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The high school is on fire. Aaron Smith, the local bad boy, is arrested at the scene. He’s locked up by the end of the night, guilty until proven innocent. Only two people know the truth about what happened; Aaron and his little sister. Aaron will do anything to save his sister, including going to prison without a trial. But then the pandemic comes to Scotland, and trials are cancelled. Aaron finds himself locked up, in a lockdown, and no one is able to help him.

Snowscape: set shortly after the events of Monsters of Men, this gripping story tells of a scout ship that discovers a monstrous creature lurking in the arctic wastes of the New World’s final frontier. As the crew, including two much loved characters from the trilogy, face up to the monster, sensational new truths about Todd and Viola’s world are revealed.

A dark, intoxicating and unputdownable thriller, simmering with atmosphere ‘One of the best debuts I’ve ever read’ Laura Steven ‘A thoroughly insidious thriller’ Bea Fitzgerald ‘Sprinkled with the glamorous, the glittering and the gothic’ H. F. Askwith Chloe has always dreamed of...

Get ready for another heart-racing, twist-filled thriller from the #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author NATASHA PRESTON. WOULD YOU ACCEPT THE DARE? In Marley's town, senior student pranks are a rite of passage. They start out simple: Marley and her friends - Atlas, Lucia and Jesse - egg houses...

It's been 21 days since the Hundred landed on Earth. They're the only humans to set foot on the planet in centuries ... or so they thought. Book 2 in The 100 series, inspiration for the CW show. Facing an unknown enemy, Wells attempts to keep the group together. Clarke strikes out for Mount...

Enroll in this boarding school thriller about a group of prep school elites who would kill to get into the college of their dreams...literally. "The Plastics meet the Heathers in this murder mystery about ruthless Ivy League ambition." -Kirkus Reviews "Twisty and thrilling...boarding school...

Theresa Joanne (TJ to her mates) is having a difficult year. First her best friend moves away then classmate Wendy appears to have it in for her. Plus there's the problem with boys. They treat her like a mate and never seem to notice that she's a girl. When Lucy befriends TJ things start to look up. But will Nesta and Izzie also accept her? Will they let her into the world of sleepovers, secrets, laughter and advice? Can they help TJ be herself and discover her real potential?

Sky’s small town turns absolutely claustrophobic when his secret promposal plans get leaked to the entire school in this witty, “earnest, heartfelt” (Becky Albertalli, New York Times bestselling author), and ultimately hopeful debut novel for fans of What if it’s Us? and To All the Boys...

A timely, contemporary novel challenging ideas around health – our own and our planet's – and the stigma that persists around illness, by Printz Medallist and internationally bestselling novelist, Marcus Sedgwick. Ash has lived in eight states in as many years. Mom has gone walkabout, but...

Quando la diciassettenne Violet si ritrova con il cuore spezzato dal capitano della squadra di hockey della sua nuova scuola, giura a se stessa di non cedere mai più al fascino di uno sportivo arrogante. Ferita e arrabbiata, per dimostrare al suo ex di aver voltato pagina, però, si trova a chiedere un favore alla persona più improbabile e sbagliata che ci sia: Reed Darling, famigerato capitano dei Ransom Devils, acerrimo rivale del suo ex.

Number one New York Times best-selling author of the Princess Diaries, Meg Cabot knows the difficulties (real or otherwise) of awkward teenage years. In Twilight, Cabot continues her series about Suze Simon, the teenage mediator with an other-worldly boyfriend, Jesse de Silva. But when fellow mediator Paul Slater threatens to send Jesse back to where he came from, can Suze stop him in time?

Brought to you by Penguin. Love, Simon meets Friday Night Lights in this feelgood LGBTQ+ romance about a trans teen torn between standing up for his rights and staying stealth. Fifteen-year-old Spencer Harris is a proud nerd, an awesome big brother and a Messi-in-training. He's also transgender...

Teen beauty queens. A "Lost"-like island. Mysteries and dangers. No access to emall. And the spirit of fierce, feral competition that lives underground in girls, a savage brutality that can only be revealed by a journey into the heart of non-exfoliated darkness. Oh, the horror, the horror! Only funnier. With evening gowns. And a body count.

Heralding his outstanding return to young adult fiction, Keith Gray captures the subtle agonies of teen life in this compelling, bittersweet tale of rivalry and friendship. In this compelling story of teenage rivalry and friendship, award-winning author Keith Gray captures the subtle agonies and...

The New York TImes bestselling series! Journey to the world of Erthia in these two exciting prequel novels to The Black Witch Chronicles by critically acclaimed fantasy author Laurie Forest. Wandfasted Twenty years before Elloren Gardner enrolled at Verpax University, the Realm War was tearing...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! From Jason June, author of the breakout teen debut novel Jay’s Gay Agenda, comes Out of the Blue, a stand-alone dual POV queer rom-com that asks if love is enough to change everything you’ve grown up believing. Perfect for fans of Cemetery Boys by Aiden...

Brought to you by Penguin. The compulsive new thriller from multimillion-copy bestselling author Jennifer Niven. Eight students walk into an exclusive writers’ retreat, but only one will walk out with a life-changing opportunity to realize their creative dreams. Effy is piecing together a...

Rico knows to stay away from trouble as best he can. But he’s angry and frustrated at the injustices he sees happening at home and around the world. He wants to do something - but what? When he is approached by Speech, a mysterious man who shares Rico's hacktivist interests, Rico is given the...

Michael L. Printz Award Winner American Indian Youth Literature Award Winner Odyssey Award Honoree Featuring the voices of both new and acclaimed Indigenous writers and edited by bestselling Muscogee author Cynthia Leitich Smith, this collection of interconnected stories serves up laughter, love...

From Katharyn Blair, author of The Beckoning Shadow and Unchosen, comes a standalone twist-filled teen romance set in a dystopian world, perfect for fans of The Hunger Games films. Ripley Hart didn’t plan to break the law. But on her eighteenth birthday, the Administration bans all books...