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When Michael is uprooted to his mum’s hometown of Belfast, he isn’t just hoping for a fresh start. He’s determined to discover the truth about his dad’s mysterious absence. But from the moment he arrives, he’s plagued with visions of the city’s troubled past. Michael begins settling into his new life and even meets a boy who helps erase the painful memories of his ex. But as the visions grow stronger and more intense, the only person he can really confide in is his new friend Meg.

Telly D. Young was never meant to stand out. Born with an extraordinary ability to heal with a single touch, his parents hid him away from the world to protect him—and themselves. But when a dying girl suddenly walks again in the quiet mountain town of Alder Bend, whispers ignite like wildfire. Suddenly, the world’s eyes turn toward Telly.

The war between dragons and Dragon Slayers has reached its breaking point. The balance of existence teeters on the edge of collapse. Ezekiel’s powers have grown beyond anything he imagined, but with them comes a burden heavier than ever before. Shadows of the past stir, threatening to consume the present and unravel the future. To save what remains, he must face the ultimate trial, one that will demand everything. All paths converge here. Secrets will be revealed. Sacrifices will be made. And the fate of the world will be decided in fire, blood, and destiny.

When eighteen-year-old relic thief Satya steals an ancient resurrection artifact from the Golden King, she uncovers his dark secret: he's a puppet to a soul-harvesting sorcerer who is building an undead army-one that includes her fallen family.

Zee Tarrow’s dreams are finally coming true. While the road to acceptance into Triumf’s Citadel Academy has been filled with pain, suffering, and more joy and surprises than Zee could’ve possibly imagined, now is his time to shine. After all, he’s the first kraken rider in more than a thousand years! Who could possibly defeat him? Except now he must be separated from his best and most loyal friend, the kraken, Jessup, as they both must complete basic training individually in order to pass and become full-fledged cadets.

Grace Woodhouse has left a lot behind. She used to have a great friend group, an amazing girlfriend, and a right foot set to earn her a Division I football scholarship—before she came out as trans. As senior year begins, Grace is struggling to find her place in early transition, new social circles, and a life without football. But when her skills as the best kicker in the state prove to be vital, her old teammates beg her to come out of retirement, dragging her back into a sport—into a way of life—she thought had turned its back on her forever.

Some call it a miracle. Others call it a curse. What if it’s both? Telly D. Young has a gift no one can explain; his touch heals the sick, mends the broken, and brings life where death has already settled in. But every miracle carries a hidden cost, one that could alter the future of everyone he saves! When Telly returns to Alder Bend in the wake of a deadly COVID-19 outbreak, whispers spread quickly: The boy who vanished after a miracle has come back.

Pennsylvania. Iggy keeps his head down, hoping to avoid trouble. Plagued by nightmares about a land ruled by an evil leader, the undersized fifteen-year-old’s horror grows when bits and pieces follow him into the waking world. And he’s totally unprepared for the necklace given to him by his late mother to flare to life and send him hurtling into an otherworldly realm.

Arthur Ward is no stranger to loss. Life has taken from him time and time again. With the descent of the Grand System, he almost believed things might have changed. Unfortunately, the world is not so kind a place. Arthur finally knows why he's been struggling so much with his magic, and the answer reveals a fate more dire than anything he could have ever imagined. Ether is the least of his worries when death itself looms on the horizon, the destruction of his very being.

Self-styled "beautiful boy" Toby Ryerson dreams in stardust but lives in the dirt. Haunted by his mom's overdose, he itches for a life of fun and fabulosity far from the MAGA hats of his backwoods Adirondack town. The only problem: his older brother Jimmy's plans to polish him into a spotless "Disney gay" with college, career, and husband. Toby knows that Jimmy didn't sacrifice everything to raise him just so he can waste his life on men and partying like Mom did. But why can't Jimmy see that he is their mother's son?

A haunted young girl (who happens to be a kung-fu expert and pathological liar) runs away from an oppressive city, where the sky is always grey, in search of love and sisterhood - and finds herself in a magical place known only as the Street of Miracles. There, she is quickly adopted into a vigilante gang of glamorous warrior femmes called the Lipstick Lacerators, whose mission is to scour the Street of violent men and avenge murdered trans women everywhere. Can our intrepid heroine find the truth within herself in order to protect her new family and heal her broken heart?

Welcome to New York City's Upper East Side, where my friends and I live in luxe Fifth Avenue apartments and attend Manhattan's most exclusive private schools. We're smart, we've inherited classic good looks, we wear fantastic clothes, and we know how to party. We can't help it-we were born this...

The year is 1929. New York is ruled by the Bright Young Things: flappers and socialites seeking thrills and chasing dreams in the anything-goes era of the Roaring Twenties. Letty Larkspur and Cordelia Grey escaped their small Midwestern town for New York's glittering metropolis. All Letty wants...

When she was a child, Astrid heard stories about how her mother served on the walls of Humanity's Bulwark to protect their country from their inhuman enemies on every side. With terrifying stories about their many foes, she quickly decided to become a delver in the Dungeon. There, she could gain enough levels and experience to serve as one of Humanity's elites, to protect her borders and countrymen. To do that, she'd need a party, and she had a plan.

Marion High, an inner-city school in Indianapolis, has never had a state championship. It’s D-Bow’s senior year, his A-game is ready, big-time colleges are taking notice, and he’s dreaming big. The doctor says the rehabbed knee is ready for ball. D-Bow celebrates with new kicks, the LeBron XIIIs. Still, his life is not easy. First, there’s the girl trouble. Lia is his steady, but his ex, Jasmine, starts texting him late at night. At home, his mom is acting crazy, because, well … she’s pregnant! Still, the heart of Quicks is basketball.

"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.

Una fortuna sfacciata è un dono... o una maledizione? Tutto ciò che Jude desidera è farsi notare il meno possibile, starsene in pace a disegnare i suoi fumetti, giocare a D&D con gli amici, aiutare i genitori nel loro negozio di vinili, e possibilmente sopravvivere al liceo. Fino a quando, una sera, si ritrova per le mani un misterioso dado a venti facce e improvvisamente la fortuna gli arride: un suo disegno viene pubblicato dalla sua fanzine preferita, la sua amica Ari arriva alla finale di un concorso per cantautori e lui vince due biglietti per un concerto.

From New York Times bestselling author Eliot Schrefer comes an exuberant YA historical coming-of-age novel about a rising star French pianist, navigating his way into high society as he explores his sexuality. Perfect for fans of Last Night at the Telegraph Club and The Gentleman’s Guide to...

Герои сибирских повестей и рассказов — Витька Мурашов и Юра Аленов — неутомимые мечтатели, душа которых жаждет настоящих приключений. Но открытия, которые им предстоит сделать, относятся не столько к географии, сколько к взрослению и поиску себя. Не менее интересные трансформации происходят и с героями рассказов автора.

The Clique Summer Collection is a series of five audio- novellas about the summer plans of the main characters in the Clique. MASSIE gets BE-yoo-tiful: After Massie Block gets kicked off her high horse and out of her ultra exclusive Westchester riding camp, her parents force her to do the...