Books with title Evolution

Seventeen year old Jade Sommers’ life is turned upside down when a serious injury heals right before her eyes.Jade thinks she is going insane, but her boyfriend, Aiden Scott, knows better. He knows what she is. And like him, she was born this way.If finding out that people like her shouldn’t exist isn’t bad enough, Jade’s best friend is kidnapped by a psycho who terrorises her dreams. She and Aiden have to figure out how to save her before it’s too late.

Into the fire.... Don't miss the final part of this breathtaking trilogy from Teri Terry, multi-award-winning author of the Slated trilogy. Shay has followed Xander and joined his mysterious scientific cult at their remote Scottish compound. She's desperately searching for Callie, who went missing before the start of the epidemic that kills 95% of cases, and leaves a tiny number of survivors with astonishing new powers. Can Shay uncover the truth about the origins of the epidemic, find Callie, and perhaps even rekindle her relationship with Kai? Or will Xander's grand plans destroy them all for ever?

Brooklyn Andi Alpers is on the edge. She’s angry at her father for leaving, angry at her mother for not being able to cope, and heartbroken by the loss of her younger brother, Truman. Rage and grief are destroying her. And she’s about to be expelled from Brooklyn Heights’ most prestigious private school when her father intervenes. Now Andi must accompany him to Paris for winter break. Paris Alexandrine Paradis lived over two centuries ago. She dreamed of making her mark on the Paris stage, but a fateful encounter with a doomed prince of France cast her in a tragic role she didn’t want - and couldn’t escape. Two girls, two centuries apart. One never knowing the other. But when Andi finds Alexandrine’s diary, she recognizes something in her words and is moved to the point of obsession. There’s comfort and distraction for Andi in the journal’s antique pages - until, on a midnight journey through the catacombs of Paris, Alexandrine’s words transcend paper and time, and the past becomes suddenly, terrifyingly present. Jennifer Donnelly, author of the award-winning novel A Northern Light, artfully weaves two girls’ stories into one unforgettable account of life, loss, and enduring love. Revolution spans centuries and vividly depicts the eternal struggles of the human heart. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

*A 2014 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST*It's 1964, and Sunny's town is being invaded. Or at least that's what the adults of Greenwood, Mississippi, are saying. All Sunny knows is that people from up north are coming to help people register to vote. They're calling it Freedom Summer.Meanwhile, Sunny can't help but feel like her house is being invaded, too. She has a new stepmother, a new brother, and a new sister crowding her life, giving her little room to breathe. And things get even trickier when Sunny and her brother are caught sneaking into the local swimming pool -- where they bump into a mystery boy whose life is going to become tangled up in theirs.As she did in her groundbreaking documentary novel COUNTDOWN, award-winning author Deborah Wiles uses stories and images to tell the riveting story of a certain time and place -- and of kids who, in a world where everyone is choosing sides, must figure out how to stand up for themselves and fight for what's right.

Readers of If I Stay and Elizabeth George will love Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly, author of Stepsister, These Shallow Graves, and the award-winning novel A Northern Light. Andi Alpers is on the edge. She’s angry at her father for leaving, angry at her mother for not being able to cope, and heartbroken by the loss of her younger brother, Truman. Rage and grief are destroying her. And her father has determined that accompanying him to Paris for winter break is the solution for everything. But Paris is a city of ghosts for Andi. And when she finds a centuries-old diary, the ghosts begin to walk off the page. Alexandrine, the owner of the journal, lived during the French Revolution. She’s angry too. It’s the same fire that consumes Andi, and Andi finds comfort in it—until, on a midnight journey through the catacombs, words transcend paper and time, and the past becomes terrifyingly present. Revolution artfully weaves two girls’ stories into one unforgettable account of life, loss, and enduring love. Revolution spans centuries and vividly depicts the eternal struggles of the human heart. Praise for Revolution: An ABA Indies Choice Young Adult Book of the Year An ALA-YALSA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults A Kirkus Reviews Best Book A #1 Indiebound Selection A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book An Amazon.com Best Book of the Year★ “A sumptuous feast of a novel, rich in mood, character, and emotion.”—SLJ, Starred Review ★ “Every detail is meticulously inscribed into a multi-layered narrative that is as wise, honest, and moving as it is cunningly worked. Readers . . . will find this brilliantly crafted work utterly absorbing.”—The Bulletin, Starred Review ★ “Brilliantly realized, complete, and complex. The novel is rich with detail, and both the Brooklyn and Paris settings provide important grounding for the haunting and beautifully told story.”—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

