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Kaida Hutchenson isn't exactly psyched for the class trip to Carlsbad Caverns. Fourteen hours in a van with preppy jock Zeke Anderson and high school loner Joy Tallon? No, thank you. But when a tragic and explosive accident turns the journey into a nightmare, Kaida would give anything to be back...

Auf Leben und Tod – Connor Reeves ist wieder im Einsatz! Connor Reeves hat ein Angebot vom MI6 bekommen, das man nicht ablehnen kann. Nachdem die Bodyguard-Organisation infolge eines verheerenden Anschlags aufgelöst worden ist, wird er nun als verdeckter jugendlicher Ermittler für den Auslandsgeheimdienst arbeiten. Zusammen mit neuen und vertrauten Kollegen soll er gleich bei seinem ersten Einsatz ein kriminelles Bandennetzwerk infiltrieren. Doch dann meldet sich ein alter Widersacher zurück und erpresst Connor, einen tödlichen Anschlag zu verüben.

On a frozen Cornish moor, a 14-year-old girl lives in a trailer with her dad and little brother. Ennor's mother left years ago, when things started to go wrong - and gradually their world has fallen apart. Now her father's gravely ill, school has closed, and Ennor knows they're going to take her brother away if things don't pick up soon. Days before Christmas, when the wind is cold and her dad's health takes a turn for the worse, Ennor packs a blanket, a map, a saucepan and a gun into her rucksack, and sets off to find her mum and bring her home.

When sixteen-year-old Abigail’s mother dies in Scotland—leaving a faded photo, a weirdly cryptic letter, and a one-way ticket to America—she feels nothing. Why should she? Her mother abandoned her as a baby to grow up on an antinuclear commune and then in ugly foster homes. But the letter is a surprise in more ways than one: her father is living in California. What’s more, she has an eighteen-year-old sister, Becky. And the two are expecting Abigail to move in with them

Goth girl Jenna Kelley can read minds, the ultimate tool for rebellion. But when her alcoholic mother is hospitalised, a stranger claiming to be her long-lost dad appears, promising a fresh start. Her gifted classmates think so, but Jenna is so determined to have a real parent around and ignores her powerful intuition. Her gift for truth might be useless if her heart refuses to listen. Perfect for young readers who enjoy a mix of school drama and paranormal adventure, this light-hearted action-adventure series was adapted into a hit CBBC television drama in 2025.

UNLIKE MOST VICTORIAN women, Sally is completely independent, with her own successful business and a comfortable home for her young daughter, Harriet. But Sally’s whole world is about to collapse. A stranger emerges, claiming to be both her husband and Harriet’s father and threatening all...

A lot has changed for Cadel Piggott recently. Everything he thought he knew about his life has been blown to bits. In some cases, literally. He still has a genius IQ and a fascination with systems of all kinds, but he‚s no longer in cahoots with Dr. Darkkon, the most powerful criminal...

"This may be the most charming book I’ve read all year." --The New York Times "I don’t know when I last read a book with such pure and unalloyed pleasure." –Philip Pullman, internationally bestselling author of the His Dark Materials series Winner of the Mildred L. Batchelder award, this...

Riley, an orphan boy living in Victorian London, has achieved his dream of becoming a renowned magician, the Great Savano. He owes much of his success to Chevie, a seventeen-year-old FBI agent who traveled from the future in a time pod and helped him defeat his murderous master, Albert Garrick...

Meet Finn Maguire—a compelling new character for the crime genre. The day Finn Maguire discovers his father bludgeoned to death in a pool of blood, his dreary life is turned upside down. He's the prime suspect in the murder. Finn must race against time to clear his name and find out who...

In an unnamed Third World country, in the not-so-distant future, three “dumpsite boys” make a living picking through the mountains of garbage on the outskirts of a large city. One unlucky-lucky day, Raphael finds something very special and very mysterious. So mysterious that he decides...

En 1947, Jeanne Malendrin (23 ans) était ce qu'on appelle une aventurière. Exploratrice, passionnée de l'Égypte Ancienne, elle étudiait la pyramide de Khéops. Certains prétendent qu'elle aurait découvert ce que tous les archéologues (et les pilleurs) recherchent depuis toujours : la chambre funéraire ! Était-ce vrai ? Nul ne le sait ! Car un jour, alors qu'elle se trouvait dans la pyramide, elle s'est enflammée, avant de... disparaître ! On dit qu'elle aurait été victime d'une malédiction...

Du château de Chenonceau à celui de Chambord, en passant par l'immense château royal de Blois, Axel, Nathan et Gabbie partent à la recherche d'un lien entre tous ces lieux chargés d'histoires.

"Listening to a rollicking adventure mystery narrated well is a delight, and that's the case with this newest installment in the Enola Holmes series. Payne brings the wry humor, boisterous personality, and incomparable wit of Enola to life so well that listeners will wish they could join her for...

After abandoning a life full of deception and mistrust, fifteen-year-old Cadel has finally found his niche. He has a proper home, good friends, and loving parents. He’s even studying at a real university. But he’s still not safe from Prosper English, who’s now a fugitive from...

Matt Stribling is stuck spending another holiday with his brilliant yet scatterbrained archaeologist father. When Matt arrives to find the place turned upside down and his father missing, he’s not immediately worried. But a cryptic message and strange sandy footprints soon convince Matt that...

"An exciting novel with magic and serial killers.... One of the hottest books coming out."—Hypable.com Fans of Marie Lu, Leigh Bardugo, and Kristin Cashore will be captivated by this stunning first book in a must-have new fantasy trilogy about a spy who can vanish at will and who discovers...

It is the summer of 1868, and Sherlock Holmes is fourteen. On break from boarding school, he is staying with eccentric strangers—his uncle and aunt—in their vast house in Hampshire. When two local people die from symptoms that resemble the plague, Holmes begins to investigate what really...

"A young girl who is empowered, capable, and smart...the Enola Holmes book series convey an impactful message that you can do anything if you set your mind to it, and it does so in an exciting and adventurous way." - Millie Bobby Brown "This audiobook is a welcome addition to an engaging and...

Ross Bentley has a gift – he can move things with his mind. Ross has always known he was different, but he’s kept his talent secret, even from those closest to him. Everything changes when he hears about a contest called The Million Dollar Gift – a wealthy businessman has pledged a million dollars to anyone who can prove they have superhuman powers. It’s too good a chance to miss …