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"Chilling . . . frighteningly real" this YA thriller leads down "[a] rabbit hole of scientific possibilities, fractured morality, and brutal consequences" —Kami Garcia, #1 New York Times–bestselling coauthor of Beautiful Creatures and author of The Lovely RecklessWe are not all created equal.Seventeen-year-old Cody and her boyfriend, James, were two of the lucky ones randomly selected before birth to receive genetic engineering.
Kill Show
A True Crime Novel
2023
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“Riveting, original, and chillingly plausible, Kill Show is both an urgent reckoning with the ethics of true crime and a tense mystery in its own right. I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough.”—Flynn Berry, Edgar Award–winning author of Northern SpyWhen sixteen-year-old Sara Parcell goes missing, it’s an utter tragedy—and an entertaining national obsession—in this thoughtful and addictively readable novel that offers a fresh and provocative...
Kill Show
A True Crime Novel
Unabridged
7 hours 57 min
2023
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“Riveting, original, and chillingly plausible, Kill Show is both an urgent reckoning with the ethics of true crime and a tense mystery in its own right. I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough.”—Flynn Berry, Edgar Award–winning author of Northern SpyWhen sixteen-year-old Sara Parcell goes missing, it’s an utter tragedy—and an entertaining national obsession—in this thoughtful and addictively readable novel that offers a fresh and provocative...
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- Daniel Levin Becker
2023
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Buried deep in rural France, little remains of the isolated hamlet of the Three Lone Girls, save a few houses and a curiously assembled quartet: Patrice Bergogne, inheritor of his family's farm; his wife, Marion; their daughter, Ida; and their neighbour, Christine, an artist. While Patrice plans a surprise for his wife's fortieth birthday, inexplicable events start to disrupt the hamlet's quiet existence: anonymous, menacing letters, an unfamiliar car rolling up the driveway. And as night ...
The Between
An Original Story in the World of The Ones
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- The Ones
2017
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The Between is a digital-only novella that follows the shocking events of The Ones and leads directly into its exciting sequel, The Equals.Having every genetic advantage possible can’t save you when you’re outnumbered 99 to 1.James was one of the lucky ones randomly selected before birth to receive genetic engineering. Known as the Ones, this one percent of the population is healthy, beautiful, and talented . . . and to some, that’s not fair....
- Translated by
- Daniel Levin Becker
2023
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New York Times Editors’ Choice“A real-time study in crippling self-consciousness, the fragility of normalcy, and the reality of violence.”—The New York TimesBuried deep in rural France, little remains of the isolated hamlet of the Three Lone Girls, save a few houses and a curiously assembled quartet: Patrice Bergogne, inheritor of his family’s farm; his wife, Marion; their daughter, Ida; and their neighbor, Christine, an a...
2011
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A valuable reference for improving outcomes in revision rhinoplasty surgeryRevision Rhinoplasty is an essential reference for addressing the manifold problems arising from unsuccessful rhinoplasty. In this book, internationally recognized experts provide their recommendations and describe techniques that will help the reader plan and perform a successful secondary rhinoplasty. The book opens by reviewing fundamental concepts of revision rhinoplast...
Technology For Transformation
Perspectives of Hope in the Digital Age
2016
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This book serves as a platform for educators and researchers to unite educational technology and social justice. While educational technology is a rapidly changing and progressive field of research and practice, it remains largely separate from education for social justice. Current literature about educational technology is often approached from a technical, how-to perspective that emphasizes ways to implement technology into the classroom. Technology is often viewed as inevitable, yet neu...
Many Subtle Channels
In Praise of Potential Literature
2012
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What sort of society could bind together Jacques Roubaud, Italo Calvino, Marcel Duchamp, and Raymond Queneau—and Daniel Levin Becker, a young American obsessed with language play? Only the Oulipo, the Paris-based experimental collective founded in 1960 and fated to become one of literature’s quirkiest movements.An international organization of writers, artists, and scientists who embrace formal and procedural constraints to achieve literature’s possibilities, the Oulipo (the French...
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- Dan Bittner
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- The Ones
Unabridged
6 hours 57 min
2016
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We are not all created equal.Seventeen years ago, Cody and her boyfriend James were two of the lucky babies from 1% of the population randomly selected to receive genetic engineering.Known as the “Ones,” this generation of genetically enhanced teenagers is excelling. Cody, James, and their fellow Ones are healthy, beautiful, talented…and to some, that’s not fair. Mounting fear and jealousy of the Ones’ success leads to the creation of the Equality Movement, which quickly ga...
Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting
Reducing Stigma and Improving Outcomes
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- Medicine (R0)
2023
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This book focuses on the impact of social stigma on adolescents who are at high risk of teen pregnancy. It describes and discusses personal and social factors that predispose them to becoming pregnant and having babies; factors that may subsequently protect or more often, compromise outcomes for both parents and children. The authors, who represent a range of social roles and perspectives, describe the pathways from stigma and its unfounded beliefs about disadvantaged adolescents, to the w...
2024
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Mental health has become a growing concern in today's society, with schools emerging as focal points for addressing this topic. The present volume takes this as a starting point to explore the relevance of curricula and competencies, texts and materials, (digital) culture and communication, and teacher education in the context of mental health and English language education. This, for instance, includes insights into interrelated topics such as gender, climate change, stress, and conspirac...











