Richard Paul Evans
Author
Series
Michael Vey volume 1
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Michael Vey, a fourteen-year-old with Tourette's syndrome who possesses special electric powers, discovers that a cheerleader named Taylor also has special powers. With the help of Michael's friend, Ostin, the three of them set out to discover how Michael and Taylor ended up this way, but their investigation brings them to the attention of a powerful group who wants to control the electric children.
Author
Series
Michael Vey volume 7
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
With Michael missing, the members of the Electroclan are divided, leaving them vulnerable to Hatch's forces.
3) The traitor
Author
Series
Michael Vey volume 9
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
With Tara still in the clutches of the Elite Elgen Guard Unit the Chasqui and their malevolent leader, the Sovereign Amash, Michael Vey and the Electroclan have no choice but to continue the fierce battle that has been waging since their arrival in Peru. But saving one of their own means battling a onetime teammate, as Jack has turned traitor and joined forces with Amash and his men. At the same time, the clan must work with the Alpha Team to act...
Author
Series
Michael Vey volume 3
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Michael, Taylor, Ostin, and the rest of the Electroclan have destroyed the largest of the Elgen Starxource plants, but now they're scattered across the Amazon jungle. The Elgen have joined forces with the Peruvian army to capture the Electroclan, and only Michael has managed to remain free. With his friends due to stand trial for terrorism -- a charge that may carry the death penalty -- Michael will need all his wits and his abilities if he's to save...
Author
Series
Michael Vey volume 2
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old Michael Vey, born with Tourette's syndrome and special electromagnetic powers, joins his techno-genius best friend and an alliance of other "electric" teenagers to battle powerful foes in the jungles of Peru, where Michael learns the Order of Elgen's plan to "restructure" the world.
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Before he was the #1 New York Times bestselling author of holiday classics such as The Christmas Box, Richard Paul Evans was a young boy being raised by a suicidal mother and dealing with relentless bullying. He could not fathom what the future held for him. Now, in this intimate and heartfelt collection of personal essays, Evans shares his moving journey from childhood to beloved author. With his signature "seasoned finesse" (Booklist), he offers...
Author
Series
Michael Vey volume 4
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Michael, Taylor, Ostin, and the rest of the Electroclan head to Taiwan in search of nine-year-old child prodigy Lin Julung, or Jade Dragon, who the Elgen kidnapped for Hatch's army of electric children.
Author
Series
Michael Vey volume 5
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
While on their most dangerous mission so far, Michael, Taylor, Ostin, and the rest of the Electroclan discover the resistance has been compromised and their families are missing.
9) The parasite
Author
Series
Michael Vey volume 8
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Michael and his friends learn that returning to a normal life is not only more difficult than they imagined, but that normal doesn't last. Like the mythical Hydra, cutting off the head of the global Elgen only created more enemies.
10) The walk
Author
Series
Walk volume 1
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
After advertising executive Alan Christoffersen loses everything he holds dear, he embarks on a walk across America, a journey where he will meet people, form relationships, and learn important lessons as he walks to a new life.
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Leigh Beth Stilton has never liked the holidays. After growing up in an unstable home, escaping an abusive marriage, and witnessing daily tragedies as an EMT, Leigh just can’t bring herself to care about Christmas cheer. In fact, she’s so convinced she’s not worth loving that one winter’s eve, she decides she can’t go on—until she comes across a book called Bethel and starts to read. Leigh is unfamiliar with the author, J.D. Harper,...
Author
Series
Mistletoe collection volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
A holiday love story about two people who must learn to write their lives--and their books--with passion and vulnerability. --Publisher
Author
Series
Noel collection volume 2
Language
English
Description
Maggie Walther feels like her world is imploding. Publicly humiliated after her husband, a local councilman, is arrested for bigamy and her subsequent divorce, she has isolated herself from the world. When her only friend insists that Maggie climb out of her hole and embrace the season to get her out of her funk, Maggie decides to put up a Christmas tree and heads off to buy one--albeit reluctantly. She is immediately taken by Andrew, the kind, handsome...
14) The road home
Author
Series
Broken road volume 3
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Chicago celebrity and pitchman Charles James is supposed to be dead. Everyone believes he was killed in a fiery plane crash, a flight he narrowly missed. But thanks to that remarkable twist of fate, he's very much alive and ready for a second chance at life and love. Escaping death has brought Charles some clarity: the money, the fame, the expensive cars; none of it brought him true joy or peace. The last time he was truly happy was when he was married...
Author
Series
Broken road volume 2
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
Chicago celebrity and motivational speaker Charles James is supposed to be dead. Everyone believes he was killed in a fiery plane crash. Thanks to a remarkable twist of fate he's very much alive and well, and ready for a second chance at life. Will he use this opportunity to right some wrongs from his old life and start over the right way this time?
16) The broken road
Author
Series
Broken road volume 1
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Struggling with nightmares about his childhood despite his success, Charles James explores the possibility of second chances after a twist of fate causes him to be declared dead.
Author
Series
Mistletoe collection volume 3
Language
English
Description
The Mistletoe Secret is a moving holiday story about two people who brave loneliness and loss to find love. --Publisher
18) The colony
Author
Series
Michael Vey volume 10
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
After saving Tara and Jack—and losing a few of their own—in a dramatic battle in the Peruvian jungle against the Elgen offshoot the Chasqui, the Electroclan has returned to the US to regroup. But their downtime is brief, as Abi—who was abducted from outside her college dorm—is still missing. Piecing together what few clues they have from video footage of the abduction as well as some additional information from Grace, whose consciousness has...
19) Noel Street
Author
Series
Noel collection volume 3
Language
English
Description
The year is 1975. Elle Sheen--a single mother who is supporting herself and her six-year-old, African-American son, Dylan, as a waitress at the Noel Street Diner--isn't sure what to make of William Smith when his appearance creates a stir in the small town of Mistletoe, Utah. As their lives unexpectedly entwine, Elle learns that William, a recently returned Vietnam POW, is not only fighting demons from his past, but may also have the answer to her...
20) Walking on water
Author
Series
Walk volume 5
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the long walk from Seattle to Key West finally nears an end, Alan Christoffersen must return to the west and face yet another crisis just as he has begun to heal from so much loss.