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Lara Jean didn't expect to really fall for Peter. She and Peter were just pretending. Except suddenly they weren't. Now Lara Jean is more confused than ever. When another boy from her past returns to her life, Lara Jean's feelings for him return too. Can a girl be in love with two boys at once? In this charming and heartfelt sequel to the New York Times best seller To All the Boys I've Loved Before, we see first love through the eyes of the unforgettable Lara Jean. Love is never easy, but maybe that's part of what makes it so amazing.

A spine-tingling young adult horror about the untold origins of Maleficent’s dark magic—because evil is seldom what it seems, from New York Times bestselling author, Delilah S. Dawson. Her story begins once upon a nightmare . . . Maleficent believes she is destined for great things. In her...

While spacing out in Chemistry class, Lily scribbles some of her favorite song lyrics onto her desk. The next day, she finds that someone has continued the lyrics on the desk, and added a message to her. Intrigue! Soon, Lily and her anonymous pen pal are exchanging full-on letters - sharing secrets, recommending bands, and opening up to each other. Lily realizes she's kind of falling for this letter writer. Only who is he?

College freshman Cassie Forsythe wakes from a disturbing nightmare after seeing her sister being murdered by a man in a cowboy hat who demands something called "the key". Her dream morphs into frightening reality when her sister is found dead, exactly as her vision foretold. In the series finale, the Nephilim and the Arkana scour the farthest reaches of the planet for the hiding place of the legendary relic known as the Sage Stone. At the same time, mortal danger threatens friends and foes alike as the cult's leader pushes humanity to the brink of extinction.

In The Granite Key, an antique dealer is murdered for a mysterious cipher stone that reveals the location of a collection of ancient artifacts. The victim's sister Cassie is stunned when she learns about her sibling's double life as an Arkana agent. She's even more stunned to discover the role she's about to play in helping the Arkana recover the trove. Along with two field agents, she travels to Crete to hunt for clues, unaware that ruthless Nephilim operatives are only steps behind.

Escribo el momento. Curiosa frase. Fácil de leer. Difícil de entender. La protagonista de esta novela de suspense sabe que la vida está formada por momentos. Muchos momentos forman una vida, y desde su adolescencia lleva un diario en el que escribe sobre la suya, llena de sus pequeñas y grandes cosas, como la de todo el mundo… Hasta que empiezan a ocurrirle sucesos extraños a los que no encuentra explicación. Poco a poco todo a su alrededor se irá derrumbando y solo sus antiguos cuadernos tendrán la clave de lo que está pasando, pero, ¿sabrá leer entre líneas?

A FINALIST FOR THE 2025 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD SIX STARRED REVIEWS A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection From award-winning, New York Times bestselling author Ibi Zoboi comes her groundbreaking contemporary fantasy debut—a novel in verse based on Caribbean folklore—about the power of...

Quand Peter et Lara Jean, ont commencé à faire semblant d’être ensemble, la jeune fille ne s’attendait pas à vraiment tomber amoureuse. Et elle se retrouve encore plus confuse quand le garçon de son passé refait surface. Qui choisir quand on est amoureuse de deux garçons à la fois ?

Det første bind i Jean M. Auels berømte serie Jordens Børn, om pigen Ayla og hendes oplevelser i istiden for cirka 25.000 år siden. Ved et jordskælv bliver Ayla forældreløs, men møder siden en klan af neandertalere. De er små, tætte og med flade pander, mens Ayla er høj og lys. Da den brutale leder tvinger den fjortenårige Ayla til at forlade klanen, tager hun alene af sted over de øde stepper i et uvejsomt landskab nær de mægtige gletsjere, indtil hun kommer til hestenes dal.

After swearing off boys, the Pretty Committee is back on the dating scene and ready to make history with BOCD's first-ever cheerleading squad. But will their friendships be crushed by new crushes? Massie Block: When the Pretty Committee deems its boy-fast null and void, boy fever sweeps through...

