Violet Amberose is grappling with two major issues: Jay Heaton and her morbid secret ability. While the sixteen-year-old is confused by her new feelings for her bet friend since childhood, she is more disturbed by her "power" to sense dead bodies--or at least those that have been murdered. Since she was a little girl, she has felt the echoes the dead leave behind in the world... and the imprints that attach to their killers.
Violet has never considered her strange talent to be a gift; it mostly just led her to find dead birds her cat left for her. But now that a serial killer is terrorizing her small town, and the echoes of the local girls he's claimed haunt her daily, Violet realizes she might be the only person who can stop him.
Despite his fierce protectiveness over her, Jay reluctantly agrees to help Violet find the murderer--and Violet is unnerved by her hope that Jay's intentions are much more than friendly. But even as she's falling intensely in love, Violet is getting closer and closer to discovering a killer... and becoming his prey herself.
Friday, November 30, 2012
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
The Complete Compilment of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galexy Chronicles by Douglas Adams
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the GalaxySeconds before the
Earth is demolished for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is saved by
Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised Guide. Together they stick out their thumbs to the stars and begin a wild journey through time and space.
The Restaurant at the End of the UniverseFacing annihilation at the hands of warmongers is a curious time to crave tea. It could only happen to the cosmically displaced Arthur Dent and his comrades as they hurtle across the galaxy in a desperate search for a place to eat.
Life, the Universe and EverythingThe unhappy inhabitants of planet Krikkit are sick of looking at the night sky– so they plan to destroy it. The universe, that is. Now only five individuals can avert Armageddon: mild-mannered Arthur Dent and his stalwart crew.
So Long, and Thanks for All the FishBack on Earth, Arthur Dent is ready to believe that the past eight years were all just a figment of his stressed-out imagination. But a gift-wrapped fishbowl with a cryptic inscription conspires to thrust him back to reality. So to speak.
Mostly HarmlessJust when Arthur Dent makes the terrible mistake of starting to enjoy life, all hell breaks loose. Can he save the Earth from total obliteration? Can he save the Guide from a hostile alien takeover? Can he save his daughter from herself?
The Restaurant at the End of the UniverseFacing annihilation at the hands of warmongers is a curious time to crave tea. It could only happen to the cosmically displaced Arthur Dent and his comrades as they hurtle across the galaxy in a desperate search for a place to eat.
Life, the Universe and EverythingThe unhappy inhabitants of planet Krikkit are sick of looking at the night sky– so they plan to destroy it. The universe, that is. Now only five individuals can avert Armageddon: mild-mannered Arthur Dent and his stalwart crew.
So Long, and Thanks for All the FishBack on Earth, Arthur Dent is ready to believe that the past eight years were all just a figment of his stressed-out imagination. But a gift-wrapped fishbowl with a cryptic inscription conspires to thrust him back to reality. So to speak.
Mostly HarmlessJust when Arthur Dent makes the terrible mistake of starting to enjoy life, all hell breaks loose. Can he save the Earth from total obliteration? Can he save the Guide from a hostile alien takeover? Can he save his daughter from herself?
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
How to train your dragon by: Cressida Cowell
How to train your dragon is a great book. I love it. Its very exciting and thrilling and i cant take my eyes off of it. my favorite part is when hiccup (thew main character) gets thrown into the mouth of a dragon. the setting is in viking time with dragons. My favorite character is hiccup and his dragon toothless. The whole reason Hiccup, Fishlegs, Dogsbreath the duh brain, and Snotlout, get a dragon is because they have to or they will get shipped off to cannibal island. I like Hiccup and his dragon because they both are extraordinary and have fun adventures, while toothless is just adorable.
Friday, November 16, 2012
StarWars Assault At Selonia by Roger Macbride Allen
Imprisoned on the planet Corella, Han Solo finds himself at the mercy of his evil cousin, Thracken Sal-Solo. Thracken plans to restore the imperial system and seize total power no matter what the cost. Han has one chance to stop him. But to do so he must turn his back on his human cousin and join forces with a female alien. Dracmus was arrested as a ringleader in a plot against the corrupt Human League. Now she and Han will attempt a daring escape to selonia in time to warn Leia, Luke Skywalker, and Lando of Thracken's plan. But can Han trust the alien to keep her word?
The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
A classic work of American literature that has not stopped
changing minds and lives since it burst onto the literary scene, The
Things They Carried is a ground-breaking meditation on war, memory,
imagination, and the redemptive power of storytelling.
The Things They Carried depicts the men of Alpha Company: Jimmy Cross, Henry
Dobbins, Rat Kiley, Mitchell Sanders, Norman Bowker, Kiowa, and the character
Tim O’Brien, who has survived his tour in Vietnam to become a father and writer
at the age of forty-three.
Taught everywhere—from high school classrooms to graduate seminars
in creative writing—it has become required reading for any American and
continues to challenge readers in their perceptions of fact and fiction, war
and peace, courage and fear and longing.
Here There Be Dragons by James A. Owens
An
unusual murder brings together three strangers, John, Jack, and Charles, on a
rainy night in London during the first World War. An eccentric little man
called Bert tells them that they are now the caretakers of the Imaginarium
Geographica -- an atlas of all the lands that have ever existed in myth and
legend, fable and fairy tale. These lands, Bert claims, can be traveled to in
his ship the Indigo Dragon, one of only seven vessels that is able
to cross the Frontier between worlds into the Archipelago of Dreams.