A thrilling showdown brings the Dark Matter trilogy to a satsifying close. Shay is trapped at the Multiverse compound while looking for the real Callie, and an unforgiving Kai is her best chance at outsmarting Alex and saving countless lives.Shay has left Kai once again by following Alex to his Multiverse compound. Her goal is to find the real Callie, but Shay discovers that the younger girl has no memory of her past. Their hope is to leave the community. While Shay pretends to be a devoted follower, Alex makes his own plans to use Shay to spread the epidemic he caused with his dark matter experiments. The survivors will be only the most worthy humans--those who evolve special abilities.The opportunistic Freja further poisons Kai's memories of his girlfriend. Angry and hurt, Kai doubles down on his mission to reveal that his former stepfather is behind the epidemic, but he has little luck convincing the authorities--until it's almost too late to save Shay from a fate worse than death.

Every child must pay their dues.The first time Nimisila noticed she could read minds, it was with animals. She heard her dog, Chia, ask for food and belly rubs. She heard squirrels chitchatting. She even heard the neighbor’s cat tell her to screw off. Generations of people, including Nimisila’s parents, received implants to boost their telepathic abilities. However, these implants have since become scarce, and are reserved only for the upper-class elite. Without the aid of an implant, Nimisila is doomed to live in squalor and perpetual hunger, unable to break the vicious cycle of poverty and oppression.But miraculously, Nimisila has evolved into a natural telepath, and now, everyone wants a piece of her talent. Soon, she becomes the subject of countless cruel experiments, as sadistic researchers seek to use her ability for their own selfish gain.As Nimisila’s powers grow, so does her fury—and her burning need for vengeance against her captors.How much torture can one little girl take before she becomes a monster?Find out in EVOLUTION, the 7th installment in the gripping Repatriate Protocol series, by Kelli Kimble.

Clementine's world is on the brink of destruction. An army of aliens from the distant planet Marden has arrived with a massive fleet of battleships, intent on finally putting an end to the war Kiel's old rulers initiated. With the Alliance headquarters reduced to rubble and one of the rebel leaders close to death, Clementine and her friends have no choice but to retreat to the Core to escape the alien ships attacking the Surface.But safety in the Core means forming a temporary alliance with their sworn enemy, Commander Charlie. He's a ruthless man and a liar, but striking a bargain with him―his pardon in exchange for their help defeating the Mardenites―is the only way the rebels might survive the war. And Charlie needs their help too, for Marden's force is more powerful than anyone anticipated, with weapons and technologies never before seen on Kiel. Unless old feuds can be set aside long enough for a diplomatic solution to be found, all of Kiel's people will be destroyed, and everything Clementine and her friends have sacrificed in their fight for peace will have been for nothing.

The battle is won, but the war is far from over. Dalziel has led his people to a bloody and costly victory by discovering the hidden power of the Seraphs—ancient, winged warriors who wield great and devastating magic. Hundreds now flock to join in the cause against the evil Andal Empire as the flames of rebellion engulf the land. Dal and his companions find themselves once again fighting for Ibernia's survival against ever-increasing odds. Amid the chaos, he and Deidre must constrain their growing affection for each other as the bloodshed threatens to consume them both. There is hope, though, when Dal’s band awakens an ancient power that could tip the scales of the conflict in the Ibernians’ favor.The enemy, however, has plans of their own. The Emperor has dispatched his best commander—a man known as the Engineer—to deal with this insurrection once and for all. A mysterious figure, the Andal general arrives in Ibernia with one clear directive; seek out and destroy the young Seraph.With the conflict escalating, Dal and the Engineer soon find their paths colliding in an inevitable showdown as the fate of two nations and the future of the world hang in the balance.Evolution is an epic YA/Fantasy novel and the second book in the War of the Seraphs series.

Earth's fate hangs in the balance.The disgraced Justice Keeper Grecken Slade conducts a campaign of terror to gain control of the Key: a mysterious piece of Overseer technology. Facing him is Jena Morane, who leads a rag-tag band of resistance fighters to protect innocent civilians from Slade's wrath.Meanwhile, Jack Hunter and Harry Carlson search for the three ciphers that will grant them access to the Key, and the secrets buried therein.After ten thousand years, the Overseers have returned... and the galaxy will never be the same again.