Books with author Lillian Clark

Ocean's 8 meets The Breakfast Club in this fast-paced, multi-perspective story about five teens determined to hack into one billionaire absentee father's company to steal tuition money.For Nari, aka Narioka Diane, aka hacker digital alter ego "d0l0s," it's college and then a career at "one of the big ones," like Google or Apple. Keagan, her sweet, sensitive boyfriend, is happy to follow her wherever she may lead. Reese is an ace/aro visual artist with plans to travel the world. Santiago is off to Stanford on a diving scholarship, with very real Olympic hopes. And Bellamy? Physics genius Bellamy is admitted to MIT--but the student loan she'd been counting on is denied when it turns out her estranged father--one Robert Foster--is loaded. Nari isn't about to let her friend's dreams be squashed by a deadbeat billionaire, so she hatches a plan to steal just enough from Foster to allow Bellamy to achieve her goals. Fast-paced and banter-filled, Lillian Clark's debut is a hilarious and thought-provoking Robin Hood story for the 21st century."This well-paced debut follows exceptionally smart, thoughtful, and loyal friends navigating the morally ambiguous areas of life."--Kirkus"A smart and fast-paced debut that will intrigue heist aficionados and modern-minded Robin Hoods."--Booklist"Gleefully engrossing."--The Bulletin

Ocean's 8 meets The Breakfast Club in this fast-paced, multi-perspective story about five teens determined to hack into one billionaire absentee father's company to steal tuition money.For Nari, aka Narioka Diane, aka hacker digital alter ego "d0l0s," it's college and then a career at "one of the big ones," like Google or Apple. Keagan, her sweet, sensitive boyfriend, is happy to follow her wherever she may lead. Reese is an ace/aro visual artist with plans to travel the world. Santiago is off to Stanford on a diving scholarship, with very real Olympic hopes. And Bellamy? Physics genius Bellamy is admitted to MIT--but the student loan she'd been counting on is denied when it turns out her estranged father--one Robert Foster--is loaded. Nari isn't about to let her friend's dreams be squashed by a deadbeat billionaire, so she hatches a plan to steal just enough from Foster to allow Bellamy to achieve her goals. Fast-paced and banter-filled, Lillian Clark's debut is a hilarious and thought-provoking Robin Hood story for the 21st century."This well-paced debut follows exceptionally smart, thoughtful, and loyal friends navigating the morally ambiguous areas of life."--Kirkus"A smart and fast-paced debut that will intrigue heist aficionados and modern-minded Robin Hoods."--Booklist"Gleefully engrossing."--The Bulletin

An overachiever enrolls in an experimental clone study to prove that two (of her own) heads are better than one in this fast-paced, near-future adventure that's Black Mirror meets Becky Albertalli.There aren't enough hours in the day for Lucille--perfectionist, overachiever--to do everything she has to do, and there certainly aren't enough hours to hang out with friends, fall in love, get in trouble--all the teenage things she knows she should want to be doing instead of preparing for a flawless future. So when she sees an ad for Life2: Do more. Be more, she's intrigued. The company is looking for beta testers to enroll in an experimental clone program, and in the aftermath of a series of disappointments, Lucille is feeling reckless enough to jump in. At first, it's perfect: her clone, Lucy, is exactly what she needed to make her life manageable and have time for a social life. But it doesn't take long for Lucy to become more Lucy and less Lucille, and Lucille is forced to stop looking at Lucy as a reflection and start seeing her as a window--a glimpse at someone else living her own life, but better. Lucy does what she really wants to, not what she thinks she should want to, and Lucille is left wondering how much she was even a part of the perfect life she'd constructed for herself. Lucille wanted Lucy to help her relationships with everyone else, but how can she do that without first rectifying her relationship with herself?"Like a PG-13 mash-up of Booksmart and Black Mirror, Clark’s sophomore novel delivers both twisty sci-fi suspense and a highly relatable account of the search for self-determination and self-worth."--Booklist"Clark makes this territory fresh, and teens questioning their own self-worth will be drawn to this novel. A novel that is near-future enough to appeal to sci-fi fans as well as general audiences who like to ask, 'What if?'"--SLJ

