The Evolution of Ethan Poe

Ethan's power animal is Bat. What's yours?And if you got a tattoo, what would it be? In the space of a few months, sixteen-year-old Ethan Poe's life has become a complicated mix of facts, theories, and hypotheses. Things he knows beyond doubt: his parents are divorcing, his older brother Kyle is exhibiting alarming behavior, and his best friend is turning into a spiritual fanatic. Then there are the shifting uncertainties-including his feelings toward his father and his desire to both blend in and stand out in his rural Maine hometown. Most pressing of all, there's his attraction to Max Modine, a boy he wants to know much better than he does.Despite Ethan's initial reluctance, he gets pulled into a heated and sometimes violent conflict about whether to introduce Intelligent Design into science classrooms. Family and friends are turning against each other, school is a battleground, and Ethan will have to take a stand. Because some facts are irrefutable and some bonds unbreakable, even when they can't be seen. And once Ethan finds the courage to become who he was meant to be, the outcome could be absolutely extraordinary... Find out what happens. Scroll up and order your copy today. **Praise for the novels of Robin Reardon"Stirring...thoughtful and convincing." - Publishers Weekly on Thinking Straight"A compelling story well worth your time...Reardon is an author to watch." -Bart Yates, author of The Brothers Bishop on A Secret Edge* Review What readers are saying ... "Robin Reardon's books can incite different emotions in you. The Evolution of Ethan Poe caused tears, anger, anxiousness, moments of glee, and much more. This book can make you care and that's a wonderful thing." "There were so many brilliant characters in the book--characters that surprised me with how they changed over time, characters that wanted to change but either couldn't or didn't know how, and characters that I felt needed to change but that wanted to stay right where they were." "Reardon does a good job in carefully constructing her story in terms of the extent to which religious fanaticism and ignorance can divide a town, and what secrets each of its people hold." From the Author If you havealready read this book (or are not put off by spoilers) and would like to knowmore about some of the topics it covers, look on the book's page on my website (robinreardon.com/books/evolution_of_ethan_poe.php)for the Digging Deeper section. There is a link to a PDF file covering homosexuality,evolution vs. intelligent design, shamanism and power animals.
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Do-over

Engall is supposed to hit a party and hook up with his longtime crush, Chandler—at least that's what Engall's unlikely guardian angel keeps telling him. But the more Dagiel tries to fix the situation, the weirder it gets. How many do-overs will it take to make Engall's life right?
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A new place

Hannah and her mother Marla moved to a new place : a new house, in Melbourne. Neither of the two had slightest idea how soon the things would start changing!Hannah and her mother Marla moved to a new place : a new house, in Melbourne. Neither of the two had slightest idea how soon the things would start changing! Marla not only found a new place to work at but also a new place to live in! Twists and turns in place on such a short notice that things totally slipped out of their hands!.........Thank you for downloading this free ebook. You are welcome to share it with your friends butplease do not post or archive without asking me first. If you like the story, please tell yourfriends, add the title to reading lists etc but direct people back to my official distribution sites.Please keep this book in its complete original form, with the exception of quotes used inreviews. No alteration of the content is allowed.Your support and respect for the property of this author is appreciated.This book is a work of fiction and any resemblance to persons, living or dead, or places, eventsor locales is purely coincidental. The characters are productions of the author’s imagination andused fictitiously.
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Blood Price

Vicki Nelson PI, former Toronto homicide cop, witnesses the first of many vicious attacks. She renews her tempestuous relationship with police partner Mike Celluci, who does not get along with another ally. Henry Fitzroy is the illegitimate son of King Henry VIII, a vampire on the side of good. Also TV Blood Ties tie-ins.
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Full Circle

History professor Ned Brummel is living happily with his partner of 12 years in small-town Maine when he receives a call from his estranged friend, Jack, telling him that another friend, Andy, is very ill and possibly near death. The news shatters the peace of his world and awakens memories that have been dormant for years.
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The Girl with Two Faces

