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by Saddleback Educational Publishing StaffThemes: Hi-Lo, Family life, adventure, travel. These traditional reads are brimming with spirited characters and positive values--but with a little extra excitement and bite, so hold on to your hats! Written expressly for the middle grade struggling reader, the series does not contain strong language, edgy themes, or dysfunctional families. In fact, family is the main theme of these titles. And one particular Latino family is the focus with their uncanny knack for finding humor, hope, and colorful personalities--even in unusual circumstances. Written at the lowest reading levels, the 50-page story structure is straightforward and moves the reader through the text quickly and efficiently. The ball was snapped. Franco got the ball. He ran to his right. Every Mustang player ran after him. But just before he was tackled, Franco tosses the ball.
The Score: A Parker Novel (The Parker Novels)
by Richard StarkIt was an impossible crime: knock off an entire town—a huge plant payroll, all the banks, and all the stores—in one night. But there was one thief good enough to try—Parker. In The Score, Parker takes on his biggest job yet. All he needs are the right men, the right plan, and the right kind of help from Lady Luck. But as everyone knows, you can never count on that last one. This chilling caper could either be the perfect crime… or a set-up that would land him in jail — for life.
The Score: A Parker Novel
by Richard StarkIt was an impossible crime: knock off an entire town—a huge plant payroll, all the banks, and all the stores—in one night. But there was one thief good enough to try—Parker. In The Score, Parker takes on his biggest job yet. All he needs are the right men, the right plan, and the right kind of help from Lady Luck. But as everyone knows, you can never count on that last one. This chilling caper could either be the perfect crime… or a set-up that would land him in jail — for life.
The Score (The Score Series #1)
by Kiki SwinsonGoing once... Identity theft mastermind Lauren Kelly has always had a taste for the finer things--including Matt Connors, her lover and accomplice. But she's not the only one... Going twice... When their partner, Yancy, stumbles onto a tycoon's multi-million dollar bank account, Lauren expects everything will go smoothly--until she discovers Yancy and Matt are planning the ultimate betrayal... Someone's going to be gone... Fortunately, Lauren is one step ahead of Matt. Once she disappears with every last dollar, they'll have no doubt they chose the wrong woman to deceive. But all three of them chose the wrong target...Praise for Kiki Swinson"A sizzling, action-packed, electric and gut-wrenching novel."--RT Book Reviews on Lifestyles of the Rich and Shameless"The action is unrelenting and over-the-top. Readers looking for pure grit will want to take a look."--Publishers Weekly on Playing Dirty"Swinson's novel is like a roller coaster. The excitement builds slowly as the book soars with expectation. Swinson doesn't disappoint. The book hits a turn at full speed and continues at that pace until the very end."--RT Book Reviews on Playing Dirty
The Scoreless Thai
by Lawrence BlockEvan Tanner can't sleep. Ever. Which gives him plenty of free time to get involved in lots of interesting endeavors in all sorts of exotic locales. Now Tanner's in Thailand with a partially baked plan and a butterfly net, hoping to snare a beautiful missing chanteuse who's metamorphosed into an international jewel thief. Tanner hopes everyone will buy his disguise as a rare butterfly researcher. And everyone does . . . Except the guerilla band holding him captive. They intend to remove his head when the sun rises, so Tanner must put his fate in the hands of a randy Thai youth who will do anything for a woman, even set a suspected spy free. Soon they're running through the jungle together, chased by bandits, soldiers, and yellow fever, and racing headlong into the heart of darkness-and into the flames of war.