An overachiever enrolls in an experimental clone study to prove that two (of her own) heads are better than one in this fast-paced, near-future adventure that's Black Mirror meets Becky Albertalli.There aren't enough hours in the day for Lucille--perfectionist, overachiever--to do everything she has to do, and there certainly aren't enough hours to hang out with friends, fall in love, get in trouble--all the teenage things she knows she should want to be doing instead of preparing for a flawless future. So when she sees an ad for Life2: Do more. Be more, she's intrigued. The company is looking for beta testers to enroll in an experimental clone program, and in the aftermath of a series of disappointments, Lucille is feeling reckless enough to jump in. At first, it's perfect: her clone, Lucy, is exactly what she needed to make her life manageable and have time for a social life. But it doesn't take long for Lucy to become more Lucy and less Lucille, and Lucille is forced to stop looking at Lucy as a reflection and start seeing her as a window--a glimpse at someone else living her own life, but better. Lucy does what she really wants to, not what she thinks she should want to, and Lucille is left wondering how much she was even a part of the perfect life she'd constructed for herself. Lucille wanted Lucy to help her relationships with everyone else, but how can she do that without first rectifying her relationship with herself?"Like a PG-13 mash-up of Booksmart and Black Mirror, Clark’s sophomore novel delivers both twisty sci-fi suspense and a highly relatable account of the search for self-determination and self-worth."--Booklist"Clark makes this territory fresh, and teens questioning their own self-worth will be drawn to this novel. A novel that is near-future enough to appeal to sci-fi fans as well as general audiences who like to ask, 'What if?'"--SLJ

This book was written as a series of bedtime stories to illustrate three of the greatest epics in human history. While it introduces children to the colorful stories of Christopher Columbus and the Silk Road, it connects to the even more amazing tale of the last Ice Age and how the first Americans migrated from Asia. It draws these historic events together to better illuminate what happened when the Old World mixed with the New after thousands of years of isolation, resulting in the shape of the today’s world. The goal of the book is to show children by example how they can use their natural curiosity about the world to gain deeper understanding through personal observation and scientific reasoning. The book touches on a lot of history about the world to give kids a framework to understand why things happened as they did, not just what happened. Let the kids decide their own pace and stopping points in the story, this is their journey. As a bedtime tale, the book paints with a broad brush to make the story relatable to kids. It makes use of the wisdom of crowds to portray key historical events with reasonable accuracy. However, it seems every time a new bone or fossil is dug up, new theories are postulated to add twists to the basic tale. So, best to search respected web sources for the most current details. Developed from a series of bedtime stories for a smart and curious kid. Told in a hands-on style designed to fire kid's imagination and understanding about the world. Book includes a YouTube link to earlier scientific triumphs of "the Amazing Eratosthenes" and how he carried out his nearly unbelievable estimate of the earth's size centuries before Columbus. The video provides an example of the story-telling style of the book, while also providing colorful background history. Kids love the stories, and the many historical events provide a plethora of points to interest the kids and engage parents in quality discussions with their young ones.

This ABC picture book is a fantastic way to teach the alphabet to your child. Your child will want to listen to this rhyming humorous story. Inject fun and creativity into your child’s day with a funny mystery! You and your child will come back again and again to find out who has the stinky feet. If you are looking for a playful way to expose your child to the alphabet, sit down and enjoy this sweet story together. A rather unpleasant odor surrounds the skunk and he simply becomes fed up with it. Skunk seems totally unaware of his occasional unpleasant odor. He thinks he smells as fresh as a daisy! He is on the hunt for the smelly culprit. Who has the stinky feet? The ending surprises the skunk and the guilty fellow as well. This is definitely one of those alphabet stories that will appeal to adults as well as children! Endearing illustrations of each animals make this so much more than just an ABC book. Each animal has his own unique personality which adds to the story. Give your child an extra tool for learning the alphabet by enjoying this lovable story together. Your child should truly love this story! Your child will have fun learning the ABCs!

