[PDF] The Mostly Invisible Boy Casey Grimes eBook

Author : Aj Vanderhorst
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Page : 292 pages
File Size : 19,78 MB
Release : 2021-05-08
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★ Silver, Wishing Shelf Book Awards! ★ Bronze, Readers' Favorite International Awards Contest! This "wildly imaginative" (Book Pipeline) "splendid conception" (Kirkus) from upstart author AJ Vanderhorst celebrates the transformative power of courage, tenacity and a little skill with a battle-axe. Set in an alternate USA where monsters prowl, this debut novel is told from the perspective of mostly-invisible-but-still-hopeful Casey Grimes. Eleven-year-old Casey is stubbornly friendly, but he's eternally the new kid at Vintage Woods Middle School. Students look right through him-and they're not faking. Casey doesn't know why he's mostly-invisible, but when he scales a colossal oak, he discovers a fortress in its branches. The forgotten sentry tree marks the border between his safe, suburban life and a fierce frontier. Casey and his little sister Gloria infiltrate Sylvan Woods, a secret forest society devoted to ancient, wild things. Sky-high footpaths. Survival sewing. Monster control. Shockingly, people here actually see Casey-but being seen isn't enough. He wants to belong. Keeping his identity hidden--while struggling to prove he fits--is hard enough, but Butcher Beasts have returned to Sylvan Woods after a hundred years. Trickery is under siege. As the monsters close in, and the fearsome Sylvan Watch hunts Casey down, he and his newfound friends must unearth abandoned magic, buried at the forest's roots...or be devoured along with everyone else, Sylvans and civilians alike. A fast-paced middle grade fantasy/adventure book with all the monsters kids could ever hope for.

Author : A. J. Vanderhorst
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,62 MB
Release : 2021-05-08
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ISBN : 9781959502005

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Silver, Wishing Shelf Book Awards!Bronze, Readers' Favorite International Awards Contest!This "wildly imaginative" (Book Pipeline) "splendid conception" (Kirkus) from upstart author AJ Vanderhorst celebrates the transformative power of courage, tenacity and a little skill with a battle-axe. Set in an alternate USA where monsters prowl, this debut novel is told from the perspective of mostly-invisible-but-still-hopeful Casey Grimes.Eleven-year-old Casey is stubbornly friendly, but he's eternally the new kid at Vintage Woods Middle School. Students look right through him-and they're not faking. Casey doesn't know why he's mostly-invisible, but when he scales a colossal oak, he discovers a fortress in its branches. The forgotten sentry tree marks the border between his safe, suburban life and a fierce frontier.Casey and his little sister Gloria infiltrate Sylvan Woods, a secret forest society devoted to ancient, wild things. Sky-high footpaths. Survival sewing. Monster control. Shockingly, people here actually see Casey-but being seen isn't enough. He wants to belong.Keeping his identity hidden--while struggling to prove he fits--is hard enough, but Butcher Beasts have returned to Sylvan Woods after a hundred years. Trickery is under siege. As the monsters close in, and the fearsome Sylvan Watch hunts Casey down, he and his newfound friends must unearth abandoned magic, buried at the forest's roots...or be devoured along with everyone else, Sylvans and civilians alike.A fast-paced middle grade fantasy/adventure book with all the monsters kids could ever hope for.

Author : A. J. Vanderhorst
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,20 MB
Release : 2022-03-11
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ISBN : 9781959502036

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Three full-length novels, a novella and two short stories in one volume! This 6-in-1 collection is packed with adventure, courage, and of course, monsters.The Mostly Invisible Boy (Casey Grimes #1)Casey Grimes thinks his invisibility is permanent until he finds a secret forest society in charge of monster control. Now he's got a chance to belong-if he can stay alive long enough.Trickery School (Casey Grimes #2)Monster-control academy starts for Casey & Gloria, but there's one little problem: A secret enemy who's playing for keeps.Crooked Castle (Casey Grimes #2.5)When Brook, an orphan with a knack for survival, is dumped on a deadly island-by a beast that shouldn't exist-all she knows is she's far from her group home in Weed, California. And haunted by a past that stays just out of reach.The Ghost of CreepCat (Novella)When Lila Banks takes a hike, she doesn't expect to be stalked by the ghost of her recently-deceased cat.Into Thin Air (Short Story)This funny, surprising tale featuring a Casey Grimes character was cowritten by my fifteen-year-old son, Aidan-and me, AJ.The Pencil Killer (Short Story)This humorous short story with a twist features another Casey Grimes character. It was written with my thirteen-year-old son, Asher. (Fiction is a family affair around here.)Compare: If you bought these books individually, you'd pay a minimum of $60. That's not even counting the exclusive short stories.

