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When 12-year-old Rixon's great-uncle leaves him the mysterious Splinter Island in his will, Rixon can't quite believe it. There's only one thing to do - go there and see it for himself. Alone. And Splinter Island might just hold the key to the future of the planet, in the form of four children hidden away from society. But soon Rixon and the others are fighting for their lives - left in a cave with a rising tide, floating out to sea on a leaky inflatable and fending off the attacks of a famous tech giant and his enormous silver yacht.

Michael 'Moo' Nelson is an overweight 15-year-old who suffers relentless teasing from other kids. To find peace, he sits alone high on a bridge and watches traffic flow by. One day on the bridge, he witnesses a murder. When a gangster is framed by police for the crime, Moo faces a hard decision - help the corrupt police, or help a violent criminal?

Twins Mary Lee and Madrigal are living double lives - with some shocking secrets. Mary Lee and Madrigal are twin sisters, beautiful and deeply attached to each other. Then in high school, Mary Lee and Madrigal's parents decide to send Mary Lee away to boarding school - cruelly separating the girls. The twins have only been apart a handful of times in their lives. Mary Lee is devastated at first, and then horrified as Madrigal betrays her by approving of their parents' shocking plan.

Plague Nation is the gripping sequel to the apocalyptic thriller Plague Land, by the best-selling author of the Timeriders series, Alex Scarrow. Eighteen months have passed since the events of Plague Land. Leon and Freya have seen no sign of the virus, clinging on to the hope that two hard winters may have just killed it off. When news of a rescue ship arriving off the coast comes in, the pair are on the move once again. But all is not as safe as it seems. The virus has been busy. It has learned and evolved. And now it is reborn....

Gossip Girl meets the Gilded Age in this delicious and compelling novel, the third in the New York Times bestselling series from author Anna Godbersen. In the thrilling third installment of Anna Godbersen’s bestselling Luxe series, Manhattan’s most envied residents appear to have everything...

Gossip Girl meets the Gilded Age in this delicious and compelling novel, the fourth and final book in the New York Times bestselling series from author Anna Godbersen. In the dramatic conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Luxe series, Manhattan’s most dazzling socialites chase dreams...

Lennox Oliver is loving her new life in California. For the first time, she feels normal. She has friends, and a maybe boyfriend, and best of all no one knows the truth about her past and what happened to her mom. But everything changes the night after a party when a drive on the supposedly haunted Hicks Road turns deadly and Lennox hits something . . . or someone.

Emily Joiner was once part of an inseparable group—she was a sister, a best friend, a lover, and a rival. Summers without Emily were unthinkable. Until the fire burned the lake house to ashes with her inside. A year later, it’s in Emily’s honor that Chelsea and her four friends decide to return. The house awaits them, meticulously rebuilt. Only, Chelsea is haunted by ghostly visions. Loner Ryan stirs up old hurts and forces golden boy Chase to play peacemaker. Which has perfect hostess Kennedy on edge as eerie events culminate in a stunning accusation.

En los lugares más bellos pueden cometerse los asesinatos más deleznables. Cuenta la leyenda del parque del Monasterio de Piedra que este surgió tras una batalla entre ángeles y demonios, una lucha que ganó el bien sobre el mal... hasta la reciente aparición de un cadáver en una de sus grutas. Un asesino y un equipo de investigación de la Guardia Civil revivirán ahora esa contienda en este thriller policíaco ambientado en uno de los lugares más turísticos de la provincia de Zaragoza. ¿Quién vencerá esta vez?

A teenage girl is pulled into investigating the truth behind her new boarding school’s decades-old legend, in this debut speculative mystery by Tomi Oyemakinde. Just because they let you in . . . it doesn't mean they'll let you out. When Ife joins Nithercott School through its prestigious...

Linden has always felt like an outsider and spending the summer at his best friend's vacation house, surrounded by money and privilege is doing nothing to lessen his imposter syndrome. But he soon has bigger concerns than fitting in - there's a body in the pool and everyone's a suspect - including him.

In the realms of The Memory Thief, memories are currency that can be traded for goods, services, skills, and experiences. A group of people—the Gifted—can steal and redistribute memories. Etta is secretly one of them, but she hasn’t used her Gifted abilities since she left the rebel...

"Nankani channels every teen character--whether perky nerd, cool dude, or shy girl--and imbues the adults with memorable characterizations to match their strong personalities, making this an absorbing and fun listen." - AudioFile Magazine "Imagine Riverdale crossing streams with Stephen King's...

"Isabella Star LaBlanc brings an authentic-sounding narration to this powerful audiobook...Dialogue, including words in other languages, is handled with effortless transitions and clear depictions between characters. This audiobook should not be missed." -- AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award...

Cadence Sinclair Eastman weiß, dass ihre Familie etwas vor ihr verbirgt. Jeden Sommer verbringen die Sinclairs auf ihrer Privatinsel mit den luxuriösen Häusern vor der Küste Massachusetts. Doch vor zwei Jahren ist etwas passiert, woran sich Cadence nicht erinnern kann und worüber niemand mit ihr spricht. Weder Mirren und Johnny. Noch Gat, der Außenseiter, der Cadence auf eine Weise berührt hat, die ihr den Atem raubt, und der seit zwei Jahren auf keine ihrer Nachrichten reagiert.

An addictive thriller from the most sensational new voice in YA fiction. When sixteen-year-old Asha Kennedy discovers her older sister Maya's dead body in their home, her world falls apart. Desperate for answers, and to stay out of the hands of the social services she grew up in, Asha turns to...

When the past refuses to rest, danger awakens. Haunted by her sister Luisa's sudden death a year prior, Skye's life is upended once more when she is sent to a summer camp for teens grappling with loss. But the hope for healing shatters when Skye starts receiving eerie text messages - allegedly from Luisa herself. As the lines between past and present blur, Skye knows the past can't be avoided.

When eighteen-year-old Addie's sister is found dead at the bottom of a ravine it's officially ruled an accident, but Addie doesn't buy it. The problem is, Addie has no evidence because when her sister died, she was a little distracted with Seth Montgomery, the boy next door Addie's always loved to hate. She believes the murderer is Thatcher Montgomery, Seth's cousin. He always had a thing for her sister, and Addie caught them arguing shortly before her death. But, one year later, Thatcher is found dead at the bottom of the same ravine and Addie is forced to admit she was wrong.

Der Bestseller ALEX RIDER - die Vorlage zur actiongeladenen TV-Serie! Der MI6 schleust Alex Rider in ein Schweizer Eliteinternat ein - eine Schule für die missratenen Söhne superreicher Eltern. Das Internat ist abgeschottet wie ein Gefängnis für Schwerverbrecher. Doch noch mehr alarmiert Alex, dass die Schüler gar nicht rebellisch, sondern schrecklich brav sind. Bei seinen Nachforschungen macht Alex eine grauenhafte Entdeckung.

A murdered child. A small town. A cult lurking in the shadows...Vickie has always lived a quiet, ordinary life in an equally quiet and ordinary small town. Yet one fateful night a child turns up dead in the woods behind her house in a ritualistic slaughter...Vickie and her family are suddenly thrown into a national spotlight. But as the investigation unfolds, she begins to realize her family isn’t so ordinary after all. Evil is inching closer to those she holds dear and Vickie isn't sure who she can ultimately trust.