Frank Carlson Library

Brimming with sarcasm, fifteen-year-old Jeff describes his stay in a psychiatric ward after attempting to commit suicide.

First published in 1993, The Virgin Suicides announced the arrival of a major new American novelist. In a quiet suburb of Detroit, the five Lisbon sisters--beautiful, eccentric, and obsessively watched by the neighborhood boys--commit suicide one by one over the course of a single year. As the boys observe them from afar, transfixed, they piece together the mystery of the family's fatal melancholy, in this hypnotic and unforgettable novel of adolescent...

Nineteen-year-old Avery plans to end her life but changes her mind when she learns an asteroid is heading towards Earth, and with nine days left to live, long held secrets begin to come out and Avery finally begins to heal.

Driving into Death Valley to clear his mind when his wife files for divorce, Rick Fallon saves the life of Casey Dunbar and learns about the events that drove her to despair, a story that brings him to Las Vegas on a quest to unravel the dark secrets of her life.

A teenage suicide pact between a pregnant girl and her boyfriend, both children of wealthy New England families. He shoots her, but fails to shoot himself and is charged with murder. At the trial he explains what made them do it.

"They had nothing in common until love gave them everything to lose Louisa Clark is an ordinary girl living an exceedingly ordinary life--steady boyfriend, close family--who has never been farther afield than their tiny village. She takes a badly needed job working for ex-Master of the Universe Will Traynor, who is wheelchair bound after a motorcycle accident. Will has always lived a huge life--big deals, extreme sports, worldwide travel--and now...

Thirteen-year-old Carrie, clinging to memories of her idyllic early childhood, struggles to communicate with family and classmates.

After she is accused of playing a role in her best friend's death, a young woman battles depression, anger, guilt, loneliness, and the problems of her own family as well as those of the families of her old friends.

Louisa Clark sabe muchas cosas. Sabe cu�antos pasos hay entre la parada del autob�us y su casa. Sabe que le gusta trabajar en el caf�e "The Buttered Bun" y sabe que quiz�a no quiera a su novio Patrick. Lo que Lou no sabe es que est�aa punto de perder su trabajo. Will Traynor sabe que un accidente de moto se llev�o sus ganas de vivir. Sabe que ahora todo le parece insignificante y triste, y sabe exactamente c�omo va a solucionarlo....

Everest is the most popular boy in school: handsome, wealthy, and captain of the football team. The world is at his fingertips, but he's desperately unhappy. And when those feelings become too much to bear, he tries to take his own life. Beverly is quiet, shy, hard working, and keeps to herself on campus, focusing on her schoolwork and her part-time job. When they meet in a dusty corner of the old library, they discover together just how rich live...