Books with author Rebecca Gaines

A tale that will keep fans of Divergent and The DaVinci Code guessing until the very end.In the last city on Earth, the final refuge of three societies are led by the Church of Axiom. The Church is strict and its doctrines keep the societies in line by decreeing that all boys and girls with approaching eighteenth birthdays honor the Gods by battling in the Grand Exaltation. Seventeen-year-old Cara Reeves has always been uncertain that the battle is truly in service to the Gods. Or that the Gods even exist. But her time in the arena is fast approaching, and others like her--those who bear the Mark of the Gods (MOGS)-- are being attacked before the contest. When she decides to investigate the attacks, Cara finds herself a target by a terrorist sect of the city. Cara has trained her entire life for the contest, but if she is to win, she will have to find the truth of what’s really going on.And who really controls—not only the city’s fate—but humanity’s.

Arctic Tale accompanies a new Paramount Vantage motion picture from the producers of March of the Penguins, the 2005 Academy Award winner and highest-grossing natural history film of all time. The film, narrated by Queen Latifah, follows the dual drama of Seela and Nanu, a walrus calf and polar bear cub, as they embark on their astonishing journey from infancy to maturity amidst the stark beauty of the Arctic landscape. Protected by mothers who will stop at nothing to ensure their safe passage to adulthood, both cubs romp in their cold playground as ever-present threats of starvation, predators, and a harsh homeland are overcome in an unrelenting life-and-death struggle to survive.Each year in the unforgiving, frozen wilderness the two giants of the North Pole—the walrus and the polar bear–begin the cycle anew, of birth and death; of love and life; and of self-sacrifice and great danger.Adapted and deeply expanded from a sweeping screenplay, Arctic Tale features 150 stunning, full-color National Geographic photographs and stirring text that tell the heartwarming tale of motherhood, community, the circle of life, and the rapidly changing environment that is home to these splendid animals. Both the book and film call awareness to the global warming crisis through emotional connection to the characters.A foreword by directors Adam Ravetch and Sarah Robertson and a special "Making the Film" chapter at the end of the book reveal amazing behind-the-scenes battles against cold, ice, and walrus mothers, and add insight and understanding to the riveting story.