Examines the Possibility of Life on Other Planets, Covering Such Topics As the Role Of
Examines the possibility of life on other planets, covering such topics as the role of aliens in science fiction, alien abductions and sightings, the search for extraterrestrials, and possible explanations for phenomena commonly attributed to aliens.
Looks at the facts, fiction, and historical origins of legends about Atlantis and other lost lands.
An introduction to careers in software development and programming, including preparation, careers in software development, programming, and future opportunities.
Provides accounts of history's military blunders, including the Battle of New Orleans, the Battle of Antietam, the Battle of Little Bighorn, and the Battle of Stalingrad, discussing what went wrong and the consequences of strategic mistakes.
With the death of the king and the capture of Ned Stark, Robb Stark of Winterfell gathers an army and prepares to march south in order to free his father, young King Joffrey rules unrestrained, Daenerys learns what true grief is.
With the king deposed and the aristocrats arrested, the Survey Corps has managed to avoid destruction, just barely. But Eren, being held in a secret underground cavern, is in grave danger. His captor Rod Reiss has alluded to the sins of Eren's father, and seems to know more about how the world behind the walls works than anyone else...but will Levi and Mikasa arrive before Eren is executed, or worse?
Explores beauty-themed poetry, including famous American and European poets and their poems, as well as literary criticism, poetic technique, explication, and prompts for further study.
Over seventy young adult authors offer advice to their teenage selves, discussing body image, abuse, bullies, love, friendship, insecurities, and other topics.
Anthology of poems about the deadly art of murder, which ranges from old Scottish ballads to hard-boiled 20th-century noir and includes depictions of colorful villains and victims as immortalized by such writers as Browning, Hardy, and Auden.
Takes the reader step by step through the days leading up to the Battle [of Gettysburg], with first-person accounts of experiences on and off the battlefield, original photographs, and informative maps
Sixteen-year-old Cordelia and her family move into the house they just inherited in Pennsylvania, a former insane asylum the locals call Hysteria Hall--unfortunately the house does not want defiant girls like Delia, so it kills her, and as she wanders the house, meeting the other ghosts and learning the dark secrets of the Hall, she realizes that she has to find a way to save her sister, parents, and perhaps herself.
Settling down and hiding her magical abilities in her own universe after the events of "Trial by Fire," Lily is ruthlessly targeted by Lillian, who is determined to force Lily's return to the Thirteen Cities.
In a land that has been at war so long that no one remembers the reason for fighting, the shape shifters who rule the two factions agree to marry in the hope of bringing peace, despite deep-seated fear and distrust of each other.
Jay Marinitch, a young vampire hunter, may be Earth's best hope for thwarting the rise of a vampire-controlled slave empire called Midnight, despite his fear that those who question his worth may be right.
When her English teacher pairs her with Clea, the only out lesbian in school, Sofie worries how her boyfriend Paul will react
Living inside the mysterious Gothel Mansion, Rapunzel, a girl with hair fifteen feet long, sets out on a quest to discover her real identity after meeting a boy named Fame through Facebook.
Fifteen-year-old Tyrell, who is living in a Bronx homeless shelter with his spaced-out mother and his younger brother, tries to avoid temptation so he does not end up in jail like his father.
A new agent of death wages a silent, lethal battle for vengeance during America's fight for independence.
A sixteen-year-old girl is caught in an epic clash of civilizations when a society of undersea warriors marches out of the ocean into modern-day Coney Island
Gia's junior year at Longfellow High is filled with complications, as she deals with having a new stepfather, being co-captain of the school dance squad, and handling friends who want to date her best friend, Ricky, the school quarterback.
In Victorian London, Albert Garrick, an assassin-for-hire, and his reluctant young apprentice, Riley, are transported via wormhole to modern London, where Riley teams up with a young FBI agent to stop Garrick from returning to his own time and using his newly acquired scientific knowledge and power to change the world forever.
Isobel Lanley is terrified to return to the desolate and dangerous dream world where she had a deadly confrontation with Varen, but when her nightmares resume, bleeding into reality, she is left with no choice, and to make matters worse, the ghostly demon Lilith will do anything to get Varen for her own.
