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Cracked
by Eliza CreweMeet Meda. She eats people.Well, technically, she eats their soul. But she totally promises to only go for people who deserve it. She's special. It's not her fault she enjoys it. She can't help being a bad guy. Besides, what else can she do? Her mother was killed and it's not like there are any other "soul-eaters" around to show her how to be different. That is, until the three men in suits show up.They can do what she can do. They're like her. Meda might finally have a chance to figure out what she is. The problem? They kind of want to kill her. Before they get the chance Meda is rescued by crusaders, members of an elite group dedicated to wiping out Meda's kind. This is her chance! Play along with the "good guys" and she'll finally figure out what, exactly, her 'kind' is.Be careful what you wish for. Playing capture the flag with her mortal enemies, babysitting a teenage boy with a hero complex, and trying to keep one step ahead of a too-clever girl are bad enough. But the Hunger is gaining on her.The more she learns, the worse it gets. And when Meda uncovers a shocking secret about her mother, her past, and her destiny... she may finally give into it.
Cracked Classics: Six Books in One (Cracked Classics #3)
by Tony AbbottWhen two sixth-grade friends magically enter classic literary books, their fun-filled adventures are “a treat for reluctant readers” (School Library Journal). They just didn’t want to read the books! Instead, through their school library’s magic security gates, sixth graders Devin and Frankie—short for Francine—are zapped into great works of literature and new worlds of adventure, including Dracula, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Around the World in Eighty Days, A Christmas Carol, Treasure Island, and Romeo and Juliet. “The message that reading is important and can be fun comes through loud and clear” (School Library Journal). Trapped in Transylvania: Transported into Bram Stoker’s vampire classic, the sarcastic sixth graders will need a few stakes, a lot of garlic, and a sharp sense of humor to defeat the bloodthirsty Count Dracula. Mississippi River Blues: These modern middle schoolers learn being a troublemaker is timeless, as they whitewash a fence, run away from home, solve a murder, become pirates, and search for hidden treasure along with Tom and Huck, the original slackers. What a Trip!: When you can travel into books, going around the world is easy. In the company of mad explorer Phileas Fogg, Devin and Frankie embark on a round-the-world journey by train, ship, and hot air balloon. Humbug Holiday: For two sixth graders who feel about school the way Scrooge feels about Christmas, an enchanted trip into Charles Dickens’s tale is just what their spirits need. X Marks the Spot: Devin and Frankie become marooned middle schoolers when they are swept away to Treasure Island and must match wits with legendary pirate Long John Silver. Crushing on a Capulet: Devin and Frankie try to save star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet when they find themselves in Shakespeare’s classic play.
Crackpot Palace
by Jeffrey FordEclectic is certainly an adjective that can be used to describe the work of the phenomenal Jeffrey Ford-along with imaginative, provocative, mesmerizing, and brilliant. His powerful dark fantasy, The Physiognomy, was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year; his novel, The Girl in the Glass, won the Edgar® Award, mystery and crime fiction's most prestigious prize. Crackpot Palace is Ford's fourth superb collection of short fiction, and in it, his prodigious talent shines as brightly as ever. Here are twenty tales both strange and wonderful, filled with mad scientists, vampires, lost souls, and Native American secrets, from an author who has been glowingly compared to Kafka, Dante, and Caleb Carr (The Alienist).
Cradle
by Gentry Lee Sir Arthur C. ClarkeIn a mind-blowing mix of scientific speculation and thriller, two seemingly unconnected events trigger off the discovery of nothing less than the secret of humanity's existence.
