Showing results for "The King" in Coming of Age

Indebted to a cruel duke, Aidan and his older brother make ends meet by tending sheep out in the country. It's a bit boring, and the sheep can get really stinky, but Aidan wouldn't have it any other way. His brother is the only family he has left. When his brother is taken, Aidan refuses to sit by and do nothing. He enrolls in Mountainfall Academy to become a powerful Mage or Adventurer. From the moment he enters the academy, it's clear the deck is stacked against him. He's an outcast with little knowledge of magic and a rival who'll stop at nothing to get him expelled.

In the former United States, sixteen-year-old Noam Álvaro wakes up in a hospital bed, the sole survivor of the viral magic that killed his family and made him a technopath. His ability to control technology attracts the attention of the minister of defense and thrusts him into the magical elite of the nation of Carolinia. The son of undocumented immigrants, Noam has spent his life fighting for the rights of refugees fleeing magical outbreaks. Sensing a way to make change, Noam accepts the minister’s offer to teach him the science behind his magic.

Patch ist ein unterschätztes Schauspieltalent, findet er zumindest, dem eigentlich nur noch eins fehlt: der erste feste Freund. Darum nimmt er sich zu Beginn des neuen Schuljahrs vor, das mit der ersten Liebe und dem Theatererfolg endlich in die Tat umzusetzen. In seinem Heimatort Hiverhampton ist er jedenfalls der Teenager mit den größten Ambitionen und einem besorgniserregenden Level an Selbstbewusstsein. Das hilft schon eine ganze Menge, als das Casting fürs neue Schul-Theaterstück beginnt.

With Liam off on a dangerous mission, all Sid can do is wait for news. When the news comes, it has devastating repercussions not only for Sid, but for Liam as well. Liam has to decide if he should go home or stay on the island and finish what he and Felix started. But first he has to manage not to freeze to death. Meanwhile, inside the castle, Isa learns that there is a new danger and she wonders if she will ever get to go outside again.

In King Biscuit, Michael Loyd Gray returns once again to the fictional small town of Argus, Illinois, (the setting of his novels Well Deserved, Not Famous Anymore, and The Last Stop), to tell a coming-of-age story set in 1966. With the Vietnam War hovering in the background. Seventeen-year-old Billy Ray Fleener, frustrated by the narrow confines of Argus, seeks adventure and a look at the wider world in a novel that puts him on a collision course with the famous as well as infamous.

Después del ataque del dragón, Kyra es enviada a una misión urgente: cruzar Escalon y buscar a su tío en la misteriosa Torre de Ur. El tiempo ha llegado para que conozca quién es ella, quién es su madre, y para que inicie su entrenamiento desarrollando sus poderes especiales. Será una misión llena de tensión para una chica sola, con un Escalon lleno de peligros por bestias salvajes y hombres por igual; una que requerirá de toda su fuerza para sobrevivir.

All James wants to do is coast through senior year under the radar, after his mother Penny relocated them to Beacon the day before school started. But his plans are thwarted on day one after he crosses paths with Grady Tomlinson, Beacon High's star quarterback. And, somehow, James finds himself unexpectedly on the football team. With more and more time together, James begins to fall for Grady. All this while learning to navigate the social circles of Beacon and actively avoid Penny and her boyfriend Ralph, the town pariah and religious zealot.

Kyra, de 15 años, sueña con convertirse en un afamado guerrero al igual que su padre, aunque es la única chica en una fortaleza de hombres. Pero le han escondido un secreto acerca de su nacimiento y la profecía que la envuelve, dejándola sin saber quién es realmente. Cuando Kyra cumple la edad y el señor local viene para llevársela, su padre quiere casarla para salvarla. Pero Kyra se niega y emprende un viaje por su cuenta hacia un peligroso bosque donde encuentra a un dragón herido; desatando una serie de eventos que cambiarán al reino para siempre.

