Books with author Vivian THOMPSON

Champion Immortal is the fourth book in a four-part young adult science fiction superhero series NEW WORLD ORDERFor eighteen months after saving the world again, Jason Champion stopped threats with little problems. Until the night of a massive explosion where he encounters a shadowy bomber who passes on the chance to kill him.As if the slow moving spring semester at North High and balancing a hero’s life was not hard enough. Jason is the man of the house, his girlfriend breaks up with him, and he witnesses the enemy he helped brainwash experience flashes of past crimes.But Jason’s problems kick into high gear when the bomber resurfaces with actions that point to a deadlier endgame. Powerless and broken by a murder he cannot remember committing, Jason must reconsider his alliances and strategy in order to survive a new threat who is out for blood. The breathtaking final installment of the Reject High series follows seventeen-year-old Jason Champion as he makes the biggest decisions in his life, reevaluates his moral code and considers whether or not he will hang up his cape for good. Brian Thompson writes science fiction for both young adult and new adult audiences. He is a celebrated writer, educator, and former journalist. He is author of the successful Reject High series, speculative fiction/science fiction thriller The Anarchists, and the first of a standalone series, The Nuclear Winter: a Reject High Legacy novel Book 1: Reject HighBook 2: Sophomore Freak Book 3: ForgottenReject High Revisited: Tales from Between the Bells (short story collection)Book 4: Champion Immortal Young Adult Science Fiction Categories>Science Fiction Book for Teens>Thrillers for Young Adults>Young Adults Action Adventure

The story of Aukele, a Polynesian folk hero, recounts the adventures of a young chief who sails for an unknown land, undertakes a perilous quest, and overcomes formidable opponents. Along the way he encounters horrible monsters and evil creatures, and he must contend with his ten resentful, jealous brothers. Aukele, who slew Halulu-the-evil-one and took a sorceress wife; Aukele, who learned to fly to Thunder God and to Moon God; Aukele, the legendary hero who was saved by Rat Maiden and Lizard Maiden, is truly daring and fearless. In spite of his magical prowess, Aukele, as Vivian Thompson presents him, is a very human, understandable, and likable fellow. Elly Tepper's illustrations reflect the power, pathos, and humor of Aukele and the other colorful characters in this Hawaiian tale.

Eighth-grader Lucy Sandoval has no hope of reaching high school.Blindsided by a terminal cancer diagnosis, she resolves to spend her last moments with the father she never knew. But he disappeared years ago, and Lucy's mother is tight-lipped about him and their shared past.With little to no leads, Lucy's faith wanes further when their cross-country flight detonates mid-air and they survive. Following a firefight with a group of mercenaries her mother takes down barehanded, Lucy is forced to confront a lifetime's worth of questions, lies, and betrayal plus master an explosive newfound power all her own. Then, in a world she barely understands, Lucy must fight death at every turn to stop a rising threat and cataclysmic, planet-altering destruction---no matter how much time she has left.The Nuclear Winter: A Reject High Legacy novel is a thrilling hero's journey where a young girl comes-of-age by learning to master the mysterious potential she finds within herself.