Cradle (Arthur C. Clarke Collection)
by Arthur C. Clarke Gentry LeeA journalist hunting military secrets uncovers an alien presence off the Florida Keys in this novel by the award-winning author of 2001: A Space Odyssey. In 1994, an experimental navy missile mysteriously disappears off the coast of Florida during testing. While investigating the link between the disappearance and some unusual whale sightings, journalist Carol Dawson finds much more: a strange golden trident that may be worth millions . . . and may not be of earthly origin. While Dawson and treasure hunter Nick Williams try to make sense of their discovery, they must also outwit thieves and criminals to keep it safe. But the trident leads them to another, more unsettling discovery. Deep underwater, Dawson and Williams encounter the highly advanced beings that placed the trident where it is. And their plans for it could change the face of humanity forever. In Cradle, the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author Arthur C. Clarke, widely considered one of the most important figures in science fiction literature, teams up with author Gentry Lee to deliver another thrilling tale of alien contact and human conflict.
Cradle and All
by James PattersonKathleen, from privileged Newport, Rhode Island; Colleen, from a poor Irish village - two teenagers who are both pregnant, and both in great danger. Meeting Kathleen, private detective Anne Fitzgerald suddenly has the case of a lifetime and quickly finds herself caught between the certainty of science and the possibility of a miracle that could stop terrible medical epidemics sweeping the globe. Anne's belief in humanity is put to the ultimate test as she comes face to face with an unimaginable evil.
Cradle of Destiny (Outlanders #56)
by James AxlerReborn after near nuclear eradication, humanity struggles in a world defined by a secret history of conspiracy, rivalry and inhuman domination. As an ancient powerful race attempts to retake planet Earth, a courageous and sophisticated band of freedom fighters, the Cerberus rebels, leads the resistance in a daring battle to free humanity from the grips of an alien power struggle. In the Middle East's legendary Fertile Crescent, millennia-old artifacts are unearthed. Shockingly, they appear to belong to one of Cerberus's own. As events converge to play out a destiny forged in cross-dimensional currents, Grant is plunged back through the shimmering vortex of time. Part phantasm, part warrior known as Enkidu, the man bull, he is hunted by humanity's oldest enemy. Kane, Brigid and Domi lead a rescue party across a parallax to destroy the legendary god beast Humbaba-before Grant is lost forever. . .
Cradle of Saturn (Cradle of Saturn #1)
by James P. HoganAmong the Saturnian moons, farsighted individuals, working without help or permission from any government, have established a colony. Operating without the hidebound restrictions of bureaucratic Earth, the colony is a magnet, attracting the best and the brightest of the home world, and has been making important new discoveries. But one of their claims (that the solar system undergoes periodic cataclysms) flies in the face of reigning dogma, and is under attack by the scientific establishment. Then Jupiter emits a protoplanet as large as the Earth.
Cradle of Splendor
by Patricia AnthonyIn a near-future world, a freak spaceship launching accident in Brazil ends in the ship's narrow and inexplicable escape into space, and baffled space scientists throughout the world race to discover what really happened.
Cradled (Beholder #5)
by Christina Bauer"Has romance, adventure, and lots of magical encounters! It definitely satisfied my craving for something exciting!" - Cloud 9 BooksFinally, Elea and Rowan are settling in to their new lives. Trouble is, Rowan is spending a lot of time cleaning up messes from his childhood. And considering the nightmare that was his mother, those are some ugly messes indeed. In fact, the experience is enough to make Rowan vow that he never wants children of his own.Oops."A riveting story with action, love and vengeance...A fantastic read." - The Not So Public LibraryPerfect for readers who love sword and sorcery filled with magic, necromancy, witches and wizards. This series combines fierce females, paranormal romance and epic fantasy. Enjoy! BEHOLDER series order1. Cursed2. Concealed 3. Cherished4. Crowned5. CradledRead all the series from author Christina Bauer: Angelbound Origins (YA Dark Fantasy)Angelbound Offspring (YA Dark Fantasy)Beholder (YA Dark Fantasy) Dimension Drift (YA Urban Fantasy )Fairy Tales of the Magicorum (YA Urban Fantasy)
Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil
