Thriller
Author: M. T. Anderson
Publisher:
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781451716955
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume provides a collection of ghostly and mysterious stories.
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Guys Read: Funny Business
Author: Jon Scieszka
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2010-09-21
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 0062017632
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFunny Business, the first volume in Jon Scieszka's Guys Read Library of Great Reading, features ten short stories guaranteed to delight, amuse, and possibly make you spit your milk in your friend's face. There's something for everyone in this collection of short stories from some of the funniest writers around. This hilarious, offbeat first installment in the Guys Read Library is 100% grade-A humor, guaranteed to have kids of all ages asking for more. Authors include Mac Barnett, Eoin Colfer, Christopher Paul Curtis, Kate DiCamillo & Jon Scieszka, Paul Feig, Jack Gantos, Jeff Kinney, David Lubar, Adam Rex, and David Yoo, with illustrations by Adam Rex.
Guys Read: Boys Will Be Boys
Author: James Patterson
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2011-09-20
Total Pages: 23
ISBN-13: 0062112155
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA train ride home from a school field trip turns sinister when two kids spot a body on the tracks. A short story from Guys Read: Thriller, edited by Jon Scieszka.
Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo
Author: Rick Riordan
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
Published: 2017-11-14
Total Pages: 31
ISBN-13: 1368019129
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe trouble starts when Apollo introduces Percy and his friend Grover the satyr to the Chryseae Celedones. Three golden women--living statues--appear in front of them, and sing one blissful chord. Apollo has a concert tonight at Mount Olympus, and he needs the Celedones as his backup singers. But there should be a quartet, not a trio--one of the singers has gone rogue. It's up to Percy and Grover to find the missing Celedon somewhere in New York City before she causes any problems. Capturing an attention-seeking automaton in a crowd of mortals is going to require some cagey thinking. Will Percy and Grover succeed, or hit a sour note?
Guys Read: Heroes & Villains
Author: Jon Scieszka
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2017-04-04
Total Pages: 205
ISBN-13: 0062385623
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHeroes and Villains, the seventh volume in Jon Scieszka’s Guys Read Library of Great Reading, is chock-full of adventure featuring an array of characters—with and without capes. Featuring ten all-new, original stories that run the gamut from fantasy to comics to contemporary adventure to nonfiction, and featuring eleven of the most acclaimed, exciting writers for kids working today, this collection is the perfect book for you, whether you use your powers for good—or evil. Authors include Laurie Halse Anderson, Cathy Camper and Raúl Gonzalez, Sharon Creech, Jack Gantos, Christopher Healy, Deborah Hopkinson, Ingrid Law, Pam Muñoz Ryan, Lemony Snicket, and Eugene Yelchin, with illustrations by Jeff Stokely.
The Whisper Man
Author: Alex North
Publisher: Celadon Books
Published: 2019-08-20
Total Pages: 284
ISBN-13: 1250317975
DOWNLOAD EBOOK**THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** "WORKS BEAUTIFULLY... If you like being terrified, The Whisper Man has your name on it." —The New York Times, Editor's Pick "SUPERB" —Publisher's Weekly, Starred Review "BRILLIANT... will satisfy readers of Thomas Harris and Stephen King." —Booklist, Starred Review "POIGNANT AND TERRIFYING" —Entertainment Weekly In this dark, suspenseful thriller, Alex North weaves a multi-generational tale of a father and son caught in the crosshairs of an investigation to catch a serial killer preying on a small town. After the sudden death of his wife, Tom Kennedy believes a fresh start will help him and his young son Jake heal. A new beginning, a new house, a new town. Featherbank. But the town has a dark past. Twenty years ago, a serial killer abducted and murdered five residents. Until Frank Carter was finally caught, he was nicknamed "The Whisper Man," for he would lure his victims out by whispering at their windows at night. Just as Tom and Jake settle into their new home, a young boy vanishes. His disappearance bears an unnerving resemblance to Frank Carter's crimes, reigniting old rumors that he preyed with an accomplice. Now, detectives Amanda Beck and Pete Willis must find the boy before it is too late, even if that means Pete has to revisit his great foe in prison: The Whisper Man. And then Jake begins acting strangely. He hears a whispering at his window...
Guys Read
Author: Jon Scieszka
Publisher: Walden Pond Press
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9781489836328
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents ten true stories that include essays, biographies, and travelogues.
Guys Read: Believing in Brooklyn
Author: Matt de la Pena
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2011-09-20
Total Pages: 33
ISBN-13: 0062112082
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBenny’s friend Ray come up with his craziest invention idea yet: a machine that grants wishes. But when Benny realizes he has some wishes that need granting, he starts to wonder if it might just work. A short story from Guys Read: Thriller, edited by Jon Scieszka.
Guys Read: Thriller
Author: Jon Scieszka
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2011-09-20
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 0062102192
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA body on the tracks A teenage terrorist A mysterious wish-granting machine The world’s worst private detective The second volume in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading is chock-full of mystery, intrigue, and nefarious activity. Featuring some of the best writers around, and compiled by certified guy Jon Scieszka, Guys Read: Thriller is a pulse-pounding collection of brand-new short stories, each one guaranteed to keep you riveted until the final page.
Daylight
Author: David Baldacci
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Published: 2020-11-12
Total Pages: 464
ISBN-13: 1509874615
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDaylight is the gripping follow up to Long Road to Mercy and A Minute to Midnight featuring Special Agent Atlee Pine, from one of the world’s most favourite thriller writers, David Baldacci. The hunt Ever since Mercy was abducted aged six, Atlee has been relentless in her search for her. Finally, she gets her most promising breakthrough yet – the identity of her sister’s kidnapper. The capture As Atlee and her assistant, Carol Blum, race to track down the suspect, they run into Pine’s old friend and fellow agent, John Puller, who is investigating the suspect’s family for another crime. The kill Working together, Pine and Puller must pull back the layers of deceit, lies and cover-ups that strike at the very heart of global democracy. And the truth about what happened to Mercy will finally be revealed. That truth will shock Atlee Pine to her very core. Continue the gripping series with Mercy.
