Download PDF by Homer Hickam: Crescent (Helium-3, Book 2)

By Homer Hickam

She used to be born to kill, born to die.

Crescent is a crowhopper—a genetically transformed mercenary programmed for ruthless war. whilst she's taken prisoner by way of Crater Trueblood rather than being killed in conflict, she thinks it's a disaster.

Crater is weary of warfare. He's a miner, no longer a soldier. He'd otherwise be mining Helium-3 than scuffling with the infernal crowhoppers. yet after he captures Crescent and brings her to Moontown, he's stunned how a lot he enjoys her corporation. whilst she's falsely accused of homicide, he turns into an outlaw to assist her escape.

The not going pair escapes into the "big suck" and finally end up hiking with a caravan of mining pioneers towards a lunar ghost city referred to as unending airborne dirt and dust. to outlive, they need to do greater than navigate the attractive, desolate moonscape and conflict a power band of crowhoppers despatched to trap or kill them. they have to make a decision what—and who—is really worthy scuffling with for.

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29 A scrapbook journal is a book that uses photos, drawings and other clips, and memorabilia to illustrate the written entries. Vintage-Look Scrapbook Journal Here is what you need: spiral notebook of lined paper old flowery hat old jewelry white craft glue old embroidered hand or dish towel scissors pretty trims, ribbons, and small artificial flowers Here is what you do: 1. To give your scrapbook journal a vintage look, you will need to look for an inexpensive flowery hat, embroidered hand or dish towel, or old broken jewelry at garage sales, flea markets, and rummage sales.

3. Tie a piece of the ribbon in a bow and glue it onto the lid of the box. Cut strips of construction paper as tall as the box and as long as the paper will allow. You will need enough strips to make at least ten sections in your scrapbook when the strips are attached and folded back and forth like a fan. 34 old gift wrap 4. 5. Use the cellophane tape to attach the strips of paper together to make one long strip. Fold one end of the paper strip so that it exactly fits in the bottom of the box. 6.

Continue weaving ribbon across the page until the page is full of ribbon strips. 6. Trim the edges of the ribbon so that they are even with the ends of the page. Glue the ends of the ribbons in place to secure them. 7. Slip the corners of cards and photos between the woven ribbon and the page to hold them in the scrapbook. Net-Covered Page 1. To make a different kind of tuck-in page, stretch the net bag over a page of the scrapbook. 2. 3. 4. Staple the net in place around the page. Trim off the excess netting.

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