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Thunderhead

Author : Neal Shusterman
Publisher : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-04
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781442472464

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Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman Pdf

“Intelligent and entertaining.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Even better than the first book.” —School Library Journal (starred review) Rowan and Citra take opposite stances on the morality of the Scythedom, putting them at odds, in the chilling sequel to the Printz Honor Book Scythe from New York Times bestseller Neal Shusterman, author of the Unwind dystology. Humans learn from their mistakes. I cannot. I make no mistakes. The Thunderhead is the perfect ruler of a perfect world, but it has no control over the scythedom. A year has passed since Rowan had gone off grid. Since then, he has become an urban legend, a vigilante snuffing out corrupt scythes in a trial by fire. His story is told in whispers across the continent. As Scythe Anastasia, Citra gleans with compassion and openly challenges the ideals of the “new order.” But when her life is threatened and her methods questioned, it becomes clear that not everyone is open to the change. Old foes and new enemies converge, and as corruption within the Scythedom spreads, Rowan and Citra begin to lose hope. Will the Thunderhead intervene? Or will it simply watch as this perfect world begins to unravel?

Thunderhead

Author : Douglas Preston,Lincoln Child
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2001-07-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780759525290

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Thunderhead by Douglas Preston,Lincoln Child Pdf

Nora Kelly, a young archaeologist in Santa Fe, receives a letter written sixteen years ago, yet mysteriously mailed only recently. In it her father, long believed dead, hints at a fantastic discovery that will make him famous and rich---the lost city of an ancient civilization that suddenly vanished a thousand years ago. Now Nora is leading an expedition into a harsh, remote corner of Utah's canyon country. Searching for her father and his glory, Nora begins t unravel the greatest riddle of American archeology. but what she unearths will be the newest of horrors...

Scythe

Author : Neal Shusterman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781442472433

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Scythe by Neal Shusterman Pdf

"In a world where disease has been eliminated, the only way to die is to be randomly killed ('gleaned') by professional reapers ('scythes'). Two teens must compete with each other to become a scythe--a position neither of them wants. The one who becomes a scythe must kill the one who doesn't"--Provided by publisher.

Downsiders

Author : Neal Shusterman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2009-11-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781416997474

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Downsiders by Neal Shusterman Pdf

When fourteen-year-old Lindsay meets Talon, who lives in the secret Downsider community that evolved in the subterranean passages of the subway built in New York in 1867, she and her new friend try to bridge the differences between their two cultures.

The Arc of a Scythe Trilogy (Boxed Set)

Author : Neal Shusterman
Publisher : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-19
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1534461531

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The Arc of a Scythe Trilogy (Boxed Set) by Neal Shusterman Pdf

Two teens must learn the “art of killing” in this Printz Honor–winning series from Neal Shusterman, author of the New York Times bestselling Unwind dystology. This collectible boxed set includes hardcover editions of: Scythe Thunderhead The Toll

Unwind

Author : Neal Shusterman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2009-08-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781847387349

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Unwind by Neal Shusterman Pdf

Connor's parents want to be rid of him because he's a troublemaker. Risa has no parents and is being unwound to cut orphanage costs. Lev's unwinding has been planned since his birth as part of his family's strict religion. Brought together by chance, and kept together through desperation, these three unlikely companions make a harrowing cross-country journey, knowing all the while that their lives are hanging in the balance. If they can survive until their eighteenth birthdays, they can't be harmed. But when every piece of them, from their hands to their hearts, are wanted by a world gone mad, eighteen seems far, far away... "Gripping, brilliantly imagined futuristic thriller… The issues raised could not be more provocative - the sanctity of life, the meaning of being human - while the delivery could hardly be more engrossing or better aimed to teens." Publishers Weekly, starred review "A thought-provoking, well-paced read that will appeal widely" School Library Journal, starred review "A breathless tale turning pages for teenage boys, as it challenges not just where life begins and ends, but what it means to be alive." Educ8 magazine "a powerful, shocking, and intelligent novel... It's wonderful, wonderful stuff." thebookbag.co.uk "This is the kind of rare book that makes the hairs on your neck rise up. It is written with a sense of drama that should get it instantly snapped up for film." The Times

Thunderhead

Author : Mary O'Hara
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1945
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 140521001X

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Thunderhead by Mary O'Hara Pdf

Aimed at the 9+ age group, 'Thunderhead' is the engrossing story of Ken's hopes for the mighty Thunderhead and their mountain adventure. It aims to captivate boys and girls alike.

Operation Thunderhead

Author : Kevin Dockery
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2008-11-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781440652882

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Operation Thunderhead by Kevin Dockery Pdf

The incredible true story of a top secret mission to resuce POWs in Vietnam. In the last year of the Vietnam conflict, even as American troops were leaving for home, there were still those fighting for their lives: prisoners of war being held in the Communist north. There were two operations launched to rescue the POWs. One—the legendary Son Tay Raid—was revealed to the public. The other was classified as Top Secret. This is the incredible true story of that almost-forgotten mission... Among the personnel recruited for Operation Thunderhad was a select group of operators from both the U.S. Navy SEALs and the Underwater Demolition Teams who knew that if they were captured, they would be killed, tortured, or simply disappear. They went in anyway. Here, for the first time, the details of Operation Thunderhead are revealed—the mission, the materials, and the men who put their lives on the line to save their brothers in arms.

