Hard Child

The troubled childhood of the first posthuman as it is shaped by destiny. As the triad ascends into the holy sanctuary of Amenti as the all-powerful Ogdoad, the child created from Feng’s failure grows up, caught between plans thousands of years old and the desires of its own heart.

Eggworth is a hardboiled egg. In this book, Eggworth goes on a field trip with his class and starts to think about what he will be good at when he grows up. His imagination carries him to faraway lands and comical scenarios. With his birthday and Easter around the corner, Eggworth finds out... he might be great at being an Easter egg.

Hard work makes the world go round. Hard work produces life's great rewards. Hard work makes us happy. So now let us use our freedom of speech to honor hard work.

Here's another fabulous book from number-one New York Times best-seller Jamie Lee Curtis. This time she tackles self-control and manages to make it fun.

Sia har äntligen lyckats bli andreskötare åt sin favorithäst Pontus. Men en dag kommer en ny tjej till ridskolan som vill ta Sias plats. Hon vet bäst och lägger sig alltid i saker hon inte har med att göra. En dag när Sia och hennes kompis kommer till stallet ser de att det brinner. Sia försöker rädda Pontus men han är rädd och vägrar gå ut! Och varför dröjer brandkåren med att rycka ut ...? Berit Härd (född 1936) är journalist och författare som bland annat har arbetat på Göteborgs-Tidningen, Göteborgs-Posten, Hertha och Dagens Nyheter.

Sia ska snart fylla 11 år och är en av de minsta och nyaste i stallet. Hon är inte ens andreskötare åt någon häst än och får ofta höra att hon är för liten för att vara på ridskolan. Men en dag får hon rida sin favorithäst, den underbara vita skimmeln Pontus. Han är nyckfull och opålitlig enligt ridskolan och därför tänker de sälja honom. Det får bara inte ske! Sia måste göra allt för att förhindra det ... Berit Härd (född 1936) är journalist och författare som bland annat har arbetat på Göteborgs-Tidningen, Göteborgs-Posten, Hertha och Dagens Nyheter.

11-åriga Sia är andreskötare åt den underbara skimmeln Pontus i ridskolans stall. En dag dyker det upp en kille i stallet som gör alla tjejerna oroliga. Sias bästa kompis Kattis vill plötsligt byta ridgrupp och beter sig konstigt. Sia fattar ingenting, kan en kille verkligen vara viktigare än en häst? En dag tar Joel med sig två hundar till ridskolan. När de får syn på hästarna i hagen springer de dit och skrämmer livet ur dem. De vettskrämda hästarna hoppar över stängslet och in i skogen. Precis bredvid ligger motorvägen ...

Learning from humans, when the supercomputers became self-aware, they warred with one another heralding in an apocalypse for humanity.

A man sensing something ominous is on its way prepares a bunker and chronicles a foreseeable tale of genetic engineering and corporate greed gone horribly wrong when a plant HIV - a PIV, plant immunodeficiency virus (HIV is human) - attacks our plant crops.

A CDC, Center for Disease Control, task force commander leads his unit into a small town where all the residents have died of a pathogen that left no trace. Soon he and his unit find themselves at odds. He knows that these are test sites for some unknown, undetectable weapon and a finale is coming.

Earth's first interstellar mission arrives at the exoplanet Alpha Centauri Bb, believing it to be uninhabitable, to discover the joys and horrors of near light-speed travel.

Using advances in genetic engineering and manipulation, two fast food companies war with one another through their customers.

A solar cataclysm heralds in an apocalypse, in which life on Earth, struggling to rise above a new dark age and a lunar research facility struggling to survive reunite 500 years later in an expected, yet unexpected way.

"Ninety days has September, April, June, and November..." is an antiquated rhyme because for an unknown reason, the Earth is spinning faster and faster, and a day is far, far fewer than 24 hours and getting shorter. It's cataclysmic, but most importantly...humanity is persevering.

A civilization experiencing global cooling that will herald in a new ice, age follows in the path of denial that plagued a long extinct civilization.

This delightful story follows Lazy Baller as he tries out for the school basketball team. Despite his love for the game, Lazy Baller struggles with the distraction of technology & putting in the effort at practice. But as he learns the importance of hard work, he discovers that talent isn't just about scoring points – it's about putting in the effort when no one's watching.

What happens when a family constellation changes? In this story, the elder fairies Bridget and Fiona decide it is best they live in different trees. Small fairies Dubheasa and Fiadh feel like their whole world is changing for the worse. Through love, honesty and careful respect of everyone's feelings, they earn how life can be like a river. It goes through rocky phases but always moves forward to better places.

After moving from Korea to New York, Doki and his twin brother Kebi have been settling into their new home. Doki has so many new books to read! But Kebi hasn't been adjusting as easily. He has no friends! And his pranks on New York City haven't been working. Subway delays. Traffic jams. Scary smoke. New Yorkers have seen it all! It's up to Doki to cheer his brother up and come up with pranks big enough to shock their New York City neighbors in this humorous and heartwarming story inspired by the Korean mythology of dokkaebi.

¡Guillermo es un gato muy torpe! No le gusta intentar cosas difíciles porque tiene miedo de salir herido. Tal vez su lema ayudará: Esto no lo puedo hacer todavía, y aprenderlo puede ser desafiante. Daré lo mejor de mí para superarlo. Mi mejor esfuerzo es suficiente.

Listen to each 5 Minute Mystery carefully, and select which clues either incriminate or exonerate each suspect. Select the guilty suspect from the list once you've found all of the clues. 5 Minute Mysteries Volume 1 includes the following mysteries: (1) The Crusader’s Robe, (2) A Dream of Old Salem, (3) The Great Musket Mystery, (4) The Liberty Gun, (5) The Hidden Messenger, (6) Death at Andersonville, (7) Mr. Patrick’s History Class, and (8) The Battle of The Bulge.