The View From The Cherry Tree
Though Rob saw Mrs. Calloway fall to her death, strangled by the leather strap of her binoculars, he wants to believe that it was an accident.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 41
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 770
Confessions Of A Murder Suspect
Tandy Angel is, along with her brothers, a suspect in their parents' murder but having grown up under Malcolm and Maud Angel's perfectionist demands, Tandy decides she must clear the family name no matter what.
FIC
year: 2016
copies: 33
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 770
subjects: brothers and sisters, twins, perfectionism (personality trait), large type books, families, new york (n.y.), secrecy, mystery fiction, death, family life [X], family, homicide [X], siblings, suspense fiction, mystery fiction
Hamlet
Hamlet's father, the king of Denmark, has been murdered. But by whom? A ghost appears who claims to be the dead king.
822.3
year: 2017
copies: 203
call number/section: 822.3
lexile: 1390
subjects: hamlet (legendary character), princes, tragedies, denmark, fathers, murder victims' families, revenge, shakespeare, william, english drama, plays, drama, kings, queens, rulers, etc, feature films, kings and rulers, young adult drama, english, tragedy, reading materials, comic books, strips, etc, cartoons and comics, graphic novels, english drama (tragedy), language arts (higher), children's plays, english, arabic language, tragedies, victims of crimes, english literature, hamlet, regicides, family life [X], spanish language, homicide [X], tragedies (drama), adaptations
The Lovely Bones
This is the tale of family, memory, love, and living told by 14-year-old Susie Salmon, who is already in heaven.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 107
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 890
subjects: murder victims' families, teenage girls, family life [X], homicide [X], girls, teenagers, murder victims, salmon, susie (fictitious character)
Many Stones
After her sister Laura is murdered in South Africa, Berry and her estranged father travel there to participate in the dedication of a memorial in her name.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 21
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 830
subjects: murder, death, fathers and daughters, family life [X], homicide [X], south africa, families, father-daughter relationship
Blood Wounds
Willa's life as part of a loving, blended family is torn apart when her estranged father kills his new wife and children and heads east in pursuit of her and her mother, and while in police protection, Willa learns her mom has been harboring secrets, and tries to decide whether to share a devastating secret of her own.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 19
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 620
subjects: murder, families, stepfamilies, cutting (self-mutilation), self-mutilation, secrecy, family life [X], homicide [X]
Shattered
Living with other "mechs" since her wealthy parents transplanted her brain into a mechanical body to prevent her from dying in a horrible accident, Lia becomes a pawn in a religious leader's movement to outlaw "mech" technology and eradicate machines such as herself.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 140
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 670
subjects: interpersonal relations, high school students, african americans, voyages and travels, murder, homicide [X], horror fiction, cyborgs, science fiction, science fiction, families, family life [X], theft, missing persons
The Killer's Cousin
After being acquitted of murder, seventeen-year-old David goes to stay with relatives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he finds himself forced to face his past as he learns more about his strange young cousin Lily.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 29
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 600
subjects: emotional problems, cousins, guilt, murder, family problems, homicide [X], family life [X]
The Musician's Daughter
In eighteenth-century Vienna, Austria, fifteen-year-old Theresa seeks a way to help her mother and brother financially while investigating the murder of her father, a renowned violinist in Haydn's orchestra at the court of Prince Esterhazy, after his body is found near a gypsy camp.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 23
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 950
subjects: haydn, joseph, musicians, murder, romanies, vienna (austria), austria, families, homicide [X], family life [X], gypsies, historical fiction
Cold Case
When thirteen-year-old Oz Keillor finds a dead body in his family's Santa Fe, New Mexico, restaurant, he is determined to solve the mystery in which his older brother is implicated, but which also involves their long-dead father, who was accused of being a spy.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 8
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 420
Impact
The death of Jordan's brother two years earlier in what appeared to be a random act, has lasting effects on the entire family, especially Jordan who knows more than he is saying about the murder.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 11
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 660
Playing In Traffic
Shy and unremarkable, seventeen-year-old Matt Lathrop is surprised and flattered to find himself singled out for the sexual attentions of the alluring Skye Colbly, until he discovers the evil purpose behind her actions.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 12
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 570
subjects: family problems, interpersonal relations, parent and child, murder, high schools, schools, family life [X], parent-child relationship, homicide [X], school stories, family, dysfunctional families, families
Criminal
Eighteen-year-old Nikki's unconditional love for Dee helps her escape from her problems, but when he involves her in a murder Nikki winds up in prison, confronted with hard facts that challenge whether Dee ever loved her, and she can only save herself by telling the truth about Dee.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 14
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 710
subjects: love stories, murder, prisons, criminal investigation, family problems, dysfunctional families, love, homicide [X], family life [X], love stories
Confessions
Teenage detective Tandy Angel attempts to exonerate her famous brother of murder charges, track down a New York City killer, and figure out what happened to her lost love.
FIC
year:
copies: 28
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 780
subjects: brothers and sisters, families, murder, mystery fiction, love stories, homicide [X], family life [X], siblings, new york (n.y.)
The Lovely Bones
In the first chapter of this haunting novel, 14-year-old Susie Salmon looks down from heaven and describes the horrifying events of her murder.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 18
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 890
subjects: teenage girls, murder victims' families, immortality, future life, fathers and daughters, murder, families, audiobooks, psychological fiction, domestic fiction, family life [X], homicide [X], girls, teenagers, domestic fiction, family, psychological fiction