Scoring His Heart (Texas Highlanders Ice Hockey #3)
by Suzan ButlerZoe Logan has always believed that those she loves will always leave her. It's why she fights so hard against anyone getting close, but when sexy defense Gavin Ferrara zeroes in on her, she finds herself falling hard and exploring the hidden parts of herself that he brings out in her. Gavin's always trusted that playing hockey is the most important thing to him. But when a strange encounter from months ago leads to more between him and the local bar owner's daughter, he's torn between what he wants and what's best. WARNING: This book contains a threesome hot enough to scorch the sheets, a dirty talking Russian, a bisexual Italian, the college virgin who brings both of them to their knees, and the best anatomy and physiology study session ever. Reading order of this series: * O Christmas Three, #0.5 * Off Her Game, #1 * Heart and Snow, #2 * Scoring His Heart, #3
The Scorned (A Bruno Johnson Thriller #10)
by David PutnamEx-cop, ex-con Bruno Johnson stumbles into a criminal organization that exploits women and children—he must fight his way out and home Bruno Johnson is hiding out from the U.S. law in Costa Rica with his pregnant wife, Marie, and the ten kids they rescued from toxic homes in South Central Los Angeles. When Marie encounters a difficult labor and delivery, their good friend Dr. Vargas rescues both her and Bruno's infant son. So Bruno feels indebted when asked to escort his daughter Layla, a college student in Los Angeles, back home to Costa Rica. When Bruno arrives in Los Angeles, he finds the problem with Layla is complicated and dire. Layla has fallen in with Johnny, the leader of a vast and notorious criminal empire that exploits women and children. She says she's had his child and that he has taken the baby. Bruno enlists the help of his old friend Karl Drago—and his dog, Waldo—to aid in his search for Layla's baby—a baby her parents disavow. Bruno soon discovers things aren't as they appear, but he will stop at nothing to save the innocent baby and return to his family and newborn son in Costa Rica—providing he can evade capture while on U.S. soil.Perfect for fans of Michael Connelly and David Baldacci While all of the novels in the Bruno Johnson Crime Series stand on their own and can be read in any order, the publication sequence is:The Disposables The Replacements The Squandered The Vanquished The Innocents The Reckless The Heartless The Ruthless The Sinister The Scorned The Diabolical (coming 2024)
Scorned Justice
by Margaret DaleyTexas Ranger Brody Calhoun is with his parents in west Texas when an unexpected attack injures the brother of Rebecca Morgan, Brody's high school sweetheart. The local sheriff, a good friend, asks for Brody's help. At first, it seems like an open-and-shut case. As Brody digs deeper, he realizes the attack may be related to an organized crime trial Rebecca will be overseeing. With Rebecca's help, he compiles evidence involving cattle rustling, bribery, and dirty payoffs that shatter the entire community and put Rebecca directly in the line of fire. Brody expects to protect her. What he never expects is to fall for Rebecca all over again, or for a murder to throw the case wide open. Is Brody's faith strong enough to withstand not only deep-rooted corruption and cattle rustling, but also love?
Scorned Justice
by Margaret DaleyTexas Ranger Brody Calhoun is with his parents in west Texas when an unexpected attack injures the brother of Rebecca Morgan, Brody's high school sweetheart. The local sheriff, a good friend, asks for Brody's help. At first, it seems like an open-and-shut case. As Brody digs deeper, he realizes the attack may be related to an organized crime trial Rebecca will be overseeing. With Rebecca's help, he compiles evidence involving cattle rustling, bribery, and dirty payoffs that shatter the entire community and put Rebecca directly in the line of fire. Brody expects to protect her. What he never expects is to fall for Rebecca all over again, or for a murder to throw the case wide open. Is Brody's faith strong enough to withstand not only deep-rooted corruption and cattle rustling, but also love?
Scorpia: Bin And Header Empty Ws (Alex Rider #5)
by Anthony HorowitzAlex Rider, teen spy, has always been told he is the spitting image of the father he never knew. But when Alex learns that his father may have been an assassin for the most lethal and powerful terrorist organization in the world, Scorpia, his world shatters. Now Scorpia wants Alex on their side, and Alex no longer has the strength to fight them. That is, until he learns of Scorpia's latest plot: an operation known only as "Invisible Sword" that will result in the death of thousands of people. Can Alex prevent the slaughter, or will Scorpia prove once and for all that the terror will not be stopped?
Scorpia Rising: The Final Mission (Alex Rider #9)
by Anthony HorowitzDon't miss the final Alex Rider mission - now in paperback! Scorpia has dogged Alex Rider for most of his life. They killed his parents, 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 best to get to Alex like Scorpia. Until now.