Undivided

Author : Neal Shusterman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2014-11-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781471122545

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Undivided by Neal Shusterman Pdf

Proactive Citizenry, the company which created Cam from the parts of unwound teens, has a plan: to mass produce Rewound teens like Cam for military purposes. But below the surface is of that horror lies another shocking level of intrigue: Proactive Citizenry has been suppressing technology that could make unwinding completely unnecessary. As Conner, Risa and Lev uncover these shocking secrets, enraged teens begin to march on Washington to demand justice and a better future. But more trouble is brewing. Starkey's group of storked teens are growing more powerful and militant with each new recruit. And if they have their way, they'll burn the harvest camps to the group, and put every adult in them before a firing squad-which could destroy any chance America has for a peaceful future. Praise for UNWIND: "This is the kind of rare book that makes the hairs on your neck rise up. It is written with a sense of drama that should get it instantly snapped up for film." The Times "Gripping, brilliantly imagined futuristic thriller… The issues raised could not be more provocative - the sanctity of life, the meaning of being human - while the delivery could hardly be more engrossing or better aimed to teens." Publishers Weekly, starred review "a powerful, shocking, and intelligent novel... It's wonderful, wonderful stuff." thebookbag.co.uk "This book challenges ones ideas about life, about morality, about religion, about fanatics. It is not a comfortable read but it is thought-provoking." Carousel

Highway Bodies

Author : Alison Evans
Publisher : Bonnier Zaffre Ltd.
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781760685959

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Highway Bodies by Alison Evans Pdf

Bodies on the TV, explosions, barriers, and people fleeing. No access to social media. And a dad who'll suddenly bite your head off - literally. These teens have to learn a new resilience... Members of a band wield weapons instead of instruments. A pair of siblings find there's only so much you can joke about, when the menace is this strong. And a couple find depth among the chaos. Highway Bodies is a unique zombie apocalypse story featuring a range of queer and gender non-conforming teens who have lost their families and friends and can only rely upon each other.

The Bolds' Christmas Cracker

Author : Julian Clary
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10
Category : Bold family (Fictitious characters)
ISBN : 1783448423

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The Bolds' Christmas Cracker by Julian Clary Pdf

Who hides in the bakery at Christmas? A mince spy! What happened to the hyena who swallowed an Oxo cube? He made a laughing stock of himself! Merry Christmas! The Bolds, the wildest family in Teddington, are back with a bumper book of jolly japes. It's packed with rib-tickling jokes and puzzles including wordsearches, crosswords, mazes, riddles and spot the difference to keep kids entertained long after the Christmas presents are unwrapped!

Thunderhead

Author : Daye Phillippo
Publisher : Slant
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07-10
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781725262515

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Thunderhead by Daye Phillippo Pdf

The lyric poems in Daye Phillippo's radiant debut collection Thunderhead explore faith, motherhood, family, and community. As the author has put it, she has lived her life ""backwards,"" first raising a large family, then going back to school, and only now seeing her work find its way into print. Rooted in Midwestern farm country near where she grew up, these place-based poems reflect a spiritual practice: searching for--and expecting to find--the sacred in the ordinary world of trees and weeds and seasons. Here you will find red-rooted pigweed and red-wing blackbirds, cornfields, woods, streams, gardens, and the creatures (human and otherwise) who inhabit them, in addition to a wide night sky filled with stars, and the ancient underground river, the Teays, that throbs and flows beneath them all. During a thunderstorm, Phillippo wonders: ""what if, / in choosing words to ponder we choose / our countenance, too?"" The poems in this collection offer us not only a compelling self-portrait, but a mirror in which we may better see who we are and might become.

Thunderhead

Author : Kenneth E. Grant
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03-05
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781491852972

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Thunderhead by Kenneth E. Grant Pdf

The author has described the poems in this book as the "songs in my heart" since they reflect the many varied experiences life has offered and the colorful variety of people he has been privileged to know. They also reflect the profound impression the natural world has left upon him. Through his poetry he seeks to share these experiences with others.

The Toll

Author : Neal Shusterman
Publisher : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-05
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781481497060

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The Toll by Neal Shusterman Pdf

In the highly anticipated finale to the New York Times bestselling trilogy, dictators, prophets, and tensions rise. In a world that’s conquered death, will humanity finally be torn asunder by the immortal beings it created? Citra and Rowan have disappeared. Endura is gone. It seems like nothing stands between Scythe Goddard and absolute dominion over the world scythedom. With the silence of the Thunderhead and the reverberations of the Great Resonance still shaking the earth to its core, the question remains: Is there anyone left who can stop him? The answer lies in the Tone, the Toll, and the Thunder.

Gleanings

Author : Neal Shusterman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-07
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781534499980

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Gleanings by Neal Shusterman Pdf

The New York Times bestselling Arc of the Scythe series continues with “captivating…thrilling” (School Library Journal) stories that span the timeline. Storylines continue. Origin stories are revealed. And new Scythes emerge! There are still countless tales of the Scythedom to tell. Centuries passed between the Thunderhead cradling humanity and Scythe Goddard trying to turn it upside down. For years, humans lived in a world without hunger, disease, or death with Scythes as the living instruments of population control. Neal Shusterman—along with collaborators David Yoon, Jarrod Shusterman, Sofía Lapuente, Michael H. Payne, Michelle Knowlden, and Joelle Shusterman—returns to the world throughout the timeline of the Arc of a Scythe series. Discover secrets and histories of characters you’ve followed for three volumes and meet new heroes, new foes, and some figures in between. Gleanings shows just how expansive, terrifying, and thrilling the world that began with the Printz Honor–winning Scythe truly is.