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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 29
Description
The earth has been invaded by a species that take over the minds of their human hosts while leaving their bodies intact, and most of humanity has succumbed. But Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. Wanderer, the invading "soul" who has been given Melanie's body, knew about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelming emotions, the too vivid memories. But there was one difficulty Wanderer didn't expect: the former tenant of her body refusing...
11) Parasite
Author
Series
Parasitology volume 1
Pub. Date
2013.
Description
SymboGen has genetically engineered tapeworms that protect most of the human populace from illness, boost everyone's immune system, and even secrete designer drugs. Everything is fine... until the tapeworms begin to change... and want out of human bodies they occupy....
Series
Federal aid in fish and wildlife restoration volume F-394
Pub. Date
[2002-2011]
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15) Parasite
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"When a guard discovers an unusual lifeform on her remote moon outpost, she disregards protocol to investigate, with catastrophic consequences. The parasitic alien wears its victims' skins and adopts their personalities. It's a perfect disguise, and allows the creature to spread without being detected. By the time humanity realizes it's facing extinction, a third of its space stations have already gone dark. As the alien's ruthless progress collapses...
19) Bloodstream
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 16
Description
Dr. Claire Elliot, having moved from the city with her son to set up practice in Tranquility, Maine, is looking forward to a peaceful life, but when the town's teenagers start committing violent acts, Claire knows she has to find the cause before it ruins Tranquility and her family.
20) Peeps
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9
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Description
Hunter Braque, a New York City teenager who is paid by corporations to spot what is "cool," combines his analytical skills with girlfriend Jen's creative talents to find a missing person and thwart a conspiracy directed at the heart of consumer culture.