Books with title Special Ops

I am a Lotto Girl. I should not be here. Why haven’t they come for me? Fern Marlow is alone, datawiped and in hiding. Her mobie says she’s Delia Greene, a ReCorp refuse sorter. Every day she queues to work, to earn just enough to stay alive. Every night she dreams of the past and the life she’s meant to be living, back at Halston, an exclusive school for those wealthy enough – or lucky enough – to be genetically designed.Her rescuers said her former life was a lie, that she can trust no one. They also said they’d come back for her, and they haven’t.Fern doesn’t know who to believe. To uncover the truth, and save herself, Fern must answer the one question she can’t face. Is she special?An alarming glimpse into our future from acclaimed Australian author Georgia Blain.'Terrifying, prophetic and beautiful' - James Bradley, author of CLADE

Lady bug wondered why her wings were a different color than others. Eventually, realizing that the color was not important, she learns that her wings help her fly so freely.She lands on a hairless roly-poly Bear, and he too begins to embrace his uniqueness.The two become friends and wander off happily to find a crooked old tree, and a Robin with an unusual song.Ultimately, the four thrive on one another's company, offering hope and cheer, while embracing their specialties.The message revealed is that ones appearance on the outside has little to do with who they are on the inside.

Sheila Claymore was born with Microcephaly, a genetic defect that causes the cranium to be abnormally small preventing the brain from developing properly. Sheila, as a toddler called herself CiCi because she couldn’t pronounce her name. CICi had a loving family who accepted her as she was in spite of her condition and encouraged her from the day she was born. To their joy and to the surprise of the pediatrician caring for her, CiCi defied the many odds stacked against her and was fairly high functioning for someone with Microcephaly. CiCi always tries hard and does her best at every challenge she faces. Follow CiCi’s heartwarming life story as she uses her talents to prove to everyone she really is SPECIAL.

In order to find a substitute for himself, God creates a mortal game, giving to each one of the players one of his impetuous power. With each one carrying a peculiarity of God and an infinite power with unimaginable capabilities, it makes the game not in a battle of strength, but intelligence, knowledge, perception, logical thinking and luck.This is story of this game, told and lived by the players and their conflicts through their thoughts, views and motivations. One that will question the concepts of memory, existence, paradoxes and even God.After all, what it means to be special? What is to be a God? What reasons would lead someone to want to become God? And what reasons would lead God wish to cease to be?

Sheila Claymore was born with Microcephaly, a genetic defect that causes the cranium to be abnormally small preventing the brain from developing properly. Sheila, as a toddler called herself CiCi because she couldn’t pronounce her name. CICi had a loving family who accepted her as she was in spite of her condition and encouraged her from the day she was born. To their joy and to the surprise of the pediatrician caring for her, CiCi defied the many odds stacked against her and was fairly high functioning for someone with Microcephaly. CiCi always tries hard and does her best at every challenge she faces. Follow CiCi’s heartwarming life story as she uses her talents to prove to everyone she really is SPECIAL.