Showing results for "A B" in Literature & Fiction

Ten concentration camps. Ten different places where you are starved, tortured, and worked mercilessly. It's something no one could imagine surviving. But it is what Yanek Gruener has to face. As a Jewish boy in 1930s Poland, Yanek is at the mercy of the Nazis, who have taken over. Everything he has and everyone he loves have been snatched brutally from him. And then Yanek himself is taken prisoner - his arm tattooed with the words Prisoner B-3087.

Wrongfully accused. Ruthlessly hunted. Fighting to survive. Thirteen-year-old Aiko Takahashi wakes in juvenile detention, burdened by guilt and accused of a crime she didn’t commit. But her captivity is no accident—it’s part of a ruthless game orchestrated by Malcolm, a shadowy figure obsessed with twisting her late mother’s research for his own personal gain. Her mother’s work promised to reshape humanity itself, and within Aiko lies the key.

In a country torn by conflict, a scrappy cat named Mookie refuses to let fear dim the flicker of hope. Guided by Tootsie, an aging feline sage with memories etched in every scar, Mookie rallies a ragtag band of cats longing for peace. Their destination? A whispered legend: the Cat Café in Lviv, a place of safety, kindness, and soft cushions. But the road is treacherous. As war looms in the background, their path is lit by unexpected friends, children who can still speak the language of animals, a loyal dog named Bailey, and Woje, a gentle bear descended from the legendary soldier bear Wojtek.

Ella is trying to survive her depressing life by avoiding her life-of-the-freakin’-party aunt and cousin. She never imagined that finally submitting to one of her cousin’s stupid outings could almost get her killed…or worse. When Ella wakes in the hospital able to read minds, she prays that’s the worst of it. But it turns out there’s a whole obscure world of powered people like her, and they’re intent on dragging her into their little underground war. Now with dangerous people after her, she has to decide if there’s anything in this life worth dying for…or possibly, worth fighting for.

New girl and secret witch Iris just wants to get through her first day of school without a panic attack. The last thing she expects is to be taken in by a coven of three witches - soft-spoken Greta, thoughtful and musical Ridley, and fiery and spirited Binx. Their coven is not alone in their small northwestern town. The Triad is the other coven at their school. When the Triad's not using spells to punish their exes or break up happy couples for fun, they practice dark magic. When one of their own is murdered, the rival covens must band together.

Lukas' Vater verschwindet spurlos und hinterlässt seiner Familie einen Berg Schulden.

Vanessa has the next year of her life pretty much figured out. Sure, there's some parental convincing to do but she and her celebrity-obsessed gal pal Taylor pretty much think their plan is airtight. Then Vanessa's parents get a mysterious phone call and drop a bombshell on her that she never could have imagined. She has a half-brother. And he's coming to live with them.

"Infused with all the joy of the best teen movies, Kings of B'more is sure to be a big hit." —BuzzFeed Two Black queer best friends face their last day together with an epic journey through Baltimore in this magnetic YA debut by bestselling author of Here for It, R. Eric Thomas. A...

An invitation to train at B.A.S.E. Camp, the British Academy of Sporting Excellence, is every young athlete's dream. But what is really going on behind the scenes? Who is the mystery runner that appears out of nowhere? And where does the lake tunnel lead to, with its secret entrance beneath the statue of Olympic champion, Taffy Jones? Are the boys brave enough to find out the answers to these questions, and more?

He did it–he knows it was him, just like he knows he isn’t crazy. Grimmond Scylent is haunted by the single act of what he did when he was just a little boy. But try as the now 16-year-old Grimmond may to escape his past, his bloody Boston secret still follows him a decade later with lucid manifestations of nightmares. Tormenting him whether he’s asleep or awake, when Grimmond witnesses one of them take form beneath a bridge and rip his oldest bully limb from limb, he’s warned that he is next.

During a plague in ancient Egypt, a Pharaoh forces his favorite cat to stay indoors — for her health and his entertainment. No one likes social distancing and quarantining, but for B’sst, a mighty warrior cat, being locked up is pure torture. Listen to this 5,000-year-old tale filled with bloodshed and magic - read to you by the ancient Egyptian god Thoth - to find out what happens when B’sst escapes her captivity!

Sophie Jennison's secret is exposed, and the bullies give her hell for it. As far as she's concerned, there's only one way to escape...despite how much it'll hurt those who love her. But she can only hide her pain and from her problems for so long. When she finally decides to face them head on, she’s unsure if she can cope with how different she is, but soon, she realizes that she’s stronger than she ever thought she was.

Steven’s mother is the greatest grim reaper in the afterlife. Steven? Not so much. Dead 14 years and counting, he’s brash, headstrong, and definitely still in training. While shadowing his mom at work, a chance encounter with a dangerous demon leaves her gravely injured and Steven stranded

Junior Ty McDermott is a star quarterback for his high school team in Northeast Georgia, where his football career has progressed smoothly and successfully. But when his businessman father accepts a new executive job and subsequently moves his family to a town in Central New Jersey, Ty's football career suddenly hits a rocky road. Ty must now unexpectedly and ardently compete for the starting quarterback position at his new high school.

Growing up can be difficult. All around you, adults doing the things you'd like to do. Every future billionaire has to start somewhere. Fifteen-year-old Phil Loonan took a horrifying event as an opportunity. With nothing but his mind, a little research, and hard work, he made lemons into lemonade — with a twist.