Showing results for "Gem" in Teen & Young Adult

When a teenage actress discovers her father was murdered, she must choose between the life she planned and the legacy she was born into. Convinced her father’s fatal plane crash was sabotage rather than pilot error, sixteen-year-old Emma is approached by Mrs. B, a controller for a secret organization known as The Authority.

A la suite du décès de sa mère, Caroline Ethier est contrainte de déménager à Rivière-du-Loup pour sa dernière année de secondaire. Elle y fait plusieurs rencontres qui pimentent son quotidien. Son voisin Jeremy Emilsson est terriblement séduisant, mais il ne fait rien pour déguiser l'antipathie qu'elle lui inspire, alors qu'ils se retrouvent malgré eux partenaires dans deux de leurs cours. De son côté, le beau Logan MacLean fait tout pour la charmer. A l'opposé de Jeremy, il se révèle gentil, drôle et avenant.

De retour d’Argentine, Caroline tente de regagner l’estime des Suédois. En effet, la relation naissante entre Jeremy, qui est un des leurs, et la jeune Émeraude semble mal en point depuis le procès de Logan. Les deux Gemme ne sont pas au bout de leur peine : tout se met en travers de leur route, à commencer par le dangereux et mystérieux criminel qui souhaite toujours s’emparer de l’aleph de Caroline. Puis, l’arrivée au pays du promis de la jeune fille vient causer d’énormes complications entre les deux Halv, mettant leur amour à l’épreuve.

Caroline se relève tranquillement des évènements bouleversants qui ont eu lieu au bal de Noël et elle essaie de reprendre le cours normal de son existence. Mais sa nouvelle vie d'Émeraude prend une tournure à laquelle elle ne s'attendait pas. Le comportement cordial de Jeremy et sa soudaine gentillesse à son égard sont étranges. Ce n'est que lorsque Caroline découvre enfin l'identité du fantôme de ses dessins qu'elle réalise que son arrivée à Rivière-du-Loup n'avait rien d'un hasard.

When a new energy drink causes a rash of violence at their high-school, Miyuki and the Gems are sent to Japan to find out why. The visit forces Miyuki to see her father, now a senior executive of the company that produces Thunderdog. As Miyuki struggles with her family, the Gems uncover a dark trail of conspiracy, bigotry, and a diabolical plan that would see most of the great cities of the world burn.

When a sentient military android escapes his creators to find his humanity, four teenage spies must choose between following their orders and protecting the "malfunctioning" weapon they’ve come to love. The Gems are back, but their latest mission is anything but routine when a mysterious boy who claims to be a runaway from Nevada, turns out to be a state-of-the-art android designed by the US military for covert operations.

Running away to join a band of outlaws wasn’t supposed to involve getting shot. Princess Helena woke from twelve years of enchanted sleep to find her childhood sweetheart married and a deadline from the council: choose a husband, or they’ll choose one for her. She’s not interested in a loveless marriage, so she disappears to the neighboring kingdom to offer her bow to its most wanted outlaw. Cap is convinced she was sent to trap him. An injured enemy in his camp is the last thing he needs, but he can’t ignore someone who needs help.

“A story that broke my heart and put it back together again. You won’t want to let Gem and Dixie go.” —Sarah Dessen, New York Times bestselling author of Saint Anything From renowned author and National Book Award finalist Sara Zarr comes a deep, nuanced, and gorgeously written story...

When 17-year-old Sawyer leaves for college, he does the unthinkable: smuggles in his tiny, tan Chihuahua, Robbie. The rules are clear—no pets. But Robbie has a fatal heart condition, and time is running out. Desperate to help the one creature who’s always been there for him, Sawyer sets out on a journey of love, loss, and impossible choices.

Once upon a time, Katarina Cholach was a privileged social butterfly who enjoyed the finer things in life. But then, the mutation began. She became faster, stronger, and was able to heal from an injury in seconds. However, she lost the ability to do something that is key to teen survival. She could no longer lie. Afraid of becoming a test subject in a government lab, Katarina spent six months avoiding social situations.

The world of Valemire stands on the edge of collapse. The flamebearers—heroes once scattered across time and reality—have returned for one last stand. But the flame has changed them. So have love, betrayal, and sacrifice. And when an ancient enemy emerges from beyond the Rift—more powerful than Mael, more terrifying than the Hollow Crown—the bearers must decide: Will they rewrite the fate of fire… or be consumed by it?

Ethan Fisher is going to college. He knows he'll run into Courtney eventually, and is determined to get another chance to be the man she thought he was. If it's possible for her to speak to him without throwing her coffee in his face. Ethan is willing to take his chances, hoping that the infatuation of their summer love can hold up in the real world. Courtney Ross feels like she just stepped out of a time machine. She thought going away to college involved some sort of growing up.

Courtney Ross has always done everything by the book. She’s a top student, captain of the cheer squad at Scottsdale High School, and a nervous wreck most of the time. For summer vacation before senior year, she finally has her chance to relax: spending it with her best friend, Vanessa, in her tiny hometown of Gem City, Ohio. Courtney’s hoping for a chance to breathe and relax. What she doesn’t expect is Ethan Fisher. Courtney knows she’s in trouble the minute she sees him holding a guitar at her Welcome Back party.

Fueron las insólitas y confusas palabras que un espectro luminoso le profesó a Mirach, al ser liberado de la misteriosa piedra dorada que había encontrado esa mañana.

Courtney Ross a toujours suivi les règles. Elle est une élève assidue, la capitaine des pom-pom girls du lycée de Scottsdale et terriblement nerveuse la plupart du temps. Pendant les vacances d’été avant son année de terminale, elle a enfin une opportunité de se détendre : un mois avec sa meilleure amie Vanessa dans la petite ville d’Ohio où elle a grandi, Gem City. Courtney espère pouvoir en profiter pour respirer et se relaxer. Lorsqu’elle voit Ethan Fisher pour la première fois à sa fête de bienvenue, une guitare à la main, elle sait que tout va changer.

Captain Jorah is renowned for being one of the youngest explorers to ever sail Zephyrian waters. He’s also notorious for landing his crew in situations they hadn't counted on, involving man-eating mermaids and other dangerous misadventures. When Jorah decides to search for the legendary underwater City of Larimar, he doesn't account for the quest that follows. After being rescued from shipwreck by a mysterious young woman who walks on water and carries a singing seashell around her neck, he soon finds himself reunited with an old friend once thought lost to him.