Author: Emma Lawson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781973195092
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
When 17-year-old Gina Taylor is given a writing project as part of her English class, she begins to write down everything. Through her words, she tells a dark story. The story of a secret that she never intended to tell - the story of her secret battle with a monster. A monster that lives inside her head. Gina's monster is evil and dark, it dictates how she lives and what she feels. It's called anxiety. Slowly, it's beginning to tear her apart and there's only one way out; let the monster win.As Gina's life crumbles around her, the mysterious and handsome Flynn McArthur appears in her life. He's determined to break down all of Gina's walls and help her fight her monster. But Flynn has his own secrets that are threatening everything that he and Gina have built together. Can they overcome their demons together?
The Monster in My Head
Author: Emma Lawson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781973195092
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
When 17-year-old Gina Taylor is given a writing project as part of her English class, she begins to write down everything. Through her words, she tells a dark story. The story of a secret that she never intended to tell - the story of her secret battle with a monster. A monster that lives inside her head. Gina's monster is evil and dark, it dictates how she lives and what she feels. It's called anxiety. Slowly, it's beginning to tear her apart and there's only one way out; let the monster win.As Gina's life crumbles around her, the mysterious and handsome Flynn McArthur appears in her life. He's determined to break down all of Gina's walls and help her fight her monster. But Flynn has his own secrets that are threatening everything that he and Gina have built together. Can they overcome their demons together?
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781973195092
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
When 17-year-old Gina Taylor is given a writing project as part of her English class, she begins to write down everything. Through her words, she tells a dark story. The story of a secret that she never intended to tell - the story of her secret battle with a monster. A monster that lives inside her head. Gina's monster is evil and dark, it dictates how she lives and what she feels. It's called anxiety. Slowly, it's beginning to tear her apart and there's only one way out; let the monster win.As Gina's life crumbles around her, the mysterious and handsome Flynn McArthur appears in her life. He's determined to break down all of Gina's walls and help her fight her monster. But Flynn has his own secrets that are threatening everything that he and Gina have built together. Can they overcome their demons together?
Only a Monster
Author: Vanessa Len
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0063024667
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
The sweeping romance of Passenger meets the dark fantasy edge of This Savage Song in this stunning contemporary fantasy debut from Vanessa Len, where the line between monster and hero is razor thin. Don’t forget the rule. No one can know what you are. What we are. You must never tell anyone about monsters. Joan has just learned the truth: her family are monsters, with terrifying, hidden powers. And the cute boy at work isn’t just a boy: he’s a legendary monster slayer, who will do anything to destroy her family. To save herself and her family, Joan will have to do what she fears most: embrace her own monstrousness. Because in this story…she is not the hero. Dive deep into the world of Only a Monster: hidden worlds dwell in the shadows, beautiful monsters with untold powers walk among humans, and secrets are the most powerful weapon of all.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0063024667
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
The sweeping romance of Passenger meets the dark fantasy edge of This Savage Song in this stunning contemporary fantasy debut from Vanessa Len, where the line between monster and hero is razor thin. Don’t forget the rule. No one can know what you are. What we are. You must never tell anyone about monsters. Joan has just learned the truth: her family are monsters, with terrifying, hidden powers. And the cute boy at work isn’t just a boy: he’s a legendary monster slayer, who will do anything to destroy her family. To save herself and her family, Joan will have to do what she fears most: embrace her own monstrousness. Because in this story…she is not the hero. Dive deep into the world of Only a Monster: hidden worlds dwell in the shadows, beautiful monsters with untold powers walk among humans, and secrets are the most powerful weapon of all.
The Monsters We Defy
Author: Leslye Penelope
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 031637802X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
"[P]itch perfect, with wit, romance, and a lovable found family." ―Publishers Weekly (starred review) "This smart and entertaining, magical heist novel hits all the right notes!" ―T.L. Huchu NPR Best Book of 2022! Paste Best Fantasy Book of 2022! "Never make a deal with shadows at night, especially ones that know your name.” Washington D. C., 1925: Clara Johnson can talk to spirits—a gift that saved her during her darkest moments, now a curse that’s left her indebted to the cunning spirit world. So when a powerful spirit offers her an opportunity to gain her freedom, Clara seizes the chance, no questions asked. The task: steal a magical ring from the wealthiest woman in the District. Clara can’t pull off this daring heist alone. She’ll need the help of an unlikely team, from a handsome jazz musician able to hypnotize with a melody to an aging actor who can change his face, to pull off the impossible. But as they race along DC’s legendary Black Broadway, conflict in the spirit world begins to leak into the human one—an insidious mystery is unfolding, one that could cost Clara her life and change the fate of an entire city. The Monsters We Defy is a timely and dazzling historical fantasy that weaves together African American folk magic, history, and romance.
