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"Each year, approximately forty thousand Americans are killed by gunshot wounds, which is roughly equivalent to the annual rate of traffic deaths on American roads and highways. Of those forty thousand gun fatalities, more than half of them are suicides, which in turn account for half of all suicides per year. Add in the murders caused by guns, the accidental deaths caused by guns, the law enforcement killings caused by guns, and the average comes...
2) Accidental
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2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 11
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"Sixteen-year-old Jo must decide whether to trust her estranged father or the grandparents who raised her but hid the truth about the way her mother died when Jo was only two"--
Johanna lost her mom in a car accident, and her father went AWOL when Johanna was just a baby. She is being raised by her grandparents who never talk about their daughter, her mother Mandy. When Robert Newsome, Johanna's father, comes back, he brings memories and pictures...
3) Bang
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 7
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At the age of four, Sebastian Cody accidentally shot and killed his infant sister with his father's gun. He's lived with the guilt and horror for the last ten years. With his best friend away for the summer, Sebastian has only a new friend-- Aneesa-- to distract him from his darkest thoughts. Sebastian knows exactly how to rectify his childhood crime and sanctify his past... and he needs a gun to accomplish it...
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IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 6
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Five months ago, Liv's big brother, Jonah, shot himself in the head. It was an accident. He didn't know that the gun was loaded. But the damage was done. Now he won't ever be leaving their small mill town like he planned. Jonah can't speak, can't walk, can't take care of himself at all. Their house is full of machines and nurses working around the clock to keep Jonah alive. Liv's mom is struggling to cope with the aftermath, so Liv ends up being the...
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