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One of Henderson's best agents is being held captive in Frankfurt. A set of forged record cards could be his ticket to freedom but might just as easily become his death warrant. A vital mission awaits him in France - if he can find a way to escape.

Seventeen-year-old Lily Hu can't remember exactly when the question took root, but the answer was in full bloom the moment she and Kathleen Miller walked under the flashing neon sign of a lesbian bar called the Telegraph Club. America in 1954 is not a safe place for two girls to fall in love, especially not in Chinatown. Red-Scare paranoia threatens everyone, including Chinese Americans like Lily. With deportation looming over her father - despite his hard-won citizenship - Lily and Kath risk everything to let their love see the light of day.

Heroes Ralph, Jack and Peterkin set sail on the Arrow and are the only three survivors of a fearful shipwreck. They are washed ashore on a seemingly idyllic coral island.This tranquillity is violently disturbed, first by a tribe of bloodthirsty cannibals and then by the invasion of a vicious pirate and his gang of cut-throats. Will the boys thwart their enemies and live to see England again?

For all of Kat’s life, it’s just been her and her mother, Jamie—except for the forty-eight hours twelve years ago when Jamie was married and Kat had a stepbrother, Liam. That all ended in an epic divorce, and Kat and Liam haven’t spoken since. Now Jamie is a jewel thief trying to go straight, but she has one last job - at billionaire Ross Sutherland’s 80th birthday party - and Kat has figured out a way to tag along with her mother. .

When the paths of a runaway teenage boy, an old hobo and a rich girl intersect in an abandoned train yard, each carries their own personal baggage. Over early mornings, long walks and cheap coffee they discover, no matter how big or small, it's the simple gifts in life that really make a difference.

Y’know…understanding the reason for your existence, learning the ultimate truth of the world, and attaining godhood would give most people a lot to think about. But me? I’ve got better things to do, like making mini-spider clones!

Since a deadly virus and the violence that followed wiped out his parents and most of his community, Finn has lived alone on the rugged coast with only his loyal dog, Rowdy, for company. He has stayed alive for two winters—hunting and fishing and trading food, and keeping out of sight of the Wilders, an armed and dangerous gang that controls the north, led by a ruthless man named Ramage. But Finn’s isolation is shattered when a girl runs onto the beach. Rose is a Siley—an asylum seeker—and she has escaped from Ramage, who had enslaved her and her younger sister, Kas.

Ordinary twenty-something Kurusu Kimihito thought living with a bunch of monster girls was complicated enough, but there's a new directive sent down from the government: get a job!

Piper Griffiths wants one thing in life: to become a Consul, a keeper of the peace between humans and daemons. There are three obstacles in her way. The first is Lyre. Incubus. Hotter than hell and with a wicked streak to match. His greatest mission in life is to annoy the crap out of her, but he isn't as harmless as he seems. The second is Ash. Draconian. Powerful. Dangerous. He knows too much and reveals nothing. Also, disturbingly attractive—and scary. Did she mention scary?

On the dreary Oregon coast, a beast who feeds on secrets—known as the Watcher—lies in wait. When Shay and her girlfriend Lauren get into a fight over whether to go public with their relationship, they awaken the creature. Although Lauren is badly injured, the girls escape with their lives but can’t shake the feeling of the creature’s eyes tracking them.

Grayden and Beren head for the front lines to defend against the invading army. But the enemy has a devastating new weapon, and now the defenders must learn a new tactic in order to survive. Imprisoned, mutated, and forced to learn her new abilities, Raisa fears she will become a weapon against the ones she loves. Desperate to free her, Captain Marik races his airship to find Raisa, but it may already be too late.

Fynn mag nicht mehr. Keinen Tag, nein, keine MINUTE länger bleibt er auf dieser Schule!!! Was haben sich seine Eltern dabei gedacht? Okay, er ist seit ein paar Wochen ein Werwolf. Aber ihn deswegen auf ein Internat irgendwo im Nirgendwo der schottischen Highlands zu verfrachten, wo er mit Verrückten die Schulbank drückt, das ist doch übertrieben.

