georgia

Presents information on the state of Georgia.

Chronicles the close friendship between two Japanese-American sisters growing up in rural Georgia during the late 1950s and early 1960s, and the despair when one sister becomes terminally ill.

Jack Reacher, an ex-military policeman, is passing through the town of Margarve, Georgia, when he is accused of murder, and must somehow find the real killer and prove his innocence--with virtually the whole town against him.

Eleven-year-old Georgie is still adjusting to leaving Atlanta for a small town, having a stepfather, and being unable to get close to her stepsister when her six-year-old sister, Peaches, suddenly becomes very ill.

"Ethan just wants to escape from painful memories of the accident that cost him everything. When he and his family move from Boston to the small seaside town of Palm Knot, Georgia, he doesn't know what he'll find there. The last thing he expects is to make a new friend. That is, until he meets Coralee, a girl with a big personality and even bigger stories, a girl who may just give Ethan the second chance he needs. But Ethan isn't the only one with secrets, and Coralee's are catching up with her. Can Ethan really trust Coralee, or could what she's hiding be putting both their lives at risk?"--Provided by publisher.

Eve Duncan, a forensic sculptor skilled in reconstructing facial features from skulls, is lured from her Georgia home to the Columbian jungle by Luis Montalvo, a dangerous drug lord who has promised Eve information about her young daughter who went missing years earlier, in exchange for her professional assistance.

Presents illustrations and information about Mary Musgrove, a woman with a white father and Creek Indian mother who became an entrepreneur and translator in colonial Georgia. Includes a writing activity, glossary, comprehension questions, and index.

Sixth-grader Emilia Torres struggles with ADHD, her controlling abuela, her mother's work commitments, her father's distance after returning from deployment, evolving friendships, and a conflict over school redistricting.

Ten-year-old Beth is kidnapped from her Georgia home and held captive, relying only on her will to survive. Seven years later, Imogene is burying her father, a Klan leader, when she is confronted with his secrets--a child in a locked basement on her father's property. Imogene's search for the child's mother leads her to Beth's disappearance years before, and she presses ahead looking for answers despite the threat of retaliation from the Klan that could change Imogene's life forever.