Mick Johnson works hard for a placement on the varsity team during his freshman year, and decides to use steroids in order to hold onto his edge, despite the consequences to his health and social life.
Consigned to a prison-like Youth Training Facility because of her parents' political activities, Marena organizes a resistance movement to combat the restrictive policies of the ruling Zero Tolerance party.
Desiree Six Haven trusts the Protectorate, which arranges everyone's career, mate, dreams, even the dates of their deaths, until her childhood friend, Darian, a convict escaped from the Terrorscape, arrives with devastating information.
Cat struggles with her husband's loss to the Master of the Wild Hunt, is wrongly blamed for the murder of the Taino kingdom ruler's mother, and is sought by an enraged fire mage and the infamous General Camjiata.
While on their most dangerous mission so far, Michael, Taylor, Ostin, and the rest of the Electroclan discover the resistance has been compromised and their families are missing.
Eponine, the street girl from Les Misérables, tells the story of her life and her unrequited love for Marius, which ultimately leads to her death on the barricades during the short-lived rebellion of June 1832.
With graduation nearing and Kim regaining his memory, Rileigh is ready to celebrate but Sumi not only regains her memory, too, she performs a ritual to switch bodies with Rileigh, draining her ki and placing her in grave danger.
When Iranian-American Kamran Smith learns that his big brother, Darius, has been labelled a terrorist, he sets out to piece together the codes and clues that will save his brother's life and his country from a deadly terrorist attack.
Lucy, a chantress who works magic by singing, is called to court to find a lost instrument of Alchemy, but her magic isn't working properly.
Lara Jean didn't expect to really fall for Peter. She and Peter were just pretending. Except suddenly they weren't. Now Lara Jean is more confused than ever. When another boy from her past returns to her life, Lara Jean's feelings for him return too. Can a girl be in love with two boys at once?
Ella is out in the country, alone now except for her silent rescuer, Scarface, about whom she knows nothing, while Ed leaves London on a dangerous quest, determined to find Ella and keep his promise to Small Sam that he will reunite sister and brother.
On a path, set by his family, to become valedictorian, attend Harvard Law School, have a political career like his father's, and date the right girl, Henry Tudor feels trapped until he meets Anne Boleyn.
In the year 2022, gamers explore the new Sword Art Online, which manipulates users' brain waves to create a realistic gaming experience, but soon learn it lacks a log-out button and to escape they must conquer all one hundred floors.
On Career Shadow Day, Maya is paired with pop star Jesse whose career never allowed time for making any real friends, and although his success reminds Maya of her lost chance to play the music she craves, each may be just what the other needs.
After discovering he is a "blank," one not affected by magic, Mal begins a career as a con artist, traveling the globe in search of a legendary magical dagger that can steal a witch's power
When Savannah leaves her small town seeking adventure in Los Angeles, she falls in love with Jesse, a boy who has everything, but their differences threaten to pull them apart.
To prevent the Realm of Faerie from falling under the sway of the dark king, seventeen-year-old Noli and her friends rush to find and protect the pieces of a powerful artifact. Known as the Staff of Eris.
As civil war threatens Ninurta, Kai finds herself caught between Reev, who is siding with the rebels, and her friend Avan, who is still learning what it means to be an Infinite.
Aspiring artist Amanda "Zero" Walsh unexpectedly begins a relationship with a drummer in a punk rock band, which helps her come to terms with her feelings about herself, her falling out with her best friend, and her parents' personal problems.
When Christian, a boy she knows only through Facebook, posts a lot of nasty comments on her page, fifteen-year-old Lara tries to kill herself--but that is only the beginning of the backlash for her sister, Sydney; her former friend Bree; and her classmates.
While navigating his first year of high school and awaiting the birth of his new baby brother, Scott loses old friends and gains some unlikely new ones as he hones his skills as a writer.
Everyone Celaena Sardothien loves has been taken from her. Embracing her identity as Aelin Galathynius, Queen of Terrasen, Celaena returns to the empire--for vengeance, to rescue her once-glorious kingdom, and to confront the shadows of her past
The brutal struggle between the five contenders for the Iron Throne is nearing is climax when the Seven Kingdoms is invaded by a supernatural army of the living dead.
