Charles Norris, a famous chief medical examiner in the 1920s, along with Alexander Gettler, a toxicologist, investigated very different cases dealing with many poisons. They work to uncover the mystery behind each case that has its own story and its own chapter in this novel. At the same time, they face questioning from those above them about their jobs that are not the most popular of the time. They encounter chemicals, toxins and poisons sold at the drugstore or in homes commonly. Each chapter gives information about the toxin and newfound knowledge of the time as well.
Doctor Bernard Rieux, a well known doctor in the French-Algerian city of Oran, begins to notice a pattern of rats falling dead in the streets. He is unaware of its importance until the concierge of his building dies following a strange fever. Concerned by the unrecognizable symptoms, Dr. Rieux calls a meeting where it is decided that the symptoms match those of the Bubonic Plague. After the city is put under lockdown, Dr. Rieux must learn how to navigate a confined world where the lives of the people are in his hands.
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The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is a timeless coming-of-age novel about identity, belonging and the struggles of growing up. The story follows Ponyboy Curtis, a thoughtful teenager caught between two rival social groups: the working-class Greasers and the wealthy Socs. As tensions between the groups escalate, Ponyboy is forced to confront violence, loss and the harsh realities of life.
Night by Elie Wiesel is a haunting and a personal memoir of his experiences as a Jewish teenager during the Holocaust. Wiesel recounts his time in Auschwitz and Buchenwald, where he witnesses unimaginable cruelty, loses his family and struggles with faith and survival. The book is a powerful testament to the horrors of the Holocaust, capturing the brutality of the camps and the psychological toll it takes on those imprisoned.
Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz is a powerful novel based on the true story of Jack Gruener, a Jewish boy who survived the horrors of the Holocaust. The story follows Yanek, a young boy whose life is shattered when the Nazis invade Poland. As he is forced from his home and taken through ten different concentration camps, he endures unimaginable cruelty, starvation and loss. Despite everything, Yanek refuses to give up hope, clinging to the promise of survival.
Hockey player, Nathan Hawkins, and figure skater, Anastasia Allen, do not start off on the right foot. Ana seemingly hates hockey players, especially the ones that play for Maple Hills. Ana and Nathan meet at one of the Nathan’s parties and end up hooking up. However, after Ana flees the scene. As they grow up the try to discover themselves and each other while playing their respective sports.
Lowen Ashleigh is walking down the street when someone gets into a car accident. She stays to clean up when a stranger, Jeremy Crawford, also helps her clean up. They share an intimate moment. Jeremy’s wife, Verity, was a famous author who was tragically killed in a car crash. Jeremy asks Lowen to finish Verity’s novels and even offers to let her live in his house. While Lowen is living there, she finds Verity’s unpublished autobiography where strange and mysterious things are revealed about her life.
