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Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Co
Pub. Date
2009
Description
Christopher Flynn is trying to get it right. After years of trouble and rebellion that enraged his father and nearly cost him his life, he has a steady job in his father's company, he's seriously dating a woman he respects, and, aside from the distrust that lingers in his father's eyes, his mistakes are firmly in the past. One day on the job, Chris and his partner come across a temptation almost too big to resist. Chris does the right thing, but old...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"A young woman thinks she has escaped her past only to discover that she's been hovering on its edges all along: she and her younger sister, Fawn, bide their time in a dilapidated warehouse in a desolate town north of New York City; their parents escaped there with dreams of starting an art commune. But after the girls' father vanishes all traces of stability disappear for the family, and the girls retreat into strange worlds of their own myth-making...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
c2011
Description
Wyatt Blaine's happy world crumbles on his 35th birthday when his wife and his son are killed by a drunk driver. Five years later, Wyatt still hasn't recovered from their deaths, and Trevor MacPherson--the 14-year-old son of the man who killed Wyatt's family--is having problems at school and is offered one last chance: participate in the New Beginnings horse therapy program on the Blaine ranch.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2014, 2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Jay Gardener is trying to stay out of trouble in his new neighborhood, but when strange things keep happening to him, he wonders if the lawn gnomes are causing all the trouble -- Publisher.
Author
Publisher
Five Star
Pub. Date
2003
Description
Following her father's death and her own attempted suicide, pampered socialite Karen Butler reluctantly seeks refuge at the home of Sophia Taylor, the grandmother she has never known. Determined to escape Sophia's broken-down ranch as soon as she can, Karen resists connecting with its inhabitants-especially Dusty Stoddard, the driven director of the Golden T's summer camp for at-risk youth. Karen is not the only one who has been wounded, Sophia, Dusty,...
9) Explore
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Mike explores the world of outdoor recreation and discovers a new side of himself.
Author
Series
Description
A year ago, Travis McKinley, an unknown golfing amateur, shocked the world by winning the PGA Senior Open at Pebble Beach. Now he's famous, he makes his living playing the game he loves, and everything should be perfect. Still Travis can't shake the feeling that he's a fraud, an imposter who doesn't deserve his success -- and after a series of disappointments and, to be honest, personal screw-ups, he might just prove himself right. A shot at redemption...
13) Free Willy
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
A story about the friendship that develops between a 12-year-old boy who knows what it's like to be without a family, and a whale confined in a too-small tank at an aquatic park.
Publisher
Vivendi Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
Matthew Stevenson is a troubled kid from a broken home. When he vandalizes the local church to get back at his parents, Matthew has to repair the damage to the church to avoid criminal charges. While working at the church, he meets Ernest, an accomplished wood carver who created the intricate woodwork decoration that Matthew destroyed. Ernest has become something of a hermit, but reluctantly comes out of reclusion to help repair the church.
Author
Publisher
Montlake
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
"A headstrong woman discovers it's never too late for change in New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown's spirited novel about lost hope and second chances. Substitute counselor for wayward teens isn't how public-school teacher Jayden Bennett planned to spend her summer vacation. However reluctant, she's hiking up her jeans and heading for remote Piney Wood Academy in north Texas. Two months. Seven days a week. Few amenities. And three troubled...
16) The mod squad
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1999]
Description
Three problem teens work undercover in the hip L.A. scene to avoid going to jail.
17) Red
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
A reclusive man's best friend and inspiration for living is his 14-year-old dog named Red. When three troublesome teens kill the dog for no good reason, the grieving man sets out for justice and redemption by whatever means are available to him.
19) Safe Harbor
Publisher
Distributed by Feature Films
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
Based on the remarkable true story of couple Doug and Robbie Smith, who founded the Safe Harbor Home for Boys in Jacksonville, Fl. On the eve of their retirement cruise, self-made millionaire Doug Smith and his wife Robbie get a call from Doug's past asking him to 'pay it forward' by helping out troubled teens for a brief stay on their boat. A local judge, who took mercy on a young Doug when he was in trouble, asks the couple to help spare three teens...
Author
Publisher
Donning Co
Pub. Date
©1997
Description
The Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch began in 1957 with $5,000 and 140 acres of donated land on the banks of the Suwannee River as a home for needy, neglected, and unwanted boys. Since then, it has grown into a statewide network of homes and services for Florida's troubled boys, girls, and their families.
With the strong leadership from Florida Sheriffs and the caring support of so many generous donors, the Youth Ranches has become "Florida's Charity...
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