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Discover how Galileo worked out his scientific theories of motion and inertia, why Isaac Newton gets the credit for them, and what the discovery of DNA meant. All the big scientific ideas are brought to life with pithy quotes and step-by-step 'mind maps' - from evolution and continental drift to black holes and genetic engineering, showing how the ideas of famous scientists have affected our understanding of the world.

I’m Ayla Beyz. I used to think I was just your average comic-book geek until the day my dad pulled me through a space fold to another world. My birthplace. Karanik. You’d think everything would be great now but it’s not. My long lost sister thinks I’m some sort of messiah. My psycho grandmother is trying to control my every move. The boy who’s been crushing on me all summer, somehow wound up here too and has gone missing. Oh, and Earth is under attack. It’s up to me to save the world from a bunch of basically invincible alien creatures. So…yeah. We’re all pretty much doomed.

The Earth is dying, and Nia Beckett is certain it's all her fault. In the year 2291, humanity's efforts to protect the planet have gone terribly wrong. Nia's Teens For Earth recruits try using their newly discovered Talents to help, but everything they attempt just makes the situation worse. The deadly Fray is spreading. Jag Mahajan believes the only solution is to flee off-world, but he doesn't want to leave without his mom.

Fanatical Nia believes that only the superhero Breaker can fix the planet. Jag knows Nia is insane. In the year 2291, everyone is connected remotely to each other’s brains, but the world is not as perfect as it seems. When Jag and Nia are abruptly disconnected from the Tapestry, can they get over their differences and work together to unravel Breaker’s identity? Jag needs his mother’s approval for a cybernetic leg replacement, but she vanished with her cult of mathematical naturalists. The resources Jag needs to find his missing mother are wrapped up in his father’s lies.

Stellina Moonbloom has spent her life behind castle walls, a princess bound by duty in the luminous realm of Luminara. But when a mysterious message from her grandmother appears in a mirror, calling for help, Stellina is pulled into a journey far beyond the safety she has always known. What begins as a search for answers quickly unravels into something far more dangerous. In the depths of an enchanted forest, Stellina discovers an ancient lantern and a broken key—artifacts tied to a growing darkness that threatens her world.

Two brothers go on a grand adventure!

The story of Glitch continues. Following the events of City Hall, Andy and his friends find themselves pulled out of hiding by a car accident and a visit from a mind reader with a warning.

Can science and faith mix? Teens come face to face with this question as their studies consider everything from the origins of the world to how DNA works. This captivating book is full of interesting facts and surprising stories that make the case for the Christian faith while exciting teens about science. Science and God is a collaboration between Oxford University scientist John Lennox and Katy Morgan, an author for young people.

Eins weiß Junghexe Carly genau: Sie wird in die Fußstapfen ihrer verstorbenen Mutter treten und als Teil des alteingesessenen Hexenzirkels Mondmagie wirken. Doch die Forderung ihrer besten Freundin und ein altes Tagebuch stellen Carlys Überzeugungen auf die Probe. Plötzlich muss sie ihren eigenen Weg finden. Klappentext: In einer perfekten Welt würde Carly mit ihrer besten Freundin am See liegen, sich ausschließlich von Erdbeereis ernähren und den Sommerferien entgegenfiebern.

In the future, major corporations become more powerful than nations and lead the expansion into space. Many have their own military to protect their assets across the galaxy. When a young man facing a bleak future leaps into action during an assault on his home planet, he is recruited by the company to join their elite Mech division. But Ace Evans is more than just a soldier... and he'll face a rising threat with plans to dominate the entire galaxy.

Princess Evelina Evernight was expected to obey—to smile, to submit, and to marry for the good of her kingdom. When she was promised to the heir of a rival realm, she became a living treaty, her freedom exchanged for peace. But Evelina was done being silent. Brielle knew how to disappear. Moving through the castle as a servant, she listened where others spoke freely and survived by remaining unnoticed. Yet beneath her quiet presence lay a secret—one that could shatter the fragile balance between kingdoms.

Depuis trop longtemps, la lumière vacille sous la menace de Marchion Ro, sinistre despote qui ne recule devant rien dans sa quête de pouvoir. Le conflit a laissé de profondes cicatrices dans toute la galaxie. Le sort de la galaxie ne dépend plus que de neuf courageux Jedi dirigés par Avar Kriss et Elzar Mann, lancés dans un périlleux voyage sur la planète d'origine des Sans-noms. Leur quête : élucider l'énigme posée par ces créatures et arrêter le fléau avant que ses ravages ne deviennent irréversibles.

The world is shrouded in darkness. Rella has gone through suffering, but her journey isn’t done yet. Evil is encroaching on the lives of three. Rica—her earth power moves the world, but can her heart stay solid when pain is ready to destroy her? Augusta, leader of the wolves—what happens when she has to make decisions over life and death, and hatred? Dylana—hating her parents has made her who she is, but who she is puts her in danger. Can she get past her history to save more than her own life? The exciting conclusion to the Shadow Rebirth series. Two worlds will tremble.

Danae est une jeune fille à part. Contrairement à ses camarades de classe, elle est capable de voir la dimension dans laquelle vivent les démons.

Sitting hidden in the branches of an oak tree, Cecily de Malet watches a woman die slowly in the window of a great manor house. The woman's face is her own. She would rather vanish from time itself than become her. Cecily has fourteen days to escape a forced marriage to a man old enough to be her grandfather—a powerful lord who collects young wives the way other men collect land. Her only option is her grandfather Anton’s forbidden machine, a device she was warned never to touch. She touches it anyway.

Mindwalker is an action-packed YA sci-fi novel with one central question at its core: would you ever surrender control of your mind? DO NOT SURRENDER CONTROL. Eighteen-year-old Sil Sarrah is determined to die a legend. But with only twelve months left before the supercomputer grafted to her...

Megana's life changed the moment she should have died. After a near-fatal accident, she begins to experience vivid, recurring dreams, visions of the moment her life slipped away… and the shadowy figures who were there, watching. As strange occurrences begin to follow her into waking life, an unshakable feeling takes hold: she is being watched. What starts as unease quickly turns into terror when the world around her begins to collapse without warning.

Sie war Walküre Unruhs beste Freundin ... Sie ist cool, sexy und schlagfertig. In Band Fünf der Reihe um den zaubernden Skelett-Detektiv Skulduggery Pleasant hat sie die Seiten gewechselt und seither fragen Fans weltweit: Was macht eigentlich Tanith Low? Tanith ist natürlich nicht einfach verschwunden!

Banni de son monde pour avoir commis de terribles crimes, Tallion, un propriétaire de porte magique, passe le plus clair de son temps sur Terre dans un appartement miteux. Il y réside en compagnie de Lumine, sa petite hermine magique. Mais un beau jour, deux de ses congénères débarquent dans son appartement pour lui proposer une mission qui pourrait bien lui permettre de se racheter...

Hanno aperto Pandora, affrontato i segreti più oscuri del loro passato e finalmente ottenuto la libertà per la quale hanno tanto lottato. Eppure, tra le mura del campus di Yale e le spiagge assolate della California, i Lively si rendono presto conto che il lieto fine non è una destinazione, ma una battaglia quotidiana contro i propri demoni. Mentre Hades e Haven si preparano a giurarsi amore eterno, Apollo deve decidere se tagliare i ponti con il dolore una volta per tutte.