SLAY
- 352 stránek
- 13 hodin čtení
Black Panther meets Ready Player One. A fierce teen game developer battles a real-life troll intent on ruining the Black Panther-inspired video game she created and the safe community it represents for black gamers.
Brittney Morris se zaměřuje na témata identity a online komunity, často zkoumá napětí mezi digitálním a skutečným životem. Její styl je pronikavý a přístupný, což čtenářům umožňuje hluboce se spojit s postavami a jejich cestami.Morrisovou inspiruje touha prozkoumat složitost lidských vztahů v moderním světě. Její práce je charakteristická poutavým vyprávěním a promyšleným zkoumáním současných témat.
Black Panther meets Ready Player One. A fierce teen game developer battles a real-life troll intent on ruining the Black Panther-inspired video game she created and the safe community it represents for black gamers.
Sixteen-year-old Alex Rufus is trying his best. He tries to be the best employee he can be at the local ice cream shop; the best boyfriend he can be to his amazing girlfriend, Talia; the best protector he can be over his little brother, Isaiah. But as much as Alex tries, he often comes up short.It's hard to for him to be present when every time he touches an object or person, Alex sees into its future. When he touches a scoop, he has a vision of him using it to scoop ice cream. When he touches his car, he sees it years from now, totaled and underwater. When he touches Talia, he sees them at the precipice of breaking up, and that terrifies him. Alex feels these visions are a curse, distracting him, making him anxious and unable to live an ordinary life. And when Alex touches a photo that gives him a vision of his brother's imminent death, everything changes. With Alex now in a race against time, death, and circumstances, he and Isaiah must grapple with their past, their future, and what it means to be a young Black man in America in the present.(editeur)
From the acclaimed author of SLAY, comes a gripping novel, about brothers, grief, and what it means to be a young Black man in America. For fans of Dear Martin and They Both Die at the End.
Miles Morales staje przed wieloma wyzwaniami: przeprowadzkado nowego sąsiedztwa, utrata ojca, a przede wszystkim odkryciew sobie supermocy. Potęga nowych zdolności jest bardzokusząca, a sam Miles musi zdecydować, jakim Spider-Manem chcebyć. Nie ma wiele czasu do namysłu, bo Vulture, razem ze... číst celé
The official prequel to Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales from Marvel and Insomniac Games, with an exclusive adventure that leads directly into the game itself. MILES MORALES has a lot going on, what with moving to a new neighborhood, dealing with the loss of his father, and the whole gaining super-powers thing. After a misunderstanding with the law, Miles questions what it means to be a hero when people are ready to believe the worst in you. Tempted by the power and freedom of his new abilities, Miles must decide what kind of Spider-Man he wants to be. When Vulture starts wreaking havoc across the city with his new accomplice Starling, Miles can't just sit back and watch. Teamed up with Peter Parker, the two Spider-Men must stop the winged duo before they can unleash experimental tech across the whole city. With lives at risk, can Miles step up and be a hero?
The stress of an oil refinery being built in their backyard, threatening their families' livelihood, prompts four working-class teens to join a dangerous scavenger hunt where the reward of power could change their families' fates and save the city they love so much.
Sbírka romantických příběhů z období lockdownu od nejznámějších autorů young adult. Erin Craigová spojí dohromady dívku, která je ve městě nová, a sympatického poslíčka s pizzou. Brittney Morrisová promění nepřátelství v lásku za pomoci balkónové zahrádky s bylinkami, Rachael Lippincottová si získá srdce čtenářů roztomilou love story, kterou si její fanoušci zamilují, a dva mladé lidi spojí dohromady hudba v povídce Sajni Patelové. Tyto a mnohé další příběhy o hledání lásky v nepříznivých časech, najdete v knize plné šťastných konců od některých z nejlepších autorů knih pro mládež...
An official spin-off to Life is Strange: True Colors featuring beloved characters Alex and Steph trapped in a small town's climate disaster. Alex's powers are tested against a dying hope for a sustainable future.