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The year is 2050. The climate is in chaos, Barnsley is a broken town, and the Lightnings are eating from food banks. Lucy lost her hairdressing job to a robot, and her 12-year-old son is being bullied at school. So when science geek, Alfie, gets the chance to join an LA-based space mission, it doesn't take Lucy long to agree to join him. This is a fast-paced, comedy-adventure, that is both down-to-earth and literally out of this world!

Between her father’s terminal disease, high school graduation, and a job delivering pizza, Alexandra Blackwood's life is complicated enough. But when she leaves on another routine delivery and meets Ronan, a handsome stranger with an alien-entangled past, life goes from complicated to perilous. He warns that she’s been the unwitting victim of an alien experiment gone wrong and sets out to help her escape looming abduction, and maybe win her heart.

"You are a disgrace, Azala. All your life, you have been living in the shadow of others, begging and pleading for people to like you. You couldn't even march to the beat of your own drum, you had to go and copy others to satisfy your own selfish desires. Then to top it off, when you didn't get your way, you did what you did to get attention!" my dad yelled. Something inside me snapped, but I didn't cry; I couldn't cry.

In book five of the award-winning Austin Family Chronicles young adult series from Madeleine L'Engle, author of A Wrinkle in Time, a girl experiences the difficulties and joys of growing up. The Austins have settled back into their beloved home in the country after more than a year away. Though...

Addison is no stranger to feeling stressed, insecure, and sad. Her therapist recommended she keep a journal to help her understand those feelings better, which she really needs today. It’s her first day back to school, several weeks after she survived her suicide attempt. She knows there are rumors about why she did it: A lousy home life? Bullying? Heartbreak? None of them are true, but it doesn’t matter because Addison still feels like she’s drowning. She still holds secrets she’s not ready to share.

His parents are dead. His brother is trapped. His sister is missing. If Kealin is going to help either of them, he must find Risdannia. But he is alone in a strange land with few allies. War encroaches. Kealin is torn between helping his friends and uncovering a way to save his siblings. Finding Risdannia is only a part of his journey. A powerful wizard has emerged and in his path are thousands of innocent people. With his resurrected orc hordes, he seeks to exterminate all who threaten him.

In a world scarred by the breach of Antarctica’s great ice wall, the Veil that once separated ancient realms has ruptured. Elira Torres, a half-Fae, half-Cosmic Being, is the last MoonBorn. Raised in Punta Arenas and destined by starlight, she holds the power to either restore the Veil or tear it apart forever.

A charming romantic dramedy from the author of The Art of Insanity High schooler Skyler Davidson spends most of her time with her pet rat, Five. The daughter of scientists, she’s determined to finish her late mother's research on neutron stars. So she teams up with aspiring videographer...

Sarah has had her happy ending: She is at the party of the year with the most popular boy in school. But when that boy turns out to be a troublemaker who decided to throw a party at a cottage museum dedicated to renowned poet Rufus Baylor, everything changes. By the end of the party, the whole cottage is trashed - curtains up in flames, walls damaged, mementos smashed - and when the partygoers are caught, they're all sentenced to take a summer class studying Rufus Baylor's poetry...with Baylor as their teacher.

My name is Collin Frost. I’m a fairly unpopular 17-year-old high school student. This is my story…one that chronicles how my already-dredge-of-a-life went from miserable to totally and irreversibly jacked. I guess I should start at the beginning…right before we were shanghaied-up into that alien spaceship. It all started on the way back from the game. I’m the kicker. We lost. It was because of me. Big surprise. But everything started to really go south when the school bus pulled up at another railroad crossing in just one more hicksville small town in rural Texas.

Her true purpose is far greater than what she could ever imagine. The brilliant apprentice seer Aqila has always understood her destiny, to follow in the footsteps of her mentor to serve as the next Seer. After striking a near immediate friendship with Jai, Aqila is hesitantly on her own journey. That is until her fate violently twists. After receiving a grim vision from the Heavens, she finds herself struggling in the delicate limbo of life and death.

The starship Hyperion launches a mission to aid the last colony , a struggling outpost with failing power, dwindling supplies, and sick children. Under Commander Steele, cadets Liam, Zara, Kai, and Elena face their first real mission. Liam’s determination, Zara’s tech skills, Kai’s piloting, and Elena’s compassion are all needed to save the colony. The Last Colony_compressed Through cold nebula clouds and a turbulent landing, the cadets discover a failing water pump in a collapsing cave.

Told through the alternating voices of Samantha and Melissa, Back to Star Harbor is a poignant coming-of-age tale with dashes of humor and romance. The story features diverse characters and relatable situations that will stay with you long after you finish listening.

Malya steht komplett im Schatten ihrer älteren Geschwister, den erfolgreichen Zwillingen June und Levi. Da sie lieber zu einem guten Roman greift, als über den Sportplatz zu rennen, kann sie es ihren Eltern nie recht machen. Im Internat hofft sie, endlich aus dem Fokus ihrer Eltern zu kommen, doch ausgerechnet dort machen Amy und ihre Clique ihr das Leben zur Hölle. Malya sucht sich ein Ventil, das schnell in einem lebensgefährlichen Teufelskreis endet. Plötzlich ist es Mobberin Amy, die sich ihr anschließt.

A strange man has been watching Lanie as she leaves high school with her friends every day, but she is reluctant to tell her parents about this unnerving development. An only child, she is close to both of her parents, but her mother's unexplained distrust of others makes Lanie worry about sharing anything distressing with them.