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 031637802X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
"[P]itch perfect, with wit, romance, and a lovable found family." ―Publishers Weekly (starred review) "This smart and entertaining, magical heist novel hits all the right notes!" ―T.L. Huchu NPR Best Book of 2022! Paste Best Fantasy Book of 2022! "Never make a deal with shadows at night, especially ones that know your name.” Washington D. C., 1925: Clara Johnson can talk to spirits—a gift that saved her during her darkest moments, now a curse that’s left her indebted to the cunning spirit world. So when a powerful spirit offers her an opportunity to gain her freedom, Clara seizes the chance, no questions asked. The task: steal a magical ring from the wealthiest woman in the District. Clara can’t pull off this daring heist alone. She’ll need the help of an unlikely team, from a handsome jazz musician able to hypnotize with a melody to an aging actor who can change his face, to pull off the impossible. But as they race along DC’s legendary Black Broadway, conflict in the spirit world begins to leak into the human one—an insidious mystery is unfolding, one that could cost Clara her life and change the fate of an entire city. The Monsters We Defy is a timely and dazzling historical fantasy that weaves together African American folk magic, history, and romance.
The Lady and Her Monsters
Author: Roseanne Montillo
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062235885
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
The Lady and Her Monsters by Roseanne Motillo brings to life the fascinating times, startling science, and real-life horrors behind Mary Shelley’s gothic masterpiece, Frankenstein. Montillo recounts how—at the intersection of the Romantic Age and the Industrial Revolution—Shelley’s Victor Frankenstein was inspired by actual scientists of the period: curious and daring iconoclasts who were obsessed with the inner workings of the human body and how it might be reanimated after death. With true-life tales of grave robbers, ghoulish experiments, and the ultimate in macabre research—human reanimation—The Lady and Her Monsters is a brilliant exploration of the creation of Frankenstein, Mary Shelley’s horror classic.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062235885
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
The Lady and Her Monsters by Roseanne Motillo brings to life the fascinating times, startling science, and real-life horrors behind Mary Shelley’s gothic masterpiece, Frankenstein. Montillo recounts how—at the intersection of the Romantic Age and the Industrial Revolution—Shelley’s Victor Frankenstein was inspired by actual scientists of the period: curious and daring iconoclasts who were obsessed with the inner workings of the human body and how it might be reanimated after death. With true-life tales of grave robbers, ghoulish experiments, and the ultimate in macabre research—human reanimation—The Lady and Her Monsters is a brilliant exploration of the creation of Frankenstein, Mary Shelley’s horror classic.
Blessed Monsters
Author: Emily A. Duncan
Publisher: Wednesday Books
ISBN: 1250195748
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
The unforgettable conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Something Dark and Holy trilogy! The girl, the monster, the prince, the queen. They broke the world. And some things can never be undone. In Emily A. Duncan’s Blessed Monsters, they must unite once more to fight the dark chaos they've unleashed - but is it already too late? "Duncan brings this atmospheric trilogy to a stunning close, with a final volume that delivers on the mood, monstrosities, and character relationships that have made this series a joy." - BuzzFeed This edition uses deckle edges; the uneven paper edge is intentional.
Publisher: Wednesday Books
ISBN: 1250195748
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
The unforgettable conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Something Dark and Holy trilogy! The girl, the monster, the prince, the queen. They broke the world. And some things can never be undone. In Emily A. Duncan’s Blessed Monsters, they must unite once more to fight the dark chaos they've unleashed - but is it already too late? "Duncan brings this atmospheric trilogy to a stunning close, with a final volume that delivers on the mood, monstrosities, and character relationships that have made this series a joy." - BuzzFeed This edition uses deckle edges; the uneven paper edge is intentional.
The Keeper of the Isis Light
Author: Monica Hughes
Publisher: Thorndike Press
ISBN: 9780783892955
Category : Large type books
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Sixteen-year-old Olwen, who lives alone on the planet Isis with her faithful robot, falls tragically in love with an arrival from earth who is unaware that her natural form has been hidden in a humanlike space suit.
Publisher: Thorndike Press
ISBN: 9780783892955
Category : Large type books
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Sixteen-year-old Olwen, who lives alone on the planet Isis with her faithful robot, falls tragically in love with an arrival from earth who is unaware that her natural form has been hidden in a humanlike space suit.
My Favorite Thing is Monsters
Author: Emil Ferris
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
ISBN: 1606999591
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
Set against the tumultuous political backdrop of late ’60s Chicago, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters is the fictional graphic diary of 10-year-old Karen Reyes, filled with B-movie horror and pulp monster magazines iconography. Karen Reyes tries to solve the murder of her enigmatic upstairs neighbor, Anka Silverberg, a holocaust survivor, while the interconnected stories of those around her unfold. When Karen’s investigation takes us back to Anka’s life in Nazi Germany, the reader discovers how the personal, the political, the past, and the present converge.
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
ISBN: 1606999591
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
Set against the tumultuous political backdrop of late ’60s Chicago, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters is the fictional graphic diary of 10-year-old Karen Reyes, filled with B-movie horror and pulp monster magazines iconography. Karen Reyes tries to solve the murder of her enigmatic upstairs neighbor, Anka Silverberg, a holocaust survivor, while the interconnected stories of those around her unfold. When Karen’s investigation takes us back to Anka’s life in Nazi Germany, the reader discovers how the personal, the political, the past, and the present converge.
Savannah Grey
Author: Cliff McNish
Publisher: Orion Children's Books
ISBN: 1444002139
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
It's a difficult time for fifteen-year-old Savannah Grey - she's settled into her latest foster placement, but her body is acting strangely. Then other strange things begin to happen: nature, it seems, is exerting an overpowering force on the world. Birds behave erratically. Gusts of wind blow leaves so fiercely they seem to lure people away. And Savannah discovers she has supernatural powers. Meanwhile, she feels drawn to the new boy Reece whose life is even stranger than hers. Quickly Savannah and Reece realise that nature has a purpose for them both. For they are on course to meet the vile and evil Ocrassa, who wants to destroy the world by corrupting nature. And it wants Savannah Grey to help realise its savage intent.
Publisher: Orion Children's Books
ISBN: 1444002139
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
It's a difficult time for fifteen-year-old Savannah Grey - she's settled into her latest foster placement, but her body is acting strangely. Then other strange things begin to happen: nature, it seems, is exerting an overpowering force on the world. Birds behave erratically. Gusts of wind blow leaves so fiercely they seem to lure people away. And Savannah discovers she has supernatural powers. Meanwhile, she feels drawn to the new boy Reece whose life is even stranger than hers. Quickly Savannah and Reece realise that nature has a purpose for them both. For they are on course to meet the vile and evil Ocrassa, who wants to destroy the world by corrupting nature. And it wants Savannah Grey to help realise its savage intent.
The One Who Eats Monsters
Author: Casey Matthews
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781975677930
Category : Urban fantasy
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Long ago, before history broke in half, elder gods exiled the vengeful deity Erynis to a far corner of Earth. When Ryn is found weakened after saving the life of an innocent villager, the U.S. military mistakes the battered immortal for a feral teenager and places her in New Petersburg, a decaying city full of monsters.In her clash with the city's demons, Ryn is confused by her intense emotional connection with Naomi Bradford, a senator's daughter she has sworn to protect. But while her claws can kill anything that dies (and a few things that cannot), she must also contend with the human race. They lie, they speak in riddles, and to protect her friend, the immortal must navigate the senseless rules of their flawed civilization. Worse, they are fragile-and giving her heart to one makes Ryn afraid for the first time in her eternal life.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781975677930
Category : Urban fantasy
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Long ago, before history broke in half, elder gods exiled the vengeful deity Erynis to a far corner of Earth. When Ryn is found weakened after saving the life of an innocent villager, the U.S. military mistakes the battered immortal for a feral teenager and places her in New Petersburg, a decaying city full of monsters.In her clash with the city's demons, Ryn is confused by her intense emotional connection with Naomi Bradford, a senator's daughter she has sworn to protect. But while her claws can kill anything that dies (and a few things that cannot), she must also contend with the human race. They lie, they speak in riddles, and to protect her friend, the immortal must navigate the senseless rules of their flawed civilization. Worse, they are fragile-and giving her heart to one makes Ryn afraid for the first time in her eternal life.
Moin and the monster
Author: Anushka Ravishankar
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
ISBN: 0143497723
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
One night, in the dim darkness of his room, Moin heard something shuffling and sniffling under his bed ...' It is a monster. Moin has to learn to live with the monster, which does nothing but eat bananas, sing silly songs and try out new hairstyles. However, keeping the monster a secret from his parents and teachers is a tough task and finally Moin decides that the only thing to do is send the monster back where it came from...
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
ISBN: 0143497723
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
One night, in the dim darkness of his room, Moin heard something shuffling and sniffling under his bed ...' It is a monster. Moin has to learn to live with the monster, which does nothing but eat bananas, sing silly songs and try out new hairstyles. However, keeping the monster a secret from his parents and teachers is a tough task and finally Moin decides that the only thing to do is send the monster back where it came from...