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1) Summerland
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A warm June evening, a local tradition: the students of Nantucket High have gathered for a bonfire on the beach. But what begins as a graduation night celebration ends in tragedy after a horrible car crash leaves the driver of the car, Penny Alistair, dead, and her twin brother in a coma. The other passengers, Penny's boyfriend Jake and her friend Demeter, are physically unhurt - but the emotional damage is overwhelming, and questions linger about...
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The four-year on-time graduation rate for the Class of 2011 was 73.9 percent, which amounts to a 1.5 percentage point increase from the 2009-10 rate. The four-year formula, adopted in 2009-10, defines "on time" as only those students who graduate from high school four years after transitioning from eighth grade. Provides links to spread sheets and other documents that provide all types of statistics
4) Avalon
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"AVALON follows Bran, a high school graduate in California who is raised by her 'common-law-stepfather' in a rowdy home following her mother's death. After graduating from high school, Bran stays in town and is introduced to Peter, a college student who is engaged, and the two begin an intense relationship revolving around philosophy, literature, and their attraction for one another. Encouraged by Peter, Bran begins writing scripts for their friend,...
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"Beloved New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs returns with a compulsively readable tale of an idyllic California beach town forced to reckon with scandal when a high school valedictorian's speech reveals secrets that shake the town to its core"--
aEvery town has its secrets... In idyllic Alara Cove, a California beach town known for its sunny charm and chill surfer vibe, it's graduation day at the elite Thornton Academy. At Thornton, the...
17) Panic
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"In the poor town of Carp, New York, a group of teens enters a high-stakes game that involves a series of secretive, possibly deadly challenges throughout the summer, with the winner receiving more than $50,000--enough money to start a new life"--
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"In 1979, Vincent Bianco has just graduated high school. His only desire: collect a little beer money and enjoy his final summer before college. So he lands a job as a laborer on a construction crew. Working alongside two Vietnam vets, one suffering from PTSD, Vincent gets the education of a lifetime. Now forty years later, with his own son leaving for college, the lessons of that summer - Vincent's last taste of innocence and first taste of real...
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Before Matt, Ella had a plan. A simple one: get over her ex-boyfriend, graduate, and attend Florida State. The cute, shy, bespectacled bass player was never part of that plan... and neither was attending a party that was crashed by the cops just minutes after they arrived. Or spending an entire night saying "yes" to every crazy, fun thing they could think of. Then Matt leaves town. When he shows up a year later-- wanting to relive the night that brought...
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"Readers of Cool Careers In Science will discover ten cutting-edge science, technology, and engineering careers, and dozens of subspecialties and will also learn why these careers are some of the most exciting, best paying, and fastest growing occupations in the world"--Provided by publisher.
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