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The South Asian Province is split in two. Uplanders live in a luxurious, climate-controlled biodome. Outside, the poor and forgotten scrape by with black-market robotics, in slums threatened by rising sea levels, unbreathable air, and deadly superbugs. Ashiva works for the Red Hand, an underground network of revolutionaries fighting the government, which is run by a merciless computer algorithm. As a smuggler with the best robotic arm and cybernetic enhancements the slums can offer, her cargo includes the city’s most vulnerable abandoned children.

Winner of Audiobook of the Year at the 2019 Audie Awards. Named one of AudioFile's best audiobooks of 2018 Winner of the Tonight Show Summer Reads with Jimmy Fallon. Tomi Adeyemi conjures a stunning world of dark magic and danger in her West African-inspired fantasy debut Children of Blood and...

Two teen boys grapple with identity and accountability and set off a ripple effect within their community after a school assembly is disrupted by a shouted slur. One Word, Six Letters features sound design and special effects to enhance your listening enjoyment. Listen out for the chilling sound...

Cady, a 13-year-old girl of Native American heritage, has experienced major changes in the past year--her father's marriage to a younger woman, a new baby brother, and a move from Minnesota to Michigan, where she attends a reservation school for the first time. One school day, Cady finds an eagle feather on the floor outside a classroom and reports it to the principal. When thanking her for this act of honor, he tells her that a mystery might soon appear in her life. Later, Cady discovers an antique Indian beaded necklace hidden under the floor of her bedroom closet.

THE NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER! If he has the ability to wield magical powers, everyone will rejoice – especially the girl who loves him. But what happens when they realize she has the gift? Éadha (A-ya) has grown up in a deeply flawed society. In Domhain, power is drawn by elites from...

The second book in the searing HER HIDDEN FIRE romantasy trilogy, perfect for fans of S. F. Williamson, Lynette Noni and Samantha Shannon. What happens when a girl escapes her fate? The hunt begins. Éadha has narrowly escaped the cruel grip of the Master Channellers on the back of a dragon...

An instant New York Times bestseller! “Will keep you guessing until the last page.” —Cinda Williams Chima, New York Times bestselling author A girl travels back in time to find a mysterious book that could save her future in Lisa Maxwell’s “splendid series opener” (Kirkus Reviews)...

This psychological thriller brims with steam, suspense and scandal against the backdrop of an elite university. Perfect for fans of The Housemaid and A Good Girl's Guide to Murder. 'A fresh murder mystery rounded off with an explosive climax that will have you tearing through the pages!' Tess...

He is a boy dressed in silks and white wigs and given the best of classical educations. Raised by a mysterious group of rational philosophers known only by numbers, the boy and his mother–a princess in exile from a faraway land–are the only people in their household assigned names. As the...

Aquellos que nacieron vulgares son solo eso: vulgares. Y cuando el rey decreta que todos los vulgares serán eliminados para preservar su sociedad de élite, carecer de poder se vuelve un crimen, convirtiendo a Paedyn Gray en una criminal por destino y en una ladrona por necesidad. Se hace pasar por psíquica en la ciudad real, pasando desapercibida para seguir viva y fuera de peligro.

Deja Freeman comes from a long line of witches, each one ushered into the magical Web by a woman before her―only she was never woven in. After her mother’s death, Deja’s aunt sought to protect her from the complications of magic. But when Deja enrolls at the prestigious Tanglewood Preparatory School, her mom’s alma mater, she finds herself walking the same perilous path that got her mother murdered.

Sixteen-year-old Sara Salinger arrives at a U.S. peace camp expecting enemies. Instead, she discovers friendship, love, and a glimpse of a world her own people say can never exist. For three unforgettable weeks, Israeli and Palestinian teens break through generations of fear and hatred. But when Sara returns home, a shattering tragedy threatens to destroy everything she learned - and everything she now believes.

When Peyton, Courtney, and Savannah Diamond are sent to live with their long-lost father, their lives go from glum to glamorous overnight. Because their father is the Adrian Diamond. Billionaire owner of the most luxurious hotel on the Las Vegas Strip. The sisters are in way over their heads. And they’re forgetting one important rule: What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas...but that doesn't matter when you live there.

Following a devastating betrayal, Beth Bradley, a sixteen-year-old graffiti artist, is suspended from school. Running from a home that she shares with her father who has never recovered after Beth's mother's death, Beth stumbles into the hidden city and meets Filius Viae, London's asphalt-hued crown prince. And her timing couldn't have been more perfect.

A deliciously twisted, fast-paced YA horror, where debutante dreams become bloody nightmares—perfect for fans of House of Hollow and Their Vicious Games. It’s 1921, and Mrs. Caroline Reginald Kane, the last surviving descendant of a family of oil barons, has invited four young debutantes to...

At age 17, David Garcia fell to his death and has spent the past 10 years filing papers for dead people. His uneventful afterlife is thrown into chaos when he’s attacked by a pernicious demon called Malum. Frozen in terror, David does absolutely nothing to prevent the demon’s escape.

Die liebsten Tropes vereint: Haters to Lovers & Fake-Dating An der Elite-Privatschule auf der Eastside der Küstenstadt Ferham Creek ist Peyton Torres die Außenseiterin. Als Stipendiatin von der Westside wird sie von ihren reichen Kommilitonen im besten Fall ignoriert, meistens jedoch schikaniert. Peyton träumt davon, Fotografie zu studieren. Um ihrem Ziel näher zu kommen, jobbt sie für die Lokalzeitung und im Golf Club. Die Arbeit dort könnte so entspannt sein, wäre da nicht der gleichermaßen attraktive wie arrogante Charles McCoy.

"Razes, Razes, everywhere...snatchers, snatchers all beware"...Hato’s gang must go up against an underground system trading in the lives of youths, or risk losing the kid brother of their group forever. Kiddo has discovered that being a 10 out of 10 on a looks scale is risky, when snatchers are out to find and sell the most aesthetically pleasing, most vulnerable youths they can snatch this season. Yet Kiddo has also caught the attention of the mysterious snatcher hunter, Raze. And he’s very interested in keeping Kiddo alive.

When Dougy's sister, Gracey, is picked for the state athletics championships, not everybody in their small bush town in pleased. 'Aborigines get special treatment', some of the angry white people say. The championships change everything for Gracey and trigger dramatic events in the town too: Black and white relations reach explosion point. The time is ripe for the mysterious Moodagudda to seek a victim. In the end, it's up to Dougy to save his family - and to prove himself.

Niemand darf erfahren, dass Lou eine Hexe ist. Denn sie will weder auf dem Scheiterhaufen enden noch auf dem Opferalter der mächtigen Weißen Hexe, die sie sucht. Um sich im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes unsichtbar machen zu können, stiehlt Lou einen magischen Ring. Leider wird sie dabei ausgerechnet vom Hexenjäger Reid entdeckt. Zwar gelingt es ihr, ihre wahre Identität vor ihm zu verbergen, aber entkommen kann sie ihm nicht. Denn der Erzbischof befiehlt den beiden, zu heiraten.