Corinna Turner

A DYING PRIEST. A BOTCHED EXECUTION. A YOUNG MAN ON THE BRINK.Tomas Flores hates serving on the prison's Death Squad-and now he may be about to lose his job thanks to his actions during Carl Jarrold's hellish execution. Desperate and conflicted, where can he turn?Father Jacob Thompson has spent decades opening his heart to convicted murderers-only to watch them die. Now his last black sheep is safely gathered in and he's ready to rest-but will the Lord let him?If you loved the tense, "psychologically-compelling," spiritual thriller Three Last Things: or, the Hounding of Carl Jarrold, Soulless Assassin, then this heart-wrenching, emotionally-taut sequel is for you.Buy this short novella for more high-stakes drama today

MUERTE? DEFINE LA MUERTE."Tienes leucemia""Eso es lo que dijo el doctor. Mam y pap se lo han tomado tan mal, que se pelean. Me siento impotente. Tal vez por eso recurr al Padre Thomas. Pero me ha dado una estampa de Carlo Acutis, como si un chico santo que se ha muerto vaya a servirme para algo.""Pero, qu tengo que perder?"Daniel acaba de recibir la peor noticia que puede recibir un adolescente. Los adultos que forman parte de su vida se derrumban. Desesperado, se dirige a un sacerdote para pedir ayuda, y este le habla de un chico de su edad, Carlo Acutis, que muri no hace mucho.Daniel est convencido de que el sacerdote pierde el tiempo. Pero mientras lucha por aceptar su futuro incierto, se desarrolla una extra a amistad entre l y el chico santo y muerto, que quiz no est tan muerto, despu s de todo.El Chico que lo Sab a es el primer t tulo de la nueva serie de "Amigos en las Alturas" de Corinna Turner, nominada a la Medalla Carnegie. Si siempre te han interesado los santos, pero encuentras sus biograf as aburridas y dif ciles de entender, este relato apasionante es para ti.

IT'S CHRISTMAS...BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT Young hunter Joshua is looking forward to a Christmas of ice-skating and fun-until the plight of a starving mamma allosaur and her chicks upends his plans. Now he and his uncle must embark on a dangerous journey south, carrying deadly passengers. Out in the wilderness, there's no one to help them, they're running out of tranquilizers-and a killer storm is gathering.Meanwhile, Darryl and Harry risk their lives for a holiday guest in the perilous, raptor-infested mountains. Will they survive long enough to enjoy their carol service, let alone the rest of the holiday season?This unSPARKed prequel is a heart-warming, festive thrill ride from the Carnegie Medal Nominated author of the I AM MARGARET series.Praise for DRIVE "A cross between Jurassic World and Mad Max I read it three times in two days "STEVEN R. MCEVOY, BookReviewsAndMore Blogger and Amazon Top 1000 Reviewer

DEAD? DEFINE DEAD."You have leukemia." Daniel's just received the worst news a teen can get. The adults in his life are crumbling under the shock. In desperation, he turns to his parish priest for help and is introduced to a boy his age, Carlo Acutis-who just happens to be dead.Daniel's convinced the priest is wasting his time. But as he struggles to come to terms with his uncertain future an unlikely friendship develops between him and the holy dead boy-who may not be quite so dead after all.The Boy Who Knew is the first title in Carnegie Medal nominee Corinna Turner's new 'Friends in High Places' series. If you've always been interested in the saints but find dry biographies boring and hard to get through, this fast-paced story is for you. Friends in High Places is a short fiction series that provides saint's biographies in the context of imaginary teenager's lives. The stories are written primarily to entertain, with inspiration and education thrown in for free

Against his better judgement, James agrees to attend the school f te disguised as Mandy's friend's dog. But problems soon arise from a very different quarter that has nothing to do with the full moon. Will Mandy and James survive their day out?This quick-read is a sequel to the novel Mandy Lamb and the Full Moon, a page-turning rural fantasy about friendship, trust, and courage-and not letting what you are define what you do. Those looking for a unique, challenging read will love these "animal yarns with a Christian twist."

