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The truth is out. The empire is still standing. The hard part starts now. Rosie Hanson set forty seconds of three-hundred-year-old Vael memory into the body of every bonded caller in the Kethara Empire, and the broadcast did exactly what her father died trying to do. It exposed the lie at the foundation of the Compact and put a Council member whose family name has held its seat for three centuries under formal review for the first time in history. Then the administrative response began, and Rosie learned the part her father had been trying to warn her about.

Break out your character shoes, grab your sheet music, and hop on the next flight to Newark, New Jersey, because audition day is here at the most prestigious performing arts high school in the world: Newark Airport High! This year, four first-year students—Maya, Evelyn, Bryce, and Darren—are determined to make their mark by being cast in the mainstage show Les Disposablés (or Les Dis for short, because who has time for all those syllables when you're racing to dance class?). But standing between them and center stage is a formidable force: Mr. Jeremy, this year's mainstage director.

Fünf Fraktionen, fünf völlig verschiedene Lebensformen sind es, zwischen denen Beatrice wählen muss wie alle Sechzehnjährigen in ihrer Welt: Candor, die Freimütigen. Altruan, die Selbstlosen. Ken, die Gelehrten. Amite, die Friedfertigen. Und Ferox, die Furchtlosen. Diese Entscheidung wird ihr gesamtes künftiges Leben bestimmen. Doch der Eignungstest, der über Beatrices innere Bestimmung Auskunft geben soll, zeigt kein eindeutiges Ergebnis.

2020 Audie Awards Finalist—Middle Grade Winner of the Newbery Medal, Coretta Scott King Author Award, and Kirkus Prize for Young Readers’ Literature, and an Audie Award finalist! An original full-cast audio adaptation of the graphic novel from award-winning author-illustrator Jerry Craft...

Two high school teachers—Amber Dorris and Leticia Laye—become obsessed with a true-crime podcast about the 1999 murder of 12-year-old Sarah Gerlach. Amber’s marriage to her real estate agent husband Gary is on the rocks. As a distraction, she and Letitia become increasingly absorbed by the case against local Blake Wernerhet. Blake was convicted of murdering Sarah, who was the little sister of a friend of his. While he maintains his innocence, everything points to this man being a vicious killer of an innocent girl.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds comes the “action-packed…banter-filled” (School Library Journal, starred review) sequel to his groundbreaking young adult novel Miles Morales: Spider-Man about the adventures of the unassuming, everyday kid who just so happens to be...

New York Times bestselling author Jerry Craft returns with a companion book to New Kid, winner of the 2020 Newbery Medal, the Coretta Scott King Author Award, and the Kirkus Prize. The audiobook was a 2020 Audie Awards Finalist for Middle Grade and named an Audible Best Audiobook of the Year...

Brought to you by Penguin. For fans of THE TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES and translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori, translator of CONVENIENCE STORE WOMAN, a tender and mesmerizing story about kindness, community and the wonder of life On the outskirts of Tokyo, in a neighbourhood crossed by a commuter...

Mark and Levi’s podcast takes a turn when a spaceship crashes in the backyard, and along with Levi’s older sister Brooke, they make contact with an extraterrestrial—a furry, purple creature they name Sky who was separated from the rest of her crew during an intergalactic mission. If she doesn’t make contact with them soon, she’ll never see her home again. Unfortunately, the kids aren’t the only ones who know about the alien’s arrival on Earth. A group of mysterious adults in black suits have begun following them. They’ve kidnapped Brooke’s boyfriend, Gavin, with Sky as ransom.

Nile Wilson has always been one of life's winners; a charismatic young man with an Olympic bronze medal in the Horizontal Bar at just 21 years old. But after a serious neck injury, forcing him to retire early and miss taking part in the Tokyo Olympics, Nile's world fell apart. Swamped with depression, anxiety and addictive behaviours, his mental health went over a cliff. Over the past few years, Nile has had to face down his demons and accept his new reality, and this is the book he wish he'd been given before it all began.

Brought to you by Penguin. Paris, 2018. Diégane Latyr Faye, a young Senegalese writer, discovers a legendary book titled The Maze of Inhumanity. It has an immediate hold over him. No one knows what happened to the author, T.C. Elimane, who was accused of plagiarism, his reputation destroyed by...

