Showing results for "To-Die-For" in Teen & Young Adult

Paz Dario stays up every night, waiting for the Death-Cast call that would mean he doesn’t have to keep faking his way through this lonely life. After a devastating day, Paz decides he’s done waiting around for Death-Cast. If they say he’s not dying, he’ll just have to prove them wrong. But right before Paz can die, a boy saves his life. Alano Rosa is heir to the Death-Cast empire that encourages everyone to live their best lives, but he doesn’t feel in control of his own existence thanks to his father.

It’s the night before Death-Cast goes live, and there’s one question on everyone’s mind: Can Death-Cast actually predict death, or is it an elaborate hoax? Orion Pagan has waited years for someone to tell him that he’s going to die, given his serious heart condition. Valentino Prince has a long and promising future ahead of him and only registered for Death-Cast after his twin sister nearly died in a car accident.

Parvin Blackwater believes she has wasted her life. At only 17, she has one year left according to the Clock by her bedside. In a last-ditch effort to make a difference, she tries to rescue Radicals from the government's crooked justice system. But when the authorities find out about her illegal activity, they cast her through the Wall - her people's death sentence. What she finds on the other side about the world, about eternity, and about herself changes Parvin forever and might just save her people. But her Clock is running out.

Charity Curtis has the summer job of her dreams, playing the “final girl” at Camp Mirror Lake. Guests pay to be scared in this full-contact terror game, as Charity and her summer crew recreate scenes from a classic slasher film, Curse of Camp Mirror Lake. The more realistic the fear, the better for business. But in the last weekend of the season, Charity’s co-workers begin disappearing. And when one ends up dead, Charity’s role as the final girl suddenly becomes all too real. If Charity and her girlfriend Bezi hope to survive the night, they’ll need to figure out what this killer is after.

Young brunette women are being attacked in London. Sixteen-year-old Irish-born Niamh has just arrived for a summer of freedom and quickly discovers that the girls being attacked look frighteningly similar to her. But Niamh is determined not to let her fear destroy her summer. But can her new friends be trusted? Will she be able to stay ahead of the attacker? Or will she be next?

Sue Wallman's most spine-tingling thriller yet! Every New Year, 15-year-old Leah and her family reunite with friends at Roeshot House to celebrate. This year, however, is different: a body has been unearthed in the garden and unsettling events begin to unfold. As the teens delve into the old house's sinister history, they uncover dark secrets that threaten their lives. With suspense building and danger lurking, Leah and her friends must confront the chilling mysteries of Roeshot House before it's too late.

London-born Abel has landed the role of a lifetime for an upcoming blockbuster. On the face of it he’s Hollywood’s latest teen star, but below the surface he’s an undercover journalist on a mission to expose the ‘squeaky clean’ entertainment industry and the part they played in his brother’s ‘accidental’ death. As Abel steps into the spotlight alongside fellow actors Lucky, Ryan and Ella, he soon discovers that beneath the glittering surface of fame and riches lies a darker world of secrecy, scandal and murder.

Mario Woods is looking forward to one normal night before he graduates. He's spent most of high school riding solo. But when fate lands him a date for prom, he figures this might be his chance to be less of a loner.

Kelly Flores just wants to graduate high school. She works long hours at the movie theater to save for college, takes care of her twin siblings, and still manages to fix the plumbing in her family's dingy apartment. But her plans change abruptly when she drops dead.

In order to save her sister, Zuretta takes a job at an infamous house of horrors—but she might never escape. Zuretta never thought she'd encounter a monster. She had resigned herself to a quiet life in Utah. But when her younger sister, Ruby, travels to Chicago during the World's Fair, and disappears, Zuretta leaves home to find her. But 1890s Chicago is more dangerous and chaotic than she imagined. She doesn't know where to start until she learns of her sister's last place of employment . . . a mysterious hotel known as The Castle.

Eighteen-year-old Brenna Whit is entering college as a freshman and starting to meet new people, but she hides a dark secret. Because of an accident that happened three years ago, her spirit wanders the Fade whenever she falls asleep. It's something she wants to keep hidden from the world, but when she sees someone watching her in spirit form, she fears the secret's out.

