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Den nyreligiøse bevægelse Hjorden styres af en karismatisk leder, der kan og vil bilde folk hvad som helst ind. Jeff og Deanna bliver tiltrukket af bevægelsens særlige bibelfortolkning og tilslutter sig den. Men efterhånden går det op for Jeff, at Hjorden ikke er en harmløs religiøs bevægelse, men en sekt, der står bag en omfattende slavehandel med smukke unge piger. Lissa Halls Johnson (f. 1955) er en amerikansk forfatter, forlægger og foredragsholder.

I 1940 er Frankrig på vej til at blive besat af Tyskland. Den 13-årige dreng Louis bor i Pais med sine forældre, men da faren bliver indkaldt til krigen, beslutter hans danskfødte mor sig for, at de må ud af byen, før nazisterne melder deres ankomst. Mor og søn rejser afsted, og undervejs møder de mange forskellige mennesker, der er under trussel og må flygte. Den jødiske gøgler Maurice, som Louis knytter sig til, er ikke et helt ufarligt bekendtskab.

La situación es la siguiente: las calles están sitiadas por una multitud de lo que parecen ser... ¿muertos vivientes? La ciudad ha sido rodeada y nadie puede salir ni entrar de ella. En las noticias y en la radio hablan de un virus, pero yo sé que no ha sido un virus. Ha sido la Campana de Jade.

When twelve-year-old Lily moves to the sleepy seaside town of Edge, she’s sure that nothing exciting is ever going to happen to her again. But when she stumbles upon a secret museum hidden in the middle of town, she realises that there might be more to her new home than meets the eye. The Museum of Emily is filled with the belongings of one seemingly ordinary girl who disappeared from the town without a trace. With the help of her new friends, Lily is determined to solve the mystery and find out who Emily was, why she disappeared and who has created the strange, hidden museum.

Ever since he was five years old and his father witnessed a terrible crime, Igor and his family have been on the run from the Lizard Man, a foreboding figure bent on revenge. They've lived in so many places, with so many identities, that Igor can't even remember his real name. As the months go by, Igor begins to wonder if the Lizard Man exists only in his father's frightened mind. No one but his dad has ever seen him. But then Igor's little sister tells him she thinks she saw the Lizard Man lurking around the house....

Zenith and her friends may be dead—but lucky for them, even getting ghosted wasn’t enough to tear them apart. The four of them were thick as thieves long before an unfortunate lab accident sent them careening into the afterlife. So when they hear about a machine that could return them to the land of the living, they are determined to steal it. Unfortunately, the magical device belongs to a dangerous necromancer who’s out for their ectoplasm.

Angelo and his friends know that together they can handle any pretty much anything – including giant mutant spiders or snake-like parasites that burrow into your brain. But when a terrifying new enemy attacks from above it seems they have met their ultimate match...how can they defeat giant vampire birds With summer term in full force – and sports day and prom night on the horizon – the whole school is in danger. The gang need a plan to bring safety to the skies once more.

Halle dreams of becoming a scream queen. She practices her loudest scream every day and has learned a lot from studying the horror movies of her favorite director, Maximus Price. Maximus lives just outside town, and when the chance to go to his home arises, Halle grabs it with both hands. She doesn’t realize that real life horrors await her at Price Manor. Paisley and Argyle, Maximus’s twin children, think that the creepy, squid-like creatures that have attached themselves to the faces of the manor’s staff, putting them in a zombie-like stupor, are just another one of their dad’s tricks. 

Silje og hendes far lever et liv på flugt. Døden ånder dem konstant i nakken, og det er svært at knytte venskaber, når ens liv er fuld af løgne.

I et kapløb med tiden forsøger Noa at bevise, at hans eneste ven, Aske, er uskyldig. Aske er nemlig mistænkt for at have begået et overfald på en anden dreng i byen. Nu ligger drengen i koma, og Aske er væk. Samtidig vil Noa gøre alt for at være andet end bare Noa Nobody. Maria Frantzen Sanko er forfatter. Hun har skrevet bøger for både børn og unge og bidraget til flere science fiction-novellesamlinger for voksne.

Leif kender en gammel dame. Hun hedder fru Olsen, og hun plejer altid at give Leif et bolsje. Men en dag får Leif ikke noget bolsje, og Leif bliver vred. Men før Leif kan nå at undskylde, dør gamle fru Olsen, og Leif får det rigtig skidt. Hans Chr. Hansens bøger om drengen Leif fortæller om alle de mange sjove og nogle gange lidt uheldige ting, som Leif kommer ud for både derhjemme og i skolen. Hans Chr. Hansen (f. 1949) er en dansk forfatter kendt for at have udgivet et væld af letlæselige børnebøger.

Tobias er taget ud for at besøge forfatteren Jens Jørgensen. Han har skrevet en krimi, der hedder "En morders dagbog". Den handler om den perfekte forbrydelse, hvor mordet ikke bliver opklaret. Tobias synes, at det hele bliver mere og mere uhyggeligt ... Bogserien "Koldt blod" handler om Tobias, Oliver og Tobias’ søster Simone, der sammen løser en masse forbrydelser. Serien henvender sig til de 10-12-årige. Jørn Jensen, født 1946, yderst produktiv og prisbelønnet børnebogsforfatter, uddannet guldsmed og lærer.

Ojalá todo hubiese sucedido de otra manera. No sé si me venció el orgullo o el mal humor por mi discusión con Eric y Esme. Lo que sí sé es que todo se ha liado. ¡Pero bien! El director Lennon, el líder de una misteriosa organización secreta, se presentó hace unos días con una tentadora misión para mí: recuperar una vara vikinga que permite ver el futuro de las manos de Molrovia, un país liderado por una banda de criminales. Por primera vez, iba a trabajar para alguien que no éramos nosotros mismos. Y sin la ayuda de mi mejor amigo. Esperaba no estar cometiendo el mayor error de mi vida.

"Open the box," says Lucas. "Bet there's a body in it." Ruby doesn't want to open the abandoned grey cabinet partially hidden by falling snow but she does. And immediately wishes she hadn't. A grisly discovery starts a chilling chain of events. Can Ruby and Lucas stay one step ahead? Or will they be thrown to the wolves. When Lucas and Ruby find an abandoned trunk covered in snow, Lucas says there's bound to be a body inside. Ruby laughs but what if he's right? Nervously she starts to open it, and immediately wishes she hadn't.