This was an interesting final book to the series. The Trustees take steps to block her, but in their zeal to see that Connie does not repeat the mistakes of other Universals who died trying to defeat Kullervo, will they doom the Society and all its members? But what no one seems to understand is that Connie must arm herself and prepare to battle Kullervo for the final time. While the attack forces Simon to be evaluated, the results raise more questions than they answer. With three heads – lion, goat and snake – the chimera is always fighting against its own nature and it will not respond to Connie’s Universal powers. Now he has sent the deadly chimera to the moors near Hescombe to use Connie’s own brother, Simon, to trap her. Publisher: Amazon Children’s Publishing (October 2010)Ĭonnie has survived the attacks by Kullervo, but he hasn’t given up and the mark of his presence is still in her mind.
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War is raging between the Vordanai Empire and the Khandar a rebelling colony led by a religious group known as the Redeemers. This is the perfect book for kids to cool off with on a hot day, because the chills come guaranteed. And the closer Quinn and Mike get to uncovering the answers, the more they realize just how terrifying the truth may be. They'll have to search for clues and follow the mystery wherever it leads-even if it's to the eerie pond at the end of the street that's said to have its own sinister secrets. Now, Quinn's determined to keep the investigation going with the help of Mike, her neighbor and maybe-crush. When he was alive, they'd come up with all sorts of theories about the Oldies. Are they vampires? Or aliens? Or getting secret experimental surgeries? Or is Quinn's imagination just running wild again? If her dad were still around, he'd believe her. She calls them "the Oldies" because they've lived on Goodie Lane for as long as anyone can remember, but they never seem to age. Thirteen-year-old Quinn Parker knows that there's something off about her neighbors. The spine-chilling middle-grade horror that Stephen King called "the perfect book for kids to cool off with on a hot summer day, because the chills come guaranteed"-now in paperback Something strange is happening on Goodie Lane. "The chills come guaranteed." -Stephen King The start of a spine-tingling new horror series perfect for fans of Stranger Things and Goosebumps. Her favorite genre to read and write is romantic suspense. You can often find her running on the treadmill (she’d rather be eating a donut), painting her toenails (because she bites her fingernails), or walking her chorkie (the real boss of the house).Ĭambria has written within the young adult and new adult genres, penning many paranormal and contemporary titles. 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