The Scorpian Shards
by Neal ShustermanSix teenagers, each tormented by what seems to be an exaggerated adolescent affliction, come together to try to stop the "beasts" that threaten to destroy them and the world.
The Scorpio Illusion
by Robert LudlumNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Don't ever begin a Ludlum novel if you have to go to work the next day."--Chicago Sun-Times Tyrell Hawthorne was a naval intelligence officer--one of the best--until the rain-swept night in Amsterdam when his wife was murdered, an innocent victim of the games spies play. Now he's called out of retirement for one last assignment. For Hawthorne is the only man alive who can track down the world's most dangerous terrorist. Amaya Bajaratt is beautiful, elusive, and deadly--and she has set in motion a chilling conspiracy that a desperate government cannot stop. With his life and the life of the president hanging in the balance, Hawthorne must follow Bajaratt's serpentine trail, a path of seduction, betrayal, and the looming threat of death. Racing from a millionaire recluse's fortress to the social whirl of Palm Beach, from the Oval Office to treacherous Caribbean waters, Hawthorne will uncover a sinister network of well-placed men and women who exist to help this consummate killer--and the shattering truth behind the Scorpio Illusion. "Breakneck . . . readability."--The New York Times Book Review "A high-voltage tale of drama and suspense."--The Denver Post BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Identity.
The Scorpio Illusion
by Robert LudlumA brilliant, high-tension thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling master storyteller...Tyrell Hawthorne was a naval intelligence officer until his wife was murdered. Now Hawthorne has been called out of retirement for one last assignment. For he is the only man who can track down the world's most dangerous terrorist, Amaya Bajaratt, who has set in motion a chilling conspiracy that a desperate government cannot stop.Hawthorne must follow Amaya's serpentine trail to uncover the sinister network that exists to help this consummate killer. And Hawthorne must discover the shattering truth behind the Scorpio Illusion...
The Scorpio Illusion
by Robert LudlumTyrell Hawthorne was a naval intelligence officer until his wife was murdered. Now Hawthorne has been called out of retirement for one last assignment. For he is the only man who can track down the world's most dangerous terrorist, Amaya Bajaratt, who has set in motion a chilling conspiracy that a desperate government cannot stop.Hawthorne must follow Amaya's serpentine trail to uncover the sinister network that exists to help this consummate killer. And Hawthorne must discover the shattering truth behind the Scorpio Illusion...Read by Michael Prichard. Michael Prichard has played several thousand characters during his career. While he has been seen performing over a hundred of them in theater and film, SmartMoney Magazine named him one of the Top Ten Golden Voices.(p) 2012 Penguin Random House LLC
Scorpion: A Novel
by Christian Cantrell&“An exceptional, fast-paced thriller featuring a tech-empowered assassin whose pattern and objective you&’ve never seen before, chased by a heroine with tenacious grit.&”—David Brin, author of The Postman and ExistenceQuinn Mitchell is a nine-to-five spy—an intelligence analyst for the CIA during the day, and a suburban wife and mother on evenings and weekends. After her young daughter is killed in a tragic accident, sending her life into a tailspin, Quinn hopes to find a new start in her latest assignment: investigating a series of bizarre international assassinations whose victims have been found with numeric codes tattooed, burned, or carved into their flesh. As Quinn follows the killer&’s trail across the globe, always one body behind, she begins uncovering disturbing connections between the murders—and herself. Every lead she tracks down in pursuit of the assassin brings Quinn one step closer to the Epoch Index, a mysterious encrypted message discovered in the archives of the Large Hadron Collider. Its origins are unknown and decrypting it is beyond even the CIA. Yet nothing else can possibly link together a slew of unsolvable murders, an enigmatic and sophisticated serial killer who always seems to be three steps ahead, a quirky young physics prodigy whose knowledge extends well beyond her years, and, underlying everything, the inescapable tragedy of Quinn&’s own past. Discovering the meaning of the Epoch Index leads Quinn to a shocking twist that shatters everything she thought she knew about the past, the future, and the delicate balance of right and wrong that she must now fight to preserve.
