Blake Nelson
Author
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Language
English
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Description
Chloe Thomas is going to the prom. Of course, she doesn't have a date, she needs a dress, and she's the last person anyone expects to see there. But her two oldest friends asked her to go, and she said yes. Right away things start to fall apart. Laura and Jace are too busy with their own preparations to help Chloe, her “real” friends think she's insane, and her parents are so excited that she can't even be in the same room with them. Why...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Formats
Description
now a major motion picture directed by Gus Van Sant (My Own Private Idaho, Good Will Hunting, and Milk)
It was an accident. He didn’t mean to kill the security guard with his skateboard—it was self-defense. But there’s no one to back up his story. No one even knows he was at Paranoid Park. Should he confess, or can he get away with it? It’s an ethical question no one should have to answer.
It was an accident. He didn’t mean to kill the security guard with his skateboard—it was self-defense. But there’s no one to back up his story. No one even knows he was at Paranoid Park. Should he confess, or can he get away with it? It’s an ethical question no one should have to answer.
Writing more intensely
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Language
English
Description
When Buster the dog barks early in the morning, it wakes up Captain Randy Miller, who lives just three houses down the street. Everyone is saddened at the news that Buster has been kidnapped. Everyone gets busy looking for clues and putting up posters.
Even four boys and good friends try their hand at being junior crime detectives. Will the boys find anything? Maybe Randy Miller will find something. The cops can't find any leads. The lost dog posters...
Author
Language
English
Description
It's early 2016, and divorced, liberal-minded Martin is having trouble meeting women. He reluctantly agrees to some coaching from Rob, his Trump supporting brother-in-law. Skeptical at first, Martin's romantic life improves immediately. Maybe Rob and his "red pill" dating strategies aren't so backward after all. But after Trump's surprise victory in the presidential election, Martin's newfound romantic skills are put to the test. Can he still find...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Andrea Marr, freshly kicked out of college, retreats to her hometown of Portland, Oregon and takes a job at J.Crew. But her ambition to become a writer catches up with her and drives her to make the leap to New York, where she contends with the challenges and opportunities of the big city.
11) Boy: a novel
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Popular sixteen-year-old Gavin is happy spending his time with friends, dating, and playing tennis, until a mysterious girl named Antoinette transfers to his school and influences the way he views himself, his friends, and his relationships.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Robert "Cali" Callahan, seventeen, gets swept up into the private-investigator business and must deal with the ramifications of looking for fellow runaways who may not want to be found--and with falling in love with one of them.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Max Caldwell has been the perfect high school student--on the honor roll, captain of the debate team, and soon-to-be editor of the school newspaper--but during his senior year, he begins questioning his approach to life and things start to change.
15) Paranoid Park
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
After a young skateboarder accidentally kills a security guard in self-defense with his skateboard at Paranoid Park, he falls into a world of crime, guilt, and fear. He desperately attempts to get out as the investigation into the crime deepens.
Author
Series
Romulus ; 1
Language
English
Description
Our world isn't free. All of us, for generations, have lived under the secret control of The Ancient Order of Romulus. One young woman, raised by them, trained by them, betrayed by them, must push through her fear to take a stand against the silent evil that masters our world. Her name is Ashlar, and her war begins with the brutal first chapter of the new Image series ROMULUS, from writer BRYAN HILL (POSTAL) and artist NELSON BLAKE II (MAGDELENA)....
17) Girl
Author
Language
English
Description
A Portland teenager (Dominique Swain) is seduced by the city's underground rock scene and gets involved with a local singer (Sean Patrick Flannery). A raw portrayal of a young woman's self-discovery featuring Tara Reid, Portia de Rossi, Adam Scott and Selma Blair.
Author
Series
Luke Cage ; 1
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"The man who made Luke Cage into the unbreakable hero he is today, Dr. Noah Burstein, has died. But when Luke heads to New Orleans for the funeral, it turns out there may be more to his father figure's death than he realized. Shady billionaires, amped-up gangs and a shadowy figure from his past propel Luke into a world of mystery. But when Cage is looking for answers, it's a bad day for anyone in his way! As things get hard in the Big Easy, Luke must...
Author
Series
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"The souls trapped in the Dreaming are restless, seeking any help they can attain to escape from their "predeceased" state. Erzulie calls upon the spider-god of stories, Anansi, to assist her in unraveling the truth behind her own history. But can Anansi be trusted with any truths he finds?"--Amazon.