Books with author Melody Wang

The Kingdom of Pyre has been held in the iron grasp of King Sirx for the past ninety-eight years. The rich citizens of the Upper District gather once a year for the Executions, where the poor and starving criminals of the Lower Dominion are brutally killed by the District's genetically-engineered Executioners.Syren Evetrill is one such Executioner, made with the genes of the nightingale and the wolf. Designed to be a killer, to feel nothing, she serves the kingdom without question. That is, until Syssic Varen, a fellow Executioner, changes everything in the Ninety-Eighth Executions and opens her eyes to the atrocity of the king and the way empty hearts can change.Hunted and on the run, Syren must learn how to fight not for blind obedience but for freedom. Together with Syssic, Syren takes on the burden of protecting the lives of the Lower Dominion as they endure war and betrayal, find love, and learn of sacrifice. Can Syren find a way to end the king's dark reign? Or will the might of the kingdom take away everything she fights for?

Her name's Catherine, but her daddy just calls her Cat. Cat may be little, but she has big plans: she wants to save the world!Every day Cat comes up with a new way to save the world, and every day her daddy tells her she just might, one day. But while Cat has plenty of plans for making the world a better place, she never tries to do any of them. They're all for when she grows up. She doesn't know how to save the world right now.Cat's daddy realizes this, and on one special day decides to teach Cat saving the world doesn't always mean making huge changes. Sometimes little acts of kindness make all the difference in the world.

The Kingdom of Pyre has been held in the iron grasp of King Sirx for the past ninety-eight years. The rich citizens of the Upper District gather once a year for the Executions, where the poor and starving criminals of the Lower Dominion are brutally killed by the District's genetically-engineered Executioners. Syren Evetrill is one such Executioner, made with the genes of the nightingale and the wolf. Designed to be a killer, to feel nothing, she serves the kingdom without question. That is, until Syssic Varen, a fellow Executioner, changes everything in the Ninety-Eighth Executions and opens her eyes to the atrocity of the king and the way empty hearts can change. Hunted and on the run, Syren must learn how to fight not for blind obedience but for freedom. Together with Syssic, Syren takes on the burden of protecting the lives of the Lower Dominion as they endure war and betrayal, find love, and learn of sacrifice. Can Syren find a way to end the king's dark reign? Or will the might of the kingdom take away everything she fights for?