Spark Rising
Spark Rising

Author: Kate Corcino

Publisher:

Published: 2014-11-30

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 9780990732808

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All that's required to ignite a revolution is a single spark rising. Two hundred years after the cataclysm that annihilated fossil fuels, Sparks keep electricity flowing through their control of energy-giving Dust. The Council of Nine rebuilt civilization on the backs of Sparks, offering citizens a comfortable life in a relo-city in exchange for power, particularly over the children able to fuel the future. The strongest of the boys are taken as Wards and raised to become elite agents, the Council's enforcers and spies. Strong girls-those who could advance the rapidly-evolving matrilineal power-don't exist. Not according to the Council. Lena Gracey died as a child, mourned publicly by parents desperate to keep her from the Council. She was raised in hiding until she fled the relo-city for solitary freedom in the desert. Lena lives off the grid, selling her power on the black market. Agent Alex Reyes was honed into a calculating weapon at the Ward School to do the Council's dirty work. But Alex lives a double life. He's leading the next generation of agents in a secret revolution to destroy those in power from within. The life Lena built to escape her past ends the day Alex arrives looking for a renegade Spark.

Sparks Rise (The Darkest Minds, Book 2.5)
Sparks Rise (The Darkest Minds, Book 2.5)

Author: Alexandra Bracken

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2015-03-01

Total Pages: 86

ISBN-13: 1460705246

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'A RIVETING EMOTIONAL READ THAT KEPT ME ON THE EDGE!' -- Melissa Marr, author of the bestselling Wicked Lovely series, on The Darkest Minds Sam didn't think things could get worse at Thurmand rehabilitation camp. Then the Reds arrive. Everyone assumed the kids with firepower had been killed years ago. Instead they were taken away, brainwashed, and returned as terrifyingly effective guards. To her horror, Sam recognizes one of them: Lucas, the one spark of light in Sam's dark childhood. Lucas has a deadly secret - he beat the brutal training that turned his fellow Reds into mindless drones. When Sam defends herself against an attack by a vile PSF guard and faces a harrowing punishment, Lucas must risk everything to save her. Don't miss the thrilling novella that connects the second and third novels in the New York Times bestselling series The Darkest Minds. MORE PRAISE FOR THE DARKEST MINDS 'The story's quick-paced action leads to a heartbreaking cliffhanger that will have readers eager for the next book ...' -- Publishers Weekly 'Haunting ... Bracken creates a gripping and terrifying dystopian world.' -- Kirkus Reviews 'HELL TO THE YES, I love this story and these characters so much!!' -- Goodreads 'THE DARKEST MINDS was, without a doubt, one of the best books I have read!' -- Goodreads

Esperanza Rising (Scholastic Gold)
Esperanza Rising (Scholastic Gold)

Author: Pam Muñoz Ryan

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2012-10-01

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 0545532345

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A modern classic for our time and for all time-this beloved, award-winning bestseller resonates with fresh meaning for each new generation. Perfect for fans of Kate DiCamillo, Christopher Paul Curtis, and Rita Williams-Garcia. Pura Belpre Award Winner * "Readers will be swept up." -Publishers Weekly, starred review Esperanza thought she'd always live a privileged life on her family's ranch in Mexico. She'd always have fancy dresses, a beautiful home filled with servants, and Mama, Papa, and Abuelita to care for her. But a sudden tragedy forces Esperanza and Mama to flee to California and settle in a Mexican farm labor camp. Esperanza isn't ready for the hard work, financial struggles brought on by the Great Depression, or lack of acceptance she now faces. When Mama gets sick and a strike for better working conditions threatens to uproot their new life, Esperanza must find a way to rise above her difficult circumstances--because Mama's life, and her own, depend on it.

Seeking More of the Sky
Seeking More of the Sky

Author: Charles N. Stevens

Publisher: Author House

Published: 2014-12-02

Total Pages: 339

ISBN-13: 1496954815

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The stories presented in this book follow the life of a young boy growing up in Inglewood, California, a suburb of Los Angeles, during the 1930s. The author lived during the depression when unemployment was affecting many and banks were closed, while the clouds of war were gathering in Europe. But he was lucky enough to be raised in a loving family, the power of that love reflected throughout his stories. The day when boys would have cell phones, television, smart phones, and Ipads was in the far distant future. Boys made do with what they had--old tires, bottle caps, marbles, spools, and anything else they could find around the house, forcing them to be inventive in their play. It was a period when milkmen delivered milk in bottles, icemen brought blocks of ice for the ice box, and the sound of steam locomotives echoed through the town. These true stories take the reader back to a simpler time. Older readers may find a little of themselves in the stories while the young may be amazed by how boys lived over seventy-five years ago.

Devil in Disguise
Devil in Disguise

Author: Ciara Graves

Publisher:

Published:

Total Pages: 167

ISBN-13:

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Lucifer, lords of hell, fallen angels, demons, corrupted mortals, hell spawn, and the dark creatures of nightmares. The Devil's Own series is just starting! You’re Lucifer’s daughter. That’s bad, right? Could get worse, if you asked Ashmielle, the devil’s own. Her soul’s been splintered and she’s addicted to consuming souls. Samazrael, her soul mate and bodyguard has finally Ashmielle again, only to lose her to her addiction and a demon gone bad. These two will need a little help. Devil in disguise... Warning: Unputdownable action-packed fantasy, with a touch of romance which features Lucifer, lords of hell, fallen angels, demons, hell spawn, and the dark creatures of nightmares.

Son of a Liche
Son of a Liche

Author: J. Zachary Pike

Publisher: Gnomish Press

Published: 2018-05-22

Total Pages: 718

ISBN-13: 0990859657

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A doubly disgraced dwarven hero. A band of accident-prone adventurers. Giving redemption a second shot may have been a grave mistake… Son of a Liche is the second book in The Dark Profit Saga, a trilogy of humorous epic fantasy novels. If you like rib-tickling shenanigans, second-rate heroes, and imaginative new takes on tired tropes, then you’ll love J. Zachary Pike’s hilarious blend of finance and high fantasy. Version 1.1.2

Circumpolar!
Circumpolar!

Author: Richard A. Lupoff

Publisher: Gateway

Published: 2015-08-27

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 1473208556

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ANTARCTIC SAVAGES - PREHISTORIC MASTODONS - FLYING FORTRESSES - PARALYSING RAY GUNS - GRYPHONS - WATER-WITCHES - LOST CONTINENTS - WONDERFUL FLYING MACHINES...AND MORE! Coming soon - the most fantastic contest ever conceived: An airplane race pitting Amelia Earhart, Charles Lindbergh and Howard Hughes against Manfred von Richthofen (the Bloody Red Baron), his kid brother Lothar and Princess Irina Lvova of Russia! Which team will be the first to complete the never-before-attempted round-the-poles flight? Warning: On this doughnut-shaped alternate Earth it is impossible to fly off the edge!