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Fifteen-year-old Jackie Stone's father is dying. When Jackie discovers that her father has been diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor, her whole world starts to crumble. She can't imagine how she'll live without him. Then, in a desperate act to secure his family's future, Jackie's father does the unthinkable - he puts his life up for auction on eBay. Jackie can do nothing but watch and wait as an odd assortment of bidders, some with nefarious intentions, drive the price up higher.

Quinn thinks he’s a normal 15-year-old. He plays video games, spends time with his friends and crushes on a girl named Shea. But a shocking secret brings his entire world crashing down: he's not a boy. He’s artificial intelligence. After Quinn 'wakes up', he sees his world was nothing more than a virtual construct. He’s the QUantum INtelligence Project, the first fully-aware AI in the world - part of a grand multi-billion-dollar experiment led by the very man he believed to be his dead father.

Jackie bliver ufrivilligt realitystjerne, da hendes far bliver syg og hjemmet overtages af et tv-hold. Jackie Stones far får konstateret en tumor i hjernen, og lægerne siger, han kun har kort tid tilbage at leve i. I sin desperation efter at passe på sin familie tager han en vild beslutning: Han vil sætte sit liv til salg på eBay. Flere byder, men Jackies far er ikke længere sig selv på grund af sygdommen, og i sin forvirring indgår han en aftale med en skruppelløs tv-producer.

A severely burned teenager. A guitar. Punk rock. The chords of a rock 'n' roll road trip in a coming-of-age novel that is a must-read story about finding your place in the world...even if you carry scars inside and out. In attempting to describe himself in his college application essay - help us to become acquainted with you beyond your courses, grades, and test scores - Harbinger (Harry) Jones goes way beyond the 250-word limit and gives a full account of his life.

Roscoe is a Search and Rescue Force rookie who doesn’t play by the rules. Serge is a veteran of the Force, looking forward to a well-earned retirement. Roscoe can’t wait to make his first rescue, while Serge just wants to get through the next three days so he can finally just . . . chillax. But when the largest fire Colorado has ever seen starts tearing through the forest, it’s all paws on deck for the Search and Rescue team.