Newton Starkers has a problem: Lightning is attracted to him. For over two hundred years, nearly every member of the Starker family has died after being hit by lightning. Fourteen-year-old Newton Starker is the last of his line, except for his great-grandmother, Enid, a woman as friendly as a pickled wolverine. He's determined to survive. Newton enrols in the Jerry Potts Academy of Higher Learning and Survival where students must navigate the outdoors,...

Entombed and doomed to digestion down the bowels of hell itself, Billy and Amber must escape or die. The orphans, abandoned again, must set aside their differences and put into practice what Billy has taught them. Or starve. And is the honeymoon over already? Can the Bullies save their relationship with Mel? "WOW! Hauntingly hypnotic. Good enough to set to music. A wickedly graphic conclusion. Loved it." Anne, Australia "It's really clever. Very...

"Don't talk to strangers," Senda says to herself as she walks the streets of Santa Cruz, California, otherwise known as Weird City — a good name for the place where she was born. After all, she, with her illness, is among the weirdest. What Senda never imagined was that she would find her life turned upside down, where she becomes the main character in an unbelievable adventure in an apocalyptic world. Here, Senda will have to face her greatest...

The body of Ben Haversham's Uncle Izzy vanishes and Ben, although he attended the funeral, suspects that his uncle is still alive. He's told that his uncle was working undercover to bring to justice a group of iconoclasts who destroyed the town's monument, the Big Prawn.

Lunchtime is over, and the children are fed. But now it's time to rest and nap on their beds. For little Imani, this time is a dread She can't ever sleep... What to do instead?

TO FIND HIS LOST SISTER...A BOY BECOMES HIS WORST ENEMY.BUT WILL IT BE ENOUGH TO SAVE HER? After three long years of searching, Twist finally has the power to track down his sister. But when her trail leads him to dark secrets, he learns that some things are better left undiscovered. Twist must risk everything for the sister he loves, confronting both Overlords and the Underworld. Will his gamble be enough? Or will he lose everything? This gripping...

A CHILD, A YOUTH, AN ADULT LOVE, FRIENDSHIP, QUEST... What is life? Are there any other worlds?, Who am I? All this is combined in the work, "Talking to the stars", turning fantasy into reality through its character "Pipilet Mandala", a humanoid snail, who has crossed space and come to Earth as a "Universal Correspondent." Through the different dialogues, not only will you discover new horizons and concepts of life, but you will also, feel like...

Earth, as we know it, is dying. Natural resources are being depleted to the point that wars are being fought over a water supply. Social structure is breaking down. Every man for himself. The powerful control what little resources still exist. The governments of the world decide to send a number of colonists to a moon just the other side of our solar system. The last valiant attempt to save mankind. This is the story of that moon and its colonists....

Ten-year-old Chloe Sutton arrives on Prince Edward Island from her home in Ontario after the tragic loss of her parents in a car accident. Her Aunt Laverne is a doctor and her only relative able to take her in. Chloe isn't sure what to make of her aunt's big old house on the red cliff overlooking the Northumberland Strait, or the skinny, red-haired and heavily freckled boy who wants to be her friend. Her first night in her new home, Chloe is tormented...

Create memorable teaching moments in mere minutes! Filled with inspirational ideas for your classroom and home, Time to Share lets you spend less time preparing lessons and more time focusing on those you love and the simple gospel truths they need to learn. Inside you'll find a full year of quick and easy lessons and activities for Primary talks, family home evening, class, or sharing time. Multimedia resources, like conference addresses and YouTube...