Struck
Title | Struck PDF eBook |
Author | Jennifer Bosworth |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 385 |
Release | 2012-05-08 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0374372837 |
After a major earthquake devastates Los Angeles, 17-year-old Mia wants only to take care of her younger brother and traumatized mother. But two fanatical doomsday cults vie for her powers, drawn from the multiple lightning strikes she has experienced.
Love Struck
Title | Love Struck PDF eBook |
Author | Shani Petroff |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 135 |
Release | 2010-12-23 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1101445904 |
In a fit of rage, Angel mistakenly tells her parents to grow up, and before she knows it, they're zapped back to their teens and running away together because they're so in love. Now Angel's got the weight of the world on her shoulders. Lou Cipher was finally dropping his evil ways, but since he's back to his teen self, who knows how he'll choose to use his special powers?
Space Struck
Title | Space Struck PDF eBook |
Author | Paige Lewis |
Publisher | Sarabande Books |
Pages | 71 |
Release | 2019-10-08 |
Genre | Poetry |
ISBN | 1946448451 |
This astonishing, self-assured debut leads us on an exploration to the stars and back, begging us to reconsider our boundaries of self, time, space, and knowledge. The speaker writes, “...the universe/is an arrow/without end/and it asks only one question;/How dare you?” Zig-zagging through the realms of nature, science, and religion, one finds St. Francis sighing in the corner of a studio apartment, tides that are caused by millions of oysters “gasping in unison,” an ark filled with women in its stables, and prayers that reach God fastest by balloon. There’s pathos: “When my new lover tells me I’m correct to love him, I/realize the sound isn’t metal at all. It’s not the coins rattling/ on concrete, but the fingers scraping to pick them up.” And humor, too: “...even the sun’s been sighing Not you again/when it sees me.” After reading this far-reaching, inventive collection, we too are startled, space struck, our pockets gloriously “filled with space dust.”
Struck
Title | Struck PDF eBook |
Author | Russ Ramsey |
Publisher | InterVarsity Press |
Pages | 181 |
Release | 2017-03-14 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0830892273 |
EPA 2018 Christian Book Award Finalist - Biography and Memoir "When my doctor told me I was dying, I came alive." What happens when you come face-to-face with your mortality? When your body fails you, what happens to your faith? Russ Ramsey was struck by a bacterial infection that destroyed his mitral valve, sending him into heart failure and requiring urgent open-heart surgery. As he faced the possibility of death, he found himself awakened to new realities. In the critical days and months that followed, Ramsey came to see the world through the eyes of affliction. He grappled with fear, anger, depression, and loss, and yet he experienced grace through the suffering that filled him with a hope and hunger for the life to come. This profoundly eloquent memoir gives voice to the deepest questions of the human condition. In the midst of pain, we can see glimpses of eternity.
Star Struck
Title | Star Struck PDF eBook |
Author | David Hart Bradstreet |
Publisher | HarperChristian + ORM |
Pages | 329 |
Release | 2016-09-06 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0310344190 |
The heavens are beckoning us, telling us that this wonderful, mind-boggling cosmic display is indeed the work of the creator. And now, using rovers and satellites, we're venturing further out into the vastness of space than ever before. In Star Struck, Christian astronomer David Bradstreet and writer Steve Rabey take readers on a guided tour of the biggest story ever, offering both intriguing science lessons and powerful spiritual insights: As we discover more about cosmos, we understand more about the character of our Creator;The more we see the vastness and complexity of the universe, the more we experience awe, wonder, praise, gratitude and humility;Hundreds of Christian astronomers blaze the way into deep exploration of the universe today, discovering and proving God’s work in the heavens. Combining a respect and admiration for mainstream astronomy with a zeal for uncovering new details about God’s celestial handiwork at its core, this book about stars, planets, asteroids, nebulae, comets, dark matter, and the other fingerprints of God will tell you that all of the worlds around you are God’s and this world is his home for you.
Snow Struck
Title | Snow Struck PDF eBook |
Author | Nick Courage |
Publisher | Delacorte Press |
Pages | 337 |
Release | 2022-02-15 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0593303490 |
An historic blizzard is raging across the eastern seaboard, and three unsuspecting kids are about to find themselves smack in the middle of it! Perfect for fans of the I SURVIVED series who are looking for a high-stakes adventure! Neither Elizabeth norher little brother, Matty, have ever been north of Georgia. They’re used to sandals and shorts, not boots and parkas. So when they fly to New York City to spend the holidayswith their cousin Ashley, they want to experience one thing: SNOW! Ashley can’t wait to show her cousins how magical Manhattan is at Christmastime. But instead of a week of fun, what they get is an arctic blast that knocks out the power and plunges the skyscrapers into darkness. It’s unreal: the blizzard covers the Statue of Liberty in ice and topples the famous Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center! When Ashley’s dog, Fang, gets lost outside, the cousins take matters into their own hands. . . and are caught in the storm’s dangerous path as they chase Fang across the frozen city. Can the little Pomeranian survive the cold, snow, and ice blanketing Manhattan? Can they?
Struck by Genius
Title | Struck by Genius PDF eBook |
Author | Jason Padgett |
Publisher | HMH |
Pages | 268 |
Release | 2014-04-22 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0544045645 |
From head trauma to scientific wonder—a “deeply absorbing . . . fascinating” true story of acquired savant syndrome (Entertainment Weekly). Twelve years ago, Jason Padgett had never made it past pre-algebra. But a violent mugging forever altered the way his brain worked. It turned an ordinary math-averse student into an extraordinary young man with a unique gift to see the world as no one else does: water pours from the faucet in crystalline patterns, numbers call to mind distinct geometric shapes, and intricate fractal patterns emerge from the movement of tree branches, revealing the intrinsic mathematical designs hidden in the objects around us. As his ability to understand physics skyrocketed, the “accidental genius” developed the astonishing ability to draw the complex geometric shapes he saw everywhere. Overcoming huge setbacks and embracing his new mind, Padgett “gained a vision of the world that is as beautiful as it is challenging.” Along the way he fell in love, found joy in numbers, and spent plenty of time having his head examined (The New York Times Book Review). Illustrated with Jason’s stunning, mathematically precise artwork, his singular story reveals the wondrous potential of the human brain, and “an incredible phenomenon which points toward dormant potential—a little Rain Man perhaps—within us all” (Darold A. Treffert, MD, author of Islands of Genius: The Bountiful Mind of the Autistic, Acquired, and Sudden Savant). “A tale worthy of Ripley’s Believe It or Not! . . . This memoir sends a hopeful message to families touched by brain injury, autism, or neurological damage from strokes.” —Booklist “How extraordinary it is to contemplate the bizarre gifts that might lie within all of us.” —People