Lily AInsworth scuttled home from school, which means she ran quickly to avoid the teasers and bullies. They called her Silly Lily. She was ten and loved to play video games, build things, and figure out how things worked. Using the computer she could learn from the many excellent online educational videos. She noticed that the best training videos on line were actually more current than her schoolhouse computer classes. After being hacked, she programmed a firewall that used the same GPU as her video games and a neural network, which blocked hacking bullies from coming into her computer and it could identify new hackers before they could even login. But then, before she knew it, Lily was on an airplane, flying to Silicon Valley, where she met with Mrs. Swanson and her venture capitalist brother. Both gushed over Lily's AI-powered firewall program. They wanted her to make it even better, and start her own business. They would give her money to do it. This initial money was called a Series A investment and was for $50,500,000.

The Little Butterfly Prayer Series are heartwarming stories about a butterfly on his journey through life. Pray gives each of us tranquility and hope throughout our lives. Instill a relationship with our Lord for your child and encourage prayer with these sweet little stories!Prayer book included at the end which increases in volume as the series progress. Pray Little Butterfly! eBook 1 - What' s Wrong Little Butterfly eBook 2 Pray for Peace! eBook 3

The Little Butterfly series is an ongoing story about the friendship between two butterflies. These eBooks describes in a poetic manner the unique relationship between a sweet butterfly and his creator. They convey a lovely message of friendship and introduce the child to the wonder of prayer. The series begins with the Little Butterfly's creator freeing him from a spider’s web. Out of pure gratefulness, he begins to pray. Now the Little Butterfly is searching for peace! His best friend helps him find the peace he desperately needs. Follow these two butterflies as they explore the world around them. Each adventure is filled with excitement, wonder, happiness, and friendship. Give your child the ability to learn how to pray! I can't think of a more valuable and peaceful gift! There is a children prayer book included at the end of each story. The prayer book gradually increases as the stories progress. The Little Butterfly in this eBook is left alone at the end. No worries, his best friend Monarch will not doubt be back and he is never truly alone. He always has God’s love in his heart! The repetitive words, easy reading, and rhythmic sound entice the young child to listen. Enjoy your time together!

A Little Butterfly's Prayer describes in a poetic manner the unique relationship between a sweet butterfly and his creator. It conveys a lovely message of friendship and introduces the child to the wonder of prayer. The Little Butterfly's creator frees him from the spider’s web. Out of pure gratefulness, he begins to pray. Teaching your child how to lay down their worries, seek wisdom, and enjoy the presence of a loving Father is a treasure. The Little Butterfly series encourages children to pray while reading about the interaction between the butterfly and his creator. Prayer book is included. As the series increase so does the prayers.

A walk in the meadow turns into a scary ordeal indeed. The little mouse sneaks closer and closer to a spooky looking house in the distance. It's a monster home, but this was no ordinary monster! This monster had a kind heart and was not scary looking at all. Boys in the area made fun of him. But they ran away like cowards when monster and mouse confronted them. Did the bullies ruan away from the mouse or the monster?

Musical Mice is an enchanted and heartwarming story. A young boy lives with his mother and some very unusual friends. They are financially poor but rich in love! Mom's focus is keeping her boy safe and happy. She is totally oblivious to the fact that her apartment is infested with mice but these were not ordinary mice! They were the boy’s friends and very talented mice indeed! They serenade him each and every night with his favorite tunes. Mom tucks him into bed one night and notices droppings on the floor. She warns him about the possibility of getting mice if he leaves food out. The little boy giggles along with his musical friends. Does mom find out that her home is infested with mice? Must the boy say goodbye to his only true friends? Along with a tender story line, there are repetitive and easy vocabulary words for your child to conquer. Your child will enjoy reading this little story over and over!