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"House of Secrets" is a story of tragedy and dark horrors. With terrifying detail, Cauffiel takes readers into a shocking world of abuse, incest, and family murder--a world ruled by psychopath Lee Sexton whose ability to manipulate his children produced one of the most sensational cases in true crime history.
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"Fern and her mother have lived as servants in Wyndemere House, the old gothic mansion of the Davenport family, for as long as she can remember, and her friendship with Dr. Davenport's son Ryder was never a problem . . . until they came of age. An intimate encounter following a high school prom brings the pair near-tragic consequences, and the forces of fate, arrogance, and class prejudice gather to crush their warm relationship. Still, the real threat...
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Breaking the silence about sexual abuse is vital—but it’s only the first step. What happens next? For most survivors, the wounds left by such abuse are often left to fester, slowly destroying their lives. Say It Out Loud—a unique blend of memoir and how-to—exposes the emotional scars of sexual abuse and explains the process of healing. In straightforward prose, step by step, Roberta Dolan provides readers with tangible healing strategies,...
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Crown
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English
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Into the Wild meets Helter Skelter in this riveting true story of a modern-day homesteading family in the deepest reaches of the Alaskan wilderness—and of the chilling secrets of its maniacal, spellbinding patriarch.
When Papa Pilgrim, his wife, and their fifteen children appeared in the Alaska frontier outpost of McCarthy, their new neighbors saw them as a shining example
12) Precious
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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In 1987, obese, illiterate, black 16-year-old Claireece 'Precious' Jones lives in Harlem with her dysfunctional family. She has been raped and impregnated twice by her father, Carl. She suffers constant physical, mental and sexual abuse from her unemployed mother, Mary. After getting pregnant for the second time, Precious is suspended from her school. Her principal arranges to have her attend an alternative school where her new teacher, Ms. Rain,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 26
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English
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The story of a jinxed family, a catalog of rape, incest and death. James Piper abuses his daughter, atones by sending her to New York to study singing while he goes to war, she returns pregnant, dies in childbirth when her mother opens her to save her twins. One of the twins dies, mother commits suicide, the second twin contracts polio while being baptized in a creek by an aunt, the aunt is raped by James. A first novel set in Nova Scotia early this...
15) Precious
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Publisher
Random House Audio
Pub. Date
2009
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English
Description
Selvbiografisk roman om den 16-�arige Precious fra Harlem. Hun er sort, fattig, k�mpetyk, analfabet og gravid med sit andet barn. Gennem hele sin opv�kst er hun blevet misbrugt og sl�aet af sine for�ldre, og det er hendes egen far, som er far til hendes b�rn. I specialskolen m�der Precious en forst�aende og insisterende l�rer, der form�ar at give Precious tro p�a sig selv og fremtiden.
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Vintage Contemporaries/Vintage Books
Pub. Date
c1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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A self-portrait of a black teenage girl, big, fat, unloved, with a father who rapes her and a jealous mother who screams abuse. For Precious, as she is called, hope appears when a courageous teacher, a young black woman, bullies, cajoles and inspires her to learn to read. By the author of American Dreams.
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Harcourt
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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When his sister goes missing under mysterious circumstances, seventeen-year-old Kurt spends a night at the local police station overhearing statements from a variety of witnesses that reveal the deep prejudices and shocking secrets of his small beach community.
18) Nobel genes
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Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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A boy whose manic-depressive mother has always told him that his father won a Nobel Prize, spends his time taking care of her and searching for clues to the identity of the Nobel Prize-winning sperm donor, eventually finding a truth he must learn to accept.
19) Chinatown
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Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
�2006
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English
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Private eye Jake Gittes, living off the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-war Southern California is hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair. Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together for one, unforgettable night in Chinatown.
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