Crow Lake
Kate Morrison, orphaned at the age of seven, grows up seeing her brilliant older brother Matt's failure to further his education as a tragedy, and feeling somewhat guilty about her own accomplishments, and it is not until years later that she finally sees the damage her faulty thinking has caused.
FIC
year: 2003
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 880
subjects: women zoologists, brothers and sisters, rural families, farm life, orphans, ontario, dysfunctional families [X], siblings, farm family, psychological fiction, domestic fiction, psychological fiction [X], domestic fiction
Melt
"Set against the backdrop of The Wizard of Oz, this tale is both a chilling story of abuse and a timeless romance.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: love, family problems, child abuse, emotional problems, novels in verse, domestic violence, teenage girls, family violence, children of abused wives, dysfunctional families [X], alcoholism, psychological fiction [X], love stories
How To Set A Fire And Why
"How to Set a Fire and Why is a blistering, singular, devastating novel by Jesse Ball ("A young genius who hits all of the right notes.
FIC
year:
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: fiction / psychological, fiction / coming of age, fiction / literary, arson, pyromania, teenage girls, dysfunctional families [X], psychological fiction [X]
See What I Have Done
Reimagines the infamous true story of Lizzie Borden, who gained celebrity status after being tried and acquitted for the murders of her father and stepmother.
FIC
year:
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: borden, lizzie, borden, abby durfee gray, borden, andrew jackson, serial murders, dysfunctional families [X], fiction / literary, historical fiction, detective and mystery fiction, psychological fiction [X]
Before We Were Strangers
Something happened to her mother that night. Something no one wants to talk about.
FIC
year:
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: motherless families, family secrets, dysfunctional families [X], family violence, abused wives, texas, psychological fiction [X], thrillers (fiction)
One Last Shot
"For as long as he can remember, Malcolm has never felt like he was good enough.
FIC
year:
copies: 32
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 680
subjects: fathers and sons, families, dysfunctional families [X], miniature golf, self-doubt, family life, family problems, father-son relationship, self-perception, sports fiction, psychological fiction [X]
The Companion
"The other orphans say Margot is lucky. Lucky to survive the horrible accident that killed her family.
FIC
year: 2021
copies: 22
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 720
subjects: orphans, brothers and sisters, governesses, secrecy, family life, psychological fiction [X], gothic fiction, dysfunctional families [X], family problems, siblings, mystery fiction
Swimming In A Sea Of Stars
"After surviving a suicide attempt, Addison returns to school where her life intersects with four other students, each of whom are also struggling with their own personal struggles"--Provided by publisher.
FIC
year: 2023
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: teenagers, depression, mental, dysfunctional families [X], friendship, high schools, suicide, family problems, schools, psychological fiction [X], school fiction