Mother Nature struggles to maintain equilibrium in a changing world while fire, disease, logging, human displacement, and war repeatedly destroy forests of centuries-old trees. Split Toe, a deer chosen at birth for a unique education, travels through time to understand the interconnected workings of a Michigan forest. He meets humans along the way: Ice Age hunters who trap and kill a mastodon; Mukwoh, a young Ojibwe hunter who stalks Split Toe through swamp and forest; loggers clear-cutting Michigan’s white pines; Edra, a woman advocating for the trees…

Tutti sanno che "Nick e Charlie" sono la coppia perfetta, semplicemente inseparabili. Ma adesso Nick sta per andare all’università mentre Charlie rimarrà al liceo e tutti si chiedono se continueranno a stare insieme. Che domanda stupida: sono Nick e Charlie, santo cielo! Eppure, mano a mano che il giorno della separazione si avvicina, anche loro iniziano a chiedersi se il loro amore sarà abbastanza forte da sopravvivere. O stanno solo rimandando l’inevitabile? Perché si sa, quasi mai il primo amore dura per sempre…

They called him Sven, the Shatterfist. And they will again. An S-Ranked Adventurer who lost his way. His journey will take him far and wide. Back to the places he used to know. He's not alone. Friends, comrades. Ash. Memories found and memories gained. Answers give rise to other questions. The Shatterfist moves on.

Cuando Ofelia y Amoke se conocen, sus mundos parecen completamente contradictorios. Ofelia es el caos, la apasionada por la astronomía que ha suspendido la Selectividad y que pasa su año sabático en Gales con su padre, vendiendo mermelada orgánica, cazando liebres con su amigo Harlon y tratando de encontrar su propósito en la vida. Amoke es el orden, una solitaria y responsable estudiante de Biología que pasa todo el tiempo que no está en la universidad cuidando de su hermano Tayo y leyendo libros de Charles Darwin.

Eso pensaba Lara cuando decidió empezar de cero y lanzarse a la aventura en Londres con la familia Evans. Pero, nada más aterrizar, un desconocido la empuja y le rompe el teléfono sin siquiera disculparse; la vida en la ciudad es más solitaria de lo que esperaba sin sus amigos, que están empezando la universidad, y sin su familia, que está lejos. Además, cuidar niños no es tan fácil como parecía… Y, para colmo, el desconocido del aeropuerto es ni más ni menos que el hijo mayor de la familia. En Londres, Lara aprenderá que irse de au pair no es solo cuidar niños y aprender inglés.

EarthÆs last line of defense against the coming alien invasion is 16-year-old surfer Colt McAlister.But before he can save the world, he has to survive the day.All Colt wants to do is return to his old life . . . where aliens donÆt exist . . . where mankind hasnÆt been targeted for...

Determined to restore order, Melany and her friends embark on a forbidden mission to find the Fates, coming face to face with a deadly new threat. After losing one of their own, they band together with others from the academy for a dangerous rescue, but they soon discover not everyone is an ally. Unfortunately, things go terribly wrong when Melany is labeled a murderer. To make matters worse, Death’s disappearance causes an unnatural war, putting at risk the lives of the humans they all swore to protect.

They called him Sven, the Shatterfist. At least they used to. Back before the war with the Dark Lord. He was an S Ranked Adventurer. A man who grew up poor. Now he owns the Adventurer's Rest. A tavern he runs with his two companions. The magic girl Ash and the half elf bartender Lloyd. They're not quite the family he was born into, but they're the family he's found. In a world that's moved on, they'll help him find what he's lost. Himself.

Aitor es un macarra, el payaso de la clase y la razón por la que todos los profesores se tiran de los pelos. Pedro es el chico de diecisiete años más recto, formal y repelente que existe, incapaz de romper las reglas. No tienen nada en común. Pero cuando Aitor muere a raíz de un accidente absurdo, su alma viaja hacia… el cuerpo de Pedro. Ahora, deben aprender a convivir y a tomar decisiones sobre el futuro de ambos.

Lost inside the academy, lost inside their minds, Gwyn has to lead the villains out to safety, knowing full well that they will be forced to make a choice. Once she gets them all out of the glass globe, she knows that choice could determine the fate of the rest of the world.