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Powers are determined by geographic birth locations, and only the rich and powerful are permitted access to prized sites. SC is the first person born in space. The punishment for unauthorized births is death. Out of fear, SC keeps his strange abilities as his darkest secret. But when his mother is kidnapped by an unknown organization, SC has no choice but to act.

From international bestselling author Mario Escobar comes a story of escape, sacrifice, and hope amid the perils of the Second World War. August 1942. Jacob and Moses Stein, two young Jewish brothers, are staying with their aunt in Paris amid the Nazi occupation. The boys’ parents, well-known...

Star children are children who have been sent here from all areas of the universe to help the Earth and the people on it. They possess psychic, spiritual, and other extrasensory abilities. These children will bring peace, topple corrupt systems, and shift dimensional consciousness in the years to come. They have come here on special assignment to assist in this rebirth into a higher dimensional Earth.

From the New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist, a biography in verse and prose of science fiction visionary Octavia Butler. Acclaimed novelist Ibi Zoboi illuminates the young life of the visionary storyteller Octavia E. Butler in poems and prose. Born into the Space...

Fame comes at a price and someone must always pay SASHA BOND, fashion designer, and her boyfriend, Lil Jace, just love creating their unique brand of mayhem with their close-knit band of rap artists, poets and film makers. They are a musical collective that built a fanbase online without an agent, manager, or record deal. One fateful day, they come to the notice of STAR CHILD, aka Raziah Faye Carpathian, prodigy and producer behind the multi-billion-dollar Carpathian corporation and life is never the same again. Devastatingly for Sasha, Lil Jace is not only destined for stardom, but also ...

Eli and Whit are enjoying their life together on the mountain when Whit is called into action for a secret mission at the Pentagon. While she is gone, the Cast Iron Farm comes to life, literally, when Eli discovers a mysterious cave that has a connection to Whit’s past. Younger brother Brad joins the gang. When Whit returns, she plans an Appalachian Trail adventure with Brad and Mitch. Join Eli and family as their adventure at Cast Iron Farm continues.

When a young orphan decides to ignore the kind teachings of the people who took him in, he finds that he hurts those who care about him most. Will he ever mend his ways - and when will it be too late?

A searing investigation into the child influencer industry and the perils of childhood internet fame, Like, Follow, Subscribe is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the costs of internet fame, and the ethics of online content. What is it like to grow up with a camera in your face...

What if losing everything you once took pride in… was the only way to discover who you truly are? In The Star-Child by Oscar Wilde, a radiant boy falls from the heavens—mysterious, dazzling, and seemingly destined for greatness.

Inge Auerbacher is a happy German girl when the nightmare begins. Six-year-old Inge is made to wear a yellow star to identify her as a Jew. As the Nazis gain power, her family is subjected to greater and greater horrors. Their home and citizenship are taken away. Inge’s relatives are sent away, and she and her parents are forced into the Terezin concentration camp in Czechoslovakia.

With Earth becoming overpopulated, the nations of the world finally come together to create a space program that will replace NASA. The program PROBES (Project Research Observational Based Exploratory Stations) will help to extend man's existence and increase his knowledge of the universe and life around him. Captain Robert Novus and his crew on the Starfire soon discover life forms unwilling to allow man to explore the universe.

This is a story from the The Happy Prince and Other Stories collection.

Nwelezelanga is born with albinism. Convinced by the midwife that an albino child is a curse, her mother places her in a river to drown. However, fate has other plans and the baby is rescued and raised by a traditional healer. She grows into an old soul with mystic abilities and her story unfolds as she lives a rural life, connected to the earth and ancient rituals.

"The Star-Child" is the story of an infant boy found abandoned in the woods by a poor woodcutter, who pities him and takes him in. He grows up to be exceedingly beautiful, but vain, cruel, and arrogant, believing himself to be the divine child of the stars. He lords over the other children, who follow him devotedly, and takes pleasure in torturing the forest animals and village beggars alike.

"The Star-Child" by the Irish author Oscar Wilde, first published in 1891, is a fantasy story about a handsome boy who for the first ten years of his life believes that he is truly the son of a star. As a result, he believes himself to be superior to everyone else and becomes vain, arrogant and cruel. When his real mother, a beggar woman, comes to the village where he lives, he wants nothing to do with her and mocks her for her ugliness. As punishment for his cruelty, he becomes monstrously ugly himself. He remains so until he shows kindness to others, even at the risk of his own life.

The raids happen at night. Searches by the police are regular, tearing homes apart down to the nails, the officers' intentions a mystery. This time, it's not SC they are trying to find, but someone else entirely. Nothing will stop them, even if it means traveling halfway across the globe to chase a centuries-old myth of a rare power.

In this evocative short piece, Candace worries that her mother, Annie, has reached an emotional breaking point. When her best friend loses her battle with cancer, Annie is acting in uncharacteristic ways, seemingly less concerned than ever about what her friends and neighbors think of her - a troubling development in her daughter’s eyes. But while Candace may think she knows her mother better than anyone, something deeper lingers beneath the surface, and times of hardship have a way of bringing us closer together than ever.

SC and the team are back - after a devastating battle in Rome, they watch for Titan attacks across the country, leaping into action whenever a red flag appears on the news. But after discovering a thread into SC's past, their eyes now turn to new questions. Who created the space program that gave him his powers? What happened to everyone else involved? And did the Instructors have anything to do with his abilities?

Listen to book 5 for more superpowers, more titans, and more answers on SC's past. After betrayal at his friend's hands, SC travels deep into the heart of the Instructors - coming not as an enemy, but as an ally. With his memories still modified by Lucio, he joins their ranks with a single goal in mind: to free Siri, the Titan whose songs bends others to her will. Meanwhile, SC's friends rush to stop him, and to understand why SC is suddenly acting insane. With his mind altered, and his powers honed by the instructors, rescuing SC will take everything they have.

After Garryn returns to claim the throne of his home world, he finds himself plagued by dreams of a mysterious star system with a yellow sun. Consulting a mentalist for help, Garryn learns he is not the only one with the same dreams. With a new friend, he sets out on a quest to understand his visions.