The Serena Six

Download or read book The Serena Six written by Natalie Buske Thomas and published by Independent Spirit Pub. This book was released on 2014-10-30 with total page 1204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Books 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6! The first six full length books in the Serena Wilcox Mysteries: Angels Mark, Covert Coffee, Bluebird Flown, Project Scarecrow, Ruby Red, and Project Scarecrow are now available in one volume. This series is an unusual set of futuristic Christian mystery and suspense thrillers that are provocative and controversial. The writing style improves with each book and the pacing becomes faster and faster. If you enjoy clean reads with plot twists that you can't see coming, you'll be hooked on these books. The future of the nation depends on former private detective Serena Wilcox and her unlikely crew. The Serena Wilcox books are quirky, suspenseful and unpredictable thrillers, with many plot twists and creative story lines about corrupt government and political nastiness. These are unusual books that don't fit neatly into any preconceived notion of what a mystery book should be. The Serena Six inspire independent thinking about contemporary themes surrounding politics, religion, science, and technology, and are suitable for YA through adult readers. Dry humor is sprinkled throughout the books, as well as plenty of geek candy and farce. In "Angels Mark", Serena Wilcox and her family have destroyed their old home and faked their deaths to go off the grid under new identities, after obtaining insider information about a threat to the United States. The threat results in a geographically divided America, with two governing presidents: John Williams and Japanese-American Ann Kinji. Conspiracy, greed and a lust for power are at the root of this plot-twisting thriller about corrupt American government. Angels Mark features revolting and oddball characters, dry humor, and shocking dialog and events. Books 4-6 beginning with Project Scarecrow take on an added dimension of time travel as an aid to Serena's investigations. Unusual plots, vivid characters, suspense, and corruption are at the heart of all six books. Books 4-6 beginning with Project Scarecrow take on an added dimension of time travel as an aid to Serena's investigations. Unusual plots, vivid characters, suspense, and corruption are at the heart of all six books.

Download or read book Substitute written by Nicholson Baker and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-09-06 with total page 737 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **A New York Times Bestseller** “May be the most revealing depiction of the American contemporary classroom that we have to date." —Garret Keizer, The New York Times Book Review Bestselling author Nicholson Baker, in pursuit of the realities of American public education, signed up as a substitute teacher in a Maine public school district. In 2014, after a brief orientation course and a few fingerprinting sessions, Nicholson Baker became an on-call substitute teacher in a Maine public school district. He awoke to the dispatcher’s five-forty a.m. phone call and headed to one of several nearby schools; when he got there, he did his best to follow lesson plans and help his students get something done. What emerges from Baker’s experience is a complex, often touching deconstruction of public schooling in America: children swamped with overdue assignments, over­whelmed by the marvels and distractions of social media and educational technology, and staff who weary themselves trying to teach in step with an often outmoded or overly ambitious standard curriculum. In Baker’s hands, the inner life of the classroom is examined anew—mundane work­sheets, recess time-outs, surprise nosebleeds, rebellions, griefs, jealousies, minor triumphs, kindergarten show-and-tell, daily lessons on everything from geology to metal tech to the Holocaust—as he and his pupils struggle to find ways to get through the day. Baker is one of the most inventive and remarkable writers of our time, and Substitute, filled with humor, honesty, and empathy, may be his most impressive work of nonfiction yet.

Download or read book Epic Athletes: Serena Williams written by Dan Wetzel and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Epic Athletes: Serena Williams is an inspiring middle-grade biography of the most celebrated women's tennis player ever from acclaimed sports journalist Dan Wetzel! Featuring comic-style illustrations by Sloane Leong! Serena Williams is no stranger to overcoming obstacles. From growing up in a tough neighborhood to combatting racism to weathering severe health issues, there is no challenge she can't defeat, no hurdle that will get in the way of her unwavering desire to be the best tennis player in the world. As a little girl, Serena spent years training at her local court with her father and older sister, Venus, dreaming of one day winning Grand Slam titles and earning the number one ranking in the world. After more than twenty years of dominating the world of tennis, there's no doubt that Serena has made her dreams come true. In this inspiring biography, bestselling author Dan Wetzel brings to life the story of an athlete and trailblazer who broke records and racial barriers. Featuring action-packed comic-style interior art, this uplifting biography of the most celebrated women's tennis player of all time is sure to be a hit with young sports fans across the country. Praise for Epic Athletes * "An unusually informative and enjoyable sports biography for young readers." —Booklist, starred review for Epic Athletes: Stephen Curry

Download or read book Queen Serena 6-Pack written by Jordan Moore and published by Teacher Created Materials. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today is a very special day because it is Serena's birthday. Serena believes herself to be the queen of the house and demands a birthday befitting a queen. But she can't find anyone at home to shower her with gifts and attention. What is going on? Serena spends the whole day getting into messy predicaments trying to figure out where everyone is. She finally finds them around a big table for her wonderful birthday surprise: a royal banquet! Queen Serena feels very royal indeed. Young readers will be intrigued by the fanciful illustrations and can use the table of contents to navigate through the chapters of this surprising tale. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title plus a lesson plan.

Download or read book Redemption - written by Neil L. Hawkins and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2020-02-11 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an earlier sequel to The Book in the Loft series, Serena Sexton’s father escaped from Aerson’s moon prison, where he had been serving a life sentence for his crimes when he was chancellor of Hislar. Upon his capture, before he could be brought to justice within the Circle of Planets, beings from the spiritual realm of Lorel sent him to another world in a time past. In this final sequel to the series, Serena’s desire to learn the truth behind her father’s involvement in the Hislar wars becomes an obsession, and after much pleading with her husband – starship Explorer’s captain – and Neil and Elena MacBruce, she convinces them to obtain the means to travel to the world in the past to locate her father. But when she learns where he had been sent, she is frightened at what she will find and isn’t sure she should continue her search. But wanting her father to look her in the eyes and tell her the truth, along with her husband and best friends, she steps from her world at peace into a world of political and religious unrest.

Download or read book Rage #6 written by Éric Peyron and published by Glyphs Productions. This book was released on with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rage; The legendary Bane of Demons—along with High Mage Nicodemus, Princess Ariane, and Tuk the vagrant have all been sent on a new quest by Kothas, King of Arthkan. The First Night is over; a new day begins, and after their epic fight against Erasmus' pack of werewolves, our unlikely heroes are back on track with no horses and only rags for clothes. And, would you believe it? Luck is with them again, as they are going to encounter a party of new characters on the road. Introducing Basilius and Celsius from the Council of Magicians, Sabara from the continent of Kusha, Serena, priestess of Axliom, and Herkless, demigod of Power!

Download or read book From the sixth century B. C. to the end of the middle ages written by John Edwin Sandys and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: