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Moo Nelson likes to be alone. Overweight and shy, Moo is constantly mocked and bullied by his cruel classmates. He's happiest spending time on a secluded bridge above the highway, watching the cars go by. One day, from his special spot, Moo witnesses a crime that changes his life forever. He sees a car chase and a murder--and suddenly Moo's a celebrity of sorts. The police, the lawyers, and even the bullies are now really interested in Moo. But so is one shady character who seems intent on tracking Moo down. Now all Moo has to do is find out the truth behind the crime...before it's too late. ...
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Caitlin is spending the summer on the windswept island that is her home. She is caught between girlhood and maturity, and feels utterly isolated from the rest of the world. Then she meets Lucas, who is the embodiment of freedom and honesty. She is instantly drawn to him. But Caitlin must also grapple with the darker forces that seem to be confronting her family. Lucas himself further complicates matters when he is hunted for an awful crime that Caitlin herself becomes involved in. ...
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When Joe meets Candy, it seems like a regular boy-meets-girl scenario. They chat over coffee, she gives him her number, and he writes her a song. But then Joe is drawn into Candy's world --- a world of drugs, violence, and desperation. As the dark truth about Candy's life emerges, Joe finds himself facing real danger at every twist and turn. Soon Joe's conflicting emotions begin to mirror Candy's, and he understands that falling in love just might be worth the struggle. This intoxicating tale of heartache, danger, and hope will enthrall teen readers....
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It was just supposed to be a routine exam. But when the doctors snake the fiber-optic tube down Robert Smith's throat, what they discover doesn't make medical sense. Plastic casings. Silver filaments. Moving metal parts. In his naked, anesthetized state on the operating table, Robert hears the surgeons' shocked comments: "What the hell is that?" "It's me," Robert thinks, "and I've got to get out of here." Armed with a stolen automatic and the videotape of his strange organs, he manages to escape, and to embark on an orphan's violent odyssey to find out exactly who--exactly what--he is....
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On a storm-ravaged night, a 19-year-old girl is kidnapped, raped, and killed. Three days later, her two younger brothers set out in search of her murderer. Cole, 17, is a dark-eyed devil who doesn't care if he lives or dies, while Ruben, 14, is a strange child who sometimes, inexplicably, experiences sensations above and beyond his own. This is the story of the boys' journey from their half-gypsy home on a London junk lot to the ghostly moors of Devon, where they hope and fear to find the truth about their sister's death. It's a long road, cold and hard and violent. It's THE ROAD OF THE DEAD....
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Thoughtful Pete, tough Pauly, twins Eric and Nicole, strange Raymond: As kids they were tight; now they've grown up--and apart. They agree to get together one last time, but, twisted by personal histories and fueled by pharmaceuticals, old jealousies surface. The party's soon over, and the group splinters off into the night. Into the noise and heat and chaos of the carnival. Days later, a girl goes missing. The prime suspect in her disappearance? One of their own, one of the old gang. Pete doesn't know what to believe: Could one of his childhood friends really be a cold-blooded killer? PRAISE for KEVIN BROOKS on PUSH.COM "I would read [your books] for hours--and that's not like me."--Alexa, 16 "As good as The Clash's Sandinista! And that is amazing!."--Sam, 14 PRAISE for BEING *"...wraps high-speed, adrenaline-laced adventure around a thought-provoking exploration of the very notion of existence."--Publishers Weekly, starred "...operates at top speed...takes the fantasy of being special and mines its dark side with grit, compassion, and intrigue."--Horn Book PRAISE for THE ROAD OF THE DEAD *"Brooks's feel for mood and setting is masterful...A haunting, tense drama builds from the first line..."--SLJ, starred *"This bleak-yet-romantic tale is a whirlwind ride..."--Publishers Weekly, starred PRAISE for CANDY *"Gritty street smarts will keep thrill-seekers more than entertained, while [an] orphic rescue mission into the netherworld of addiction gives more thoughtful readers plenty to ponder."--Publishers Weekly, starred "Joe's alternately love-drunk and rueful voice will keep readers engrossed...the questions that flicker across [his] consciousness will speak powerfully to the YA audience."--Booklist PRAISE for KISSING THE RAIN *"A believable, idiosyncratic voice...absorbing."--BCCB, starred "Gritty and gripping."--Publishers Weekly PRAISE for LUCAS *"An edge-of-the-seat story. ...
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Thoughtful Pete, tough Pauly, twins Eric and Nicole, strange Raymond: As kids they were tight; now they've grown up--and apart. They agree to get together one last time, but past hurts, personal histories, soon surface, and the party's over. The group splinters off into the night; into the noise and heat and chaos of the summer carnival. Days later, a girl goes missing. The prime suspect in her disappearance? One of their own--one of the old gang. Pete doesn't know what to believe: Could one of his childhood friends really be a cold-blooded killer? ...
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Thoughtful Pete, tough Pauly, twins Eric and Nicole, strange Raymond: As kids they were tight; now they've grown up--and apart. They agree to get together one last time, but, twisted by personal histories and fueled by pharmaceuticals, old jealousies surface. The party's soon over, and the group splinters off into the night. Into the noise and heat and chaos of the carnival. Days later, a girl goes missing. The prime suspect in her disappearance? One of their own, one of the old gang. Pete doesn't know what to believe: Could one of his childhood friends really be a cold-blooded killer? PRAISE for KEVIN BROOKS on PUSH.COM "I would read [your books] for hours--and that's not like me."--Alexa, 16 "As good as The Clash's Sandinista! And that is amazing!."--Sam, 14 PRAISE for BEING *"...wraps high-speed, adrenaline-laced adventure around a thought-provoking exploration of the very notion of existence."--Publishers Weekly, starred "...operates at top speed...takes the fantasy of being special and mines its dark side with grit, compassion, and intrigue."--Horn Book PRAISE for THE ROAD OF THE DEAD *"Brooks's feel for mood and setting is masterful...A haunting, tense drama builds from the first line..."--SLJ, starred *"This bleak-yet-romantic tale is a whirlwind ride..."--Publishers Weekly, starred PRAISE for CANDY *"Gritty street smarts will keep thrill-seekers more than entertained, while [an] orphic rescue mission into the netherworld of addiction gives more thoughtful readers plenty to ponder."--Publishers Weekly, starred "Joe's alternately love-drunk and rueful voice will keep readers engrossed...the questions that flicker across [his] consciousness will speak powerfully to the YA audience."--Booklist PRAISE for KISSING THE RAIN *"A believable, idiosyncratic voice...absorbing."--BCCB, starred "Gritty and gripping."--Publishers Weekly PRAISE for LUCAS *"An edge-of-the-seat story. ...
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It was just supposed to be a routine exam. But when the doctors snake the fiber-optic tube down Robert Smith's throat, what they discover doesn't make medical sense. Plastic casings. Silver filaments. Moving metal parts. In his naked, anesthetized state on the operating table, Robert hears the surgeons' shocked comments: "What the hell is that?" "It's me," Robert thinks, "and I've got to get out of here." Armed with a stolen automatic and the videotape of his strange organs, he manages to escape, and to embark on an orphan's violent odyssey to find out exactly who--exactly what--he is. ...
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Dawn Bundy lives in a cave. In her head. Where's she's been hiding for two years. Hiding behind headphones. From the two hottest girls at school, in their impossibly short skirts and unbearably tight tops, their skin close enough to touch. Not talking to her mother, not about what matters. Not thinking of her dad, the drug addict, the ex-con, born-again but far gone. Two years is a long time. Enough for the cave to grow so small that her breath feels like stone in her throat. Two years is no time at all. Nowhere near enough to forget. To pretend that nothing happened. Deep one perfect morning.
Irreverent, edgy, laced with dark humor – and punctuated by Jesus and Mary Chain song lyrics — DAWN pulls no punches. A provocative dissection of family, friendship, and faith by the acclaimed Kevin Brooks.
“Complex questions of forgiveness and loss of faith, related in a spare, scattered voice…[with] a brilliantly realized, wrenching confrontation at the climax.”—Horn Book
"Brooks delivers a tense psychological thriller...hard-hitting."--Publishers Weekly
"[with] a gut-wrenching conclusion sure to shock readers...compelling."--Kirkus Reviews ...
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Kevin Brooks, the groundbreaking author of the highly acclaimed young adult novels Martyn Pig and Lucas, delivers another thought-provoking thriller. The teasing. The shoving. The name-calling. It's what overweight Moo Nelson calls "the rain." It's what he has to deal with every day of his life. There's no umbrella big enough to keep the other kids' cruelty from pouring down on him. But everything is different on the bridge. Moo's bridge. High above the traffic, it's the only place Moo can watch the world go by and be in peace. Until the night Moo witnesses a car chase. And a murder. Suddenly, everyone--gangsters, policeman, and even the school-bullies--want something from Moo. They want the truth--or some version of it. Now Moo must decide between truth and lies, loyalty and loneliness, justice and retribution. And he must do it soon... In a bold, unfortgetable voice, Kevin Brooks tells a story of pain and discovery that will resonate with young adult readers everywhere....
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On a storm-ravaged night, a 19-year-old girl is kidnapped, raped, and killed. Three days later, her two younger brothers set out in search of her murderer. Cole, 17, is a dark-eyed devil who doesn't care if he lives or dies, while Ruben, 14, is a strange child who sometimes, inexplicably, experiences sensations above and beyond his own. This is the story of the boys' journey from their half-gypsy home on a London junk lot to the ghostly moors of Devon, where they hope and fear to find the truth about their sister's death. It's a long road, cold and hard and violent. It's THE ROAD OF THE DEAD....
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