Books with title Beyond

It is the day after Aimee Patterson's high school graduation. College beckons, as does her dream of becoming an engineer. On an early evening walk, her cocker spaniel charges into the woods on the other side of the pond. Aimee trails after him, and in the stillness of that forest the unthinkable happens. She becomes paralyzed and watches in horror as her hands vanish before her eyes. Waking to the sound of voices, Aimee realizes that she has been kidnapped. Little does she know how far away from home she is, though. In an attempt to flee her captors, she launches from their confines only to freeze at the view outside the window. The sky is black and filled with stars, and in the distance is a familiar blue globe. The planet Earth. A group of humans forced to flee their planet after an epidemic destroyed their civilization now travel the galaxies in search of an antidote. Retrieving samples of plant life from every solar system, on this occasion Aimee was accidentally seized instead. Aimee must learn to avoid the advances of an awkward young scientist who seems intent on dissecting her, as her own fascination turns to the exotic young warrior, Zak. Having fallen in love with Zak, she is now torn with the decision to return to Earth or live beyond the stars.

Torn between the past she can't remember and a future she isn't ready for, Claudia feels at a loss. With unanswered questions, she is certain there is more to her past than just being a venator. Finding the missing pieces in her life won't be easy because duty calls. When mysterious dark shadows get released, an apocalypse sets in motion.The venators and the alkins must work together once again. Knowing Claudia would be the key to destroying the demons that were released, a familiar stranger appears to protect her. Who is the angel assisting her and can he unravel the mysteries of the past in order to help save the world.

Corith and the crew of a research vessel are driven off course and into the Beyond, a taboo area of permanent exile. Determined to find a way around the banishment Corith and his guardian, Professor Aldred, endeavor to persuade the captain and crew to find a way home despite the resistance of the ships clergyman, the Pryator. Things become interesting as they discover the Beyond is not at all like what they were lead to believe.

In the spirit of A Place to Belong, this remarkable novel-in-verse examines the aftershocks of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan in 2011 through the eyes of a young girl who learns that even the smallest kindness can make a difference.March 11, 2011 An earthquake shakes Japan to its core. A tsunami crashes into Japan’s coast. Everything changes. In the aftermath of the natural disasters that have struck her country, eleven-year-old Maya is luckier than many. Her family didn’t lose their home, their lives, or each other. But Maya still can’t help feeling paralyzed with terror, and each aftershock that ripples out in the days that follow makes her fear all over again that her luck could change in an instant. As word of the devastation elsewhere grows increasingly grim—tens of thousands have perished—it all seems so huge, so irreparable. Already flinching at every rumble from the earth, Maya’s overcome with a sense of helplessness and hopelessness. How can her country ever recover, and how could anything she does possibly make a difference? Before Maya can extend a hand to others, she must dig deep to find the hidden well of strength in herself in this sweeping, searing novel that shows even small acts can add something greater and help people and communities heal.

Tim Tollins is a normal kid with a normal life. He lives with his parents in a nice house, goes to school, and hangs out with his friends. Suddenly, his normal life is gone. His parents are killed and Tim’s world is turned upside-down- or more specifically backwards.His parents’ deaths reveal many secrets they were hiding from him, including that they were from a completely different world! Snillotia is a place where names are backwards and everyone has powers. But everything isn't peachy. His parents left for a reason. Evil rebels have taken over and Snillotia is slowly being destroyed. As Tim learns more and more about his family, he learns he has a part to play in Snillotia’s future. But he’s just a kid. Can he really save a whole world?

>The Amazon All-star Bestselling Author Willow Rose draws you into a place that you never want to leave! Death is only the beginning!Meghan is 16 when she dies. She wakes up on a flying steamboat on her way to a school run by Angels in a white marble castle. On the boat she meets Mick who has been dead for more than a hundred years but still looks like a teenager. He helps her past the difficult beginning at the new school in a new world filled with magic. One day some of Meghan's roommates find a mirror in the cellar of the school and they persuade her to go through it with them - well knowing it is strictly against the rules of the school. Meghan ends up back on earth where she meets Jason. But Jason is in danger and Meghan knows something important. Something that is a matter of life and death. Soon she is forced to choose between the two worlds. The one she belongs to now and the one she left. Beyond is a Young Adult Paranormal Romance and the first book in the Afterlife series.˃˃˃ Praise: - Willow Rose definitely keeps you on the edge of your seat. She balanced fantasy and intense emotion brilliantly. I highly recommend it to anyone that enjoys the paranormal.- I loved this book! It was really good and just warm with a touch of darkness to it (...) It’s good stuff! - Death & Life meet with a twist. Definitely worth a read!- Loved every minute of it! I SO hope that this is what heaven is really like! Grab a copy today.

Thirteen-year-old Alastair Kennedy is an only-child, who lives with his mom. He has ADHD, and doesn’t have any brains. He’s pretty much a nobody. Life at school is boring and uneventful until Alastair’s mom hires a tutor to help him with school. Alastair slowly learns from his mysterious tutor that his world isn’t the only one. What he knows as "the real world" is merely a dream of a dream world. A dark force is bent on destroying Alastair's world as part of a plan to build a better one. When Alastair's life-long friend is captured, he realizes the only way to save him is to stop the enemy. Alastair, with his tutor and new friend, travels to the original dream world to destroy his enemy and learn new secrets: Secrets about his own life. Secrets about dreams and reality. Secrets about life itself. He learns the “truth.” Alastair’s constantly wondering: What is human and what’s not? What’s reality and what is a dream? Alastair must go past the limits of his own beliefs to find the answers as he adventures through the original dream world, as he travels... Beyond.