by Ananda LimaStrange, intimate, haunted, and hungry—Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil is an intoxicating and surreal fiction debut by award-winning author Ananda Lima. "Remarkable and memorable." —OLIVIE BLAKE • “An astounding new voice.” —ERIC LaROCCA • "I love it so much.” —KELLY LINK • “Trippy, eerie, wry, and always profound.” —JOHN KEENE • “Incredible. Truly wondrous.” —KEVIN WILSON • "Heart-wrenching and wickedly funny." —GWEN KIRBY • “Propulsive, uncanny, and expertly built.” —JULIA FINE At a Halloween party in 1999, a writer slept with the devil. She sees him again and again throughout her life and she writes stories for him about things that are both impossible and true.Lima lures readers into surreal pockets of the United States and Brazil where they’ll find bite-size Americans in vending machines and the ghosts of people who are not dead. Once there, she speaks to modern Brazilian-American immigrant experiences–of ambition, fear, longing, and belonging—and reveals the porousness of storytelling and of the places we call home. With humor, an exquisite imagination, and a voice praised as “singular and wise and fresh” (Cathy Park Hong), Lima joins the literary lineage of Bulgakov and Lispector and the company of writers today like Ted Chiang, Carmen Maria Machado, and Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil includes: “Rapture,” “Ghost Story,” “Tropicália,” “Antropógaga,” “Idle Hands,” “Rent,” “Porcelain,” “Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory,” and “Hasselblad.”A great next read for fans of Carmen Maria Machado's Her Body and Other Parties and V. E. Schwab's The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue.Recommended reading by Chicago Review of Books, Electric Literature, The Kenyon Review, and more!At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Crafty Girl: Cool Stuff
by Jennifer Traig Julianne BalmainA crafty girl knows: when a plain old pencil holder is bringing you down, it's time to get crafty. Crafty Girl: Cool Stuff is your muse, your jolt of creative juice, your ticket to the crafty parade. Sure, an ordinary calculator adds it up, but a crafty girl's ultra-beaded glamulator makes math look good. With over 40 fabulous ways to say "I'm crafty," Cool Stuff will have crafty girls everywhere transforming ordinary anythings into glitter and rhinestone visions of paradise.
Craig's Alpha Daddy
by Drew HuntSequel to Tyler's AlphasCraig Flowers has met the daddy of his dreams. But there's a problem. Todd Blackstone is a werewolf. Everyone tells Craig werewolves don't mate with humans. Craig wants to know why not. Don't werewolves have similar parts to humans when they're in, uh, human form?Todd is the pack alpha of the Blackstone werewolf pack. He's big, strong, protective, and Craig finds every opportunity to be with him. One such occasion puts Craig in danger, and Craig has to call for his daddy to rescue him. Far from putting Craig off, the incident merely adds to Todd's appeal as far as Craig is concerned.Can Craig be with his alpha daddy, or will societal expectations keep them apart?
Crandalls' Castle
by Betty Ren WrightTwo girls suspect an abandoned mansion is haunted—but will anyone believe them before it&’s too late? &“[A] well-written, shivery ghost story&” (Booklist). Beware! At first, Charli is excited about the Crandall family&’s newest endeavor—fixing up the town&’s old mansion and turn it into a bed-and-breakfast. She even volunteers to help. Then strange things begin to happen. Charli hears someone singing—but no one is there. She sees the shadow of a rocking cradle—but there is no cradle. And then she hears a baby crying, and crying. . . . Something terrible happened in the old house many years ago. And it may happen again, unless Charli can figure out how to stop the past from repeating itself.
Cranes and Blazing Sun: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Cang LongFengYunLegacy treasure, the mysterious brocade box, caused by the blood rain, love and hatred, it was a complex mistake.
Crap Kingdom
by Dc PiersonTHE CHOSEN ONE MUST BE RETRIEVED FROM EARTH HE WILL BRING DOWN THE WALL AND RESTORE THE KINGDOM TO GLORY HIS NAME IS TOM PARKING With this mysterious yet oddly ordinary-looking prophecy, Tom's fate is sealed: he's been plucked from his life and whisked away to a magical kingdom to be its Chosen One. There's just one problem: The kingdom is mostly made of garbage from Earth. Okay, well, two problems: the king hates Tom. Also, the princess likes to wear fake mustaches. And being Chosen One seems to consist mainly of cleaning out rats' noses at the Royal Rat-Snottery. So, basically, the kingdom sucks. When Tom turns down the job of Chosen One, he thinks he's making a smart decision. But when Tom discovers he's been replaced by his best friend Kyle, who's always been cooler, more athletic, and better with girls, Tom wants Crap Kingdom back--at any cost. And the hilarity that ensues will determine the fate of the universe.
