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Book cover of AGNES AT THE END OF THE WORLD
AGNES AT THE END OF THE WORLD
By: kelly mcwilliams | Published: June 2020

The Village meets Octavia Butler's After the Fire in this unique, voice-driven novel from Kelly McWilliams. Agnes loves her home of Red Creek--its...

The Village meets Octavia Butler's After the Fire in this unique, voice-driven novel from Kelly McWilliams. Agnes loves her home of Red Creek--its quiet, sunny mornings, its dusty roads, and its God. There, she cares tirelessly for her younger siblings and follows the town's strict laws. What she doesn't know is that Red Creek is a cult, controlled by a madman who calls himself a prophet. Then Agnes meets Danny, an Outsider boy, and begins to question what is and isn't a sin. Her younger brother, Ezekiel, will die without the insulin she barters for once a month, even though medicine is considered outlawed. Is she a sinner for saving him? Is her sister, Beth, a sinner for dreaming of the world beyond Red Creek? As the Prophet grows more dangerous, Agnes realizes she must escape with Ezekiel and leave everyone else, including Beth, behind. But it isn't safe Outside, either: A viral pandemic is burning through the population at a terrifying rate. As Agnes ventures forth, a mysterious connection grows between her and the Virus. But in a world where faith, miracles, and cruelty have long been indistinguishable, will Agnes be able to choose between saving her family and saving the world?

Theme: Science Fiction, Cult, Pandemic

  • ISBN
    9780316487337
  • Binding
    Hardcover
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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BURIED
By: melissa grey | Published: September 2021

Ten years ago, disaster struck the remote town of Indigo Falls. A horrific event drove the residents underground, into shelters that keep them safe...

Ten years ago, disaster struck the remote town of Indigo Falls. A horrific event drove the residents underground, into shelters that keep them safe from the danger on the surface. No one speaks about what happened that fateful day, but even the youngest still remember the fear and, most of all, the searing pain when sunlight touched their skin. Now, a handful of families inhabit this bunker together, guided by a charismatic leader named Dr. Imogen Moran. There are many rules Dr. Moran has instilled to govern life belowground. You must always tell the truth. You must avoid the light of the sun. You must never touch skin to skin. But the most important rule, the one that was drilled into their heads from the moment the hatch slammed shut all those years ago, was at the very end of the list. It rattled around in their skulls when all was silent, echoing in the quiet, lonely dark. You must never go outside.

Theme: Cult

  • ISBN
    9781338629309
  • Binding
    Hardcover
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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$25.99
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Book cover of COME NOVEMBER
COME NOVEMBER
By: katrin vandam | Published: May 2020

This refreshingly original, contemporary YA debut centers on Rooney, a teen girl struggling to hold her family together in the face of her mother's...

This refreshingly original, contemporary YA debut centers on Rooney, a teen girl struggling to hold her family together in the face of her mother's delusions.

Theme: Family Relationships, Cult, Mental Health & Wellness

  • ISBN
    9781338268430
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Intermediate Fiction
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$13.99
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GREY SISTERS
By: jo treggiari | Published: September 2019

Two years after a deadly plane crash, best friends D and Spider head into the mountains to face their grief. A gripping psychological thriller for...

Two years after a deadly plane crash, best friends D and Spider head into the mountains to face their grief. A gripping psychological thriller for fans of The Cheerleaders and Sadie. D and Spider have always been close friends, and they are further united in their shared heartbreak: they both lost siblings in a horrific plane crash two years earlier. A chance sighting of a beloved cuddly toy in a photograph of the only survivor spurs D to finally seek closure. She and Spider and their friend, Min, set off on a road trip to the mountainside site of that terrible crash. Ariel has lived on the mountain all her life. She and her extended family are looked down upon by neighboring townsfolk and she has learned to live by her wits, trusting few people outside of her isolated, survivalist community. A terrifying attack sends her down the mountain for help; on her way, she comes upon the three girls -- a chance encounter that will have far-reaching consequences for them all.

Theme: Cult, Thriller

  • ISBN
    9780735262980
  • Binding
    Hardcover Canadian
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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$21.99
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Book cover of INVISIBLE BOY - A MEMOIR OF SELF-DISCOVE
INVISIBLE BOY - A MEMOIR OF SELF-DISCOVE
By: harrison mooney | Published: September 2022

A narrative that amplifies a voice rarely heard--that of the child at the centre of a transracial adoption--and a searing account of being raised by...

A narrative that amplifies a voice rarely heard--that of the child at the centre of a transracial adoption--and a searing account of being raised by religious fundamentalists Harrison Mooney was born to a West African mother and adopted as an infant by a white evangelical family. Growing up as a Black child, Harry's racial identity is mocked and derided, while at the same time he is made to participate in the fervour of his family's revivalist church. Confused and crushed by fundamentalist dogma and consistently abused for his colour, Harry must transition from child to young adult while navigating and surviving zealotry, paranoia and prejudice. After years of internalized anti-Blackness, Harry begins to redefine his terms and reconsider his history. His journey from white cult to Black consciousness culminates in a moving reunion with his biological mother, who waited twenty-five years for the chance to tell her son the truth: she wanted to keep him. This powerful memoir considers the controversial practice of transracial adoption from the perspective of families that are torn apart and children who are stripped of their culture, all in order to fill evangelical communities' demand for babies. Throughout this most timely tale of race, religion and displacement, Harrison Mooney's wry, evocative prose renders his deeply personal tale of identity accessible and light, giving us a Black coming-of-age narrative set in a world with little love for Black children.

Theme: Prejudice & Racism, Adoption, Abuse, Cult

  • ISBN
    9781443463935
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Biography
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Book cover of LIAR'S DAUGHTER
LIAR'S DAUGHTER
By: megan peteron | Published: September 2019

Piper was raised in a cult. She just doesn't know it. Seventeen-year-old Piper knows that Father is a Prophet. Infallible. The chosen one....

Piper was raised in a cult. She just doesn't know it. Seventeen-year-old Piper knows that Father is a Prophet. Infallible. The chosen one. She would do anything for Father. That's why she takes care of all her little sisters. That's why she runs end-of-the-world drills. That's why she never asks questions. Because Father knows best. Until the day he doesn't. Until the day the government raids the compound and separates Piper from her siblings, from Mother, from the Aunts, from all of Father's followers--even from Caspian, the boy she loves. Now Piper is living Outside. Among Them. With a woman They claim is her real mother--a woman They say Father stole her from. But Piper knows better. And Piper is going to escape.

Theme: Cult

  • ISBN
    9780823444182
  • Binding
    Hardcover
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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$23.99
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Book cover of PARLER A DES INCONNUS - COMMENT JE SUIS
PARLER A DES INCONNUS - COMMENT JE SUIS
By: marianne boucher | Published: August 2023

Jeune Canadienne venue seule à Los Angeles pour une audition afin d'intégrer une troupe professionnelle de patinage artistique en 1980, l'auteure...

Jeune Canadienne venue seule à Los Angeles pour une audition afin d'intégrer une troupe professionnelle de patinage artistique en 1980, l'auteure raconte comment sa rencontre avec un groupe d'étudiants d'apparence bienveillants l'amène à tout quitter pour rejoindre une secte. Elle explique le lavage de cerveau qu'elle a subi, la perte de son libre arbitre et son combat douloureux pour s'en sortir.

Theme: Biography, Based on True Events, Cult

  • ISBN
    9782849534649
  • Binding
    Hardcover French
  • Category
    French Graphic Novel Teen
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$32.95
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