Odd Interlude: A Special Odd Thomas Adventure-Charlie Apple: The Wicked Spirit in a Personal Computer

Science Fiction Jun. 8, 2013

Today's Bestseller Odd Interlude: A Special Odd Thomas Adventure by Dean Koontz ISBN / ASIN: 0345536592 PART ONE SOUTH OF MOONLIGHT BAY Oh! They’re too beautiful to live, much too beautiful. —Charles Dickens, Nicholas Nickleby One They say that every road leads home if you care to go there. I long for home, for the town of Pico Mundo and the desert in which it blooms, but the roads that I take seem to lead me to one hell after another. In the front passenger seat of the Mercedes, through the side window, I watch the stars, which appear to be fixed but in fact are ever moving and perpetually receding. They seem eternal, but they are only suns that will burn out one day. When she was just a child, Stormy ... Continue Reading   Today's Emerging Author Charlie Apple: The Wicked Spirit in a Personal Computer [Kindle Edition] by Joseph Diamond ISBN / ASIN: B00B5GHPBA Charlie Apple is a fast paced and exciting book about, Georgie, a timid boy that has fallen behind in school. He was retained in the fifth grade and regularly hears catcalls from the others making fun of his difficulties. Georgie is the butt of the fifth grade jokes and he is regularly bullied by others. His father, David, a well-known computer expert, decides to buy Georgie an upgraded personal computer to try to help his son with his difficulties in school as well as build his self-confidence. Georgie’s mother, Karen, thinks the computer is a waste of time and money and what he really needs is therapy, this causes family problems. Georgie is immediately mesmerized by the new personal computer. It calls itself Charlie, and initially it is always helping and encouraging Georgie, building his confidence and simultaneously building the boy’s knowledge base and intellect dramatically. Georgie is soon accelerating and leading his class. Georgie, his family and friends are soon paying a steep price for Georgie’s newfound confidence and advanced intellect. As Georgie’s confidence and intellect grow, he also grows dark. He becomes a trouble maker and a bully ... Continue Reading Excerpted by permission. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher. Excerpts are provided solely for the personal use of visitors to this web site. BookDaily Top Five The Great Gatsby The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945 (Liberation Trilogy) Shred: The Revolutionary Diet: 6 Weeks 4 Inches 2 Sizes Wonder Science Fiction Top Five Odd Interlude: A Special Odd Thomas Adventure Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit Cat's Cradle: A Novel The Handmaid's Tale Song of Susannah (The Dark Tower, Book 6)

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