All Eva wants is to disappear into the busy day to day of the circus she ran away to--but a dangerous mask falls into her hands and drives her into death defying acts.In The Hanged Man's Ghost, Fynn met the ghost of a circus performer named Eva. The Girl with Two Faces tells the story of fourteen-year-old Eva's encounter with a cursed mask that drives her to seek fame with more and more dangerous feats of tightrope walking.Eva will have to find the strength to break free of the mask's influence and make peace with the father she's hated her whole life.Prequel to The Hanged Man's Ghost.
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Cold Cases and Dark Secrets

Time Didn't Heal All Wounds, and the Scars were About to be Ripped Open Stevenson When I'd moved from Homicide to the Cold Case Unit my friends headed, I'd thought it would be a new start. The minute my marriage fell apart, I'd lost my purpose. Years passed, and I hadn't found myself until I'd helped my friends catch a serial killer, but I'd also found friends and family. As I'd searched for a case among dusty boxes, a decades' old murder and missing person case caught my attention. The autopsy report sent me to the ME's office and the man I'd avoided for months. Doc Making death my job didn't allow for normal friends, but the dead needed an advocate, and it was the only purpose I'd known. Being a medical examiner was all I'd had for decades, and I didn't know what to do outside my job. I had a group of friends, all worked in law enforcement and forensics, but one thing was missing. Short, adorable middle-aged men...
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The Fiercest Enemy

In rural Indiana, the underground mines that once held coal and iron ore have become killing grounds. In two counties, five corpses have been discovered. Their deaths appear accidental, from drowning or suffocating in flooded and abandoned mines. But local authorities, including Chief Shaunda Lynch, have uncovered evidence suggesting they've all been murdered. Assigned to the case as Federal Agents, Detectives Jack Murphy and Liddell Blanchard take charge of the investigation. Shaunda's proven herself more than capable of policing her jurisdiction and resents the intrusion of male authority figures. As Jack digs deep into the case, he discovers the victims have checkered pasts. But no matter who believes the killings are justified, someone still has to pay for the crime . . . Praise for Rick Reed and his novels "Rick Reed's books have an edge that only a man in law enforcement, working in the field, can bring to life." -...
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Whiskey to Wine

It's Gay Ski Week in Aspen. Can blind sculptor Bleu and snowboarder Ryan remember how good they were together in college and get a second chance at romance?
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The Fairy Shop

Tattooed hunk Asher is the man of Nate's dreams—and his daughter Delly's nightmares, as she's afraid of large men. Can choosing a wand at the Fairy Shop help her find her courage and change their lives?
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My Summers With Benny

For Alex, finding a guy like Benny living next door is a great surprise, but their future together holds more than Alex ever dreamed possible. Fourteen-year-old Alex Moran spends every summer with his father and this year his dad has moved next door to Benny Harper and his aunt. When he meets Benny, he finds an outgoing boy his own age that shares his love of reptiles. Benny doesn’t have any other friends though because he’s been HIV positive from birth and no one understands. They’re even afraid of him, which is something Alex doesn’t understand at all. They spend nearly every day together during that first summer and each summer after that they come back together. Their lives change as they grow up, but their friendship only gets stronger until it gives way to love and Alex realizes that his dad moving next door to Benny was the best thing to ever happen to him. Nothing is as good as being in love with his best friend, and over the years Alex realizes just how much Benny means to him. He doesn’t know how long he’ll ever have with Benny, but whatever time he does have he’s determined to make the most of it.
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School of Fish (Fish Out of Water Book 6)

Jackson Rivers has been learning how to take care of himself so he can be there for Ellery Cramer, but after eight weeks of healing, body and soul, he’s itching to get back to work. Finally Ellery gives him a simple task: pick up a file on a kid who probably didn’t commit murder but who refuses to participate in his own defense. Nothing is ever that easy. A horrifying game of connect-the-dots leads one case to another, to the mob, to the local high school… and a bottomless list of potential suspects and victims. The case has a lot of moving parts, and Jackson and Ellery have to work fast to make sure the machinery of the mob doesn’t mow down everyone they care about—or rip them apart. After a year of living together, Ellery is learning to accept that Jackson can’t let an injustice stand. Together they fight to keep kids out of jail while the streets of Sacramento threaten to explode. They’d better hope they’ve learned enough about each other to keep it together, because for this case, school is the most dangerous place to be.
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