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Summary
On an overseas flight to London a journalist, Buck Williams, and a pilot, Rayford Steele, are caught in the middle of the most incredible event in history. Suddenly, without warning, dozens of passengers simply vanish into thin air. As chaos and anarchy engulf the world, both men set out on vastly different paths in a desperate search for answers.
Pub. Date
c2013
Summary
Six friends are trapped in a house after a series of strange and catastrophic events that devastate Los Angeles. As the world unravels outside, dwindling supplies and cabin fever threaten to tear apart the friendships inside. Eventually, they are forced to leave the house, facing their fate and the true meaning of friendship and redemption.
4) Pacific Rim
Pub. Date
2013
Summary
When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began. On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes-a washed up former pilot and an untested trainee, who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger from the past. Together, they stand as mankind's last hope against the mounting apocalypse.
Pub. Date
c2004
Summary
Jeremiah is one of the many young survivors of the "Big Death" that claimed the lives of every adult in the world 15 years ago. He and his most trusted friend, Kurdy, now forge their way through a bleak wilderness fraught with danger and conspiracy, plunging into thrilling adventures that test every facet of their humanity, and ultimately the fate of the human race itself.
Pub. Date
c2010
Summary
Jeremiah is one of the many young survivors of the "Big Death" that claimed the lives of every adult in the world 15 years ago. He and his most trusted friend, Kurdy, now forge their way through a bleak wilderness fraught with danger and conspiracy, plunging into thrilling adventures that test every facet of their humanity, and ultimately the fate of the human race itself.
7) The Rapture
Pub. Date
c2004
Summary
A young woman, so unhappy with her life that she attempts suicide, undergoes a religious conversion when she is comforted by members of a cult. Her involvement with the cult leads to a frightening and ultimately tragic denouement.
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Lexile Measure
830L
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Summary
According to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (the world's only completely accurate book of prophecies, written in 1655, before she exploded), the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact. Just before dinner. So the armies of Good and Evil are amassing, Atlantis is rising, frogs are falling, tempers are flaring. Everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan. Except a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living...
10) Left behind
Pub. Date
[2015]
Summary
After millions of people around the globe mysteriously disappear, veteran pilot Ray Steele must fight to protect the passengers that remain on his flight. Trapped at 30,000 feet, he must find a way to safely land the damaged plane, and comprehend the chaos that awaits as the most devastating event in history unfolds.
11) 2012
Pub. Date
[2010]
Summary
A geophysical team, who are investigating the effect radiation from other solar systems has on the Earth, learn that the core of the Earth is heating up and warn the President of the United States. While the leaders of the world race to build 'arks' to escape the impending doom, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes of unprecedented strength wreak havoc all over the world.