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New York Times bestseller! A heart-stopping post-apocalyptic
thriller that's "absorbing from first to last page."* When a meteor
knocks the moon closer to earth, Miranda, a high school sophomore,
takes shelter with her family. Told in a year's worth of journal
entries, Life as We Knew It chronicles the human struggle to hold
on to the most important resource of all--hope--in an increasingly
desperate and unfamiliar world. As August turns dark and wintery in
northeastern Pennsylvania, Miranda, her two brothers, and their
mother retreat to the unexpected safe haven of their sunroom, where
they subsist on stockpiled food and limited water in the warmth of
a wood-burning stove. I guess I always felt even if the world came
to an end, McDonald's still would be open. Like one marble hitting
another, when the moon slams closer to earth, the result is
catastrophic. Worldwide tsunamis wipe out the coasts, earthquakes
rock the continents, and volcanic ash blocks out the sun. Life as
We Know It is an extraordinary series debut. The companion novels
are: The Dead and the Gone, This World We Live In, and The Shade of
the Moon. (*Publishers Weekly, starred review)
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The Green Balloon
(Hardcover)
Barbara Swift Guidotti; Illustrated by Barbara Swift Guidotti
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R390
Discovery Miles 3 900
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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Genetically-modified teens try to bring down the organisation that
made them, in this second action-packed installment in the 21%
Monster series. The girl put her hands on her hips, cocked her head
and answered: 'My name is Aurora Maria Ash-Valero and I'm here to
kick your butt!" Since Darren Devlin and Marek Masters joined
forces, there has only been one thing on their minds - taking down
XSP, the secret organisation that transformed them into
genetically-modified superhumans. Even with 21% monster Darren's
incredible strength, and 19% alien Marek's super intelligence, XSP
is more than a match for them. But what if there was another
survivor of XSP's experiments? A tall, tough, athletic teen girl
able to withstand sub-zero temperatures and track potential
predators? A girl who's 17% sabre-tooth polar bear, and out for
revenge. Two's company, but Three IS UNSTOPPABLE in this
high-octane adventure, 21% Monster: Ice Giant.
The future of Landerton, a town on the verge of chaos, lies in
the hands of two brothers. Fortunately, these aren't just average,
everyday men. These brothers are heroes.
And not just average, everyday heroes-they are superheroes named
Lightning Bolt and Blazer, although they have no memories of their
origins. But even with super powers, they may not learn the truth
about the violence threatening their town until it is too late.
They're going to need help, and these young superheroes will
soon come to see that anyone can be a hero when the situation calls
for it. When it really matters, the people you grew up with can be
heroic too, and the whole town will need a substantial amount of
courage and help to save themselves.
Now, the brothers will have to dig deep to stay a step ahead of
a psychotic, ill-tempered assassin who is honor-bound on a dark
mission; a crazed man obsessed with vengeance; a bank robber who
can teleport; a female mastermind-and whatever else lurks in the
shadows of their past.
As the brothers go through their first epic adventure, they find
great friends-friends they will need for the biggest battle of
their young lives.
The world and its future are at stake, and only Lightning Bolt
and Blazer can save it.
As Supergirl escorts a dangerous shipment of Kryptonite to S.T.A.R.
Labs, Metallo attacks the armoured truck. The superpowered cyborg
is bent on claiming the radioactive rock for himself. When the Girl
of Steel intercepts the man of metal, a brawl for the ages spills
into the streets of Metropolis. Can Supergirl keep the Kryptonite
out of Metallo's clutches and save the city from destruction at the
same time? Find out in this action-packed chapter book for DC Super
Hero fans!
The second book in the New York Times bestselling Maze Runner
series - now a series of major movies starring Dylan O'Brien! SEE
THE FILMS. READ THE BOOKS. ENTER THE MAZE ... Thomas was sure that
escape from the maze meant he and the Gladers would get their lives
back. But no one knew what sort of life they were going back to.
The earth is a wasteland. Government and order have disintegrated
and now Cranks, people driven to murderous insanity by the
infectious disease known as the Flare, roam the crumbling cities
hunting for their next victim ... and meal. Thomas can only wonder
- does he hold the secret of freedom somewhere in his mind? Or will
he forever be at the mercy of WICKED? Book 2 in the #1 New York
Times bestselling MAZE RUNNER series! Now a major film available to
stream on Disney+ High-octane, dystopian YA adventure, perfect for
fans of The Hunger Games and Divergent Five pulse-pounding books in
the series! Loved The Scorch Trials? Make sure to check out the
sequel The Death Cure!
