Books with title BEASTS

In the months following the death of the masked criminal known as The Dark Beast, nineteen-year-old Kathlyn Cuthbert's only problem seems to be avoiding the romantic advances of the man credited with the famed thief's demise. However, her situation becomes complicated as Kath finds herself a prisoner of a band of forest thieves and their vengeful leader. In a fairytale adaptation that combines the romance of Beauty and the Beast with the adventure of Robin Hood, Kathlyn struggles to distinguish man from monster as she faces the truth of the past and her own changing convictions.

Stephen hasn't had it easy. He's now in foster care because his mom is crazy and his dad is an ex-con. He's always in trouble or on his way to trouble. But none of these problems compare to the problem of The Beast. Stephen has been taking care of The Beast for years. It is his biggest secret -- and also his biggest challenge. If it could, The Beast would eat Stephen alive. The only thing separating them is a rusty cage. And the bars are about to break. . . .

"You think you have it all figured out, Max, but this isn't your game anymore."Max Weston knows that life is a game: Turn on the charm, say what people want to hear, and whatever you want is yours for the taking. What do a few lies matter if everyone ends up happy? His best friend, Davey, can't look a cute girl in the eye and barely scrapes by in school, so yeah, Max hassles him sometimes. But he always has the guy's back—even when a strange beast attacks Davey in the woods.As Davey heals, something awakens inside him. Something with razor-sharp teeth, vicious reflexes, and no patience for Max's ploys. Suddenly Davey is challenging Max, getting smarter, stronger, faster—and harder to control. Max plunges into a series of schemes to save his friend, but with each move he makes, Davey lashes back twice as hard. The monster inside him is calling the shots now, and the game it wants to play has deadly consequences for everyone Max loves.If Max forfeits, he's giving up on his best friend. But winning might mean losing even more.Teen Wolf meets Pretty Little Liars in this edge-of-your-seat supernatural thriller.

Using modern biology and history to investigate a series of grisly deaths in the countryside of 18th-century France. Something unimaginable occurred from 1764 to 1767 in the remote highlands of south-central France. For three years, a real-life monster, or monsters, ravaged the region, slaughtering by some accounts more than 100 people, mostly women and children, and inflicting severe injuries upon many others. Alarmed rural communities—and their economies—were virtually held hostage by the marauder, and local officials and Louis XV deployed dragoons and crack wolf hunters from far-off Normandy and the King’s own court to destroy the menace. And with the creature’s reign of terror occurring at the advent of the modern newspaper, it can be said the ferocious attacks in the Gévaudan region were one of the world's first media sensations. Despite extensive historical documentation about this awesome predator, no one seemed to know exactly what it was. Theories abounded: Was it an exotic animal, such as a hyena, that had escaped from a menagerie? A werewolf? A wolf-dog hybrid? A new species? Some kind of conspiracy? Or, as was proposed by the local bishop, was it a scourge of God? To this day, debates on the true nature of La Bête, “The Beast,” continue. Beast takes a fascinating look at all the evidence, using a mix of history and modern biology to advance a theory that could solve one of the most bizarre and unexplained killing sprees of all time: France’s infamous Beast of the Gévaudan.

Just like his father did, Tony fights out of the City of Hull Boxing Club. Now his old man is dead, everyone says they’re here for him. Everyone. Emma from next door, Jacko at the boxing club, the Congolese woman from across the road, the Scouser who’s taken over the gym, but it’s all talk. Tony knows he’s on his own. That’s just how it is. There’s something dark in the forest behind the North Hull Estate and along the banks of the city drain. Something big. It’s drawn to him. He’s drawn to it. Just like everything else, Tony will face it alone.

A startling new voice in UK fiction comes to PUSH.Stephen hasn't had it easy. He's now in foster care because his mom is crazy and his dad is an ex-con vagabond. He's always in trouble or on his way to trouble. But none of these problems compare to the problem of the Beast -- a fierce crocodile that Stephen's been taking care of for years. The Beast is Stephen's biggest secret -- and also his biggest challenge. And that's when it's in a cage. When the Beast escapes, the stakes get even higher. With a keen eye and a startling voice, Ally Kennen joins the ranks of Kevin Brooks and Chris Wooding on the cutting edge of YA fiction.

[Young Adult Fiction (Ages 12-17)]Tall and meaty, Dylan doesn't look like your average fifteen-year-old, so naturally, high school has not been kind to him. To make matters worse, Dylan goes up on his roof only to fall and wake up in the hospital with a broken leg-- and a mandate to attend group therapy. He vows to say nothing at therapy-- until he meets Jamie. She's funny, smart, and stunningly beautiful. As Jamie's humanity and wisdom begin to rub off, they become more than just friends. But there's something Dylan doesn't know, something that shouldn't change a thing. She is who she's always been-- an amazing photographer and devoted friend, who also happens to be transgender. But will Dylan see it that way?