Describes earthquakes, air crashes, mine disasters, plagues, floods, and other catastrophes throughout history, concentrating on human reactions
“Excuse me, Coach Kyle,” Julie said without looking up. “I needed you to sign this report.” “I'm not Coach Kyle,” I said. “Coach Kyle is a little taller than me. And he's black.” She looked up from the papers on her board and frowned ...
In this gripping day-by-day, often hour-by-hour account of how an often uncertain Churchill turned Britain around, the celebrated Bafta-winning writer Anthony McCarten exposes sides of the great man never seen before.
But they didn't count on things going from bad to worse ... Darkest Hour is the stunning continuation of a powerful fantasy saga by one of Britain's most acclaimed young writers.
“But I figure Coach Kyle knows what he's doing, so we're just going to stick to his plan, starting with a ten-minute warm-up run and stretching.” I tucked the clipboard under my arm and tried to pretend I was a drill sergeant.
My name is Lucie Blaise.I am sixteen years old.I have many aliases, but I am none of the girls you see.What I am is the newest recruit of Covert Ops.And we are here to take down Hitler.After the Nazis killed my brother on the North African ...
She kept her face turned toward the bank and scanned the shore , looking for anything that looked familiar . Lights beckoned in the distance . A house ? Houses ? Clumsily she struck out toward the shore . As she got closer , the shape ...
I checked Kyle's clipboard. “Larkin?” “Yeah,” he said. “Where you played ball?” His expression was sullen and skeptical. The kid was ridiculously tall, and not just for his age. He would have been ridiculously tall at any age.
Played out against a city in ruin, a place divided between the conquered and the conquerors, The Darkest Hour is a tense, driving adventure thriller, a fascinating alternate history, and the unforgettable story of a man who will be ...
In Why I Stayed, Gayle walks us through the choices she made in her darkest hours.
Showcasing to the reader, even in the darkest times a slither of light is only moments away. These stories aggregate issues from kidnapping to alien invasions and everything in between.