Books with title Before

What happens when mom is away and two brothers are left alone at home? Boredom sets in, of course!In Before, the first book in the GAZORE! series, Doug agrees to take his younger brother, Sebastian, to the mall on a boring day. Once there, they set out on the adventure of a lifetime by discovering the Create-a-Creature store where you can build your very own creature, dress it, put the brains in, and bring it to life!Wait-put the brains in?Begin the GAZORE! adventure here with Before and don't forget to look for the rest of the books in this exciting series. A mix of prose and verse, not to mention a healthy dose of mischief and mayhem, GAZORE! is sure to satisfy the child in all of us.

"Beautiful . . . will settle deep in your heart." --Sophie JordanIt will haunt me. It will claim me. It will shatter me. And I don't care. Faith Watters has a picture-perfect life. She's captain of the dance team, popular, happy. She even spent her junior year traveling the world before returning to Oviedo High School for senior year. But she's living a lie. Diego Alvarez hates his new life in the States, but staying in Cuba is not an option. Covered in tattoos and scars, Diego doesn't stand a chance of fitting in, and doesn't want to. His only concern is his secret past--a past, which if it were to surface, would cost him his life. Everyone knows that Faith and Diego don't belong together. But fate has its own plan. All they want is to be free. What they get is something different entirely. Love--it will ruin you. . .and save you. "Will hook and hold you. . ." --K.A. Tucker New York Times bestselling author of Ten Tiny Breaths

I before e (except after c) teaches kids smart ways to remember all the things they learn about in school. The book is full of techniques and presents cool ways to remember a variety of facts on a variety of subjects.Just like adults, kids need easy ways to recall stuff-especially now, when they don't even have to remember a phone number because their cell phones remember it for them. And just like the bestselling i before e (except after c) for adults, this book is jammed with easy-to-use tricks for remembering lots of stuff-especially stuff they need to know for school. Through entertaining (and often silly) examples, kids will learn to remember everything they need to know about: The Earth-including fun facts about geography, geology, and the weather- and the sky -revolving around planets, stars, atmosphere, and so on Reading and writing-covering everything from the smallest punctuation mark to the prickliest words to spell to the trickiest grammar to the grandest figure of speech The mysteries of history-from Way Before You Were Born (ancient history) to the most recent American history facts every kid needs to memorize Math and music-a surprising, but logical combination that examines cool ways to remember numbers, times tables, calculations, and musical notationsKids will like learning fun ways to remember stuff and will love getting the good grades that follow.

Sunni Sullivan finds sanctuary from her abusive home life in beautiful New Orleans. Staying with her aunt Glenda, Sunni is about to discover family secrets and buried lies, and a power within herself that she never imagined possible. Suddenly immersed in the magical world of the Conjurors, teenagers are going missing, and Sunni's appearance in New Orleans makes her suspect.Bram Kelly, a fairy changeling adopted into the Conjuror world, is convinced that Sunni is the root of their problems. He knows the legend and curse Sunni's mother carries, and he more than anyone is determined to prove that she is the poison contaminating their community. But as danger mounts, Bram finds that the person he trusts the least is actually the person he should trust the most.Deeply rooted in the French roots of New Orleans, The Before will take you on a journey through the Crescent City, where three centuries of magic and legends come to life. Nothing and no one are as they seem. From the Dame Blanche to the elusive Woodwose, Sunni Sullivan will be in for the fight of her life. Truths will be revealed, and sparks will fly...

"Beautiful . . . will settle deep in your heart." --Sophie JordanIt will haunt me. It will claim me. It will shatter me. And I don't care. Faith Watters has a picture-perfect life. She's captain of the dance team, popular, happy. She even spent her junior year traveling the world before returning to Oviedo High School for senior year. But she's living a lie. Diego Alvarez hates his new life in the States, but staying in Cuba is not an option. Covered in tattoos and scars, Diego doesn't stand a chance of fitting in, and doesn't want to. His only concern is his secret past--a past, which if it were to surface, would cost him his life. Everyone knows that Faith and Diego don't belong together. But fate has its own plan. All they want is to be free. What they get is something different entirely. Love--it will ruin you. . .and save you. "Will hook and hold you. . ." --K.A. Tucker New York Times bestselling author of Ten Tiny Breaths

