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Ein neues Abenteuer für die genialen Fowl-Twins. Die Zwillinge Myles und Beckett sind wie immer gelangweilt und unternehmen deshalb mit dem Fowlschen Düsenjet einen kleinen "Ausflug". Das Flugzeug wird unterwegs allerdings von einem mysteriösen Flieger attackiert und explodiert. Die Zwillinge können sich zwar in letzter Sekunde retten, doch Myles wird gefangen genommen und verschleppt. Nun muss Beckett mit einer ihm verhassten Elfe zusammenarbeiten, um seinen Bruder zu finden – und das obwohl er Hausarrest hat.

It's the start of a new school year and a budding romance for Marcus and Alissa. However, everything is threatened when a sudden lack of funds puts all school sports on hold. To make matters worse, Marcus' father, the school's athletic director, is suddenly replaced by the arrogant, washed-up star athlete Mr. Dunbar.

Fresh off her racial profiling mystery in Boston, Gabbie comes home to discover her parents have divorced and her little sister, Khadi's getting on everyone's nerves; becoming a young horror around the house. On top of the drama, a new guy, Maleek, Ummi's co-worker is trying to hit on her mother, quickly which adds to this urban nostalgia.

In this pulse-pounding final installment of the Don’t Turn Around trilogy, which Kirkus Reviews called “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo for teens, a surefire hit,” Noa and Peter race across the country in their search to destroy Project Persephone before time runs out. Noa Torson is out of...

This daughter of a rock star has it all—until murder crashes her world.The exciting and suspenseful Rayne Tour series features sixteen-year-old Shaley O’Connor, on tour with her mother’s popular band. Shaley lives in a whirlwind of backstage secrets, hotels, and limos. With beauty and fame...

“Go a-way,” the painter snarled when Kari tried to see what was on his canvas. She and Lucas were at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, and the guy’s easel was set up in front of one of Rembrandt’s famous Lucretia paintings. Something in this guy’s voice gave Kari the creeps. She had...

The ultimate battle beckons—Chelby and Bakas, a contest of dragons in violet and shadow. The echoes of their past clash reverberate; he once held dominion. Now, Chelby harbors a secret weapon, but can it be potent enough to vanquish him? Bakas is ascending to power, seeking the presidency and eliminating his adversaries without remorse. The responsibility to halt his advancement lies with Chelby and her stalwart team.

America is in peril. The public is being deceived. The enemy grows more powerful by the day. And Eden’s plans horrendously backfired. Now she’s locked up with a hostile soldier whose upbringing couldn’t be more different from her own. And whose loyalty could change everything. She sets out to win his trust, prove herself to the Resistance, and somehow, make amends with Cassian. If there’s any hope of vanquishing the adversary, they must set aside their grievances and come together as one.

Sixteen-year old Georgia Boone sees evil, shadowy creatures in mirrors. They look like humanoid crows and stare at her with hungry red eyes. Recently, they’ve been whispering terrifying threats. Of course, no one believes her. When Georgia is sent to the UK's most prestigious mental health center, Brookwood Hospital, she is forced to face her fears and answer the question...Are the shadows real or is it all in her head?

“Ask the Dark will keep you up all night, and its flawed, real hero will haunt your day. I wish I’d written it.” —Michael Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Gone and BZRK Billy Zeets has a story to tell. About being a vandal and petty thief. About missing boys and an elusive...

The Last Sunset is a deeply human memoir about living, loving, and finding meaning while facing the reality of Myasthenia Gravis. When James is diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease that slowly robs him of physical strength, he is forced to confront questions most people spend a lifetime avoiding: What truly matters? How do you live well when time is uncertain? And what legacy do you leave behind?

Can Harmon Waite survive goddess-level manipulations and the warlike old gods, or is he condemned to end his days in the lost realms? Meanwhile, Harmon's family and friends are under assault by the fallen and their creations, as well as one sentient monster bent on the destruction of the entire universe. It will take more than miracles for our heroes to survive.

Gabrielle, an "at-risk" young lady coming from a poor neighborhood in New York City, finished her college degree last semester. She was working for peanuts at the time when a better job came through, requiring her to move 200 miles away from home to Boston to work for a new startup. She didn't know that the history of bias and xenophobia in Boston may test the patience and perseverance of this young African American. But Gabrielle would be willing to risk it all for a better lifestyle.

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

Das grandiose Finale der Action-Thriller-Reihe von Bestsellerautor Andreas Gruber »Wir sind die gefährlichste Waffe der Welt. Wir sind die letzte Hoffnung, wenn alle anderen versagen. Wir sind die ›Last Line of Defense‹«. Jayden, Lenny und Erik werden an Bord des britischen Zerstörers...

C'è un rito di iniziazione per essere accettato dal gruppo. Il Cobra, capo indiscusso di una gang di minorenni, è stato chiaro ed Elia non può tirarsi indietro. Deve saltare di notte sul balcone di un'anziana donna che vive sola e terrorizzarla fino al punto che la mattina dopo la polizia troverà il suo corpo ai piedi del letto, senza vita. La polizia e la stampa concentrano l'attenzione sul branco di ragazzini e ragazzine che da un po' effettuano raid di guerriglia urbana, insultando, spaventando e aggredendo.

Set 130 years ago, in an alternate Scandinavia, this thriller follows an orphan sent to a remote island where death cannot be outrun. Perfect for fans of Holly Jackson and Karen McManus. There is murder in the air on the island of Niflheim. But the victims don’t stay dead for long. Eben is...

Estate 1919. In uno stabilimento balneare di lusso Asio Gioberti, famoso chef, viene trovato morto a seguito di molte punture d'ape. Si pensa a una disgrazia ma Clara e Rolando, due fratelli in vacanza con i genitori, hanno il sospetto che si tratti di omicidio e iniziano a indagare insieme all'amico Tulietto. Grazie alla loro determinazione e qualche piccolo trucco, scoprono che quell'estate Ginestra Stoppini, una vecchietta sulla soglia degli ottant'anni, aveva affittato una cabina che, però, qualcuno utilizzava di nascosto.

Ein Betrunkener behauptet, einen dreiköpfigen Affen gesehen zu haben, doch niemand glaubt ihm – außer Ruby. Neugierig stürzt sie sich gemeinsam mit Matt und Gregory in ein gefährliches Abenteuer. Was verbirgt sich wirklich auf dem Affenhügel? Ein Mythos oder eine tödliche Wahrheit?