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Language
English
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Veteran social worker Ellen Moore is a fiercely dedicated children's advocate and a devoted mother and wife. But one blistering summer day, a simple moment of distraction will have repercussions that Ellen could never have imagined, threatening to shatter everything she holds dear, and trapping her between the gears of the system she works for. Meanwhile, ten-year-old Jenny Briard suddenly finds herself on her own, forced to survive with nothing but...
2) Caught
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Language
English
Description
Dan Mercer stands accused of being a sexual predator thanks to the ambush journalism of Wendy Tynes, a tabloid TV reporter, who must cope with her husband's death caused by a drunken driver as well as reckon with the possibility of Mercer's innocence. When Tynes finds a link between a father of one of Mercer's alleged victims and others felled by scandal, she could become a killer's next victim.
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Series
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English
Description
"The third novel in an unforgettable series about divine intervention and the trials and triumphs of life for a group of friends...Despite needing a heart transplant and against the advice of her doctor, Mary Catherine moves to Uganda to work at a new orphanage. Whatever time she has left, Mary Catherine wants to spend it helping children--especially since there will be no children of her own. The only problem is Major League Baseball player Marcus...
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
It's an otherwise ordinary Monday when Meghan Fitzmaurice's perfect life hits a wall. A household name as the host of Rise and Shine, the country's highest-rated morning talk show, Meghan cuts to a commercial break--but not before she mutters two forbidden words into her open mike.
Author
Lexile measure
HL 680L
Language
English
Description
Patti is a devoted social worker, but she can't seem to feel anything for her handsome pilot husband (they sleep in separate bedrooms), and she can't understand why anyone could feel happy during the holidays. Leave it to a child to teach Patti the meaning of Christmas. Emily--who believes in angels and is possibly the gentlest of sweet children--quickly insinuates herself into the Addison hearts. Another child's illness introduces the Addison gang...
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English
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"Be careful what you wish for. When social worker Jax receives nine missed calls from her older sister, Lexie, she assumes that it's just another one of her sister's episodes. Manic and increasingly out of touch with reality, Lexie has pushed Jax away for over a year. But the next day, Lexie is dead: drowned in the pool at their grandmother's estate. When Jax arrives at the house to go through her sister's things, she learns that Lexie was researching...
7) Broken bonds
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Language
English
Description
Cold Creek, Ohio, is a place with a dark history, especially for the Lockwoods. Now adults, the three Lockwood sisters are still recovering from events that led to the destruction of their family when they were children. Determined to move forward, Tess and Kate are making fresh starts, ready to put bad -- even deadly -- memories to rest and settle happily in the small but booming town. And they're hoping their older sister, Charlene, can do the same....
Author
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
An unforgettable love story about a searing affair between an American woman and an African man in 1970s America and an unflinching novel about the fragmentation of lives that straddle countries and histories. All Our Names is the story of two young men who come of age during an African revolution, drawn from the safe confines of the university campus into the intensifying clamor of the streets outside. But as the line between idealism and violence...
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Alice gets off a bus in the middle of a snowstorm in Delphi, NY. She is fleeing an abusive relationship and desperate to protect...Oren, ten years old, a major Star Wars fan and wise beyond his years. Though Alice is wary, Oren bonds nearly instantly with...Mattie, a social worker in her fifties who lives in an enormous run-down house in the middle of the woods. Mattie lives alone and is always available, and so she is the person the hotline always...
10) Sea swept
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English
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"A champion boat racer, Cameron Quinn traveled the wold spending his winnings on champagne and women. But when his dying father calls him home to care for Seth, a troubled young boy not unlike Cameron once was, his life changes overnight... After years of independence, Cameron has to learn to live with his brothers again while he struggles with cooking, cleaning, and caring for a difficult boy. Old rivalries and new resentments flare between Cameron...
11) Girl, 11
Author
Language
English
Description
Elle Castillo once trained as a social worker, supporting young victims of violent crime. Now she hosts a popular true crime podcast that focuses on cold cases of missing and abducted children. After four seasons of successfully solving these cases in Minnesota's Twin Cities, Elle decides to tackle her white whale: The Countdown Killer. Twenty years ago, TCK was terrorizing the community, kidnapping and ritualistically murdering three girls over seven...
12) Mostly sunny
Author
Publisher
Dafina Books/Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
344 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
A social worker who was abandoned by her mother sets out to find the truth about her newest charge with the reluctant assistance of a handsome attorney.
13) Harm done
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1999
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
346 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Acknowledged as one of today's premier mystery writers, Ruth Rendell has won three Edgar Awards and four Gold Dagger Awards. She received the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America and was awarded the Commander of the British Empire. Among her most popular books are those in the Inspector Wexford series. Harm Done presents the inspector with a most volatile challenge: the various guises of domestic abuse. The residents of a shabby...
14) Night shift
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Series
Language
English
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"Strange things have been happening since Hildy started moonlighting with local police, but a desperate late-night call involving a former patient from Sorenson General Hospital tops the list. Although Danny Hildebrand has been tormented by hallucinations for years, he swears he's being haunted for real by the victim of a grisly murder... The rambling ghost story seems like another delusion. But after a body turns up in a neglected farmhouse crawling...
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Full screen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When lives intertwine during Christmas, hope is the one unifying gift. Family comes in many forms. It's through the love of one little girl that the lives of many are brought together during what turns out to be a most joyful time of the year.
Author
Series
Publisher
Love Inspired
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Sam Tiernan is convinced his bachelor ways make him a better firefighter. Then his theory is put to the test when a family tragedy leaves him caring for his two nieces. With help from social worker Fiona Shay, Sam sees the life he's been missing out on. And as he and Fiona grow closer, there's a chance their temporary family could turn into something more permanent..." -- Page [4] cover.
Author
Publisher
Tommy Nelson, an imprint of Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2022]
Lexile measure
AD 880L
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"The true story of Black activist Opal Lee and her vision of Juneteenth as a holiday for everyone will inspire children to be brave and make a difference. Growing up in Texas, Opal knew the history of Juneteenth, but she soon discovered that most Americans had never heard of the holiday that represents the nation's creed of "freedom for all.""--
"The true story of Black activist Opal Lee and her vision of Juneteenth as a holiday for everyone celebrates...
Author
Publisher
One Signal Publishers/Atria Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First One Signal Publishers/Atria Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
vii, 168 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Written by her great-granddaughter, a historical portrait of the boundary-breaking civil rights pioneer covers Wells' early years as a slave, her famous acts of resistance, and her achievements as a journalist and anti-lynching activist.
Author
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
336 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
His fiancée was the one woman he'd loved. Her children are all he has left. Reserved contractor Wade Sullivan never expected to fall in love with Starr Parnell or to love her three small kids as if they were his own. But that's exactly what happened. As their wedding draws near, however, tragedy strikes-and Wade must put aside his own grief in order to help Starr's children cope. As Wade focuses his efforts on caring for the children, he discovers...
20) Needled to death
Author
Series
Helping hands mystery volume 1
Publisher
Kensington Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
327 pages ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
"As a colleague of deputy coroner Mattie Winston, social worker Clothilde 'Hildy' Schneider is no stranger to unsolved murders at Sorenson General Hospital. Except this time, it's up to her to crack the case... Motivated by her own difficult past, Hildy has an unparalleled commitment to supporting troubled clients through grief and addiction in Sorenson, Wisconsin. But when a distraught group therapy member reveals disturbing details about her late...