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Crime

Night Fisher

R. Kikuo Johnson

Presents a graphic novel about a young man, Loren Foster, and his best friend Shane, whose friendship is put to the test when they get involved in a crime that leads to an arrest.

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Jude

Kate Morgenroth

Still reeling from his drug-dealing father's murder, moving in with the wealthy mother he never knew, and transferring to a private school, fifteen-year-old Jude is tricked into pleading guilty to a c

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They Broke the Law, You Be the Judge

Thomas A. Jacobs

Letters from and interviews with twenty-one children and teenagers who broke the law reveal what it is like to be arrested, attend legal proceedings, and be held accountable for one's actions.

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Splintering

Eireann Corrigan

Relates, in a series of poems from different perspectives, the events and aftereffects of an intruder's violent attack on a family.

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Love Among the Walnuts, Or, How I Saved My Family From Being Poisoned

Jean Ferris

Born and raised in isolation in a wealthy, eccentric family, Sandy is shocked when he, his parents, and their servants become victims of a vicious plot by his greedy uncles to incapacitate them and ta

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Splintering

Eireann Corrigan

Relates, in a series of poems from different perspectives, the events and after-effects of an intruder's violent attack on a family.

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Domestic Crime

Isobel Brown

Focuses on the type of crime committed in the home, the variety of criminal behaviors, the history of domestic crime, and efforts to reduce the problem.

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Crime & Detection

Brian Lane

Explores the many different methods used to solves crimes, covering such topics as criminal, detectives, and forensics.

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Hurricane

James S. Hirsch

Chronicles Rubin Carter's twenty-year imprisonment, discussing why he was accused of three murders he did not commit, how racial issues affected the outcome of his trial, how he earned the support of

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Major Unsolved Crimes

Phelan Powell

Discusses six criminal cases in which there was no completely satisfactory conclusion reached, including the case of the Zodiac killer, the Tylenol murderer, the assassination of President Kennedy, an

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