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From debut author Charlene Allen comes a captivating YA contemporary mystery and coming-of-age story, celebrating the power of friendship, first love, and exploring the criminal justice system from the lens of restorative justice. Perfect for fans of Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, and Maureen...

Die Fortsetzung der Arktis-Thriller von Bestsellerautorin Elisabeth Herrmann. Der Treck der Rentiere zu den Sommerweiden ist ein alljährliches Ritual, zu dem alle Samen der Renzüchterfamilie zusammenkommen. Auch für Ravna Persen, Studentin der Polizeihochschule in Oslo, ein Pflichttermin. Als Ravna sich bei der Suche nach vermissten Rentieren verletzt, kommt ihr eine Fremde zur Hilfe. Am nächsten Morgen will Ravna sich nach ihrer Helferin erkundigen, doch sie erfährt, dass das Mädchen bereits seit sieben Jahren vermisst wird. Und kurz darauf findet sie ihre Leiche.

What lines would you cross to save someone you love? Filled with the kinds of impossible choices that made the TV show Weeds such a hit, this compelling drama asks to what lengths an avid rule-follower will go in order to save her family--and the answer involves "growing" in surprising...

Dean Nelson had every detail of his heist planned to perfection. He’d made a flawless getaway and was patiently waiting for the right moment to dig up the money that was buried late in the night without any witnesses. Or at least any witnesses that he knew of. Katie’s life as a park ranger is centered around one mission: Protect the park. On most days, the threats are nothing more than off-leash dogs and illegal campfires, but one night, she realizes something is afoot. Somebody has been digging in her park.

Der Tod ist erst der Anfang - der Kampf um deine Seele geht weiter. Genna ist sicher: Endlich ist der Albtraum vorüber. Schließlich hat sie gemeinsam mit Phoenix, ihrem Guardian und Begleiter durch die Jahrhunderte, den Anführer der Inkarnaten, Tanas, auf immer ins Reich des Todes geschickt. Aber dann fallen ihre Eltern einem Unfall zum Opfer und Genna ist überzeugt, dass die Inkarnaten wieder auf der Jagd sind.

But the weather-beaten sailboat Chance Taylor and his father call home is thirty years old and hasn’t sailed in years. One step from both homelessness and hunger, Chance worries about things other kids his age never give a thought: Where will the money come for the electricity bill, grocery...

A young-adult thriller ricocheting between the bigotry of the past and present as teens unravel their parents’ secrets. Perfect for fans of One of Us is Lying. Four teens have dug up the time capsule that their parents buried in 1986 and never bothered to recover. But in addition to the...

El Flanagan ja té dinou anys i per pagar-se els estudis de Criminologia accepta un cas que l’intriga molt: una dona de Valldenàs, un poble d’alta muntanya, ha trobat dos bessons morts i congelats enmig d’un bosc. Abans que arribi la policia, però, els bessons desapareixen misteriosament. I el gran ressò mediàtic del cas ha omplert el poble d’estudiosos de l’esoterisme i de les abduccions extraterrestres.

Dues històries, la mateixa nit i una fosca sospita. Dues vides que es creuen de matinada a través de les xarxes. Dos joves que es lliuren a un joc misteriós: compartir somnis, il·lusions i pors, però no la seva identitat. Aviat donaran el pas següent: una cita a cegues. No obstant, trobar-se amb un desconegut sempre comporta riscos. Perquè tothom amaga secrets...

Si bé la trama s’inicia a Bolívia, amb la fugida de Doña Flor Huanaco a Espanya, el pla de venjança d’un poderós narcotraficant es traslladarà als carrers i barris de Madrid. Darrere els seus passos arriben un implacable assassí a sou conegut com a senyor Luna, amb l’encàrrec de matar-la, i el fill del narcotraficant, desitjós d’heretar el seu imperi i, per tant, més perillós fins i tot que el pare.

Skye Thorn has given tarot card readings for years, and now her psychic visions are helping the police find the town’s missing golden girl. It’s no challenge - her readings have always been faked, but this time she has some insider knowledge. The kidnapping was supposed to be easy - no one would get hurt and she’d get the money she needs to start a new life. But a seemingly harmless prank has turned dark, and Skye realizes the people she’s involved with are willing to kill to get what they want and she must discover their true identity before it’s too late.

Life is looking up for Xavier. Things are good with Jennie, his baseball coach believes in him, he's earned the role of closer, and his dad's coming home after serving 10 years. But making up for lost time with his dad doesn't go as Xavier had hoped. It seems his dad's always angry with him. Or drinking. Or out. Or lecturing Xavier on what it means to be a man. When the tension at home builds, Xavier's own hot temper flares, threatening to send him down the same path as his father.

Everyone has secrets in high school. But no one has a secret quite like Camila Hernandez's. For as long as Camila can remember, her mother has been in prison. And Camila has tried to make sure no one finds out. She avoids all friendships. She keeps to herself. Because if people get too close to her, they might find out the truth. And once they know, they will see her only as a criminal's daughter. Sure, some of Camila's classmates also have parents doing time. But her mother isn't any ordinary criminal. Her mother is on death row.

Todd and Tina Morgan were both there the night their mother died. They both saw their father kill her. But they can't agree on what actually happened. To Tina, their father is a murderer. Their mother was trying to defend herself. To Todd, their father is a protector. He saved Todd and Tina when their mother turned a knife on them. Now their father is on the run. Todd and Tina are in separate foster placements. Todd knows there's only one way to clear his dad's name: Get Tina to change her story. Get her to tell the truth. But the truth may not be as simple as Todd thought.

Wally was adopted from a Russian orphanage as a child and grew up in a wealthy New York City family. At fifteen, her obsessive need to rebel led her to life on the streets. Now the sixteen-year-old is beautiful and hardened, and she's just stumbled across the possibility of discovering who she...

A fun, sexy, murder-mystery romance for all teen sleuths! Aphra Behn Connolly has the type of life most teenage girls envy. She lives on a remote tropical island and spends most of her time eavesdropping on the rich and famous. The problem is that her family's resort allows few opportunities for...

"Jomfrubanden" er en rap og morsom krimi, der dog også stiller nogle alvorlige spørgsmål om ret og uret.

A witty, fresh romantic comedy, set on one fateful prom night, about two high-schools seniors who can’t quite admit they are in love. Think E. Lockhart meets Katie Cotugno. It’s the end of senior year, and Rose Regnero is over it. She’s over chasing stories for a school newspaper no one...

Var der bladan i saftevandet? Kan man i det hele taget presse gift ud af en hugorm? Og mener de tre søskende Anne, Jan og Tina i ramme alvor, at de vil slå deres fætter, problembarnet Peter, ihjel?

Moses and his cousin Charlie were best friends, wisecracking pranksters, unstoppable forces of teenage energy - until the night they became accidental arsonists and set in motion a chain of events that left Moses alone, guilt-stricken, and most likely trapped in his dead-end town. Then Moses gets a lucky break: the chance to volunteer as a camp counselor for a week and prove the incident at the bowling alley should be expunged from his record. And since a criminal record and enrollment at Duke are mutually exclusive, he’s determined. But tragedy seems to follow him wherever he goes.