Books with title The Lightning Thief

Yuliya Romanov never expected to find herself in the possession of a star. In fact, moving from prestigious Moscow to the humble city of Chrome Creek wasn't what Yuliya expected at all. All she wanted was to make some new friends at her new high school. Plans change when amorphous invaders from outer space known as the Tints emerge from the cosmic shadows to threaten humanity, and a mysterious woman from another planet appears. In desperation, she offers Yuliya and her friends the opportunity to wield the stars and fight this dark threat. What else is a cheery teenage girl supposed to do? Armed with celestial lightning, Yuliya won't simply stand there and let the invaders have their way with Earth! What are the Tints? Where did they come from? What are they looking for, and how can they be stopped for good? Yuliya wants to know, and she won't rest until she finds the answers and her friends are safe!

Two perps—one a serial killer and the other a rapist who revisits his victims—test the limits of the 87th Precinct’s detectives as they race to catch these maniacs loose on the city’s streets.“McBain has the ability to make every character believable—which few writers these days can do.” —Associated Press“McBain forces us to think twice about every character we meet…even those we thought we already knew.” —New York Times Book Review

Haley Finn might seem like any other teenager. Except that a curse on her mother 17 years ago left Haley with multiple personalities and some very inhuman abilities. Haley can manipulate the weather around her at will and her other personalities—JJ and Sara—each have unique abilities of their own. Too bad they can’t agree on boys, hair styles, vices, or anything else for that matter. In fact, the only thing they have in common is a shared body and a mutual respect. Sometimes. One summer night after Haley puts on a wicked lightning display, weird things begin happening around town. Creatures unlike any they’ve ever seen appear out of nowhere. And one night one of them speaks to Sara—the personality with the ability to communicate with animals. Baudelaire tells Sara that the Lightning Riders have come for a boy who holds the answer to their freedom. Turns out longtime friend and boy next door (and crush of Haley’s) Drew, might have some secrets of his own. It’s up to Haley to get the girls to work together, because it's the only way to defeat the creatures’ master and send them back to where they came from. And just maybe win Drew’s heart in the process.

Lightning strikes the earth more than a hundred times every second. It's bright and dramatic, but it happens so fast that we rarely get a chance to see it. Now celebrated children's science writer Seymour Simon and the Smithsonian Institution give you an opportunity to take a closer look at lightning. Newly updated, and boasting vivid photographs and Simons classic writing, this brand-new edition of a science favorite provides clear explanations of what causes those bright flashes of light in a stormy sky.

Two perps—one a serial killer and the other a rapist who revisits his victims—test the limits of the 87th Precinct’s detectives as they race to catch these maniacs loose on the city’s streets.“McBain has the ability to make every character believable—which few writers these days can do.” —Associated Press“McBain forces us to think twice about every character we meet…even those we thought we already knew.” —New York Times Book Review

Two perps—one a serial killer and the other a rapist who revisits his victims—test the limits of the 87th Precinct’s detectives as they race to catch these maniacs loose on the city’s streets.“McBain has the ability to make every character believable—which few writers these days can do.” —Associated Press“McBain forces us to think twice about every character we meet…even those we thought we already knew.” —New York Times Book Review