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She's just a New York City girl living with her artist mom… News flash: Dad is prince of Genovia. (So that's why a limo always meets her at the airport!) Downer: Dad can't have any more kids. (So no heir to the throne.) Shock of the century: Like it or not, Mia is prime princess material. The...

Immortality can be a heavy burden, but Tala is not walking this long path alone. Time flows onward, and those who seek to join with her must weigh the heavy cost. After all, the tying of fates inevitably brings both trouble and benefit. With the shackles of mortality well and truly discarded, Tala and her companions continue to progress and grow. That looming longevity makes them ever more aware of those they will necessarily leave behind, and though time heals all wounds, it does not guarantee closure. To truly embrace the future unencumbered, the dark parts of the past must be faced.

A new danger threatens the kingdom, and the Panthers will have to face it. The Panthers continue to train and educate themselves to become Superior Specialists. The new training system will take them to unsuspected extremes. Will they be able to finish the training? Will they suffer a serious setback? Lasgol will continue to develop his power now that he has managed to be able to discern everything that is inside of him. What new skills will she develop? What will happen to his Gift?

Wu Ying saved his master from the machinations of the dark sect, but was gravely injured during the process. His body has changed, his bloodline awakened and his cultivation compromised. Physicians and healers at the Verdant Green Water can do nothing for him. Forced to travel to a new sect for healing, Wu Ying might find opportunity in his distress. But the dark sect is not done with him, or their machinations. Caught up in the winds of war, Wu Ying and his friends must continue to balance their journey to immortality against the pull of mortal politics.

The New York TImes bestselling series! Journey to the world of Erthia in these two exciting prequel novels to The Black Witch Chronicles by critically acclaimed fantasy author Laurie Forest. Wandfasted Twenty years before Elloren Gardner enrolled at Verpax University, the Realm War was tearing...

Eira is now a champion of the Solaris Empire. She’s off to a land she’s only dreamed about. But a nightmare awaits her. Her sworn enemy has escaped. His allies are powerful and deadly. And Eira finds herself tangled in the dangerous web of the undercity of Risen, where the mysterious Court of Shadows and lethal Pillars battle for the fate of the kingdom. But vengeance has a price. When Eira is captured by her enemies, it’s not only her life, but the lives of her friends, and the man she loves most, at stake.

When their parents have to travel to Beirut unexpectedly, 12-year-old Akeal and his six siblings are horrified to be left behind in Melbourne with the dreaded Aunt Amel as their babysitter. Things do not go well, and Akeal's naughty little sister, Huda, hatches a bold plan to escape. After stealing Aunt Amel's credit card to buy plane tickets to Lebanon, Huda persuades her reluctant favourite brother to come with her.

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER When it comes to romance, sometimes it doesn't hurt to play games. A fun YA romcom full of fake dating hijinks! A COSMOPOLITAN BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE YEAR No one loves musicals more than Riley Morris—her dream is to be a Broadway director. But when the spring...

Everyone knows that Nick and Charlie are the perfect couple – that they’re inseparable. But now Nick is leaving for university, and Charlie will be left behind at Sixth Form. Everyone’s asking if they’re staying together, which is a stupid question – they’re ‘Nick and Charlie’ for God’s sake!

But as the time to say goodbye gets inevitably closer, both Nick and Charlie question whether their love is strong enough to survive being apart. Or are they delaying the inevitable? Because everyone knows that first loves rarely last forever....

Sixteen-year-old Cameron Walsh dreads the haunted Victorian mansion across the street, where the ghost of the White Lady roams the halls. When he sees her through the bay window, his ghost-hunting friend Abby wants to investigate. But then the new owners pull up, and Cameron is captivated by the brooding, handsome boy moving in. He longs for a boyfriend, but years of bullying have shattered his self-esteem.

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the author of Dungeons and Drama comes another gaming romance that's sure to win you over! Quinn Norton is starting over at a new high school and hopes that joining a D&D game will be the trick to making friends. The plan sounds even better when she’s...

