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A Top Ten YALSA Pick for Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults Fans of Cory Doctorow's Little Brother and M. T. Anderson's Feed will love this high-octane cyber thriller. In a dystopian near-future, neuro-headsets have replaced computer keyboards. Just slip on a headset, and it's the Internet at the speed of thought. For teen hacker Sam Wilson, a headset is a must. But as he masters the new technology, he has a terrifying realization. If anything on his computer is vulnerable to an attack, what happens when his mind is linked to the system? Could consciousness itself be hacked? Brian Falkner, author of The Tomorrow Code and The Project, delivers an action-packed and thought-provoking sci-fi thriller in which logging on to a computer could mean the difference between life and death.

Brian Falkner delivers in this sci-fi thriller with a Da Vinci Code twist It begins with a book. The most boring book in the world. A book so boring no one could ever read it--the perfect place to hide a dangerous secret. When best friends Luke and Tommy volunteer to help move books from their library's basement to higher ground during a quick-rising flood, they discover the only surviving copy of the world's most boring book: Leonardo's River, lost for over a hundred years. Mysteriously connected to Leonardo da Vinci, the book is worth millions, so Luke and Tommy return that night to steal it. Unfortunately, they're not the only ones with that plan. . . . Brian Falkner, author of The Assault, Brain Jack, and The Tomorrow Code, weaves another page-turning thriller full of heart-pounding action--this time, with a secret from Leonardo da Vinci that could determine the fate of history.Hand this to a reluctant boy reader or any reader who loves action and mystery."Falkner delivers a thriller that melds humor, danger and history. . . . The result is an entertaining mystery with plenty of enjoyable twists and turns." --Publishers Weekly" The Project] reads like an action movie, with plenty of chases, explosions, and by-a-hair escapes." --School Library Journal

Maddy West can speak every language in the world. When she is asked to translate some ancient scrolls, Maddy is excited. But the scrolls hide many secrets. Secrets that send Maddy on a wild adventure with a stowaway ninja, a cheeky monkey, a Bulgarian wrestler, and a fiendish witch.

Write like a Boss Write like a Champion Write like an AUTHOR The internationally acclaimed middle-grade writing course that shows you how to write stories the way professional authors do.International, award winning author and writing coach Brian Falkner takes you on a journey of fun and discovery, learning how to create, develop and write awesome stories. Brian is right alongside you, guiding you every step of the way.Developed and proven for over eight years in classrooms in Australia, New Zealand and the USA.This workbook is full of great, practical writing tips, techniques, exercises and worksheets to help you on your journey to publication.

HUMANITY IS LOSING THE WAR AGAINST ITS ALIEN INVADERS. Earth has been almost entirely conquered, with the Americas as the only free territories still under human rule. This could be humanity's last chance to strike back. A TEAM OF SIX HAS BEEN CHOSEN to inflitrate the enemy's headquarters in the heart of the Australian Outback. The six teens have been modifined to look like aliens. They have spent years mastering alien cluture so that they can talk, act, even think like their enemies. But from the start, the recon mission goes terribly wrong. It's only when they are close to discovering the shocking truth of the aliens' plans that the team is forced to ask: WHO AMONG THEM IS A TRAITOR?Suggested Age Range: 12yrs +

For thirteen years the war with the Bzadians has devastated the Earth.Now, for the first time, humans may have the upper hand.But The Angels must go behind enemy lines once again. This time to Canberra, the beating heart of the Bzadian Empire.It is their final mission: a top-secret delivery to deep-cover spy.But there is nothing more deadly than an enemy backed into a corner.And there is nothing more dangerous than the pursuit of vengeance.For thirteen years the war with the Bzadians has devastated the Earth.Now, for the first time, humans may have the upper hand.But The Angels must go behind enemy lines once again. This time to Canberra, the beating heart of the Bzadian Empire.It is their final mission: a top-secret delivery to deep-cover spy.But there is nothing more deadly than an enemy backed into a corner.And there is nothing more dangerous than the pursuit of vengeance.For thirteen years the war with the Bzadians has devastated the Earth.Now, for the first time, humans may have the upper hand.But The Angels must go behind enemy lines once again. This time to Canberra, the beating heart of the Bzadian Empire.It is their final mission: a top-secret delivery to deep-cover spy.But there is nothing more deadly than an enemy backed into a corner.And there is nothing more dangerous than the pursuit of vengeance.

It is winter of 2033 and Recon Team Angel is on its most dangerous mission yet.On Little Diomede Island - the control centre for the Bering Strait - something is not right. Two SEAL teams have vanished, and Recon Team Angel has been secreted into the frozen landscape to investigate.In these subarctic wastelands they will need every ounce of their courage and determination. If Bzadian forces manage to cross the strait and enter the Americas, then the planet will be lost.Who will win the ice war?

What if your brother was a secret agent - and a thief... What if, to avenge your parents, you had to face thousands of massive spiders... What if your sister was possessed by a strange, malevolent force... Feast your mind on thirteen imaginative tales from a talented group of young writers on the 'Write Like an Author' holiday writing camp 2018 held at Ipswich Central Library under the guidance of author: Brian Falkner.

What if the power to control the most terrifying animals in history fell into the hands of one of the most brilliant and ferocious military leaders of all time?Battlesaurus reimagines the 1815 Battle of Waterloo as something other than a crushing defeat for the French emperor Napol on Bonaparte, when he unleashes a terrible secret weapon-giant carnivorous survivors from pre-history-on his unsuspecting British and Prussian adversaries. In this world, smaller "saurs" are an everyday danger in the forests of Europe, and the Americas are a forbidden zone roamed by the largest and most deadly animals ever to walk the earth. But in his quest for power, Napol on has found a way to turn these giant dinosaurs into nineteenth-century weapons of mass destruction. Only Willem Verheyen, an outsider living in hiding in the tiny village of Gaillemarde, has the power to ruin the tyrant's plans. And Napol on will stop at nothing to find him.War is coming, and young Willem is no longer safe, for Gaillemarde is just a stone's throw from the fields of Waterloo-fields which will soon run red with blood. Battlesaurus: Rampage at Waterloo by Brian Falkner is the first in a thrilling alternate historical fantasy duology, which concludes with the sequel, Battlesaurus: Clash of Empires."Part historical fiction, part dinosaur fantasy mash-up, this book will appeal to history buffs and dinosaur fanatics alike. The battle scenes between Napol on's army and the British are depicted in incredible detail, making readers feel as if they are right in the midst of the fight . . . The first of a promising duology that readers will find thrilling and positively addicting." -School Library Journal"This alternative history asks, what if Napol on won the battle at Waterloo . . . The novel quickly ramps up to suspense, immersing the reader in the swiftly moving plot. Characters are very well drawn, capturing the reader's sympathy. With an ending wide open for a sequel, complete with a plot-thickening cliff-hanger, one can only hope that Falkner is a swift writer." -Booklist

It had happened before. Burnt Mountain, Alaska. Novosibirsk, Siberia. Now it is about to happen to a thriving city. A city with a population of 1.3 million people, all of whom will be wiped out in a blink. Unless it can be stopped. Teenagers Tane Williams and Rebecca Richards hold the key to stop the destruction. A message from the future. Instructions that cannot be ignored. Tane and Rebecca must act - and fast. The survival of the human race depends on it.

Cecilia Undergarment likes a challenge. So when she discovers a sad and neglected dog, she is determined to rescue him. No matter what. But her daring dog rescue lands her in deep trouble: lost in the dark forest of Northwood. A forest where those who enter never return.