Bruce Thomas
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
A Seattle family takes in Kyle, an amnesiac teen, whom they have learned has mysterious powers and psychic abilities. Kyle is the result of a secret human cloning experiment conducted years earlier. The family has been teaching Kyle human behaviors such as anger, joy and love. They guard Kyle against the evil forces who seek to use him for their own nefarious purposes.
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
When a teenage boy with extraordinary abilities appears out of nowhere near Seattle, Washington, a kindhearted social worker and her family are the only people to offer him a home. The young man's capabilities and brilliance seem to grow stronger each day, but these talents are just one clue to the mystery of the boy they call Kyle, and the questions are starting to grow: Where did he come from? Who is the man watching him? And who--or what--is Kyle?...
7) True stories
Series
Guys read ; 5
Publisher
Playaway
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
The fifth installment in the Guys Read library of great reading features ten stories that are amazing, adventurous, unbelievable, and true. A collection of essays, biographies, travelogues, and more.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Relief pitcher/private investigator Johnny Adcock doesn't have an office; he has the bullpen. That's where he sits shelling sunflower seeds when in walks a femme-fatale blonde claiming to be a TV reporter. She is Tiff Tate, the highly-paid stylist responsible for half the looks in Major League Baseball, from Brian Wilson's beard to Big Papi's gold ropes. Tiff has a problem. Yonel Ruiz-the rookie phenom who infamously escaped from Cuba by surviving...
Author
Series
Lorien legacies ; 7
Language
English
Description
The Mogadorian invasion has come to Earth, and they have all but won the battle for our planet. Their warships loom over our most populous cities--like New York City, Tokyo, Moscow, Beijing, and New Delhi--and no army will risk making a move against them. The Garde are all that stand in their way . . . but they are no longer alone in this fight. Human teens from across the globe, like John Smiths best friend, Sam Goode, have begun to develop Legacies...
10) True Stories
Author
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jon Scieszka's Guys Read anthology series for tweens turns to nonfiction in its fifth volume, True Stories. The fifth installment in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading features ten stories that are 100% amazing, 100% adventurous, 100% unbelievable—and 100% true. A star-studded group of award-winning nonfiction authors and journalists provides something for every reader, all aligned with the Common Core State Standards. Compiled and edited
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