Sometimes I feel like I have walked into the middle of a movie. Maybe I can make my own movie. The film will be the story of my life. No, not my life, but of this experience. I'll call it what the lady who is the prosecutor called me. MONSTER. FADE IN: INTERIOR COURT. A guard sits at a desk behind Steve. Kathy O'Brien, Steve's lawyer, is all business as she talks to Steve. O'BRIEN Let me make sure you understand what's going on. Both you and this king character are on trial for felony murder. Felony Murder is as serious as it gets. . . . When you're in court, you sit there and pay attetion. You let the jury know that you think the case is a serious as they do. . . . STEVE You think we're going to win ? O'BRIEN (seriously) It probably depends on what you mean by "win." Sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon is on trial for murder. A Harlem drugstore owner was shot and killed in his store, and the word is that Steve served as the lookout. Guilty or innocent, St
Walter Dean Myers enjoys speaking with kids in schools and juvenile detention facilities about writing and making positive decisions. He says, "I have enormous faith in young people." What's it like in juvie jail? Enter the world of fourteen-year-old Reese, who's locked up at Progress juvenile detention facility. Can he get a second chance?
The thrilling conclusion to #1 bestselling Shiver trilogy fromMaggie Stievater. then. When Sam met Grace, he was a wolf and she was a girl. Eventuallyhe found a way to become a boy, and their love transformed fromcurious distance to the intense closeness of shared lives. now. That should have been the end of their story. But Grace was notmeant to stay human. Now she is the wolf. And the wolves of MercyFalls are about to be hunted in one final, spectacular kill. forever. Sam would do anything for Grace. But can one boy and one lovereally change a hostile, predatory world? The past, the present,and the future will all collide in one pure moment - a moment ofdeath or life, farewell or forever.
In the mist-shrouded haze of the past, the world of Azerothteemed with wondrous creatures of every kind. Mysterious Elves andhardy Dwarves walked among tribes of man in relative peace andharmony -- until the arrival of the demonic army known as BurningLegion shattered the world's tranquility forever. Now Orcs,Dragons, Goblins, and Trolls all vie for supremacy over thescattered, warring kingdoms -- part of a grand, malevolent schemethat will determine the fate of the world of WarCraft. A terrifying upheaval among the highest ranks of the world'sWizards sends the maverick Mage, Rhonin, on a perilous journey intothe Orc-controlled lands of Khaz Modan. What Rhonin uncovers is avast, far-reaching conspiracy, darker than anything he everimagined -- a threat that will force him into a dangerous alliancewith ancient creatures of air and ?re if the world of Azeroth is tosee another dawn.
After killing the corrupt Warchief Blackhand, OrgrimDoomhammer was quick to seize control over the Orcish Horde. Now heis determined to conquer the rest of Azeroth so that his peoplewill once again have a home of their own in the... WORLD OF WARCRAFT Anduin Lothar, former Champion of Stormwind, has left hisshattered homeland behind and led his people across the Great Seato the shores of Lordaeron. There, with the aid of the noble KingTerenas, he forges a mighty Alliance with the other human nations.But even that may not be enough to stop the Horde's mercilessonslaught. Elves, dwarves, and trolls enter the fray as the two emergingfactions vie for dominance. Will the valiant Alliance prevail, orwill the Horde's tide of darkness consume the last vestiges offreedom on Azeroth?
In a kingdom of merciless tyrants, Jebel Rum's family is honoredas royalty because his father is the executioner. But Rashed Rum isnear retirement. And when he goes, there will be a contest todetermine his successor. It is a contest that thin, puny Jebel hasno chance of winning. Humiliated and ashamed, Jebel sets out on aquest to the faraway home of a legendary fire god to beg forinhuman powers so that he can become the most lethal of men. Hemust take with him a slave, named Tel Hesani, to be sacrificed tothe god. It will be a dark and brutal journey filled with lynchmobs, suicide cults, terrible monsters, and worse, monstrous men.But to Jebel, the risk is worth it.
Perfect for fans of Divergent and The Hunger Games, this special movie tie-in edition of the New York Times bestseller The Maze Runner features an eight-page full-color insert with photos from the film and an exclusive fan sticker. The Maze Runner movie, featuring the star of MTV’s Teen Wolf, Dylan O’Brien, as Thomas; Kaya Scodelario as Teresa; Aml Ameen as Alby; Will Poulter as Gally; and Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Newt and the second book, The Scorch Trials, will soon be a movie, hitting theaters September 18, 2015! And look for James Dashner’s newest novels, The Eye of Minds and The Rule of Thoughts, the first two books in the Mortality Doctrine series. Nice to meet ya, shank. Welcome to the Glade. Outside the towering stone walls that surround the Glade is a limitless, ever-changing maze. It’s the only way out—and no one’s ever made it through alive. Everything is going to change. Then a girl arrives. The first girl ever. And the message she delivers is terrify