traffic accidents

Fourteen-year-old Henry, wishing to honor his brother Franklin's dying wish, sets out to hike Maine's Mount Katahdin with his best friend and dog, but fate adds another companion--the Cambodian refugee accused of fatally injuring Franklin--and reveals troubles that predate the accident.

Finally part of the popular crowd, Kenzie begins spending too much money on clothes, avoiding church, and dating her best friend's boyfriend behind her back, but a serious car accident and its aftermath force her to make things right with her friends, and with God.

"Noah Savino has been stuck in a wheelchair for months. He hates the way people treat him like he's helpless now. He's sick of going to physical therapy, where he isn't making any progress. He's tired of not having control over his own body. And he misses playing baseball--but not as much as he misses his dad, who died in the car accident that paralyzed Noah. Noah is scared he'll never feel like his old self again. He doesn't want people to think of him as different for the rest of his life. With the help of family and friends, he'll have to throw off the mask he's been hiding behind and face the fears that have kept him on the sidelines if he ever wants to move forward"--Publisher provided.

A young woman saved from freezing to death and drowning in the icy Black Root River outside a small Minnesota town learns her and her friend's accident was anything but, and that she has a personal connection to a similar young woman who lost her life in the same river ten years earlier--and the killer may have just tried to strike again. Determined to get answer, the woman plunges into her own investigation, and uncovers a secret history of violence that, if brought to light, could destroy her hometown.

"A car accident changes four lives forever. In the hospital, Liv is confused at being called Morgan, but when she looks in the mirror she sees Morgan's face"--OCLC.

"Tansy is a teen who is stuck with the job of driving her little sister, Teera, around town. That was the deal Tansy's parents made with her in exchange for getting a car. When Teera interrupts Tansy's texting session, asking for a ride to the library, Tansy agrees but says they must hurry. In her rush to get home, she gets into a car accident that sends both girls on a trip to places that are very far away--not just in distance but in time. It's not clear whether they'll ever get home"--OCLC.

"In keeping with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's distraction plan ... the agency continues to refine collection of information about the role of distracted driving in police-reported crashes. This book examines data gathered on specific distracting activities to support the development of safety countermeasures and to conduct improved data analysis"--Preface.

Contains sixteen essays that present different perspectives on the debate over the use of cellular phones while driving, discussing safety, convenience, and public opinion.

The lives of twelve-year-old Lou and her younger brother, Oz, change forever in 1940 when an accident involving their parents results in their being uprooted from their New York City home and moved to live with their great-grandmother in the mountains of Virginia.

A Fourth of July party ends in tragedy when twenty-six-year-old Kelly Kelleher leaves the party with a powerful, intoxicated senator.