Laurisa White Reyes

It takes only half a second... ...Like those commercials where a crash test dummy rockets forward at high speed and slams into a wall. ...In that instant, every thought in Emma Lynn Walsh's head collides with mine-every thought, memory, hope, disappointment and dream. ...I open my eyes to see Dr. Walsh peering at me, a puzzled expression on her face. "Let-go-of-me," I order through clenched teeth. Mira wants to die. She's attempted suicide twice already, and failed. Every time she comes in contact with another person, skin to skin, that person's psyche uploads into hers. While her psychologist considers this a gift, for Mira, it's a curse from which she cannot escape. To make matters worse, Mira's father is being investigated in the deaths of several volunteer test subjects of a miracle drug. Shortly after Mira's mother starts asking questions, she ends up in a coma. Although her father claims it was an accident, thanks to her "condition" Mira knows the truth...but proving it just might get her killed!

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We are all storytellers. Whether weaving mythologies in ancient times or describing the plot of a favorite movie today, humans have, since the beginning of time, loved to tell stories. In THE KIDS' GUIDE TO WRITING FICTION, students explore the building blocks needed to construct a story: characterization, setting, plot, perspective, imagery, and dialog. Then they will use these building blocks to create their own stories.

The Kids' Guide to Writing Fiction

Some memories refuse to stay buried... On Christmas Eve, a horrific car accident leaves Carly Perez without a mom. After a year of surgeries and counseling, Carly's life is nearly back to normal-except for the monsters-vague, twisted images from the accident that plague her dreams. When her father insists on spending their first Christmas alone in Guatemala with a slew of relatives Carly has never met, she is far from thrilled, but she reluctantly boards the plane anyway. That's where she first spots the man with the scarred face. She could swear she has seen him before. But when? Where? In Reu, the Guatemalan town where her father grew up, Carly meets Miguel, her attractive step-cousin, and thinks maybe vacation won't be a total waste after all. Though she is drawn to him, Carly's past holds her back-memories that refuse to be forgotten, and a secret about the accident that remains buried in her subconscious. And everywhere she turns, the man with the scarred face is there, driving that unwelcome secret to the surface.

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IN THE THIRD installment of The Celestine Chronicles, novice enchanter Marcus Frye sets out to rescue his mother, Ivanore, from the clutches of her arch enemy, Chancellor Prost, now the self-proclaimed leader of the Vatéz. With the help of new allies and old friends, Marcus embarks on his most dangerous quest yet. The fate of his family and the future of his entire kingdom depend on his victory.

Book Three of the Celestine Chronicles

Seer of the Guilde

Months have passed since Marcus and Kelvin succeeded in their quest to find the Rock of Ivanore. Kelvin is living as royalty in Dokur, and Marcus is studying magic with Zyll. When Fredric is murdered and Kelvin becomes king, Zyll and Marcus head for Dokur in hopes of protecting Kelvin from meeting the same fate, though it quickly becomes apparent that none of them are safe, and Marcus has had disturbing visions of Zyll's death. With the help of his old friends Clovis and Bryn, joined by new friend Lael, a feisty girl in search of her mother, Marcus uncovers a powerful secret that will change the course of his life forever.

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