New Releases by Mary E. Pearson

A new, original science fiction story by Mary E. Pearson which features characters from and takes place in the near-future world of The Jenna Fox Chronicles. In "The Rotten Beast," a sixteen-year-old girl named Allys, living in a near future version of the U.S., is vehemently opposed to the way scientists are meddling with human and artificial life. In fact, she blames such scientific overreaching for the illness which is killing her. When she awakens one day to find that her parents have gone against her wishes and had an illegal operation performed to save her life and restore her body, she is furious and must come to terms with this new chance at life, which she didn''t ask for and didn''t think she wanted. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Il fut un temps où ils étaient trois... Jenna Fox croyait avoir mis fin à leur calvaire en jetant au fond d’un étang les sauvegardes de leur esprit... Pourtant, après 260 ans passés dans le noir, Kara et Locke, les meilleurs amis de Jenna, physiquement détruits lors d’un même accident, s’éveillent dans des corps tout neufs. Dans un monde qui n’est plus le leur, dont ils ne savent rien, et où tous ceux qu’ils ont un jour connus ou aimés ont disparu. Tous sauf Jenna Fox. Désireux d’échapper aux griffes de l’inquiétant Dr Gatsbro, leur sauveur et geôlier, les deux adolescents se lancent bientôt dans une course-poursuite effrénée à travers une Amérique futuriste. Accompagnés de Dot, sympathique robot épris de liberté, et de Miesha, leur gouvernante au passé trouble, ils semblent bien décidés à retrouver Jenna. Ni Kara ni Locke n’ont en effet oublié qu’elle a vécu heureuse pendant toutes ces années, tandis qu’ils erraient à en devenir fous dans l’obscurité... Un second opus moins introspectif, plus rocambolesque, et qui introduit un triangle amoureux hésitant en permanence entre apaisement et rivalité. Identité et éthique scientifique sont cependant toujours au coeur de ce nouveau roman d’anticipation aux allures de thriller, qui succède avec talent à Jenna Fox, pour toujours.

Once there were three. Three friends who loved each other—Jenna, Locke, and Kara. And after a terrible accident destroyed their bodies, their three minds were kept alive, spinning in a digital netherworld. Even in that disembodied nightmare, they were still together. At least at first. When Jenna disappeared, Locke and Kara had to go on without her. Decades passed, and then centuries. Two-hundred-and-sixty years later, they have been released at last. Given new, perfect bodies, Locke and Kara awaken to a world they know nothing about, where everyone they once knew and loved is long dead. Everyone except Jenna Fox.

Im Augenblick ist alles möglich Destiny wird von ihren Eltern von einem Internat ins nächste verfrachtet, seit sie sieben ist. Sie lässt niemanden an sich heran, denn Freundschaften schließen hat keinen Zweck, wenn man ohnehin bald wieder gehen muss. Doch dann ist da plötzlich dieser perfekte Tag, an dem sich die Zufälle überschlagen – oder sollte es Schicksal sein? Jedenfalls steht da auf einmal zufällig diese blassrosa Luxuslimousine mit hochgeklapptem Lederverdeck und laufendem Motor, und zufällig finden sich drei Mitschüler, die aus den unterschiedlichsten Gründen nichts gegen eine Spritztour haben ... So beginnt ein spontaner Roadtrip voller sonderbarer Begegnungen, an dessen Ende Destiny ihren Schutzschild fallen lassen kann. Und plötzlich weiß sie, dass die Wahrheit ganz anders aussieht, als sie immer dachte.

Després d''estar més d''un any en coma a causa d''un accident, la Jenna es desperta. No recorda absolutament res del que ha passat, ni de la seva vida, ni de la seva família. Els pares no són gaire explícits i la Jenna s''adona de seguida que li amaguen informació. Per què? De què tenen por? De què la volen protegir? Un dia, per atzar, es fa un tall en una mà i descobreix un secret extraordinari sobre el seu cos, que la trasbalsa i que fa que es replantegi tota la seva existència.

Destiny Faraday makes a point of keeping her distance from her classmates at Hedgebrook Academy. Her number-one rule: Don''t get attached. But one day, unexpectedly finding a car at their disposal, Destiny and three of her classmates embark on an unauthorized road trip. They''re searching for one fair day—a day where the good guy wins and everything adds up to something just and right. Their destination: Langdon, a town that Destiny''s unsuspecting companions hope will hold simply a day of fun. But, as Destiny says, "Things are not always what they seem." Only she knows that Langdon holds far more than that—a deep secret she has never shared with anyone. The Miles Between explores the wonder and magic of a very real world where chance, mystery, and secrets abound.

In the not-too-distant future, when biotechnological advances have made synthetic bodies and brains possible but illegal, a seventeen-year-old girl, recovering from a serious accident and suffering from memory lapses, learns a startling secret about her existence.

Fiction, Reading Recovery Level 13, F&P Level H, DRA2 Level 14, Theme Inference/Humor, Stage Transitional, Character N/A

To escape a miserable existence taking care of her alcoholic mother, seventeen-year-old Zoe rents a room from an eccentric woman, but her earnings as a waitress after school are minimal and she must go to extremes to cover expenses.

Despite her family''s long feud with the Crutchfields, seventeen-year-old Kaitlin falls in love with Bram Crutchfield and weaves a tangled web of deception to conceal her identity from him.

An older sister lists all the things she would willingly share with her younger sister, such as her broccoli and her chores.

When a boy goes to the library, he realizes he can pretend to be and to do anything by reading books.

Dan does everything quickly, except when it is time to go to bed.

When a boy goes to the library, he realizes he can pretend to be and to do anything by reading books.

Dan does everything quickly, except when it is time to go to bed.

This Level C Rookie Reader edition is designed to make learning fun and exciting.

A girl loves to eat pickles in all kinds of unusual combinations.

When the class gerbil escapes from his cage, the children look everywhere for it and find a way to get it to return home.

Certain that his death was a mistake, wise guy David James finds himself teamed up with the "Queen of the Nerds" from his high school in preparation for a debate with God.

Cuando el gerbo de la clase escapa de su jaula, los ninos lo buscan por dondequiera y encuentran la manera de hacerlo volver.