Books with title Shattered Pack

Publishers Weekly calls Lunar Cycle Book 1 “Appealingly reminiscent of an updated Heinlein juvenile, it's a story of wartime bravery, principles, and self-sacrifice.”The year: 2068 The place: The war-torn and ecologically devastated Earth. The objective: Survive. Sixteen-year-old Drusilla Zhao has done the impossible and escaped the meat grinder of space warfare alive. Now she and her only remaining comrade, Jillian, are about to be rotated right back into the firing line, and away from Dru's love, Sarah.

In this conclusion to The Star Shards Chronicles, powerful and terrifying invaders have arrived from a parallel dimension, and only the Star Shards can prevent the destruction of the human race.Six children were conceived at the exact moment that the star Mentaras-H went supernova, and the explosion transformed their souls into living star fragments. Now the Star Shards face the ultimate battle—and the true purpose of their gifts be revealed, for it is no accident they have these powers. Once despised for their “deformities,” the Star Shards are now worshiped and feared as gods. Their power is unlimited, as is the temptation to abuse it. But a new and terrifying force has torn a wound in the universe, infecting it like a deadly, intelligent virus. Only one power exists that could conceivably prevent the extermination of the human race: the Star Shards. But only if they can put aside their titanic egos and join forces one final time. Acclaimed author Neal Shusterman’s “talent for depicting superhuman characters with human strengths and weaknesses lends depth and immediacy to a tale of cosmic proportions” (School Library Journal) in this stunning conclusion to a visionary trilogy. Originally published by Tor Fantasy in 2002.

Teen violin prodigy Cassie has been tiptoeing around her father, whose moods have become increasingly explosive. After he destroys her beloved and valuable violin, Cassie, shocked, runs away, eventually seeking refuge in a homeless shelter. She later learns that her father, a former violinist, was physically beaten as a child by her grandfather, a painful secret he's kept hidden from his family, and the cause of his violent outbursts. With all of their lives shattered in some way, Cassie's family must struggle to repair their broken relationships. As Cassie moves forward, she ultimately finds a way to help others, having developed compassion through her own painful experiences. Written in lyrical prose, Shattered tells the moving story of how one girl finds inner strength through music.

Tabby and Sam’s puppy love evolves into a commitment that leads them to the altar. Everything seems fine until Sam becomes more engrossed in pastoral assignments, which gradually drives a wedge between them. She begins to feel the pangs of loneliness and neglect which creates in her, a perfect recipe for intense jealousy. Sam’s affair with Suzzie Marshall raises the stakes and Tabby is forced to make a decision that will almost cost her, her life.

Vanessa lived a normal life. You could say it was perfect. She had friends, people loved her, and she finally felt alive. But one day, their whole world changed. Mckenzie, the person who made them feel like they actually had a family, was found dead in her own backyard. Vanessa now seeks vengeance to the person who took away her friend, popularity, and perfect life.

March has a perfect life: beauty, popularity, a great job, a loving family and a hot boyfriend. So when she discovers that her boyfriend is cheating on her, she is hurt and enraged. When she lashes out at him, he falls and is badly injured. March panics, flees the scene and then watches her perfect life spiral out of control. In a misguided attempt to atone for her crime, March changes her appearance, quits her job and tries to become invisible until an unlikely friendship and a new job force her to re-engage with life.

When Mele was four years old she got shipwrecked on a Pacific island, but she did not remember a single moment of her past. Eight years later she lives among the natives of the island as she struggles through a cruel punishment, survives a dramatic storm, and makes a dangerous discovery.This is a debut of an 11 year old passionate author and illustrator.

Sixteen-year-old Callie lives her life in the shadows. Suffocating under the weight of her mom's expectations and the cruelty of her classmates, her only way through the day is to hide the one thing she loves: music. Mitch is a senior, ready to be free of the ties that bind him to his town: school, his alcoholic father, and guilt at his mother's death. Thankfully, he has a way out: his bass and his band. When Callie and Mitch meet by chance, drawn together by their shared passion, they see that being broken isn't always a bad thing. Can their connection help them forge a new life from their shattered pieces?