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Amnesty Honour winner Robin Talley is back with a Shakespeare-inspired story of revenge and redemption, where fair is foul, and foul is fair. From the acclaimed author of Lies We Tell Ourselves, Robin Talley, comes a Shakespeare-inspired story of revenge and redemption, where fair is foul, and...

Leah and Charlie’s world shattered when their dad died – and they’re handling their grief in very different ways. Leah’s found someone who makes her feel like a goddess. The downside is their relationship has to stay secret – but love is worth a few sacrifices, right? For Charlie, security seems in his grasp when he gets an offer he can’t resist. Just a bit of extra money can surely solve so many of his problems ...

For fans of rich and vivid historical novels like Girl with a Pearl Earring and Code Name Verity, Laura Malone Elliott delivers the stunning tale of real-life Renaissance woman Ginevra de' Benci, the inspiration for one of Leonardo da Vinci's earliest masterpieces. The young and beautiful...

Sus pesadillas eran tan vívidas que casi podía respirarlas. Ningún horror escapaba a su experiencia, ya nada la sorprendía, pero... cuán equivocada estaba. En el despertar de la tragedia, ni Lazlo ni Sarai son quienes solían ser. Uno, deidad; el otro, fantasma: ambos luchan por comprender el alcance de los límites propios de su condición, que antes desconocían, pues la mente oscura de Minya los mantiene rehenes, en su intento de venganza contra Weep.

Nikolai Lantsov, sovrano di Ravka, corsaro, soldato, secondogenito di un re disonorato, ha sempre avuto un'innata propensione alle situazioni difficili, ma questa volta sembra dover fare i conti con qualcosa di impossibile, qualcosa che nessuno, tra la popolazione di Ravka, potrebbe mai immaginare. Come se non bastasse, per arrestare l'avanzata dei nemici che si assiepano lungo i confini del regno, il giovane re deve trovare un modo per riempire le casse dello Stato, stipulare nuove alleanze e fermare il nuovo pericolo che minaccia quello che un tempo è stato il glorioso esercito Grisha.

A beautiful, haunting evocation of the medieval Japan of Lian Hearn's imagination, this thrilling follow-up to Grass for His Pillow and Across the Nightingale Floor delves deeper into the complex loyalties that bind its characters from birth.... In the third volume of the phenomenal series that began with the best-selling Across the Nightingale Floor and then Grass For His Pillow, the teenage lovers, Takeo and Kaede, are now married.

The first book in an exciting YA series about a teen girl, descended from Edgar Allan Poe, who must navigate the haunting legacy of her ancestor while learning to harness her own strength and intelligence, especially as she begins to commune with the dead. A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard...

Dúas vidas que se cruzan de madrugada a través das redes. Un rapaz e unha rapaza que se entregan a un xogo misterioso: compartir os seus soños, as súas ilusións e os seus temores, pero non a súa identidade. Axiña darán o seguinte paso: unha cita ás cegas. Con todo, atoparse cun descoñecido sempre ten os seus riscos. Porque todos ocultamos segredos... Un cadáver. O corpo dun rapaz, desfigurado pola violencia da caída. Unha vida nova arruinada para sempre, unha morte que suscita máis preguntas ca respostas.

Kyrie McCauley, author of the William C. Morris YA Debut Award winner If These Wings Could Fly, delivers a powerful contemporary YA novel about the lasting bonds of friendship and three girls fighting for each other in the aftermath of a school shooting. Perfect for fans of Laura Ruby and Mindy...

Perfect for fans of Laura Ruby, Laurie Halse Anderson, and Mindy McGinnis, Kyrie McCauley’s stunning YA debut is a powerful story about the haunting specter of domestic violence and the rebellious forces of sisterhood and first love. Winner of the William C. Morris Award! Tens of thousands of...

Five strangers, thrust into a crisis situation that transforms them and forever solidifies their destiny. Mythical battles, legendary universal forces, and constant journeying further into chaos is a price you must pay to become a half dragon. Though with great danger and suffering come hope, motivation, and even love. 

If Naomi had picked tails, she would have won the coin toss. She wouldn’t have had to go back for the yearbook camera, and she wouldn’t have hit her head on the steps. She wouldn’t have woken up in an ambulance with amnesia. She certainly would have remembered her boyfriend, Ace. She might...

