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Chance is in Year 7 and thinks she has it all – a loving mother, dog Tiges, best friend and almost-sister next door. But when a reality TV team makes over her house, she discovers newspaper cuttings from the past that cause her to question the world as she knows it and everyone in it. Suddenly she is caught between two realities, identities and worlds. Faced with the truth, Chance has a very difficult decision to make, which threatens to split her in two. This powerful story explores what is true and what is fake in today's world.

The world has been thrown into chaos after thousands of people suddenly vanished one horrifying evening. Four kids in the Chicago suburbs - Judd, Vicki, Lionel, and Ryan - reel with shock as they learn they are the only ones left in their families. As the truth behind the disappearances becomes clear, the kids discover they are faced with far-reaching decisions. But while the others are making their choices, Lionel gets a disturbing message from his uncle in Chicago. Not knowing if his uncle is still alive, Lionel rushes to the inner city to search for him.

Michael Carter is 12 years old, and everything's going wrong. Every. Single. Thing. A new house, a new school, parents as busy as whirlwinds, and a sister who’s the master of torture. The only good thing Michael can think of is his faithful dog, Rocky. That is, until he makes a new friend and learns about the ninja code. But can a farting janitor and a secret code help him against the danger he’s suddenly faced with?

In this sequel to A Study in Secrets that’s Only Murders in the Building meets The Westing Game, Meg must figure out the identity of the mysterious Mastermind to save her school and her friends. After winning a scavenger hunt with her new friends—Tana, Zane, and Ryan—Meg Mizuno is looking...

“Guaranteed to bring out the inner hero in all of us.” —Janet Evanovich, #1 New York Times bestselling author “Super sly, super fun.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) For graduates of Percy Jackson and fans of Alex Rider comes the second book in the adventure-filled Evil Villains...

For graduates of Percy Jackson comes the “tongue-in-cheek…pleasantly goofy” (Publishers Weekly) adventure-filled story of an average boy offered a life of villainy that’s about good vs. evil, mischief vs. mayhem, and making your mark on the world, by acclaimed author Alex Evanovich. If...

En flok unge vågner op spredt ud over en p-plads. De har været væk i 33 timer. Ingen ved, hvor de har været. Ikke engang dem selv. Oskar har det, som om han har knoklet. Brugt al sin energi. Men til hvad? Og hvorfor husker han ingenting? Indtørret blod i hovedbundet og blå mærker på kroppen fortæller ham, at der er sket noget forkert. "Én chance" er en stærk ungdomsroman om en lille by med hemmeligheder, der gemmer sig dybt nede under jorden og rækker langt tilbage i tiden. Kit A. Rasmussen (f.

Only Murders in the Building meets Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library in this “intriguing, fast-paced” (School Library Journal) novel about a girl pulled into a mysterious treasure hunt at her new boarding school. Ever since her mom passed away, twelve-year-old Megumi “Meg” Mizuno...

En Sherrington Lodge, elegante y austera mansión a las afueras de Blossom Creek, suceden episodios siniestros: armaduras que se trasladan solas, cuadros que caen sin motivo.... El terror de que la casa esté tomada por los espíritus y la inquietud del propietario, el mayor Trevor Sherrington, empujan a la cocinera de la finca a presentarse en la Agencia de Investigación Wright. Emily y Linda, las nuevas propietarias de la agencia, al principio rechazan el encargo. Pero el destino parece tenerles reservado un plan distinto....