Books with title The Burning Bridge

In the last week, Jenny Williams went from a normal teenage girl to a leader and symbol for her community when she courageously stood up against the power-thirsty, Assemblyman Arnold.Despite her grandpa and new boyfriend missing, Jenny must put aside her worries and continue her uprising to help her townspeople overcome Assemblyman Arnold and his vast army.Will Jenny and her townspeople have what it takes to defeat Assemblyman Arnold's army and pre-war technology? This dystopian adventure is Part 2 of the 3-part Abrupt Dissent Series. Guardian of Peace: Part 3 of the Abrupt Dissent Series is NOW AVAILABLE!

Ronan Truelove’s best friend, scrappy smart aleck Greta Sustermann, has no idea that she is one of the thirty-six Pure souls crucial to the safety of the world. But Ronan’s evil father has figured it out—and he’s leading the Bend Sinister straight to Greta. If they capture her, she’ll suffer a fate far worse than mere death. But to get to Greta, they’re going to have to go through Ronan first.Standing with Ronan are plucky hacker Sammy; witty, unkillable Jack Dawkins; and a sharp-tongued woman named Diz, who drives a dangerously souped-up taxi. One breathless close call after another leads to an ugly showdown: Ronan alone against his father, with the fate of Greta, his friends, and the entire world hanging in the balance. Will Ronan be able to rise up and prove once and for all that he has what it takes to join the Blood Guard?By turns heart-stopping and hilarious, The Blazing Bridge brings the Blood Guard trilogy to a surprising, clever, and altogether thrilling conclusion.

Everyone in Grey Hills knows about the fire that burned down the old high school fifty years ago. Macy Pierce grew up hearing horror stories about the students who burned alive inside it. When Macy starts seeing things including a teacher bursting into flames she begins to question her own sanity. Now, she and a group of new friends may be all that stands between the new high school and a doorway to hell. The Haunting of Grey Hills, an EPIC Press series. Each EPIC Press series is made up of 6 short installments, intended for readers 14 and older.

Winner of the Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing, 2010 and winner of the NZ Post Children’s Book Awards, Readers’ Choice Award 2012. Book 1, Southside Novels The Tomorrow series meets The Hunger Games, in a divided city where danger is real and friendship is everything. The city is at war. Southside, the hostiles live in squalor and desperation. They’re hungry to cross the river. Cityside, Internal Security is in charge. Its job—keep the hostiles at bay. It recruits only the best for its elite command. Nik is smart. Very smart. So why is he rejected? Before he can find out, his school is bombed. The hostiles have taken the bridges, and they’ve kidnapped Fyffe’s brother Sol. Now Nik is on the run. And Fyffe is going with him. Across the bridge. Jane Higgins was born in New Zealand. She has degrees in mathematics and anthropology and has worked on many human rights campaigns. She is a senior research fellow at Lincoln Univeristy specialising in youth studies. Jane lives in Christchurch with her husband. The Bridge is her first novel. ‘[A] captivating tale of friendship and loyalty.’ Australian Women’s Weekly ‘Taut adventure, high-stakes, big emotion, individual heroism and no less than the possible end of the world. That’s how I like my fiction served! A fantastic read and I predict a big winner for Text.’ ABC Brisbane ‘I’ve been swamped in dystopian young adult books this year. Many are rubbish—predictable, preachy or simply not believable. The Bridge is none of those things.’ Sunday Star Times ‘The Text Prize is going from strength to strength, as the publisher continues to choose winners that push the boundaries of young adult fiction. The latest winner, The Bridge, is brilliant. Every sentence is skillfully crafted, with just enough left unsaid that the reader is always hungry for more…This is a breathtaking first novel.’ Junior Bookseller & Publisher ‘Higgins threads the turns and twists of chaotic times with a sure hand…Higgins’ control of the development of her characters is admirable: Fyffe, a dreamer girl, grows into her strengths, Nik learns that the past shapes our future and that heroism and hope as well as fear and savagery can reside on both sides of conflict…I’m sure many readers would wish to learn more of Nik’s path in life to come.’ Magpies ‘If you loved Suzanna Collins’ The Hunger Games series and John Marsden’s Tomorrow series, chances are you’ll love this’. Girlfriend NZ ‘The Bridge shows how hard it can be to tell right from wrong, especially in the face of war. This page-turner and first novel is well placed for a sequel.’ Weekend Australian ‘Winner of the Text Prize, this is a powerful dystopian adventure about questioning authority, the complexities of war and enduring bonds.’ Fran Atkinson, Saturday Age/Sydney Morning Herald

The Grand Battle begins with the search for allies in the Northern Kindoms and ends in The Burning that will change all Owldom forever.Soren and his band are sent to the mysterious Northern Kingdoms to gather allies and learn the art of war in preparation for the coming cataclysmic battle against the sinister Pure Ones. Meanwhile, in the Southern Kingdoms, St. Aggies has fallen to the Pure Ones and they are using its resources to plan a final invasion of The Great Ga'Hoole Tree. With the future of all Owldom in the balance, the parliament of Ga'Hoole must decide whether or not to join forces with the brutal Skench and Sporn and the scattered remnants of St. Aggies who remain faithful to them. A great battle is on the

Lance is your average teenager, who spends his time with his practically inseparable tight-knit circle. A catastrophic event plunges the world into chaos, shattering his dreams and forcing him into a battle for his and his friend’s survival. Lance travels through a land filled with anarchy where he must decide whether he will hold on to the laws and morals of the previous society, or forge ahead and do what is necessary to survive.

As twins Rachel and Adam are pursued across Europe by terrifying forces, they realize they can trust no one — and must draw on their specialpowers to survive. (Age 13 and up)After the shocking revelations in TRISKELLION, being guests of the "Hope Project" might seem like a relief. But Rachel and Adam soon figure out that they’re being held prisoner, and that the program has more sinister goals than archaeological research in mind. A hideous discovery at the funeral of their grandmother makes it clear that the teenagers must flee from England to Paris, Seville, and fi nally Morocco, evading not only their former benefactors but also the followers of "The Englishman," a zombie-like figure with a frightening agenda of his own. It will take all of their special abilities and courage to stay alive until their journey reaches an explosive climax — and they unearth, on the North African coast, an ancient secret even more startling than the first.

In this sixth installment of the series Guardians of Ga'Hoole, Soren and his band are sent to the mysterious Northern Kingdoms to gather allies and learn the art of war in preparation for the coming cataclysmic battle against the sinister Pure Ones.In the Southern Kingdoms, St. Aggie's has fallen to the Pure Ones, who are using its resources to plan a final invasion of the Great Ga'Hoole Tree. With the future of all Owldom in the balance, the parliament of Ga'Hoole must decide whether or not to join forces with the brutal Skench and Spoorn and the scattered remnants of St. Aggie's who remain faithful to them. The coming conflagration will demand wisdom, bravery, and sacrifice from all the owls of the great tree--and, from Soren and the band, nothing less than heroism.