For the first time ever, Robert Stanek's In the Service of Dragons
II is available in a high-quality, hardcover edition with a dust
jacket. This uniquely collectible edition features: two full-color
cover illustrations; a special introduction to Ruin Mist's
inhabitants, history, and languages; 20 full-page illustrations; an
illustrated guide to people, places and things in Ruin Mist; and
deluxe illustrated maps. About the Author: Robert Stanek is the
award-winning, international best-selling author of more than 65
books for young people and adults. He lives with his wife and
children in the Pacific Northwest in the United States, and is
intensely fascinated with our natural world. He loves the outdoors
and frequently takes his family on short trips to see the natural
wonders of the Pacific Northwest, including Mount Rainier, Mount
St. Helens, the Columbia River Gorge, and Puget Sound. About the
Book: Dark change is sweeping over the lands of Ruin Mist. An
ancient evil has returned from the dark past, and the dark forces
gather. War comes to the lands as the queen of the elves foretold.
Though despair abounds and evil seeks to reign, there is hope.
Queen Mother sees hope through a union of the divided peoples: an
alliance of men and elves to fight against the forces of darkness.
But between men and elves there is no love and little trust. Only
truth and faith can guide their destinies. In the Kingdoms, old
hatreds have returned and a greedy king lusts for power. Prince
Valam, with the help of the elves, saved Great Kingdom from
destruction by the mighty forces of King Jarom but not before the
city of Alderan was burned to ashes. Now Prince Valam must journey
to East Reach, land of the elves, to help save the elves from a war
such as never before seen in the lands: a war between elves, a war
for the future of the elven kingdoms. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to
them all, the early battles for Ruin Mist's future against the
coming darkness have already been fought. These battles, won at
great cost and by the barest of margins, were meant to divert
attention from what Noman, the mysterious Keeper of the City of the
Sky, can only guess at as he works to gather the company he
believes holds the key to Ruin Mist's future. Will the kingdoms of
men and elves fall? Will the peoples succumb to the darkness? Who
will live? Who will die? The answers are in Book Two of In the
Service of Dragons.
Will Jakeman is the inventor of the world-famous Marvellous
Mechanimals - brilliant mechanical animals that defend people from
all the dangerous creatures that inhabited their home. At the ripe
old age of 99 and three quarters, Will decides he must try to
discover the whereabouts of Ureker, the lost planet of his birth
invaded by Reptoids, a gang of merciless Space Pirates, when he was
still a little baby. Will builds a giant telescope that can see far
out into the cosmos - but what he doesn't realise is that his
fiddling with the fabric of the cosmos causes a massive
space-quake, and a ten-year-old boy called Charlie Small is
catapulted through the hole and lands near Will's factory of
inventions. The two embark on a series of adventures trying to get
Charlie home - will they succeed or will they be left dangling in
space forever?
The second book in the New York Times bestselling Maze Runner
series - now a series of major movies starring Dylan O'Brien! SEE
THE FILMS. READ THE BOOKS. ENTER THE MAZE ... Thomas was sure that
escape from the maze meant he and the Gladers would get their lives
back. But no one knew what sort of life they were going back to.
The earth is a wasteland. Government and order have disintegrated
and now Cranks, people driven to murderous insanity by the
infectious disease known as the Flare, roam the crumbling cities
hunting for their next victim ... and meal. Thomas can only wonder
- does he hold the secret of freedom somewhere in his mind? Or will
he forever be at the mercy of WICKED? Book 2 in the #1 New York
Times bestselling MAZE RUNNER series! Now a major film available to
stream on Disney+ High-octane, dystopian YA adventure, perfect for
fans of The Hunger Games and Divergent Five pulse-pounding books in
the series! Loved The Scorch Trials? Make sure to check out the
sequel The Death Cure!
In the not-too-distant future, the human race has descended into an
abyss of degradation from which there is no return. A supernatural
being called The Mist determines to begin a new race of man to
completely replace the human race. But the chosen few for this
project are not the meek of the Earth, but the hard, brutal men,
women, boys, and girls who possess a code of honor that suits The
Mist.The Mist guides and protects these humans as they evolve from
her chosen seed to become conquerors of the known and unknown
universe. There is William 'Billy' Holt, the sixteen-year-old son
of a baker, who becomes a hardened combat veteran; Sandra Franks, a
girl who grows up swinging her fists; and Max Dent, a boy who loses
his parents and becomes a juvenile delinquent. There will be others
to join The Mist's plan, and when this band of misfits becomes the
crew of the starship, "The Einstein, " they sow the seeds of a
master warrior race as they prepare to do The Mist's bidding. A
rousing science fiction novel, "Einsteinee Evolution" begins the
compelling odyssey of The Mist's chosen ones.
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