Nel caldo soffocante di un pomeriggio d'agosto, una carrozza arriva in città, sollevando una nuvola di polvere e gli interrogativi di chi la vede passare. Non appena giungono al Bayerischer Hof, l'hotel più elegante dei dintorni, e vi si stabiliscono "per tutto il tempo che sarà necessario", comincia a correre la voce che il dottor Grimaldi sia giunto insieme alla figlia per risolvere il mistero che da un anno scuote la città: scoprire chi è Kaspar Hauser, il ragazzo apparso dal nulla dopo sedici anni di reclusione a opera di un misterioso aguzzino, e perché qualcuno lo minaccia di morte.

Florine Orphelin prête sa voix douce à ce conte onirique coréen. Il paraît que le Magasin La Mousson, situé dans la ville d'Arc-en-ciel, n'ouvre que les jours de pluie. Que pour s'y faire inviter, il faut raconter ses malheurs sur papier, et les envoyer par courrier aux gobelins qui gèrent les lieux. Que si ces derniers vous choisissent, en échange de votre visite ils vous offriront un grand bonheur... Serine n'aurait jamais cru recevoir son invitation pour le magasin des gobelins... accompagnée d'un mystérieux carton d'or !

Laila Piedra doesn’t drink, doesn’t smoke, and definitely doesn’t sneak into the 21-and-over clubs on the Lower East Side. The only sort of risk Laila enjoys is the peril she writes for the characters in her stories: epic sci-fi worlds full of quests, forbidden love, and robots. Her creative writing teacher has always told her she has a special talent. But three months before graduation, Laila’s number one fan is replaced by Nadiya Nazarenko, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist who sees nothing at all special about Laila’s writing, leading to a series of unexpected adventures.

In una società affetta da narcisismo patologico, dove i sentimenti e l'anima si sacrificano per un outfit ben curato, Prometeo è un ladro e dorme affronta la tematica del disincanto che connota la nostra epoca. Attraverso il racconto della fine di un amore, si narra un dolore universale che si scatena quando l'anima si annichilisce per dare spazio alle apparenze e alla ricerca dell'effimero.

Dunkelheit senkt sich über Falkenfels, als die Morlocks und ihre Verbündeten die Stadt angreifen. Tib, Amon und Saphira kämpfen verzweifelt gegen die übermächtige Bedrohung, während Portale sich öffnen und monströse Kreaturen durch die Straßen streifen. Angeführt von Taznak und der finsteren Traumspinne Delphi, planen die Feinde, Falkenfels endgültig zu zerstören. Während die Abenteurer um ihr Leben kämpfen, droht die Ewignacht, alles zu verschlingen. Tib ist schwer verwundet, doch er muss weiterkämpfen, um die Stadt zu retten …

The iron wheel began to spin, slowly at first, then faster and faster. The room grew darker. As the light lessened, so did the sound. Deeba and Zanna stared at each other in wonder. The noise of the cars and vans and motorbikes outside grew tinny . . . The wheel turned off all the cars and...

Du hast nichts zu verlieren, wenn dir alles genommen wurde! Der 19-jährige Kanadier Mathis begleitet Hope, einen elf Jahre alten Somali, auf dessen abenteuerlicher Flucht quer durch Südamerika. Kaum gestartet, heften sich zwei zwielichtige Typen an ihre Fersen. Nicht die einzige Bedrohung, der sich Hope und Mathis unterwegs stellen müssen. Auf ihrem atemberaubenden Trip über den Amazonas, die Panamericana und auf dem Dach eines rasenden Güterzugs lauert der Tod überall.

Freunde für immer - davon haben die fünf Freundinnen Lea, Hannah, Maria, Megan und Sophie schon als Kinder geträumt. Obwohl sich ihre Wege in der Jugend kurz trennen, können sie dieses Versprechen im Erwachsenenalter einlösen und teilen alles in ihrem Alltag. Doch während einer gemeinsamen Reise nach Dublin ändert ein Abend plötzlich alles zwischen ihnen. Als Sophies Geheimnis ans Licht kommt, werden die Freundinnen auf eine Probe gestellt und ihre eigenen Probleme verlieren an Bedeutung.