Crappy Queen Conquers the Country: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Hong SongDuring the exploration of the ancient tomb of the first class special agent Rong Hua, his former boyfriend, who split legs, and his current girlfriend, Soo Soo, triggered the traps. In the end, Rong Hua was pulled into the space of the Demon God Continent by an inexplicable force, and was reborn inside the body of the crippled Ninth Miss.Elder sister Shu is fighting over her fiance? Sis doesn't care, but you have to pay for the transfer.My father stole my mother-in-law's dowry? Big Sis will request a Li Clan to break off our relationship, of course I'll take the dowry with me!The brocade dress was too troublesome. Big Sis gave the phoenix phoenix a phoenix to transform into a graceful beautiful man, to level up, refine alchemy, and take advantage of the opportunity to take on this enchanting man as her husband!
Crappy Queen Conquers the Country: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Hong SongDuring the exploration of the ancient tomb of the first class special agent Rong Hua, his former boyfriend, who split legs, and his current girlfriend, Soo Soo, triggered the traps. In the end, Rong Hua was pulled into the space of the Demon God Continent by an inexplicable force, and was reborn inside the body of the crippled Ninth Miss.Elder sister Shu is fighting over her fiance? Sis doesn't care, but you have to pay for the transfer.My father stole my mother-in-law's dowry? Big Sis will request a Li Clan to break off our relationship, of course I'll take the dowry with me!The brocade dress was too troublesome. Big Sis gave the phoenix phoenix a phoenix to transform into a graceful beautiful man, to level up, refine alchemy, and take advantage of the opportunity to take on this enchanting man as her husband!
Crappy Queen Conquers the Country: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by Hong SongDuring the exploration of the ancient tomb of the first class special agent Rong Hua, his former boyfriend, who split legs, and his current girlfriend, Soo Soo, triggered the traps. In the end, Rong Hua was pulled into the space of the Demon God Continent by an inexplicable force, and was reborn inside the body of the crippled Ninth Miss.Elder sister Shu is fighting over her fiance? Sis doesn't care, but you have to pay for the transfer.My father stole my mother-in-law's dowry? Big Sis will request a Li Clan to break off our relationship, of course I'll take the dowry with me!The brocade dress was too troublesome. Big Sis gave the phoenix phoenix a phoenix to transform into a graceful beautiful man, to level up, refine alchemy, and take advantage of the opportunity to take on this enchanting man as her husband!
Crappy Queen Conquers the Country: Volume 4 (Volume 4 #4)
by Hong SongDuring the exploration of the ancient tomb of the first class special agent Rong Hua, his former boyfriend, who split legs, and his current girlfriend, Soo Soo, triggered the traps. In the end, Rong Hua was pulled into the space of the Demon God Continent by an inexplicable force, and was reborn inside the body of the crippled Ninth Miss.Elder sister Shu is fighting over her fiance? Sis doesn't care, but you have to pay for the transfer.My father stole my mother-in-law's dowry? Big Sis will request a Li Clan to break off our relationship, of course I'll take the dowry with me!The brocade dress was too troublesome. Big Sis gave the phoenix phoenix a phoenix to transform into a graceful beautiful man, to level up, refine alchemy, and take advantage of the opportunity to take on this enchanting man as her husband!