A decade after a man-made virus has swept through the planet, scattered groups of desperate survivors cling to survival.A virus which was heralded as the savior of humanity turned on its creators, devastating much of civilization, forcing those that survived to return to the ways of their forefathers.One small group of survivors battle not only the elements but also other dangerous survivor’s intent on taking what they have, by any means necessary. As winter approaches, Dillon and Matt will do whatever it takes to ensure that their family and friends make it through.Caught between armed groups intent on carving out their own pieces of territory from the chaos, Dillon races against time to prevent the unthinkable from happening.The Before is a fast-paced, action-fueled race against time, set in a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by a deadly virus.

Just like adults, kids need easy ways to recall stuff-especially now, when they don't even have to remember a phone number because their cell phones remember it for them. And just like the bestselling i before e (except after c) for adults, this book is jammed with easy-to-use tricks for remembering lots of stuff-especially stuff they need to know for school. Through entertaining (and often silly) examples, kids will learn to remember everything they need to know about: The Earth-including fun facts about geography, geology, and the weather- and the sky -revolving around planets, stars, atmosphere, and so on Reading and writing-covering everything from the smallest punctuation mark to the prickliest words to spell to the trickiest grammar to the grandest figure of speech The mysteries of history-from Way Before You Were Born (ancient history) to the most recent American history facts every kid needs to memorize Math and music-a surprising, but logical combination that examines cool ways to remember numbers, times tables, calculations, and musical notationsKids will like learning fun ways to remember stuff and will love getting the good grades that follow.

Fans of Ellen Hopkins and Jay Asher will fall in love with this this heartbreaking tale of doomed romance, expertly told in reverse order. Against all odds, Atty and Cole have escaped their lives in Minneapolis, leaving judgmental parents and unsavory circumstances behind. Their getaway was anything but clean, however, and both of them are haunted and hounded by the mistakes of their pasts.As their old lives begin to catch up with them, they make an unthinkable choice in order to stay together forever. Atty’s journal entries offer a telling and poignant look at the decisions that pushed them to the bitter end.

Fans of Ellen Hopkins and Jay Asher will fall in love with this this heartbreaking tale of doomed romance, expertly told in reverse order. Against all odds, Atty and Cole have escaped their lives in Minneapolis, leaving judgmental parents and unsavory circumstances behind. Their getaway was anything but clean, however, and both of them are haunted and hounded by the mistakes of their pasts.As their old lives begin to catch up with them, they make an unthinkable choice in order to stay together forever. Atty’s journal entries offer a telling and poignant look at the decisions that pushed them to the bitter end.

Sunni Sullivan finds sanctuary from her abusive home life in beautiful New Orleans. Staying with her aunt Glenda, Sunni is about to discover family secrets and buried lies, and a power within herself that she never imagined possible. Suddenly immersed in the magical world of the Conjurors, teenagers are going missing, and Sunni's appearance in New Orleans makes her suspect.Bram Kelly, a fairy changeling adopted into the Conjuror world, is convinced that Sunni is the root of their problems. He knows the legend and curse Sunni's mother carries, and he more than anyone is determined to prove that she is the poison contaminating their community. But as danger mounts, Bram finds that the person he trusts the least is actually the person he should trust the most.Deeply rooted in the French roots of New Orleans, The Before will take you on a journey through the Crescent City, where three centuries of magic and legends come to life. Nothing and no one are as they seem. From the Dame Blanche to the elusive Woodwose, Sunni Sullivan will be in for the fight of her life. Truths will be revealed, and sparks will fly...

A decade after a man-made virus has swept through the planet, scattered groups of desperate survivors cling to survival. A virus which was heralded as the savior of humanity turned on its creators, devastating much of civilization, forcing those that survived to return to the ways of their forefathers.One small group of survivors battle not only the elements but also other dangerous survivor’s intent on taking what they have, by any means necessary. As winter approaches, Dillon and Matt will do whatever it takes to ensure that their family and friends make it through.Caught between armed groups intent on carving out their own pieces of territory from the chaos, Dillon races against time to prevent the unthinkable from happening.The Before is a fast-paced, action-fueled race against time, set in a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by a deadly virus.