Books with title Northern Lights

In the coastal city of Nome, under the northern lights, sets exactly the right location for a government-funded secret sector of Cole Enterprise. But that's not all Alaska has to offer. Amongst the natives is an unsuspecting woman who has been hand selected to join the undercover operation.After his abrupt departure from Haiti, Eli Bennet never thought he'd see Nova again. The idea of recruiting her as a team medic excited him. There's only one minor problem… he has no idea how to approach her.Nova McCarty knew taking care of her grandmother wouldn't be easy. Noni's memory has fizzled to the point where it’s no longer safe for her to live alone. Bumping into Eli was the last thing Nova expected after returning home. But there he was as if she'd pulled him out of her dreams, offering a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.Can Nova figure out how to have what she wants without sacrificing a part of herself to get it? Furthermore, will Eli turn his back on the Six in order to stand by Nova when she needs him the most?

Mattie Gokey has a word for everything. She collects words, stores them up as a way of fending off the hard truths of her life, the truths that she can't write down in stories.The fresh pain of her mother's death. The burden of raising her sisters while her father struggles over his brokeback farm. The mad welter of feelings Mattie has for handsome but dull Royal Loomis, who says he wants to marry her. And the secret dreams that keep her going--visions of finishing high school, going to college in New York City, becoming a writer.Yet when the drowned body of a young woman turns up at the hotel where Mattie works, all her words are useless. But in the dead woman's letters, Mattie again finds her voice, and a determination to live her own life.Set in 1906 against the backdrop of the murder that inspired Theodore Dreiser's An American Tragedy, this coming-of-age novel effortlessly weaves romance, history, and a murder mystery into something moving, and real, and wholly original.

The incredible story of Lyra Belacqua will begin, and continue, in The Book of Dust. Now you have the opportunity to revisit her adventures in The Northern Lights, with this graphic novel adaptation of a masterpiece, which comes to life with incredible full-colour art. Follow Lyra's story once again, in a way you've never experienced before, as the arrival of her fearsome uncle, Lord Asriel, draws her to the heart of a terrible struggle - a struggle born of Gobblers and stolen children, witch clans and armored bears. Lyra hurtles toward danger in the cold far North, never suspecting the shocking truth, that she alone is destined to win, or to lose, this more-than-mortal battle. This is the full story, now in hardback, available for the very first time.

Kari is a fifteen-year-old Alaskan Native, and her community’s colormetal hunter. One day, foreigners from a strange place called London crash land their hot air balloon in the ocean just off the coast. To make matters worse, the colormetal she collects every day to power the shield around her community is disappearing. At first, Kari wants nothing to do with the strangers; she has enough to worry about. When the two Londoners seek a way back home, Kari realizes that a balloon could solve her problems, too. But not everyone in the community wants to help, and with winter nearing, they are running out of time.

Did you know that the northern lights can be seen from space? There are also southern lights, which are hardly ever seen by people. The northern and southern lights are phenomena called auroras. Learn these and other fascinating facts about Earth’s auroras in Northern Lights, a Sky Science book. This is an AV2 media enhanced book. A unique book code printed on page 2 unlocks multimedia content. This book comes alive with video, audio, weblinks, slide shows, activities, hands-on experiments, and much more.

Petra, a young adventurer, finds herself in the Northern Fells of Sami Land, an unknown land to her. She soon makes a new friend named Niklas. Petra and Niklas find themselves exploring the Sami Land together in search of Niklas' lost sister, Maaret. Along the way, Petra learns about the magic of the Northern Lights and how they came to be. The Petra series of books inspired the award-winning Petra's Planet virtual world (petrasplanet.com) and familiarizes children with foreign cultures by telling intriguing and relatable stories.

Nineteen-year-old war veteran Lucas Santiago has always wanted to kiss a girl beneath the rainbow swirls of the Northern Lights, but that dream was blown up with the rest of his life. As if the combat injury that's bound him to a wheelchair isn't bad enough, Lucas learns that his best friend, Seth, still hasn’t returned from a solo trek through Scotland. If Seth doesn’t report back soon, he’s risking an AWOL charge that could end his military career. But what’s Lucas supposed to do about that when his own body has become a prison?Lucas has no desire to leave the house, let alone search the Scottish Highlands for Seth, following the bizarre clues he's left behind. Too bad Lucas’s sister, Gabi—who has feelings for Seth—won’t take no for an answer. The one thing Lucas never expects when he agrees to Gabi’s harebrained scheme is meeting Skye, a young British veteran with a traumatic past of her own. Skye also has unwavering confidence and a thirst for adventure—qualities Lucas sorely lacks as he struggles to adjust to his new life. The trio sets off on a road trip to find Seth in Scotland, but Lucas quickly realizes how lost he is, too. And there's no way he'll ever win the heart of an irresistible force like Skye unless the fighter he once was is somehow reborn. Lucas is falling hard for Skye, but can he again fall in love with life?

This book looks at the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights, exploring what they are, what they look like, where they can be seen, and how they are caused. Readers also learn about the significance of solar storms, the Southern Lights, what people thought about auroras in the past, and how they are explored today. A fun activity is provided along with advice on viewing auroras. Beautiful photographs and simple text help to engage readers and aid their understanding.