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The Hour I First Believed – Wally Lamb
When high school teacher Caelum Quirk and his wife, Maureen, a school nurse, move to
Littleton, Colorado, they both get jobs at Columbine High School. In April 1999, while
Caelum is away, Maureen finds herself in the library at Columbine, cowering in a cabinet
and expecting to be killed. Miraculously, she survives, but at a cost: she is unable to
recover from the trauma. When Caelum and Maureen flee to an illusion of safety on the
Quirk family's Connecticut farm, they discover that the effects of chaos are not easily put
right, and further tragedy ensues.
House Rules by Jodi Picoult
A teenager with Asperger's syndrome--smart, quirky, with a passion for crime scene
analysis--winds up on trial for murder. It focuses on what it means to be different in our
society and gives insight into Asperger’s and others who are on the Autism Spectrum.
Hunt for Red October - Tom Clancy
A deadly serious game of hide-and-seek is on. The CIA's brilliant young analyst, Jack
Ryan, thinks he knows the reason for the sudden Red Fleet operation: the Soviets' most
valuable ship, the Red October, is attempting to defect to the United States.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lack – Rebecca Skloot
Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor
Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her
cells—taken without her knowledge—became one of the most important tools in
medicine. This story documents how scientists took cells from an unsuspecting
descendant of freed slaves and created a human cell line that has been kept alive
indefinitely, enabling numerous discoveries in science.
It’s Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life – Lance Armstrong
The world-champion cyclist recounts his diagnosis with cancer, the grueling treatments
during which he was given a less than twenty percent chance for survival, his surprising
victory in the 1999 Tour de France, and the birth of his son.
Just One More Day – Gayle Forman
Sparks fly when American good girl Allyson encounters laid-back Dutch actor Willem,
so she follows him on a whirlwind trip to Paris, upending her life in just one day and
prompting a year of self-discovery and the search for true love.