Kirjahaku

Barely sixteen years of age, Tyler was devastated with his mother's passing. He was overwhelmed when his grandparents were killed, and now his father was terminally ill. Not surprising he developed a death phobia as the years passed. When Tyler was about to become a father himself he was apprehensive about his son's future. Would he inherit the family curse? An emergency crash landing, while flying solo to visit his gravely ill father, forced Tyler to trek back to civilization through the hardships and dangers of a dense, rugged countryside. When he thought he could continue no longer the most unexpected happened. A young boy mysteriously appears and miraculously helps Tyler in more ways than he could have ever imagined. "Inspirational and heartwarming" "Absolutely beautiful. It should be made into a Disney movie." "Delightful. The right mix of humour and seriousness." "A great book. One of my all-time favourites."

Twelve-year-old Catrina has already felt the pain life can brutally throw at you. Her father, once a brilliant neurosurgeon, is now crazed and delusional. He was using his daughter as a guinea pig, experimenting with DNA and gene alteration, searching for a breakthrough formula to create advanced human cloning. Catrina finally found the courage to run away from home, living the life of thievery to survive. She would eventually learn the shocking truths about her family while associating with some unlikely characters: Fernando Bently, the charismatic curator; Rocco Cooper, an ex-con locksmith; and Ziggy, an outspoken homeless person. Over time, Catrina experienced spine-chilling side effects from her father's unproven, careless experiments, changing her genetics, altering her thought patterns, but mostly, and inconceivably, it changed her appearance. Catrina and her best friend Michaela became inseparable, thick as thieves, unaware that their lives will be transformed from their passion for stealing to fighting evil. Their jolting discovery leaves them with no choice; however, evil breeds in many forms, and things are not always as they appear.This novel has two completely different endings for your enjoyment, two shocking conclusions you won't see coming.