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Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
436 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Noah Marshall has had a privileged life thanks to his mother, the highly decorated chief of the Austin Police Department. But all that changes the night she reveals a skeleton that's been rattling in her closet for years: she doesn't deserve her commendations or her medals--in fact, she deserves to be locked behind bars. When she finally succumbs to the guilt of destroying an innocent family's life, she leaves Noah alone to carry the burden of this...
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
[2023]
Lexile measure
620L
Physical Desc
104 pages, 8 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Naomi and her club are having a busy day rescuing snakes, searching for a missing tortoise, and investigating reports of a "mean" snake near the pond. Includes glossary, discussion, and writing suggestions.
46) Select: book one
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge Teen
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
HL 700L
Physical Desc
344 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Julia Jaynes of Austin, Texas, is one of the select, a secret group of humans with abilities bordering on the supernatural, but, unlike her younger sister, she has never been entirely comfortable as part of the "perfect" family--and when she falls for a normal human guy and draws attention to her more-than-normal family she finds herself banished to that most ordinary of institutions: public high school.
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2023]
Lexile measure
630L
Physical Desc
104 pages, 8 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Naomi and her snake-saving club rescue a ball python, not a species native to Austin, Texas, so they need to investigate whether this pet is an escapee, or simply dumped when the owner got tired of it. Includes discussion questions, writing prompts, and web resources.
48) Saving snakes
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2023]
Lexile measure
590L
Physical Desc
104 pages, 8 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Naomi's veterinarian mother brings home a sick snake, Naomi is inspired to form a snake rescue club, and while her best friend Emma and brother Nolan are on board, her next door neighbor, who is afraid of snakes, is less than thrilled. Includes glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts.
49) Love, Inc
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
HL 720L
Physical Desc
409 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When three fifteen-year-old Austin, Texas, girls who met in group therapy discover that they are all dating the same boy, they first get revenge and then start a wildly successful relationship consulting business.
50) Lucky few
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
HL 710L
Physical Desc
ix, 368 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Homeschooler Stevie Hart meets Max, a strange boy who is obsessed with death, but what starts off as fun together begins spiraling downward when Stevie's diabetes sabotages her fumbling romance with Max, and her best friend, Sanger, announces she is moving out of state" --
51) Close to you
Author
Series
Prescott sisters trilogy volume 3
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
Large print ed.
Physical Desc
503 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Author Dodd delivers the stunning, suspenseful conclusion to her Prescott Sisters trilogy, tracing the stories of three sisters separated as children and reunited as adults.
52) Song to song
Publisher
Broad Green Pictures
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (129 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In this modern love story set against the Austin, Texas music scene, two entangled couples; struggling songwriters Faye and BV, and music mogul Cook and the waitress whom he ensnares, chase success through a rock 'n' roll landscape of seduction and betrayal.