conspiracies

"Sora can move as silently as a ghost and hurl throwing stars with lethal accuracy. Her gemina, Daemon, can win any physical fight blindfolded and with an arm tied around his back. They are apprentice warriors of the Society of Taigas--marked by the gods to be trained in magic and the fighting arts to protect the kingdom of Kichona. As their graduation approaches, Sora and Daemon look forward to proving themselves worthy of belonging in the elite group--but in a kingdom free of violence since the Blood Rift Rebellion many years ago, it's been difficult to make their mark. So when Sora and Daemon encounter a strange camp of mysterious soldiers while on a standard scouting mission, they decide the only thing to do to help their kingdom is to infiltrate the group"--Provided by publisher.

Nola, a soldier and a US Army's Artist-in-Residence is supposed to be dead after a plane crash. But Jim "Zig" Zigarowski has just found out the truth: Nola is still alive, and on the run from those hunting her for something she saw on her last mission, something the government wants to hide.

Who really killed JFK? Was 9/11 an inside job? Has anyone seen Obama's birth certificate? Conspiracy theories have been around for years, often surrounding the lives of political figures and national tragedies. In recent years, conspiracy theories have been moving from the fringes to the mainstream, receiving national attention from Alex Jones' Infowars, and President Donald Trump's embrace of far-right conspiracies. The articles in this book trace conspiracy theories from their historical foundations to their modern representations, showing how these ideas can grow until they have a life of their own. Media literacy questions and terms will challenge readers to further analyze reporting styles, devices, and the veracity of sources.

Three seventh-grade friends, Tommy, Spike, and Karim, join a crew based on an app that allows private citizens to become Independent Adventure Contractors and hunt down monsters. But the trio begin to suspect foul play when the monster population suddenly grows, and several species are found well outside their usual habitats. They realize that a new tech start-up is manipulating the system and are willing to do anything to keep their secrets safe--putting the three friends in mortal danger.

Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan is tempted into doing a job for billionaire computer magnate John Logan by the promise of a huge donation to a charitable organization that helps locate missing children, but she did not realize that identifying the skull he wants her to reconstruct could get them all killed.

Marisa Carneseca is hunting a mysterious hacker named Grendel when she learns that her team has been invited to an exclusive tournament for the wildly popular VR game Overworld. But Marisa soon realizes that the competition is rife with corruption and the stakes are life or death.

On the planet Taldain, there are two distinct sides--Dayside is in permanent sunlight while Darkside remains in a perpetual night. With many of the Sand Masters from the Dayside killed in an ambush, they have put their hopes in Kenton, despite his inexperience, to uncover the plot against them. And when he teams up with Khriss, a duchess from Darkside, it's unclear how much his new cohort can be trusted.

When they uncover a conspiracy against America and its fundamental freedoms, the Kidd children, accompanied by their great uncle, crisscross the country in a race to prove that a newly-discovered copy of the Bill of Rights is a forgery.

In Antora, Kestra retrieves the Olden Blade and tries to cut down the evil Lord Endrick. When she fails, Endrick strips her memories and forces her to obey him. Simon is desperate to get Kestra back, but won't use his magic to save her. When Simon and Kestra finally reconnect amidst a war, the two will have to learn to trust each other again if they want to survive.

After many ups and downs, Zeke and his friends work together in a final effort to stop the evil Phands from taking over the galaxy.