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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
When brain surgery makes a mouse into a genius, dull-witted Charlie Gordon wonders if it might also work for him. With more than five million copies sold, Flowers for Algernon is the beloved, classic story of a mentally disabled man whose experimental quest for intelligence mirrors that of Algernon, an extraordinary lab mouse. In poignant diary entries, Charlie tells how a brain operation increases his IQ and changes his life. As the experimental...
2) Dietland
Author
Language
English
Description
"A fresh and provocative debut novel about a reclusive young woman saving up for weight loss surgery when she gets drawn into a shadowy feminist guerilla group called "Jennifer"--equal parts Bridget Jones's Diary and Fight Club"-- Provided by publisher.
3) Jim's lion
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A young boy who is afraid of the operation that can help him get well learns to overcome his fear with the help of a caring nurse.
4) You go first
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Charlotte, twelve, and Ben, eleven, are highly-skilled competitors at online Scrabble and that connection helps both as they face family issues and the turmoil of middle school.
5) Fix
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
In the aftermath of major surgery, sixteen-year-old Eve struggles with pain, grief, and guilt while becoming increasingly dependent on pain medication, revisiting memories of her best friend, and exploring a potential romance.
9) Double blind
Author
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Plagued by grief and despair over the brutal attack that killed her husband, Lisa Newberry participates in a medical trial in which a microchip is implanted into her brain to help cure severe depression.
10) Dirty work
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Co
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
An informed and arresting debut novel about a young surgeon in crisis. Nancy Mullion, an obstetrician-gynecologist whose botched surgery has put a patient in a life-threatening coma, must face a medical tribunal to determine if she can continue to practice medicine. Nancy's fears about both her patient's chances for survival and whether she will be "undoctored" are made palpable to the reader. Throughout four weeks of intense questioning and accusations,...
12) Suddenly engaged
Author
Series
Lake Haven volume 3
Publisher
Montlake Romance
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Single mother Kyra Kokinos spends her days waiting tables, her nights working on her real estate license, and every spare moment with her precocious six-year-old daughter, Ruby-- especially when Ruby won't stop pestering their grumpy next-door neighbor. At first glance, Dax Bishop seems like the kind of gruff, solitary guy who'd be unlikely to offer a cup of sugar, let alone a marriage proposal. But that's exactly what happens when Ruby needs life-saving...
Author
Series
Publisher
Ediciones SM
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
Español
Description
When brain surgery makes a mouse named Algernon into a genius, dull-witted Charlie Gordon, a mentally disabled man, wonders if it might also work for him. In poignant diary entries, Charlie tells how a brain operation increases his IQ and changes his life. As the experimental procedure takes effect, Charlie's intelligence expands until it surpasses that of the doctors who engineered his metamorphosis. The experiment seems to be a scientific breakthrough...
Author
Publisher
Strange Light
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Nineteen battles his way into the pros, becomes the quarterback, becomes the myth. Marries the owner's daughter, touches greatness few will ever dream of, retires into what he assumes will be the promised afterlife of days on the golf course, celebrity endorsements, and cushy real estate investments. But markets tank, family disintegrates, fame fades, and the holes in his mind and memory from a career of punishment on the field become too large and...