It all started out as a game. Just a way to have fun. We figured as long as we had rules, it wouldn't be a problem. RULE 1: Only break into one another's houses. RULE 2: Only take stuff that can be replaced. It worked for a while. Whoever's turn it was to break in got a rush, and the rest of us laughed over the trophies they brought back. But then someone went too far. Lives got ruined. Someone is dead. And I might be next.

Senior year isn’t supposed to end like this—with the death of a fellow student. Now, instead of fun times with good friends, there is fear and mourning. The girl who was to be crowned queen of the annual Peach Blossom Festival has been brutally murdered, leaving behind a trail of broken bonds and malicious rumors in her wake . . .

Leonardo Cantrell is a painfully shy 16-year-old who cannot look people in the eye. One night while he’s volunteering at a homeless shelter, an old man forces eye contact and gives Leo the power to see Death. His best, and only, friend - J.C. Rivera - thinks this new power is cool until Leo accidentally looks into J.C.’s eyes and “sees” his murder, a murder that will occur in less than two weeks. Stunned and shaken, the two boys sift through clues in Leo’s “vision” in a desperate effort to find the killer and stop him before he can strike.

The Adirondacks in 1874 is a harsh land of rugged landscape and hard-scrabble living where each spring. As the annual drive is ready to start, Miss Grace Wickham, herbal healer and amateur sleuth, is traveling home on the new Adirondack Railway. On the train she meets and befriends young Jenny Crane. Jenny's brother wrote her that logging wasn't for him. Now he's missing, and she's on a quest to find him. Grace Wickham, the only doctor in the small town of Wevertown, NY, finds herself in the midst of murder again.

Meg isn't thrilled when she gets stuck sharing a bedroom with her older sister Molly. The two of them couldn't be more different, and it's hard for Meg to hide her resentment of Molly's beauty and easy popularity. But now that the family has moved to a small house in the country, Meg has a lot to accept. Just as the sisters begin to adjust to their new home, Meg feels that Molly is starting up again by being a real nuisance. But Molly's constant grouchiness, changing appearance, and other complaints are not just part of a new mood.

Seit die Sonnengöttin – und mit ihr die Sonne – aus dem Königreich Asidia verschwunden ist, umgibt ein tödlicher Nebel das Land. Die 18-jährige Kiara kennt daher einzig die Dunkelheit. Und nicht nur das: Sie gilt in ihrem Dorf als verflucht. Da ändert sich ihr Leben schlagartig, als sie von Kommandant Jude Maddox für eine gefährliche Mission rekrutiert wird. Womit Jude jedoch nicht gerechnet hat: Kiara weckt in ihm Gefühle, die er längst verloren glaubte. Schon bald müssen sie gemeinsam im Nebel ums Überleben kämpfen, während ungeahnte Geheimnisse ans Licht kommen.

January, called Jan, hates her new town. There’s nothing to do this summer in Memoir Falls except hang out in the dusty streets with other bored kids. Sure, she’s got a great boyfriend, but then there’s Charisse, who is cruel, and Samuel is just plain creepy. As summer progresses, the unease in Memoir Falls heightens. Whispers dog her steps, and memories she’s sought to block out resurface.

Manchmal reicht ein Funke, um einen Sturm zu entfachen. Städte, Siedlungen und Straßen gehören den Menschen, die Wälder jedoch sind das Reich der Qidhe, der magischen Wesen. So will es das umstrittene und streng durchgesetzte Friedensabkommen. Aber Sintha pfeift auf diese Gesetze. Halb Mensch, halb Qidhe muss sie sich ohnehin mit dem Misstrauen beider Welten herumschlagen – besonders mit dem der Vakàr, einem dunklen magischen Volk, das die Einhaltung des Friedensabkommens erbarmungslos überwacht.

Ariana could use a vacation. Her dreams of being a collegiate volleyball player have been crushed by an injury. So, when a new friend invites her and two guests to an all-expenses paid resort off the coast of Barbados, she accepts. Her only thoughts now should be about booking a masseuse, lounging on the beach, and maybe seeing what happens with Jadon, the cute guy in her villa. But charismatic, self-help guru Juniper-Moon has other plans for the group.