Cecilia Calhoun's transition to Capital Central High School has been rough, she joined Stepperz, the school step team, but the team co-captain, Brennay Baxter, makes life miserable for any girl who does not do her bidding, then Cecilia is horrified when someone starts an anonymous blog that awards points for every documented interaction students have with Remy Stevenson, an autistic student
With her grandfather murdered and twin sister taken by brutally powerful witches, sixteen-year-old Megan seeks revenge and winds up caught in the midst of the greatest war her world has ever seen
Isaiah is a hotshot freshman, talented and hard-working enough to be on the varsity basketball team at one of the top private high schools in Detroit, but his family is breaking apart and he is losing street-cred with his new suburban address.
What if you aren't the Chosen One? The one who's supposed to fight the zombies, or the soul-eating ghosts, or whatever the heck this new thing is, with the blue lights and the death? What if you're like Mikey? Who just wants to graduate and go to prom and maybe finally work up the courage to ask Henna out before someone goes and blows up the high school. Again. Because sometimes there are problems bigger than this week's end of the world, and sometimes you just have to find the extraordinary in your ordinary life. Even if your best friend is worshipped by mountain lions.
In the year 2113, seventeen-year-old Jenna Strong is helped to escape from Mileway Maximum Security Prison outside London in order to help destroy ACID, the most brutal and controlling police force in history.
Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid. Since his mother's mysterious death, he's lived alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits, keeping one step ahead of the police and the truant officers. One day, he's tracked down by an uncle he barely knows-a man his mother claimed was dangerous. Uncle Randolph tells him an impossible secret: Magnus is the son of a Norse god. To prevent Ragnarok, Magnus must search the Nine Worlds for a weapon that has been lost for thousands of years. When an attack by fire giants forces him to choose between his own safety and the lives of hundreds of innocents, Magnus makes a fatal decision. Sometimes, the only way to start a new life is to die.
Eighteen-year-old Vivienne, lady-in-waiting to the future queen Guinevere, is secretly apprenticed to Merlin the magician and helps him try to create a steam-powered metal beast to defeat Morgan La Fey, King Arthur's sorceress sister, when she declares war on Camelot.
Mika's heart is broken, until he sees Leah, who has been deaf since birth; he decides to take a sign language class, but soon learns that the world of deaf people is very different from his own.
When Tyler Josten lands in foster care while awaiting his day in court, it seems like the home he has always dreamed of, and his foster father teaches him to box, which helps him control his anger, but he must still learn to trust.
In the ... conclusion of The Haunting of Grey Hills, a final choice must be made that could change the world forever. Each person must answer one final question: what am I willing to do for the people I love? Who will die? Who will survive? What does death even mean, in a world full of ghosts?
The military Bot program is a shameful failure. Everyone wants to forget, but that's hard to do with Edmond West running free and more and more Bot agitation every day. General Liao makes one last ditch attempt to get the situation under control. Meanwhile, the SennTech Bot program is an unqualified success: a SennTech Bot in every bedroom and boardroom and a never-ending glut of personal information funneled directly into SennTech. In hiding, Hart's people are creating something different-something the world has never seen before.
After her parents' divorce, Zoe Webster moves from Brooklyn to upstate New York where she meets the weirdly compelling misfit, Philip Digby, and soon finds herself in a series of hilarious and dangerous situations as he pulls her into his investigation into the kidnapping of a local teenage girl which may be related to the disappearance of his kid sister eight years ago.
The Earth is dead and 50,000 lucky souls must travel to an alien planet to survive, and Zeneba, a young Charneki girl, is chosen to take the throne as mara and she must learn quickly to avoid a cataclysmic event.
Fourteen-year-old Dan Cereill's life is turned upside-down when his father announces he is gay and leaves Dan and his mother with nothing, forcing them to move to an aunt's house, Dan to enroll in public school, and his mother to try to start a business, but the top thing on Dan's list is kissing Estelle, the girl next door.
Seventeen-year-old Quinn provides closure to grieving families by taking on the short-term role of a deceased loved one, until huge secrets come to the surface about Quinn's own past.