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What if you discovered you had the ability to read minds? What
would you do with that power? On Christine Carpenter's first day of
her sophomore year at Thomas Jefferson High School she makes a
startling discovery. She can hear peoples' thoughts. After
convincing herself she's not going crazy, Chris must learn to
control her amazing mind-reading ability. Using her power she
quickly realizes her crush, the captain of the football team, is
also blessed with a special ability. She is soon sucked into a
world she never thought possible when two more of her classmates,
and a teacher, turn out to have powers as well. What are they meant
to do with their special gifts that can either help, or harm
others? Christine soon finds out when a monster, lurking in the
depths of her school, threatens to murder the student population.
When it becomes apparent that the creature is someone she knows,
she must decide whether to try and save him, or destroy the beast.
If she chooses destruction, can she live with the consequences?
What if you suddenly had everything you thought you wanted? Would
your life be perfect? Or would something still be missing? When
Christine's powers stop working, she is lost. But she soon realizes
that she can now lead the normal life she's wanted for the last
year. However, she soon discovers that normal isn't all it's
cracked up to be. She is bored and frustrated, especially when he
friends leave her behind to chase down a dangerous and mysterious
villain who may or may not be Christine's grandfather. Christine
knows she can't sit on the sidelines while her friends put
themselves in danger to protect her. She knows that no matter what,
she needs to get her powers back. So, she sets out on a journey
across the country to find the one person who can possibly give
them back to her: Quinn. What she discovers though, is that the
M.H.D.A.'s plot runs much deeper than she believed. Smith and his
minions have been amassing an army, and in their ranks, Christine
sees more than a few familiar faces. Will Christine make a deal
with the devil to get her powers back? Or will she watch as Smith
and Quinn destroy the world?
The town of Bellgrave is normally a peaceful place. However, a
mysterious string of murders suddenly rattles the town, drawing the
attention of Inspector C. August Dupin. His prime suspect: a man
named Montressor. However, it seems that this shady man isn't the
only murderer in Bellgrave. A series of notes bearing the
mysterious word "Nevermore" is being delivered around the town. Can
Dupin solve the Poe murders before the town is thrown into utter
chaos? Based on the writings of Edgar Allan Poe, The Poe Murders
promises a tale of horror and mystery.
Lizard men. Time travel. Genetic Experiments. What really went on
at the Camp Hero Military Base? Camp Hero continues the adventures
of Christine and her friends as they delve deeper into the legacies
of their grandfathers. On the day Christine's baby brother is born,
Christine is given a vision of a young boy being taken into custody
by the MHDA - Meta-Human Detection Agency. Obsessed with finding
the boy before the MHDA can get to him, Christine and her friends
go on a quest to rescue him. The journey takes them to Camp Hero,
where their grandfathers once trained. There, the teens discover
secrets about themselves, their grandfathers, the MHDA, and their
science teacher, Mr. Quinn. Now they must deal with the burden of
these secrets, even as they try and rescue the mysterious boy from
the clutches of the MHDA.
Delve into darkness as Hero Heist ups the ante in the High School
Heroes series. The 3rd book continues the adventures of Christine
and her friends as they complete their sophomore year of high
school and prepare for their summer vacations. Before any of their
plans come to fruition, their old mentor, Mr. Quinn, returns after
a nearly two month absence with a mission specifically for
Christine - steal the Shroud of Turin. Christine finds herself
playing double-agent for the MHDA as she is forced to go along with
Quinn's plans and make herself an international criminal. Soon she
learns what the MHDA plans on doing with the Shroud and doesn't
know who to trust. Also on Quinn's team is another operative names
Klaus from a German agency . At first, she can't stand him, but as
they work together, the closer she gets to him. Now, not only is
she torn in her sense of duty, but also in her affections. How will
she fix her love life while stopping both Quinn and the MHDA from
obtaining the Shroud and possible destroying human life as we know
it?
METEORS, OVERGROWN PLANTS and... ZOMBIE ANTS When a meteor crashes
in the middle of Central Park, Austen and Kyrsten both find their
curiosity piqued. Investigating the site quickly reveals that the
meteor is more than it seems. It is a giant seed, and vines are
growing out of it at an exponential rate. The vines will take over
Manhattan within 24 hours if someone doesn't do something. The only
problem is, the city's been evacuated, and the only ones who can
stop it are the two children. However, it's a little hard to get
some weed killer, when you're also being chased by zombies. How can
Kysten and Austen stop the seed from taking over the city without
getting turned into zombies themselves?
What if you discovered you had the ability to read minds? What
would you do with that power? On Christine Carpenter's first day of
her sophomore year at Thomas Jefferson High School she makes a
startling discovery. She can hear peoples' thoughts. After
convincing herself she's not going crazy, Chris must learn to
control her amazing mind-reading ability. Using her power she
quickly realizes her crush, the captain of the football team, is
also blessed with a special ability. She is soon sucked into a
world she never thought possible when two more of her classmates,
and a teacher, turn out to have powers as well. What are they meant
to do with their special gifts that can either help, or harm
others? Christine soon finds out when a monster, lurking in the
depths of her school, threatens to murder the student population.
When it becomes apparent that the creature is someone she knows,
she must decide whether to try and save him, or destroy the beast.
If she chooses destruction, can she live with the consequences?
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