Scorpion (Scorpion #1)
by Andrew KaplanThis supercharged thriller from master storyteller Andrew Kaplan introduces the Scorpion, the CIA&’s top agent in the Middle East, and launches the bestselling espionage series Kelly Ormont sprints down the narrow streets of Paris. When a car pulls up and a man points a gun at her, life as she knows it is over. Within days, this beautiful congressman&’s daughter will be in the Middle East, where some of the wealthiest men in the world will bid to make her their slave. Only the Scorpion can save her now. An American raised among the Bedouin, the Scorpion is the CIA&’s top agent in the Arabian peninsula. To save Kelly, he slips into the sinister underworld of human trafficking, where the kidnapped girl&’s trail leads him to a Saudi prince with fanatical global ambitions. When the Scorpion discovers a link between the prince and the Russians, Kelly will not be the only person who needs a savior.
Scorpion Betrayal (The Scorpion Novels #2)
by Andrew Kaplan“One of the smartest, swiftest and most compelling spy novels I’ve read in years.” -Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling authorThe head of Egypt’s State Internal Security is brutally murdered in a Cairo café—his assailant a faceless killer known only as the Palestinian. It is the opening move in a chilling game of terror that has caught the international intelligence community completely off-guard, and the CIA turns to the one man they believe can get to the twisted roots of a looming nightmare shrouded in mystery: a former Company operative code-named Scorpion.The breakneck hunt for a mastermind is leading Scorpion from the Middle East to the dangerous underworld of the capitals of Europe. With the fate of the free world in the hands of two well- matched adversaries there is no margin for error. But a shocking truth has been kept from the determined manhunter . . . and beauty will blind him to the ultimate betrayal.“Andrew Kaplan represents a gold standard in thriller writing.” —David Morrell, New York Times bestselling author of The Brotherhood of the Rose“The nonstop action will keep readers racing through the pages and hoping that Kaplan will put Scorpion back into action as soon as possible.” — Publishers Weekly“More heart-thumping twists and turns than Day of the Jackal and The Spy Who Came In From the Cold rolled into one. . . a textbook example of how to write a great thriller.” —Katherine Neville, New York Times bestselling author of The Eight“A highly suspenseful page-turner. . . I hate to use the cliche but it’s true: I couldn’t put it down.” —Brian Garfield, Edgar award–winning author of Death Wish“Action-packed, highly charged [and] fast-paced.” —Reza Kahlili, author of A Time to Betray
Scorpion Deception (Scorpion #4)
by Andrew KaplanIn Switzerland, a brutally efficient hit squad storms the U. S. embassy, stealing classified files and leaving no witnesses alive. Under intense political pressure to find those behind the attack--with Congressional leaders demanding military action--the CIA turns to the deadliest agent they know: Scorpion. But Scorpion is unwilling to get involved . . . until he learns his name is at the top of one of the stolen lists. What Scorpion uncovers sends the CIA scrambling: evidence linking the attack to an unknown Iranian power broker known as "the Gardener. " Scorpion follows the trail to Zurich and Barcelona, where he meets his match in Scale, an agent as lethal as the viper that is his namesake. A deadly dance of deception ensues, bringing Scorpion into Tehrans inner circle, but not even the political elite know who the Gardener is--or what his next move might be.
Scorpion in the Sea: The Goldsborough Incident
by P. T. DeutermannMike Montgomery has a reputation as a troublemaker with the Navy brass. And he's stuck with a politically sensitive assignment to create a story for the media on some suspicious off-shore incidents. Now he's about to add to his problems by starting an affair with another officer's wife. Scorpion in the Sea sets a fast pace in a new world order without the old rules and signposts.