A twenty-year-old crime, an accelerated death penalty, and an elitist family cover-up: Nyla races against the death row clock to save a woman the world is rooting for . . . and against. Which side will you choose? Twenty years ago, eighteen-year-old Francis Quick was convicted of murdering her...

Eighteen year-old Star Wars-obsessed aspiring comic book artist Josh McCreary has a problem: despite being accepted to the prestigious Indianapolis Art Institute, he needs almost twenty thousand dollars to pay for his tuition, and he needs it quick. But then his friend Dustin finds something that could change his fortune: at an estate sale a thousand miles away is the rarest of all Star Wars collectibles: a one-of-a-kind action figure that they could resell for six figures. All they have to do is drive to Texas to buy it before the greedy local comic shop owner Jeff Reynolds gets to it first.

Fifteen months ago, Gwyn discovered he’s the rightful king of Simaerin, last of the ancient line of Wintervale. Now he leads an army against the tyrannical Crow King. But first, Gwyn and his ragged army of tradesmen, peasants, and escaped slaves must brave the cruel winter months without proper supplies or shelter while trying to rescue the residents of a port city sentenced to death and avoid the menacing mercenary forces of Hesh-Kasal. Confronted with true loyalty and bitter betrayal in turns, Gwyn wrestles with his own doubts to find the line between trust and wisdom.

Seventeen-year-old James, a curious orphan with a good heart, never expected a mysterious map to drag him into the biggest adventure of his life. With his mischievous pet lemur Lē, fearless Anna, strong Al, and the rebellious admiral's daughter Lillien by his side, James sets sail in search of three legendary treasures. A ruthless pirate, Hunter Darkwood, and the cunning Chao Chan are hot on their trail, turning every step into a fight for survival. With ancient traps, treacherous waters, and enemies who thrive on deception, the crew will need more than courage to make it out alive.

En Una Forja de Valor, Kyra regresa lentamente de las garras de la muerte al ser curada por el amor y el poder misterioso de Kyle. Mientras él se sacrifica por ella, ella recupera sus fuerzas; aunque no sin un precio. Ella presiona a Alva para que le diga el secreto de su linaje y él finalmente le revela todo acerca de su madre. Con una oportunidad de encontrar la fuente de su poder, Kyra debe tomar una decisión crucial: completar su entrenamiento o viajar para salvar a su padre que se encuentra en el calabozo de la capital esperando su ejecución.

En El Peso del Honor, Kyra finalmente conoce a su misterioso tío y se queda asombrada al ver que no es el hombre que ella esperaba. Ella empieza un periodo de entrenamiento que pondrá a prueba su resistencia y su frustración, ya que rápidamente llega a los límites de su poder. Sin poder invocar a su dragón, sin poder entrar en su persona interior y sintiendo una urgencia por ayudar en las guerras de su padre, Kyra empieza a dudar si podrá convertirse en la guerrera que siempre pensó ser.

Kyra, ein fünfzehnjähriges Mädchen, das davon träumt in die Fußstapfen ihres Vaters zu treten und eine berühmte Kriegerin zu werden, ist das einzige Mädchen in einer Festung voller Männer. Bemüht, ihre Fähigkeiten, ihre mysteriöse innere Macht, zu verstehen, und das Geheimnis zu ergründen, das man seit ihrer Geburt vor ihr geheim gehalten hat, erkennt sie, dass sie anders ist als die anderen und ein besonderes Schicksal hat. Es stellt sie vor die Frage, wer sie wirklich ist.

Dans Un Royaume D’ombres, Kyra se retrouve au coeur d’une capitale en flammes, attaquée par une armée de dragons, en danger de mort. Comme sa patrie adorée est détruite, que les Flammes sont baissées et que les trolls envahissent le pays, Kyra doit de toute urgence se rendre à Marda pour récupérer l’arme magique avant qu’il ne soit trop tard, même si cela l’amène au coeur même des ténèbres.