Pursued
by strange and terrifying creatures, the companions flee London aboard the
Dragonship. Traveling to the very realm of the imagination itself, they must
learn to overcome their fears and trust in one another if they are to defeat
the dark forces that threaten the destiny of two worlds. And in the process,
they will share a great adventure filled with clues that lead readers to the
surprise revelation of the legendary storytellers these men will one day
become.
Wild Magic by Tamora Pierce
Young Daine's knack with horses gets her a job helping the royal horsemistress drive a herd of ponies to tortall. It soon becomes clear that Daine's talent, despite her struggles to hide it, its downright magical. Horses and other animals not only obey the mysterious girl, they come to her and seem to listen to her words. But Daine will have to learn to trust humans before she can come to terms with her powers, her past, and herself.
Set in Tortall during the reign of King Jonathan III and Queen Thayet, Wild Magic is the first book of the immortals series, which chronicles the time when the world is invaded by immortal creatures and a girl is born with a magical power that could restore the very balance of nature.
Set in Tortall during the reign of King Jonathan III and Queen Thayet, Wild Magic is the first book of the immortals series, which chronicles the time when the world is invaded by immortal creatures and a girl is born with a magical power that could restore the very balance of nature.
Time Cat by Lloyd Alexander
Jason's cat has nine fantastic lives--and he's taking Jason along for the ride!
Gareth is definitely not an ordinary cat. For one thing, he can talk. For another, he's got the power to travel through time. And the instant he tells this to Jason, the two of them are in ancient Egypt, on the first of nine amazing adventures Jason will never forget.
Gareth is definitely not an ordinary cat. For one thing, he can talk. For another, he's got the power to travel through time. And the instant he tells this to Jason, the two of them are in ancient Egypt, on the first of nine amazing adventures Jason will never forget.
Know it all, The Little Book of Essential Knowledge
Know it all will give you the edge you need, providing general knowledge that covers all the bases in a nutshell---intriguing, useful facts about the universe, Planet Earth, life in all forms... the birth of agriculture and rise of civilizations ... invention and discoveries and artistic endeavors. For example did you know...
- Alfred Nobel became famous not as a giver of prizes but as the inventor of dynamite?
- The spices in your recipes once caused nations to go to war?
- That Alexander the great never lost a battle?
- The inner atmosphere is 78.08 percent nitrogen
All these facts facts and more are available in KNOW IT ALL.
Friday, November 9, 2012
Mattimeo by Brian Jacques
Slagar the fox hated Redwall Abbey- it's peaceable creatures, it's fearless mouse warrior Matthias. He blamed Matthias for the injuries he'd suffered . . . but his quest for vengeance would have to be a cunning one, for he knew the power of the legendary Redwall sword.
Above all, he knew, the Redwallers cherished their young. So Slagar would steal them from under their very noses- and the greatest prize of all would be Matthias's headstrong son, Mattimeo . . .
Above all, he knew, the Redwallers cherished their young. So Slagar would steal them from under their very noses- and the greatest prize of all would be Matthias's headstrong son, Mattimeo . . .
Friday, November 2, 2012
The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
Young Henry Fleming had always dreamt of performing heroic deeds in battle. But as a raw recruit in the american civil war, the reality is one of mental and physical torment. Throughout his first ordeal in action, Henry experiences both rear ans self-doubt, and has no idea whether war will make him a coward - or a hero.
Amazonia by James Rollins
The Rand scientific expedition enter the lush wilderness of the Amazon and Never returned. Years later, one of its members has stumbled out of the world's most inhospitable rain forest-a former Special Forces soldier, scarred, mutilated terrified, and mere hours from death, who went in with one arm missing... and came out with both intact. Unable to comprehend this inexplicable event, the government sends Nathan Rand into this impenetrable secret world of undreamed-perils, to follow the trail of his vanished father...toward mysteries that must be solved at any cost. But the nightmare that is awaiting Nate and his team of scientists and seasoned U.S Rangers dwarfs any danger the anticipated; an ancient, unspoken terror-a power beyond human imagining-that can forever alter the world beyond the dark, lethal confines of... Amazonia
Farmer Boy by: Laura Ingalls Wilder
This book is about a boy named Almanzo Wilder. The part i like in this book is when Almanzo gets the colt of his dreams. This is the most surprising part to me is because i would not think that he would actually get a colt at the age of 11. My favorite character is Almanzo because he is always doing something interesting in the book.
Serpent's Shawdow by Rick Riordan
I almost done with the book but a lot is happening.Carter, Sadie and there dad hoped on a boat and started paddeling away from the Serpent. Suddenly they found themselvs in the middle of danger. They saw the Serpent's Shadow. It was right in front of them.
The Shadow in the North
The year is 1878, and the spirited Sally Lockhart, once again defying Victorian sensibilities, has gone into business herself. When one of her clients loses a large sum of money in the unexpected collapse of a British shipping firm, Sally sets out to investigate. But as she delves deeper into the identity of the wealthy and elusive industrialist who owns the doomed company, she uncovers a plot so diabolical that it could eventually subvert the entire civilized world--and if Sally's enemies have their way, she won't live long enough to see it happen.
Alex Rider: Scorpia Rising by Anthony Horowitz
Scorpia has dogged Alex Rider for most of his life. They killed his parent, they did their best to con Alex into turning traitor, and they just keep coming back with more power. Now the world's most dangerous terrorist organization is playing with fire in the world's most combustible land: the Middle East. No one knows Scorpia like Alex. And no one knows how to get to Alex like Scorpia. Until now.
This is the latest book in the Alex Rider series, but I've only read this one and the first one in the series but I'm looking forward to reading the other ones.
This is the latest book in the Alex Rider series, but I've only read this one and the first one in the series but I'm looking forward to reading the other ones.
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