Jeff Zentner
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
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The son of a Pentecostal preacher faces his personal demons as he and his two outcast friends try to make it through their senior year of high school in rural Forrestville, Tennessee, without letting the small-town culture destroy their creative spirits and sense of self.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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Attending an elite prep school in Connecticut on a scholarship with his best friend (and secret love) science genius Delaney Doyle, sixteen-year-old Cash Pruitt, from a small town in East Tennessee, struggles with emotional pain and loss until his English teacher suggests writing poetry.
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Colton Gentry is riding high. His first hit in nearly a decade has caught fire, he's opening for country megastar Brant Lucas, and he's married to one of the hottest acts in the country. But he's hurting. Only a few weeks earlier, his best friend Duane was murdered onstage by a mass shooter at a country music festival. One night, with his trauma festering and Jim Beam flowing through his veins, Colton stands before a sold-out arena crowd of country...
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Language
Español
Description
Una novela esperanzadora sobre la relación entre adolescentes y sus dificultades para iniciar una nueva vida.
Aclamada por la crítica, nominada en las diez mejores listas del año y ganadora del Premio William C. Morris, El rey serpiente es la historia de tres adolescentes que se encuentran a sí mismos, y entre ellos, mientras esperan graduarse de la escuela secundaria con la esperanza de dejar atrás un pequeño pueblo de Tennessee.
Dill no es...
Author
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Carver Briggs never thought a simple text would cause a fatal crash, killing his three best friends, Mars, Eli, and Blake. Carver can't stop blaming himself for the accident, and a judge is pressuring the district attorney to open up a criminal investigation. Eli's girlfriend, Carver's therapist, and Blake's grandmother ask Carver to spend a "goodbye day" with them to share their memories and say a proper farewell. As other families ask for their...
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Language
English
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Fifteen young adult authors and one real-life rock star band together for one epic—and interconnected—take on a memorable high school rite of passage.
A daughter of rock 'n' roll royalty has a secret crush. A lonely ticket taker worries about his sister. An almost-famous songwriter nurses old wounds. A stage manager tires of being behind the scenes. A singer-songwriter struggles to untangle her feelings for her best friend