Scorpion Reef
by Charles WilliamsAboard a ghost ship, sailors discover a tale of treasure, lust, and murderWhen the tanker finds the yacht, she is far from land, adrift in the middle of the Caribbean. No one is onboard, but the hold is stuffed with cash, the coffeepot is still warm, and a hint of perfume hangs in the air. The passengers have vanished, but the ship&’s log tells a chilling story of the madness peculiar to the search for sunken riches. The journal was written by salvage diver Bill Manning, who was out of money and out of luck when he met a statuesque Swede named Shannon. She and her husband hire him to sail them to the Yucatan coast, to find a plane that went down carrying untold wealth. But a pair of gangsters is pursuing them, hoping for a crack at the treasure as well. For the sake of Shannon&’s beauty Manning will chase this fortune, knowing it will take him to the height of riches, or to the bottom of the Caribbean Sea.
Scorpion Reef (Blue Murder Ser.)
by Charles WilliamsAboard a ghost ship, sailors discover a tale of treasure, lust, and murderWhen the tanker finds the yacht, she is far from land, adrift in the middle of the Caribbean. No one is onboard, but the hold is stuffed with cash, the coffeepot is still warm, and a hint of perfume hangs in the air. The passengers have vanished, but the ship&’s log tells a chilling story of the madness peculiar to the search for sunken riches. The journal was written by salvage diver Bill Manning, who was out of money and out of luck when he met a statuesque Swede named Shannon. She and her husband hire him to sail them to the Yucatan coast, to find a plane that went down carrying untold wealth. But a pair of gangsters is pursuing them, hoping for a crack at the treasure as well. For the sake of Shannon&’s beauty Manning will chase this fortune, knowing it will take him to the height of riches, or to the bottom of the Caribbean Sea.
The Scorpion Sanction
by Gordon Pape Tony AsplerEgypt is preparing to welcome the President of the United States when the body of a Palestinian terrorist is found in the Nile. Cause of Death: radiation poisoning. In his office, the Egyptian president, flanked by top security officers, reaches for the phone. In Israel, a Mossad commander turns his jeept into an orange grove, where an old man contemplates the graves of his parents, brother and son. In the dessert, at an oasis, a American businessman and his assistant, who doubles as his mistress, race agains time to put the finishing touches on what will be the most opulent luxury hotel evry built. In Cairo, at Al-Azhar, the oldest university in the world, a professor of islamic thought kneel on a prayer rug, the fingers of his hand brushing the image of a scorpion branded on the instep of his foot. In 10 days all of these people will find themselves at Aswan, their fates inextricable linked.
Scorpion Strike (A Jonathan Grave Thriller #10)
by John GilstrapAn island paradise held hostage. A band of dangerous killers unleashed. A sinister plot that could push the superpowers to the brink of war. The perfect formula for explosive suspense in John Gilstrap’s electrifying new Jonathan Grave thriller . . . For Jonathan Grave and Gail Bonneville, the Crystal Sands Resort is the perfect getaway—until gunshots shatter the night. Wealthy guests are yanked out of their sleep, herded like animals, forced to submit to their captors’ demands. But Jonathan and Gail are no ordinary vacationers. The assassins who invade their bungalow receive a deadly surprise. And two determined, skilled operatives escape into the jungle. Jonathan and Gail are not the only free agents on the island. Cut off from his usual tactical team, with a pair of unlikely allies he can’t fully trust, Grave’s only hope of reliable back-up is his partner Boxers, who’s hundreds of miles—and hours—away. It won’t be long before the invaders turn this tropical paradise into the powderkeg that will set off global chaos. Grave may be without weapons, but he’s never without resources. Bold action is the only solution. Like the scorpion, Grave must strike fast and hard . . .
Scorpion Strike
by John J. NanceTHE GULF WAR IS OVER. BUT A DEADLIER WAR IS ABOUT TO ERUPT.... In the wake of Operation Desert Storm, a defecting Iraqi scientist has revealed Saddam Hussein's horrifying plans for a devastating counterstrike against his enemies... and the world. With no time to spare, American forces must remobilize to locate and neutralize the underground laboratory where a lethal super-virus is ready to be unleashed. But an eleventh-hour disaster thrusts the entire mission into the hands of Air Force comrades-in-arms Colonel Will Westerman and Reserve Colonel-turned-commercial pilot Doug Harris. Flying into the heart of Iraqi power, they must depend on their skills-and each other-as never before, to complete a mission that looks more and more like a suicide run....