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"The explosive, hotly-anticipated debut novel from the New York Times-bestselling author of Friday Black, about two top women gladiators fighting for their freedom within a depraved private prison system not so far-removed from America's own. Loretta Thurwar and Hamara "Hurricane Staxxx" Stacker are the stars of Chain-Gang All-Stars, the cornerstone of CAPE, or Criminal Action Penal Entertainment, a highly-popular, highly-controversial, profit-raising...
2) The ascent
Author
Publisher
GCP
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
343 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Kurt Argento, an ex-Detroit street cop who can't let injustice go-and who has the fighting skills to back up his idealism. If he sees a young girl being dragged into an alley, he's going to rescue her and cause some damage. When he does just that in a small corrupt Missouri town, he's brutally beaten and thrown into a maximum-security prison. Julie Wakefield, a grad student who happens to be the governor's daughter, is about to take a tour of the...
3) The chosen
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Series
Contender volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Throughout history, people have vanished with no explanation. A group of teenagers is about to discover why.
Cade is settling into a new boarding school, contemplating his future, when he finds himself transported to another realm. He soon realizes this new world is populated with lost remnants from the past: prehistoric creatures, ancient relics, and--stranger still--people. Overwhelmed by his new surroundings, Cade has little time to adjust, for...
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Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
256 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Riley Diaz was born to fight back. When she's incarcerated under the authority of a shadowy new defense act, Riley is sent to one of a growing number of American Renewal Centers (ARCs)-institutions modeled after psychiatric facilities-for mandatory reeducation. Forced therapy, involuntary medication, solitary confinement, restricted rations, and more are all in the ARC program's bag of dirty tricks designed to break down dissidents. Give in, and...