In a small Mississippi town, Elizabeth Manley, a respected young wife and mother, grapples with the shadows of her past and a hidden secret that has haunted her for years. Her life takes an unexpected turn when she befriends an elderly woman facing her final days, offering her a place in her home, together, with the warmth of small newly-formed group of friends. They experience the healing power of community and learn how to embrace freedom in life while facing the inevitability of death with dignity.

Aziz e Mattia si incontrano per caso una notte: Mattia è scappato di casa e Aziz dall'Afghanistan e dopo il lungo viaggio, è arrivato in Italia; dorme vicino a una siepe, è solo e affamato. Mattia condivide con lui il poco cibo che ha e lo accoglie nel suo rifugio segreto nei sotterranei di una scuola. Aziz è sollevato ma le sue condizioni fisiche non sono buone, ha la febbre alta. Mattia si dà fare come può per aiutarlo ma scopre che Aziz non è stato del tutto sincero con lui.

Fußball. Ein verborgenes Geheimnis. Und die erste Liebe. Jannis war fünfzehn, hochbegabt, ehrgeizig, ein Stürmer, wie ihn der FC Bayern München sich nur wünschen konnte. Er traf Tore wie im Rausch, spielte für die U17, träumte von der großen Karriere, und war verliebt in Anna, das Mädchen mit dem Lächeln wie Sommersonne und Haaren, die im Licht wie flüssiges Gold glänzten. Doch sein Leben bestand aus mehr als nur Training und Spiel.

Becky Bexley the child genius goes to university at a much younger age than most people do. She copes with the coursework, but has a few unexpected difficulties. Things begin well, as she makes friends she has fun with, and finds herself giving one of her psychology tutors some psychological help. She has a laugh working on a local community radio station with other students, and interviews the brother of a founder member of the pop group Fleetwood Mac.

Wer bei Tag und bei Nacht die Schule besucht, dem bleibt kaum Zeit für Schlaf. So erging es Veit in seinem ersten Schuljahr in Fabelheim. Während seine Freunde in den Ferien mit Wichteln und Feen herumalbern, brummt man ihm ein Praktikum in den Staubwerken auf. Das nächste Schuljahr soll nicht erholsamer werden. Ein sagenumwobener kleiner Mann in Rot taucht auf und spricht eine Einladung aus: Veit und sein Lehrer, ein lebendiges Skelett, werden zur Kaiserin nach Mori eingeladen – jenem Ort, an dem Fabelwesen von den Fabeljägern verfolgt werden.

When 17-year-old Sawyer leaves for college, he does the unthinkable: smuggles in his tiny, tan Chihuahua, Robbie. The rules are clear—no pets. But Robbie has a fatal heart condition, and time is running out. Desperate to help the one creature who’s always been there for him, Sawyer sets out on a journey of love, loss, and impossible choices.

Da ist das namenlose Geschwisterpaar, das im Chor spricht. Da ist ein Zuhause mit Ma und Pa, die mit ihren vier Armen wie eine Gottheit erscheinen. Da ist die Geschwindigkeit der Velos, mit denen die Kinder hinaus zu ihren Spielen fahren: zur Telefonzelle, zur Müllhalde, ins Schilf. Und da kommt ein neues Kind in die Klasse und bahnt den Geschwistern einen Weg aus ihrem eigenen, inneren Gebirge.

Michaela rennt aus der Schule, rennt fort vor drei Jungen, die ihr das Leben tagtäglich zur Hölle machen. Dann aber wird alles anders. Welche Rolle spielen dabei ein altes, sehr seltsames Pferd und ein neuer, rebellischer Mitschüler aus Neuseeland? Warmes Blut ist eine Coming-of-Age-Geschichte der etwas anderen Art.

Sophie ha una mente fuori dal comune e nasconde un segreto: avverte i pensieri delle persone che la circondano come se le parlassero ad alta voce. Un giorno incontra Fitz, un ragazzo che condivide il suo stesso dono e che le rivela una verità sconvolgente: Sophie non appartiene al mondo umano, ma a quello degli elfi. È tempo di lasciarsi alle spalle la vita che conosceva e tornare alle Città Perdute. Ad attenderla ci sono creature straordinarie e la prestigiosa accademia di Fosforia, dove potrà mettere alla prova i suoi talenti.