The Bird and the Beetle: The Academy Ghost Bird and Scarab Beetle Series Starters

by C.L. Stone

Read the first books from both of C. L. Stone’s USA TODAY Bestselling (and swoon-inducing) Academy Series, together for the first time with the exclusive that fans have been begging for: Meeting Sang, an alternate POV story of how the Ghost Bird Series began.

Introductions–Book 1 of the Ghost Bird Series
With an agoraphobic mother and a barely-there father, Sang Sorenson abhors the isolation keeping her in the shadows. What she craves is a fresh start and to be accepted as ordinary, because for her, being different meant being cast out alone.
When her family moves to a new school district, Sang infiltrates a group of boys, each nearly perfect in every way. Grateful for an influence outside of her parents’ negativity, she quickly bonds with the boys, hoping to blend in and learn from them what it means to have friends.
Only the boys have secrets of their own and they’ll do anything to keep her safe from the knowledge of the mysterious Academy they've sworn allegiance to. Bit by bit, Sang discovers her friends are far from what she’d expected. Will her loyalty change when she's forced to remain in the dark, or will she accept that she's traded one house of secrets for another?
Meet Kota, Victor, Silas, Nathan, Gabriel, Luke and North in a story about differences and loyalty, truth and mystery, friendships and heart-throbbing intimacy.
The Academy, ever vigilant.

Thief – Book 1 of the Scarab Beetle Series
Kayli Winchester is a dirt-poor girl living out of a hotel, forced to be the parent for a drunken father and teenage brother who she's desperate to keep in school. The only way she scrapes by is to utilize her one skill: pickpocketing. But even though she's a thief she has a moral code: no kids or old ladies, only targets who can defend themselves. Not that they see her coming...

Thinking she's been working under the radar, Kayli has no idea The Academy has been watching and taking notice. Now a team that needs her skill has offered her a way out of her predicament and it's her last chance: work with them, or face jail time. Kayli resists at first, but slowly the boys reveal they can be trusted. With Marc, the straight man, Raven, the bad-boy Russian, Corey and Brandon the twins as different as night and day, and Axel their stoic leader, there's a lot Kayli can learn from these Academy guys about living on the edge of the law. If only she can stay on the good side instead of the bad.

Especially when the job they offer her is more than any of them bargained for. After it's done, the hunters have become the hunted and their target is now after Kayli. The Academy boys do their best to keep her hidden, but a thief like Kayli will never sit still for long.

Genres: Young Adult, New Adult, Teen, Romance, Amazon

465 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 25, 2015

About the author

C. L. Stone likes :chocolate_bar: and #findingburiedtreasure. Her books are about :revolving_hearts: and @dark_themes and #chocolatechippancakes.

If lots of book boyfriends scare you...run. Run now.

Reviews

[Autumnragland · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book i very good it is about a girl with a very hard life and that has know friends this is her story. This is the story about how she found a new family that loves her. Sang has a very good life although there are the times when it goes down hill this book is one of those you can't put down.

The Scarab beetle series is a lot like it, although the people in this series are older so there is more language. In it but is still a very good book like the other one it is about a teen who was met to be a spy. The mane girl in here is a theif but once she mets the group her whole world changes.

[MGaby P-M · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like it

I love me that there's most if the beginning books of the academy here. It's nice to have them in one place together.
Wish there was new content in it but I guess this is fine.

[Catherine Marie Meyer · Rating 5 out of 5]

unbelievable

this book a full of unbelievable stories that i want finished. it's going to cost me,but i'll treat myself next month. really rather remarkable stories..if left unfinished.

[Ellen Martin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really doesn't need to be read if you have read the Academy series'.

[Tanya · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was really neat to read the first two books back to back, you got a taste of the characters merging into the other stories.

[Belletab · Rating 2 out of 5]

purchased individual books

[JWinter · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not bad but not attention grabbing or memorable either.

[Jennifer L Powell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love these series

One of the best series out lately. Young adult, characters are great, story lines are wonderful. Can't wait for the next books in both series. Will read every book she writes.

[Jenn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Meeting Sang, the alternate opening of Book One. Short but sweet. I hope she does the other boys' views.
On Kindle, runs from location 3542 to 3869, 32-34%.

[Kaleah Pleiter · Rating 5 out of 5]

loved it..........

[Cat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really good starter set to the Academy world. I like that Kota's POV was included.

[Victoria · Rating 5 out of 5]

Is a great book to read

[Al · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked getting to see Kota's point of view from when he and Sang first met.

[Rosanna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not that bad. Was expecting better.

[Anna · Rating 4 out of 5]

interesting to read

[Deborah Melendy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great writer

Want this whole series great storyline fantastic characters lots of action and as far as I can tell is a great read for anyone great for anybody's library

[Book*Lover* · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved it, it was just so amazing!

[Aarti Mira · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely love and adore all the books in the academy or by C.L stone. Please please please read this you will not be disappointed. The Academy owns my life that's how much I love it