Author : A. J. Vanderhorst
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 24,89 MB
Release : 2022-12-22
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ISBN : 9781959502142

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This 4-in-1 collection is packed with adventure, courage, and of course, monsters.The Mostly Invisible Boy (Casey Grimes #1)Casey Grimes thinks his invisibility is permanent until he finds a secret forest society in charge of monster control. Now he's got a chance to belong-if he can stay alive long enough.Trickery School (Casey Grimes #2)Monster-control academy starts for Casey & Gloria, but there's one little problem: A secret enemy who's playing for keeps.Crooked Castle (Casey Grimes #2.5)When Brook, an orphan with a knack for survival, is dumped on a deadly island-by a beast that shouldn't exist-all she knows is she's far from her group home in Weed, California. And haunted by a past that stays just out of reach.The Ghost of CreepCat (Novella)When Lila Banks takes a hike, she doesn't expect to be stalked by the ghost of her recently-deceased cat.

Author : D J Niko
Publisher : Medallion Media Group
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 48,29 MB
Release : 2012-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1605422460

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Cambridge archaeologist Sarah Weston makes an unusual discovery in the ancient Ethiopian mountain kingdom of Aksum—a sealed tomb with inscriptions in an obscure dialect. Along with her colleague, American anthropologist Daniel Madigan, she tries to identify the entombed man and translate the inscriptions. Tracking down clues in Addis Ababa and the monasteries of Lalibela, Sarah and Daniel uncover a codex in the subterranean library revealing the secret of the tomb—a set of prophecies about Earth’s final hours, written by a man hailed by Ethiopian mystics as Coptic Christianity’s 10th saint. Faced with violent opposition and left for dead in the heart of the Simien Mountains, Sarah and Daniel survive to journey to Paris, where they’re given a 14th-century letter describing the catastrophic events that will lead to the planet’s demise. Connecting the two discoveries, Sarah faces a deadly conspiracy to keep the secret buried in order to promote technological advances presently leading toward the prophesied end of the Earth.

Author : J.P. Romney
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 13,92 MB
Release : 2016-08-30
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 0374316554

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J.P. Romney's The Monster on the Road Is Me is a darkly comic debut novel about the unexpected strength we find when we are tested beyond our limits. It starts with the crows. When you see them, you know he’s found you. Koda Okita is a high school student in modern-day Japan who isn’t very popular. He suffers from narcolepsy and has to wear a watermelon-sized helmet to protect his head in case he falls. But Koda couldn’t care less about his low social standing. He is content with taking long bike rides and hanging out in the convenience store parking lot with his school-dropout friend, Haru. But when a rash of puzzling deaths sweeps his school, Koda discovers that his narcoleptic naps allow him to steal the thoughts of nearby supernatural beings. He learns that his small town is under threat from a ruthless mountain demon that is hell-bent on vengeance. With the help of a mysterious—and not to mention very cute—classmate, Koda must find a way to take down this demon. But his unstable and overwhelming new abilities seem to have a mind of their own...

Author : Omari Jeremiah
Publisher :
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 20,70 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781929188130

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The story of Paperboy, an 11-year-old African-American superhero, defending his fellow school mates against bullies.

Author : Mary Labatt
Publisher : Kids Can Press Ltd
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 44,34 MB
Release : 2009-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1553378229

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Canine detective Sam is bored at the prospect of spending a cottage weekend at Sagawa Lake - until she hears that the lake has a deep, dark secret.

Author : Steve Cole
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 19,65 MB
Release : 2014-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780198391401

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Blast off on the biggest micro-adventure yet with the popular Project X characters Max, Cat, Ant and Tiger and their new robot micro-friend, Eight. Carefully levelled and highly motivating, this book is ideal for independent reading. The micro-friends have to defeat two villains Vogoss and Badlaw!