Ein Empfehlungsschreiben der Götter hat sich Percy bereits hart erkämpft - doch zwei weitere fehlen noch, um mit Annabeth aufs College in Neu-Rom gehen zu können. Diesmal ist es Hekate, die ihm einen Auftrag erteilt: die Göttin der Magie und Wächterin der Tore zwischen den Welten. Percy und seine Freunde müssen in Hekates verzauberter Villa mitten in Manhattan eine Woche auf ihre Haustiere aufpassen. Das klingt erst mal einfach - würde es sich nicht um einen leibhaftigen Höllenhund und eine mit einem Fluch belegte Iltisdame handeln!

Tepat jam satu tengah hari bolong, mereka selalu tampak asyik menunggu bis jurusan Blok M. Lupus, Aji, Boim, dan Gito. Rada aneh juga, rumah mereka jadi mendadak pada pindah ke Blok M semua. Selidik punya selidik, ternyata mereka lagi ngejar cewek.

Lupus pernah punya mimpi indah. Mimpi punya topi mungil seperti yang sering dipakai Andi. Yang tiap hari akan ia pakai kalau ke sekolah. Biar nggak kepanasan kalo lagi ngejar bis. Biar diliatin cewek-cewek manis. Suatu hari, mimpi itu hampir menjadi kenyataan.

Lupus, anak nakal yang doyan permen karet itu, ternyata malah sering dikangeni. Hadirnya dia di tengah-tengah teman-temannya membuat hidup remaja lebih berkelir. Penuh warna-warni indah. Padahal, apa sih kelebihan yang dimiliki Lupus? Gaya bicaranya yang ceplas-ceplos? Penampilannya yang berkesan santai? Atau justru sikapnya yang kadang-kadang nakal? Nggak tau ya. Yang jelas tiada hari ceria tanpa kehadiran dirinya (taela!). Tiada rasa rindu tanpa canda ria bersamanya. Itu kata mereka sendiri : remaja. Sedang Lupus sendiri menanggapi dengan cuwek bebek aja "Ah, enggak enak dikangeni itu.

제3회 자음과모음 청소년문학상 수상작 『오즈의 의류 수거함』. 서울의 '밤의 세계'를 배경으로 기존 청소년문학의 한정된 학교, 학원, 집이라는 공간에서 벗어나 낮에는 불가능할 것 같은 이야기를 펼쳐낸 작품이다. 세상이 잠든 사이 의류수거함을 찾아다니는 주인공 도로시가 의류수거함에 버려진 일기장을 발견해 그 주인을 찾아주고 다양한 인물들을 만나며 벌어지는 이야기를 그리고 있다.

¡Shhh... Esos muertos, que se callen!: Comedia de terror para niños. La vieja fórmula que combina la risa con el miedo siempre funciona, si se es, como Miguel ángel Mendo, un sabio alquimista de la literatura. Onofre es un probo oficinista del que todos sus compañeros se mofan; su gran afición son los temas paranormales, que sigue con pasión cada noche en su programa de radio favorito. Un día emiten la grabación de unas psicofonías - voces del más allá - en las que una extraña voz le augura, a él, una muerte terrible.

>"Lily?" My stomach dropped as a tall, dark-haired man stepped into view. Had he been hiding between the trees? "No. Sorry." Gulping, I took a step back. "I'm not Lily." He shook his head, a satisfied grin on his face. "No. You are Lily." "I'm Summer. You have the wrong person." For months, Summer is trapped in a cellar with the man who took her - and three other girls: Rose, Poppy, and Violet. His perfect, pure flowers. His family. But flowers can't survive long cut off from the sun, and time is running out....

Alytash and Leopold - Tash and Leo - are neighbours who used to be best friends, but aren't anymore, for reasons that Leo doesn't entirely understand. But now it's the last week of Year Six and Tash is standing in Leo's front yard with a misdelivered letter - and a favour to ask. It's a request that will set off a chain of events in their little crescent in Noble Park, a suburb that is changing, and fast.