"Love doesn't exist. And Fr. Jacob is right about one thing. Without it, life is utterly meaningless."NO LOVE. NO NOTHING.Carl Jarrold, a convicted assassin, believes that all human relationships turn on what one human being wants from another: that there is no such thing as love and thus no meaning to life. Prison chaplain Fr. Jacob, the closest thing he has to a friend, has struggled for three long years to convince Carl how wrong he is-to no avail. But the day of execution has finally arrived, and nothing goes quite as Carl expects. Soon it's shaping up to be the strangest day he has ever had. But will it prove the worst day of his life...or the best?This tense, "psychologically-compelling," spiritual thriller is a standalone novella from the Carnegie Medal Nominated author of the award-winning I AM MARGARET series. Described as "beautiful," "fantastically good," and "one of the most moving stories I have ever read," this is a race against time for the highest possible stakes.

GO HOME. FIND SOME CLUES. RESCUE DAD.IF ONLY IT WAS THAT SIMPLE.After the tragedy that has shattered their lives, Darryl and Harry are keen to return to their farm, allow their new friend, hunter Joshua, to hunt for clues about their Dad's fate, and to start rebuilding their lives.But soon unexpected threats force them to drastic action. And their decisions may have far-reaching consequences for them all.The fourth in a fantastically fun series from the Carnegie Medal Nominated author of the I AM MARGARET books.

IT'S A THREE HOUR DRIVE, UNSPARKED.WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?After a raptor breaches their farm's fence and snatches their dad, Darryl and Harry don't think things can get any worse. Then their stepmom, Carol, announces that she's taking them to live in-city--and they're leaving immediately.With Carol at the wheel, it'll be a dangerous journey. Even meeting a gentle herbi'saur may throw her into a blind panic.And when you're travelling unSPARKed, panic can be deadly.

Eighteen-year-old Isaiah and his older brother Zechariah are professional hunters, earning their living culling and capturing some of the most dangerous predators ever to walk the planet.When an out-of-control T. rex breaches a tourist resort Isaiah and Zech must act fast to save lives.Little does Isaiah know that a testy T. rex and three packs of hungry raptors will soon be the least of his problems. A much-regretted New Year's Eve misadventure is about to cause a very different kind of breech--and change both their lives for good.

(UK Edition)An odd surge filled my heart as I looked at him, sitting there in that chair: so old; so evil; so broken; so... alone. A warmth. A caring. A... love. I loved him. Just another poor sinner who need my care...Fr Kyle Verrall is living a quiet life as a parish priest in Africa when he's snatched from his church one night by armed assailants. He's in big trouble--his sister's worst enemy is hell-bent on taking revenge on the famous Margaret Verrall by killing her brother, just as slowly and horribly as he can.What could possibly save him? The humble young priest is defenceless--or so Reginald Hill believes.But Kyle has a powerful weapon Hill knows nothing about. And he's not afraid to use it.Is Reginald Hill really the hunter?Or is he the hunted?

Secrets: Visible and Invisible is a collection of short stories by seven CatholicTeenBooks.com authors. As described by Mark Hart of Life Teen International, who provides the foreword, "Each story reveals something different about the human heart and our constant (though, often veiled) desire for truth and virtue."Secret (n.) - something kept hidden from knowledge or view; a mystery. In a dystopian future, an innocent picnic turns deadlyElijah knows nothing of the elderly stranger's secret past--until her disappearance changes everything.A mysterious, ever-changing painting alarms a group of teens.The cannonball took Dario's legs . . . Will he lose his soul too?The arrival of a mysterious girl challenges everything about Jason's life.An unlicensed driver. His dad's truck. What could possibly go wrong?An old tale of murder and forbidden love leads to a modern day treasure hunt.For nothing is hid that shall not be made manifest, nor anything secret that shall not be known and come to light. (Luke 8:17 RSV-CE)

I blinked rapidly, the intense white of the explosion still hovering, ghost-like, in my vision. It all seemed unreal. Whoever was in that car was dead. Right before my eyes...Clearly I didn't have any monopoly on death, this evening. DON'T GET CAUGHT. Joe Whitelow is 13.Kyle Verrall is 18.Joe's small for his age.Kyle's tall and strong.Joe's almost blond.Kyle's hair is dark.He's a Believer.Joe's a bit vague about what that even means. But they do have one thing in common. They both need to get out of the EuroBloc. Or die.