By John Dixon
The muse for the CBS television express Intelligence—a exciting experience that's "Lord of the Flies meets Wolverine and Cool Hand Luke" (F. Paul Wilson, writer of Repairman Jack).
The pass judgement on advised Carl that in the future he'd need to come to a decision precisely what sort of individual he could develop into. yet on Phoenix Island, the alternative could be made for him.
A champion boxer with a pointy hook and a brief mood, sixteen-year-old Carl Freeman has been shuffled from foster domestic to foster domestic. He can't appear to remain out of trouble—using his fists to safeguard weaker classmates from bullies. His most up-to-date incident sends his opponent to the emergency room, and now the courtroom is sending Carl to the worst position in the world: Phoenix Island.
Classified as a "terminal facility," it's the top of the road for delinquents who've no domestic, no family members, and no destiny. situated someplace faraway the coast of the United States—and resistant to its laws—the island is a grueling Spartan-style boot camp run by means of sadistic drill sergeants who convey no mercy to their younger, orphan trainees. Sentenced to stick until eventually his eighteenth birthday, Carl plans to play via the principles, so he makes acquaintances along with his wisecracking bunkmate, Ross, and a mysterious gray-eyed lady named Octavia. yet he makes enemies, too, and after a number of tough scrapes, he earns himself the nickname "Hollywood" in addition to a string of punishments, together with a brutal evening within the "sweatbox." yet that's not anything in comparison to what awaits him within the "Chop Shop"—a mystery executive lab the place Carl is given anything he by no means dreamed of.
A new life...
A new physique. a brand new mind.
Gifts from the fatherly outdated guy, who desires to rework Carl into whatever he's unsure he desires to develop into.
For this can be no traditional executive undertaking. Phoenix Island is flooring 0 for the way forward for wrestle intelligence.
And for Carl, it's simply the beginning....
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ENEMIES Bees are subject to a host of diseases and natural enemies, all of which mountain people responded to as best they knew how. Some were harder to deal with than others. Skunks sometimes parked themselves in front of hives and gobbled the bees whole as they flew out. Bears were addicted to the honey. As Esco said, "A bear'll sure rob a beehive. " And just recently a bear overturned and destroyed a group of Elb's hives on Patterson Gap. The only remedy they knew for that was to fence in the hives.
Season with salt and pepper. * Baked nettles: cook nettles a long time. Strain off liquid. Chop fine. Add ground beef, rice, and seasoning. Bake at low heat until firm. Dock {Rumex crispa) (family Polygonaceae) (pike plant, curled dock, yellow dock, white dock) Dock is a common weed that grows in fields, yards, and around barns. It is about knee-high, and has leaves six to eight inches long. Leaves have crinkled edges. Flowers appear in a green spike in May and June, followed by seeds that turn dark brown and look like tobacco.
Strain through cheesecloth. Add three pounds of sugar (about seven cups) and bring to a rolling boil. Add one bottle liquid pectin. Cook, stirring, one more minute. Pour in glasses. Jelly should harden in three to four hours. Pigweed (Amaranthus hybridus) (family Amaranthaceae) (red-root pigweed, careless weed, soldier weed, wild beets) Pigweed is an annual, one to eight feet tall, found in waste places everywhere. Like most of our common weeds, it is a native of Europe. Opposite, oval leaves are often tinged with red, and stems and 66 FOXFIRE 2 PLATE 34 Pigweed roots are bright red.