional, McCourt creates a lasting impact on his students through imaginative assignments, singalongs and field trips. As he struggles to find his way in the classroom, he spends his evenings drinking with writers and dreaming of one day putting his own story to paper. The book...
5) Plainsong
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In the small town of Holt, Colorado, a high school teacher is confronted with raising his two boys alone after their mother retreats first to the bedroom, then altogether. A teenage girl -- her father long since disappeared, her mother unwilling to have her in the house -- is pregnant, alone herself, with nowhere to go. And out in the country, two brothers, elderly bachelors, work the family homestead, the only world they've ever known. From these...
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On paper, Chris Brennan looks perfect. He's applying for a job as a high school government teacher, he's ready to step in as an assistant baseball coach, and his references are impeccable. But everything about Chris Brennan is a lie. Susan's son is the star pitcher of his baseball team. But after the recent death of his dad, Susan fears that he is vulnerable to any new father figure - for better or for worse. Heather is a struggling single mother...
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Victoria Dawson was a chubby little girl born to slender L.A. parents. Her father belittled her about her body and she was a disappointment to her mother, neither acknowledged her academic achievements. Her perfect younger sister is about to be married to a narcissistic man, just like their father, and Victoria worries about her sisters future happiness. As the wedding draws near, a chance encounter, an act of stunning betrayal, and a family confrontation...
8) Dragon hoops
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First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press
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2020.
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An introverted reader starts understanding local enthusiasm about sports in his school when he gets to know some of his talented athletic peers and discovers that their stories are just as thrilling as the comics he loves.
9) The teacher
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Last year, Caseham High was rocked by a scandal with one student, Addie, at its center. And this year, math teacher Eve is dismayed to find the girl in her class. Addie can't be trusted. She lies, hurts people, and destroys lives. At least, that's what everyone says. But nobody knows the real Addie. Nobody knows the secrets that could destroy her if people at the school found out. And when Eve discovers the truth, Addie will do anything to keep her...
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As men fall to the mist, the age of womankind begins to rise. The world as we know it ends when an attack on the U.S. unleashes bombs that deliver fire and biological destruction. Along with sonic detonations and devastating earthquakes, the bombs have also brought the green mist. If breathed in, it is deadly to all men--but alters the body chemistry of many women, imbuing them with superhuman abilities. A group of high school teachers heading home...
12) Divine by choice
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"Finally settled into her new world and role as the Goddess Epona's Chosen, Shannon finds herself loving her life of luxury and service more and more each day. Her handsome husband is due to return from his travels soon, and the temple and its people have recovered from the terrible war months before. Even though the evil has been banished from the land and all is calm, Shannon can't seem to shake the cloud of uneasiness (and nausea) she's been feeling,...
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[2023]
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"Can their pretend relationship turn into a true Christmas gift? Preston Green will do anything for a fake girlfriend--even bid on one at a charity auction. Sweet and quirky baker Lulu Boyd is the perfect choice to stop his mother's constant matchmaking. And it's just for one holiday family dinner--until his father's failing health makes ending their ruse impossible. Soon it feels all too real...but another secret might make this their last Christmas...
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Portia Kane is having a meltdown. After escaping her ritzy Florida life and her cheating pornographer husband, she finds herself back in South Jersey, a place that remains largely unchanged from the years of her unhappy youth. Lost and alone, Portia sets off to save herself by saving someone else—a beloved high school English teacher who has retired after a traumatic incident. Will a sassy nun, an ex-heroin addict, a metal-head little boy, and her...
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The wealthy enclaves north of San Francisco are not the paradise they appear to be, and nobody knows this better than the students of a local high school. Despite being raised with all the opportunities money can buy, these vulnerable kids are navigating a treacherous adolescence in which every action, every rumor, every feeling, is postable, shareable, viral. Into this complicated web arrives an idealistic young English teacher. Molly Nicoll strives...
16) I'd like to apologize to every teacher I ever had: my year as a rookie teacher at Northeast High
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After losing a part on a television show, the star of WHO'S THE BOSS and TAXI decides to try teaching high school. This might sound like the plot to a reality show (and in fact, A&E did film Danza's efforts for a while), but actually the career change was a genuine effort by the actor. Danza is out of his element in the tough Philadelphia school where he lands a job, and this honest and well-written account of his experiences will resonate with anyone...
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High school teacher Britte Olafsson has found herself unexpectedly drawn to the new principal (and ex-Marine) Joel Kingsley. His intense self-discipline matches her own, and when trouble at school erupts, he strongly moves to support her. Despite the fact that friends and a fiancé have left her in the past, Britte tentatively begins to open her heart to him. Even as Britte and Joel find their way, coach Anne Sutton and her husband of 17 years find...
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Lake Emily volume 2
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WaterBrook Press
Pub. Date
2004
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A cloth bag containing ten copies of the title, that may also include a folder with miscellaneous notes, discussion questions, biographical information, and reading lists to assist book group discussion leaders.
19) The partner plot
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2024.
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When successful celebrity stylist Violet Greene and her high school boyfriend Xavier Wright wake up married after hooking up in Vegas, they decide both their careers could benefit from the marriage, but instead get an unexpected second shot at happily ever after.