. Her pupils are the daughters of the Cherokee elite—educated and more wealthy than she, and the school is cloaked in mystery. She's also not sure what to make of a boy from the nearby boys' school who has taken an interest in her—his past is cloaked in secrets. To escape a home she doesn't belong in anymore, she assumes the name of a former classmate and accepts a teaching job at the Cherokee Female Seminary.
Nothing prepares her for what she finds there. Soon, even she has to admit that the revenant may be trying to tell her something. When willie arrives in indian Territory, she knows only one thing: no one can find out who she really is.
The Eye of Minds The Mortality Doctrine, Book One
Praise for the bestselling mortality doctrine series:“Dashner takes full advantage of the Matrix-esque potential for asking ‘what is real. Io9. Com “set in a world taken over by virtual reality gaming, the series perfectly captures Dashner’s hallmarks for inventiveness, teen dialogue and an ability to add twists and turns like no other author.
Mtv. Com “a brilliant, gamified mash-up of The Matrix and Inception, visceral, guaranteed to thrill even the non-gaming crowd. Christian Science Monitor. The world is virtual, but the danger is real in book one of the bestselling Mortality Doctrine series, the next phenomenon from the author of the Maze Runner series, James Dashner.
Includes a sneak peek of the fever code, the highly-anticipated conclusion to the Maze Runner series—the novel that finally reveals how the maze was built! The VirtNet offers total mind and body immersion, and the more hacking skills you have, the more fun it is. And one gamer has been doing exactly that, with murderous results.
Cinder The Lunar Chronicles Book 1
But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai's, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. We'd just have enough time to enjoy some fresh coconut before we were rescued. She's a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister's illness.
From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. She's a romantic and a daydreamer and maybe a little on the naïve side—things that could be said about me too—although she does find courage when it's needed most. I think we'd all like to believe we'd have that same inner strength if we ever needed it.
A deadly plague ravages the population. I guess that's a lot of things that appeal to me about her, but she's been a really fun character to write! The two leading men in Scarlet, Wolf and Captain Thorne, aren't half bad either.
Red Kayak
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Freak the Mighty Scholastic Gold
Freak the mighty is sure to remain fresh, dramatic, and memorable for the next twenty years and beyond! .
All of the Above
Based on a true story, all of the Above is the delightful and suspenseful story of four inner city students and their quest to build the world's largest tetrahedron.
Million-Dollar Throw
Suddenly the boy with the golden arm is having trouble completing a pass. The worry is more weight than a 13-year-old can bear, and it's affecting his playing for his own football team. And now he's got a chance to win a million dollars by throwing one pass through a target at halftime in the Patriots; Thanksgiving night game.
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The Dark Between
Each running from a shadowed past, Asher, Kate, and Elsie take refuge within the walls of Summerfield College. At the turn of the twentieth century, Spiritualism and séances are all the rage—even in the scholarly town of Cambridge, England. But their peace is soon shattered by the discovery of a dead body nearby.
While mediums dupe the grief-stricken, a group of local fringe scientists seeks to bridge the gap to the spirit world by investigating the dark corners of the human mind.