Brought to you by Penguin. *The book you've all been waiting for - the incredible conclusion to the Legend series* Respect the Legend. Idolize the Prodigy. Celebrate the Champion . . . But never underestimate the Rebel. Eden Wing may be a top student at his academy in Ross City, Antarctica, but...

Raeve brennt vor Rache – und vor einer Liebe, die sie nicht zulassen darf. Mit Blut an ihren Händen und einer Wahrheit, die in den eisigen Tiefen ihrer Vergangenheit lauert, muss sie sich entscheiden: den Tod jagen oder das Leben retten. Während Raeve sich ihren Erinnerungen stellt, kämpft Kaan verzweifelt um sein Königreich und tut alles, um sein Volk vor dem verheerendsten Mondfall aller Zeiten zu schützen. Geheimnisse brodeln wie Feuer unter Eis, bereit, alles zu vernichten – doch keines ist so gefährlich wie das, was in Raeve erwacht. Etwas, das alles verändern könnte.

Witty, heartfelt, deeply weird, and utterly original, Mr. Yay explores how we grapple with inexplicable sudden shifts in the world around us, and the conspiracy theories and identity crises they birth. If the past we remember has changed, are we who we think we are? Is anyone?

An immersive collection of radio plays from the ‘Godmother of black British playwrights’ Multiple award-winning playwright Winsome Pinnock was the first Black woman to have a play performed at the National Theatre in 1994 (Leave Taking), where she later became a writer in residence. This...

Musik, Glanz und exzessive Partys: Das ist die Welt von Chester Walker – dem Besitzer des angesagtesten Clubs von ganz San Francisco. Als er dort die unerschrockene Escort Ava in einer brenzligen Situation beobachtet, bietet er der Frau mit der scharfen Zunge einen Deal an: Sie soll ihn als Fake-Date für ein Wochenende nach New York auf eine Hochzeit begleiten. Ava willigt ein. Nach dem Tod ihres Bruders steht ihr Leben gerade Kopf und Rechnungen bezahlen sich nicht von selbst. Doch sie stellt eine klare Regel auf: Kein Sex.

Brought to you by Penguin. YOU CAN HEAR HIS EVERY THOUGHT... BUT HE CAN HEAR YOURS TOO. When Elijah suggests celebrating their ten-year anniversary by visiting OneMind, Anna is hesitant about getting the implant that will allow them to hear each other’s thoughts. Yet, eager to please him and...

The baseball season has begun, and Zachary Wilson, in his final year of school, is at the pinnacle of his life. Baseball is his passion and his ticket to a promising future. However, a muscle tear during a game leaves him out of the game for months, plunging him into an overwhelming darkness. In the midst of his desperation, he finds a ray of light in an unexpected situation: the mysterious patient Sunny Smith in the hospital. Intrigued, he begins to visit her regularly, sharing with her his deepest and darkest thoughts.

Er ist das lodernde Feuer, sie das undurchdringliche Eis. Ihre Liebe ist stärker als jede Magie. Und könnte sie beide zerstören! Raeve kennt nur ein Ziel: Als Mitglied der Rebellion hat sie geschworen, bis zu ihrem letzten Atemzug zu kämpfen. Für diejenigen, die es selbst nicht können. Und gegen jene machthungrigen Thronerben, die ihr Land in Chaos und Finsternis stürzen. Als ihre beste Freundin bei einem grausamen Attentat stirbt, dessen Opfer eigentlich Raeve werden sollte, ist Vergeltung alles, woran sie noch denken kann. Stärker als das Feuer der Drachen lodert der Zorn in ihr.

Backtrack is the star-studded account of Tessa Niles' 30 years of working alongside the greatest names in rock and pop - the story of a young girl's quest to discover her true voice as she charts her rise to become one of the most respected session singers in Britain. Follow Tessa as she records with superstars such as Eric Clapton, David Bowie and Robbie Williams; appears on the world's biggest stages; rubs shoulders with royalty; and reveals the triumphs and heartbreak of life on the road.