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English
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From the dean of Scandinavian noir, Henning Mankell, the internationally bestselling and universally acclaimed Kurt Wallander series, an incredible stand-alone masterpiece: a bone-chilling mystery that spans two centuries and four continents.
In the far north of Sweden a small, quiet village has been almost entirely wiped out by a mass murderer. The only clue left at the scene is a red ribbon. Among the victims
22) The brethren
Author
Publisher
BDD Audio
Pub. Date
p2000
Language
None
Description
In a maximum security federal prison, three former judges who call themselves "the brethren" meet daily in the law library to run a rougher form of justice inside their new community and make a little money, but when one of their scams derails, they are forced to confront the world of their own creation.
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Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
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Adaptation for middle graders based on the adult memoir, My Beloved World, of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor. Includes an 8-page photo insert.
"In this adaptation for middle graders based on her bestselling adult memoir, My Beloved World, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor's extraordinary life inspires. Her achievement serves as a true testament to the fact that no matter the obstacles, dreams can come...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"It's RBG like you've never seen her before! Using a mix of first-person narrative, hilarious comic panels, and essential facts, Dean Robbins introduces young readers to an American trailblazer. The first book in an exciting new nonfiction series, You Area Star, Ruth Bader Ginsburg focuses on Ruth's lifelong mission to bring equality and justice to all. Sarah Green's spot-on comic illustrations bring this icon to life, and engaging backmatter instructs...
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Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2007
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
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Provocative, inspiring, and unflinchingly honest, My Grandfather's Son is the story of one of America's most remarkable and controversial leaders, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, told in his own words.
Thomas speaks out, revealing the pieces of his life he holds dear, detailing the suffering and injustices he has overcome, including the acrimonious and polarizing Senate hearing involving a former aide, Anita Hill, and the depression and despair...
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English
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Publisher's description: Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg offers a visually rich, intimate, unprecedented look at the Justice and how she changed the world. From Ginsburg's refusal to let the slammed doors of sexism stop her to her innovative legal work, from her before-its-time feminist marriage to her perch on the nation's highest court--with the fierce dissents to match--get to know RBG as never before. As the country struggles...
29) Little John
Publisher
Hallmark Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
Family court judge Natalie Britain's well-ordered life is thrown into turmoil when her father journeys west to introduce her to the son she gave up at birth.
30) The Amber Room
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Language
English
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When her father dies under suspicious circumstances, Rachel Cutler finds everything she loves threatened by the rival quests of two art collectors who seek one of the world's greatest treasures, lost after the Second World War.
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Language
English
Description
A rich vision of the pain, loveliness, mystery, and promise of New York City in the 1970s. A radical young Irish monk struggles with his own demons as he lives among the prostitutes in the middle of the burning Bronx. A group of mothers gather in a Park Avenue apartment to mourn their sons who died in Vietnam, only to discover just how much divides them even in grief. A young artist finds herself at the scene of a hit-and-run that sends her own life...
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Series
Corie Geller volume 1
Language
English
Description
"Just a few years ago, Corie Geller was busting terrorists as an agent for the FBI. But at thirty-five, she traded in her badge for the stability of marriage and motherhood. Now Corie is married to the brilliant and remarkably handsome Judge Josh Geller and is the adoptive mother of his fourteen-year-old daughter. Corie fills her days scouting Arabic fiction for literary agencies and, every Wednesday, she joins a group of fellow Shorehaven freelancers...
34) Long shadows
Author
Series
Amos Decker novels volume 7
Language
English
Description
"When Amos Decker is called to South Florida to investigate a double homicide, the case appears straightforward: A federal judge and her bodyguard have been found dead, the judge's face sporting a blindfold with two eye holes crudely cut out, a clear sign that she'd made one too many enemies over her years on the bench. What at first seems cut and dry is anything but: Not only did the judge have more enemies than Decker can count--from violent gang...
35) Broken trust
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Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
A taut, psychological thriller about a district court judge trapped in a dangerous government sting operation involving fellow jurists. What started out as a favor to the district attorney to expose a corrupt judge soon turns into an ongoing nightmare for Judge Timothy Nash. After agreeing to take part in the setup, Nash quickly finds himself entangled in a web of conspiracy and seduction that leads to shocking discoveries, everybody is suspect and...
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Unapologetically optimistic judge Abby Stone, the daughter of the late Harry Stone, follows in her father's footsteps as she presides over the night shift of a Manhattan arraignment court and tries to bring order to its crew of oddballs and cynics, most notably former night court prosecutor Dan Fielding.
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Language
English
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"Unchecked urbanization has begun to eclipse the North Carolina countryside. As farms give way to shoddy mansions, farmers struggle to slow the rampant growth. In the shadows, corrupt county commissioners use their political leverage to make profitable deals with new developers. A murder will pull Judge Deborah Knott and Sheriff's Deputy Dwight Bryant into the middle of this bitter dispute and force them to confront some dark realities."--Publisher...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 9.1 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
1250L
Language
English
Description
"The life and career of the fiercely principled Supreme Court Justice, now a popular icon, with dramatic accounts of herlandmark cases that moved the needle on legal protection of human rights, illustrated with b/w archival photographs"--
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 29
Language
English
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The people of Sterling, New Hampshire, are forever changed after a shooting at the high school leaves ten people dead, and the judge presiding over the trial tries to remain unbiased, even though her daughter witnessed the events and was friends with the assailant.
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