Crappy Queen Conquers the Country: Volume 5 (Volume 5 #5)
by Hong SongDuring the exploration of the ancient tomb of the first class special agent Rong Hua, his former boyfriend, who split legs, and his current girlfriend, Soo Soo, triggered the traps. In the end, Rong Hua was pulled into the space of the Demon God Continent by an inexplicable force, and was reborn inside the body of the crippled Ninth Miss.Elder sister Shu is fighting over her fiance? Sis doesn't care, but you have to pay for the transfer.My father stole my mother-in-law's dowry? Big Sis will request a Li Clan to break off our relationship, of course I'll take the dowry with me!The brocade dress was too troublesome. Big Sis gave the phoenix phoenix a phoenix to transform into a graceful beautiful man, to level up, refine alchemy, and take advantage of the opportunity to take on this enchanting man as her husband!
Crappy Queen Conquers the Country: Volume 6 (Volume 6 #6)
by Hong SongDuring the exploration of the ancient tomb of the first class special agent Rong Hua, his former boyfriend, who split legs, and his current girlfriend, Soo Soo, triggered the traps. In the end, Rong Hua was pulled into the space of the Demon God Continent by an inexplicable force, and was reborn inside the body of the crippled Ninth Miss.Elder sister Shu is fighting over her fiance? Sis doesn't care, but you have to pay for the transfer.My father stole my mother-in-law's dowry? Big Sis will request a Li Clan to break off our relationship, of course I'll take the dowry with me!The brocade dress was too troublesome. Big Sis gave the phoenix phoenix a phoenix to transform into a graceful beautiful man, to level up, refine alchemy, and take advantage of the opportunity to take on this enchanting man as her husband!
Crash
by Eve SilverFans of the 5th Wave series will devour the pulse-pounding conclusion to The Game trilogy by bestselling author Eve Silver, about teens pulled in and out of an alternate reality where battling aliens is more than a game--it's life and death.As her dad and best friend lie dying in the hospital, Miki is almost certain the Committee is trying to sabotage her life. The Game is glitching. The missions are more frequent, the alien Drau more deadly, and whatever has been tracking her thoughts more intrusive. The only thing holding Miki together is her boyfriend, Jackson, but somehow telling him how much she needs--and loves--him feels like the most terrifying challenge of all.Can Miki and Jackson make it through the final mission alive and win the Game before the walls between their alien-fighting nightmares and the real world come crashing down? Or will the world and everyone Miki loves disappear forever?Crash is the fiercely satisfying conclusion to a trilogy Pittacus Lore, New York Times bestselling author of the I Am Number Four series, raves is packed with "thrilling action and addictive romance--a mind-bending rush of a read!"
Crash (Visions #1)
by Lisa McMannIf what you see is what you get, Jules is in serious trouble. The suspenseful first in a series from the New York Times bestselling author of the Wake trilogy.Jules lives with her family above their restaurant, which means she smells like pizza most of the time and drives their double-meatball-shaped food truck to school. It’s not a recipe for popularity, but she can handle that. What she can’t handle is the recurring vision that haunts her. Over and over, Jules sees a careening truck hit a building and explode...and nine body bags in the snow. The vision is everywhere—on billboards, television screens, windows—and she’s the only one who sees it. And the more she sees it, the more she sees. The vision is giving her clues, and soon Jules knows what she has to do. Because now she can see the face in one of the body bags, and it’s someone she knows. Someone she has been in love with for as long as she can remember. In this riveting start to a gripping series from New York Times bestselling author Lisa McMann, Jules has to act—and act fast—to keep her vision from becoming reality.
Crash Course #1
by Keith Zoo Landry Q. WalkerGuardians of the Galaxy meets Minecraft in this hilarious sci-fi series for middle grade readers. TERRAFORMING 101 - Learn the basics of FARMING IN SPACE!! Open to first year students. For eleven-year-old Elara, life at the Academy of Terraforming Arts is a lot tougher—and stranger—than she expected. Her latest experiment accidentally blew up the moon. Her roommate, Clare, is a mute intergalactic sponge. And no one at her new school knows what it's like to grow up on a planet called "Nowhere." But if the greatest Planetary Designers in the galaxy made it through their first year, then so can she.Based on the real science behind terraforming, this action-packed story mixes world-building adventures with side-splitting humor, plus a dash of intergalactic madness.