Writing Young Adult Fiction

When a comet streaks near Earth, its reverberation tears Croy Justice out of bed. The reverberation causes an onset of earthquakes which mark utter ruin on Earth, especially on the small island where Croy Justice lives. With a gang of boys who want to scour her of dignity, Croy must outrun the gang or risk a gruesome death at their hands. Will she survive these end times? Or, will Croy be snapped up into satan’s grip?

Whereas only a few months earlier he would not have believed any of it, Salem Swan now finds himself faced with sinister enemies and, equally surreal, surrounded by close friends. He has gained powers as a mythlinguist, and with it a responsibility to reunite the world of humans with the world of myth, known as the Fringe. With his uncle Ulysses and Captain Fern taken prisoner by a growing Regulat force, it's up to Salem and the crew to seek help in old allies. This takes them to the heart of the Amazonian rainforest, where a city concealed in waterfalls tests the measure of their resolve.

Meet Braelin, a young woman in the year 2056, whose life is soon to be changed forever by a virus known as C47 - a virus that wipes out much of the world, including her parents and her twin.

This CliffsNotes study guide on Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, critical commentaries, and expanded glossaries, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to better understand the work.

Twyla’s been living in hiding on Earth, hoping to leave her past behind. But when her mother, Madam Cassiopeia DeConnett finds her and kidnaps her back to the Paraxous Star Cluster, she expects her daughter to take her rightful place within the family business. The DeConnetts are Dashia—a group of genetically- engineered telepaths who use their powers to control some and ruin others. Their criminal organization is rich, powerful, and spans The Cluster.

A Bold Rebellion is the tenth book in the thrilling YA fantasy collection The Network Series.

Fans of the YA fantasy series The Network Series can now explore the world of Alkarra with this enthralling new short-story collection. The compilation includes 10 never-before-heard adventures gleaned from events throughout The Network Series. Short stories from The Network Series offers tales from many beloved characters, including Mildred, Marten, Derek, Angelina, Hazel, Camille, and Merrick.

The CliffsNotes study guide on Homer's Odyssey supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, and critical commentaries, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to better understand the work.

The CliffsNotes study guide on Homer's Iliad supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, and critical commentaries, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to better understand the work.

The CliffsNotes study guide on Dante's Divine Comedy: Inferno supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, and critical commentaries, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to better understand the work.

Ayla thinks she's just a comic-book geek with photophobia until the day a space fold opens in her living room. Her father drags her through to an alien world. Her birthplace. Karanik. For the first time in her life Ayla can see without pain. She's home.

A cataract of evil has fallen over the planet Varchal as its orbit enters the influence of Sol-Ar, stirring up tectonic upheavals called Black Hallows. As malignant rains fall on the Imperious Crescent, those who access these sites are transformed into shadows of shame. Accession to the Donnephon throne at the age of 18 has thrust monumental responsibility on Tayem Fyreglance, queen of the Dragon Riders. Yet, there is a greater burden to bear.

Amanda Lester wouldn't be caught dead going into the family business. Her ancestor, Sherlock Holmes's colleague Inspector G. Lestrade, is a twit. Nevertheless her parents refuse to see his flaws, and she's going to a secret English school for the descendants of famous detectives whether she likes it or not. When Amanda arrives at the dreaded school, she considers running away - until she and her new friends discover blood and weird pink substances in odd places.

El storytelling no se trata solo de contar cuentos, por más poético que pueda sonar. Se trata de un método eficaz que te ayudará a potenciar tu mensaje sea cual sea el tema que vayas a tratar. Entenderlo y usarlo para comunicarte será sumamente útil tanto si quieres escribir una novela o tu libro de memorias como si deseas exponer una idea nueva en la empresa donde trabajas.

Seventeen-year-old horror fan Cain Shannon thought helping a ghost find her killers would be the supernatural adventure of a lifetime. Now, he just hopes to survive long enough to protect his family and friends from her. When he discovers Sarah has been hijacking his body, he realizes she wants retribution instead of justice. With the help of friends, Cain fights to save himself and his loved ones and searches for a way to stop Sarah before she kills again.

It was their passion...that's all people talked about. True love...it's complicated. Madeline and Elliot's partnership was the envy of the dance floor. Their story, an unspoken truth. Star crossed lovers focusing all their emotions into their craft...like I said it was complicated. Until the day, everything was taken away. Until they fell harder than ever before. It was always Elliot and Madeline, but now...What would you do? Would you fight for true love?

Veronica hates that people assume she's prejudiced just because she looks white, even though her mother is black. Can she handle being rejected again? Can she get through the day fearing people will make another racial slur? When school finally ends, Veronica's excited to escape the small town and spend the summer on Cape Cod with her friend Sally. But as soon as they drive off, she learns a terrible secret about Sally's family. Once they arrive at the cottage, things go from weird to worse.

This CliffsNotes study guide on William Shakespeare's Othello supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work and critical commentaries, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to better understand the work.

Da "Toy Story" agli "Avengers", da "Harry Potter" all'epica: come riconoscere i personaggi e le strutture comuni a ogni storia! Che cos'hanno in comune il tema in classe in cui racconti le tue vacanze, il ritorno di Ulisse a Itaca, le Instagram stories e l'appuntamento con la persona per la quale hai una cotta? Sono tutte storie, più o meno conosciute. E ogni buona storia, sin dall'alba dei tempi, segue delle regole precise e si regge su un'impalcatura invisibile. Ecco perché in tutte queste vicende ci sono sempre eroi o eroine destinati a vivere un'avventura, ma anche mentori, alleati.

The world was cookie cutter ready for an alien invasion. Xenophen leveraged humanity's growing into a knowledge economy. To control us, they simply needed to offer a better education. Meet Ruth; a homeless woman whose only means of survival is serving humanity's destruction. As she sees mankind's noose slowly tightening, she scrapes for any means of escape. She flees with restricted knowledge, in the hope it can unravel our doom.