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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
In the middle of the night, in a house on a quiet street in suburban Minneapolis, intruders silently murder Luke Ellis's parents and load him into a black SUV. The operation takes less than two minutes. Luke will wake up at The Institute, in a room that looks just like his own, except there's no window. And outside his door are other doors, behind which are other kids with special talents-telekinesis and telepathy-who got to this place the same way...
2) Later
Author
Series
Hard Case Crime book volume (HCC-147)
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The son of a struggling single mother, Jamie Conklin just wants an ordinary childhood. But Jamie is no ordinary child. Born with an unnatural ability his mom urges him to keep secret, Jamie can see what no one else can see and learn what no one else can learn. But the cost of using this ability is higher than Jamie can imagine as he discovers when an NYPD detective draws him into the pursuit of a killer, who has threatened to strike from beyond the...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A mixed-species fugitive, Jes tries to blend in on a pleasure moon, but instead catches the attention of a crime boss who owns the resort-casino where he lands a circus job and is forced to bend to the mobster's will until he decides to take the big boss down.
4) Immunity
Author
Series
Contagion duology volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Teens Thea, Coen, and Nova are rescued from a deadly planet, only to be taken prisoner on board a government ship and used as weapons in a sinister political plot.
5) Hell bent
Author
Series
Alex Stern volume 2
Language
English
Description
"Find a gateway to the underworld. Steal a soul out of hell. A simple plan, except people who make this particular journey rarely come back. But Galaxy "Alex" Stern is determined to break Darlington out of purgatory-even if it costs her a future at Lethe and at Yale. Forbidden from attempting a rescue, Alex and Dawes can't call on the Ninth House for help, so they assemble a team of dubious allies to save the gentleman of Lethe. Together, they will...
Author
Series
Last bloodcarver duology volume 1
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Nhika, a young woman hiding in the fringes of society, must use her forbidden healing ability to cure the only witness to a murder.
Author
Series
Cute mutants volume 5
Publisher
[SJ Whitby]
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"This was one more hit in a long and dirty fight. I'm exhausted and useless, but I don't know how to stop. I'll keep taking punches until I don't feel them anymore." Everything's different now. We've still got enemies everywhere, but we finally have the power to fight back. It's time to change the world. No matter what it takes.
Author
Series
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jetta is a wanted criminal. The army wants her for treason against the crown, for the sabotage of Hell's Court temple, and for the murder of General Legarde. They also want her for the power in her blood--the magic that captures wandering spirits to give life to puppets, to rocks, to paper, to weapons. They're willing to trade the elixir that treats Jetta's madness for the use of her blood. The rebels want her, too, to help them reclaim their country....
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Hard to say when the human species fractured exactly. Harder to say when this new talent arrived. But Lion Zorn is the first of his kind-an empathy tracker, an emotional soothsayer, with a felt sense for the future of the we. In simpler terms, he can spot cultural shifts and trends before they happen. It's a useful skill for a certain kind of company. Arctic Pharmaceuticals is that kind of company. But when a routine em-tracking job leads to the...
Author
Publisher
Mira
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"An extraordinary and emotional adventure about unlikely friends and the power of choosing who you want to be... Jamie woke up in an empty apartment with no memory and only a few clues to his identity, but with the ability to read and erase other people's memories - a power he uses to hold up banks to buy coffee, cat food and books. Zoe is also searching for her past, and using her abilities of speed and strength... to deliver fast food. And she'll...
Author
Series
Amelia Matthew novels volume 2
Publisher
Pegasus Crime, an imprint of Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The new Gilded Age mystery featuring the uniquely talented Amelia Matthew--who has the ability to communicate with the dead--as she uses her special talents to solve the murder of a young girl whose death has scandalized New York City. Three months after her harrowing experience on Blackwell's Island, Amelia is doing her best to come to terms with her new abilities to commune with the spirit world. The last thing she wants to do is hunt for another...
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