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An intensely powerful account of a teen, bullied for herport-wine stain, who must summon her personal strength to survive abduction andhorrific abuse at the hands of a deranged killer

Sixteen-year-old Sarah Meadows longs for "normal."Born with a port-wine stain covering half her face, she has beenplagued by stares, giggles, bullying, and disgust all her life. But when she's abducted onthe way home from school, Sarah is forced to uncover the courage she never knewshe had, become a hero rather than a victim, and learn to look beyond her faceto find the beauty and strength she has inside. It's that - or succumb to akiller.

Amelia Ashley shares everything with her followers—her favorite hole-in-the-wall restaurants, her best fashion tips, and her European trip of a lifetime with her hot boyfriend. Josh has no choice but to return home without Amelia after she abandons him in Rome. He has no clue where she went or how her blood got in his suitcase. Why won't anyone believe him? To Harper Delgado, Amelia Ashley is just another missing white girl whipping up a media frenzy. But with each digital knot she untangles about the influencer, Harper wonders: who is Amelia Ashley?

Teenage socialite Margo Manning leads a dangerous double life. By day, she dodges the paparazzi while soaking up California sunshine. By night, however, she dodges security cameras and armed guards, pulling off high-stakes cat burglaries with a team of flamboyant young men. In and out of disguise, she’s in all the headlines. But then Margo’s personal life takes a sudden, dark turn, and a job to end all jobs lands her crew in deadly peril. Overnight, everything she’s ever counted on is put at risk.

If I'd told the truth, it would have been fiction. Everyone loves Eva. Beautiful, bright, fun, generous - she's perfect. So when her body is found in a ditch in the local woods the only thing anyone wants to know is: Who could have done this? It has to be Luke, her boyfriend. He has the motive, the means, the opportunity, and he's no stranger to the police. Even though the picture is incomplete, the pieces fit. But as time passes, stories change. Who could have done this? You decide.

Neely’s monsters don’t always follow her rules, so when the little girl under her bed, the man in her closet, and the disembodied voice that shadows her every move become louder, she knows she’s in trouble. With a history of mental illness in her family and the suicide of her older brother heavy on her mind, Neely takes a job as a tour guide in the one place her monsters can’t follow—the caverns. There . . . she meets Mila. Mila is everything Neely isn’t—beautiful, strong, and confident.

When a night of babysitting turns fatal, a girl burdened with survivor's guilt becomes increasingly convinced that someone is responsible for the gas leak that killed her family member – and that she was the intended target all along. As deadly lies begin to seep through the cracks of the investigation, Ella gets the feeling that the gas leak might not have been an accident – and that someone might be out to kill her next.

Auf sich gestellt. Auf der Jagd. Auf der Flucht! Connor Reeves hat gerade für seinen Auftraggeber, den MI 6, erfolgreich eine gefährliche Mission in Indien beendet und begegnet auf dem Rückflug einem alten Freund aus Bodyguard-Zeiten. Doch dann versuchen Entführer das Flugzeug zu kapern und es kommt zu einem fatalen Schusswechsel in 10.000 Metern Höhe. Es grenzt an ein Wunder, dass Connor die Notlandung im Himalaja überlebt.

A wealthy businessman is dead, and fifteen-year-old Ruby Monroe is in a Dallas jail awaiting trial for his murder. Ruby has no one she can count on—no one, except her state-appointed caseworker, a woman named Cadence Ware. In Ruby’s experience, that’s not anyone she can trust. Cadence is familiar with the cold reality of Ruby’s situation, even before Ruby was arrested. Angry and alone, homeless and hungry, breaking the law just to survive, she is the kind of girl no one wants to listen to, especially not the prosecutor who wants to put her away for life.

Victorian London buzzes with excitement as the Crystal Palace unveils the world’s first aeronautical exhibition! But when a fatal balloon crash sparks a thrilling mystery, it’s a race against time for young H. G. Wells and his friends to uncover the truth. Join them on a journey of courage, friendship and discovery as international aeronauts compete for supremacy of the skies and daring daredevils like Leona Dare rise into the heavens hanging beneath her balloon with her iron jaw.

Als du in die Rolle von Jen schlüpfen und an ihrer Stelle das Eliteinternat Brightstone College besuchen sollst, musst du nicht lange überlegen. Einflussreiche Mitschüler, ein Elitepoloteam und Unterricht in einem alten Schloss – so eine lebensverändernde Chance lässt man nicht einfach verstreichen. Doch was glamourös erscheint, ist in Wahrheit eine schillernde Scheinwelt, in der jeder nur auf seinen eigenen Vorteil bedacht ist.

On the surface, their town of Hollow Wood seems like the perfect vacation destination. Quaint countryside, large estates, and wealthy residents with perfect lives and perfect smiles. But with senior year coming to an end and exams looming for these four estranged friends, this year's going to be an absolute KILLER.

Fifteen-year-old Fanny retreats into silence, shadow, and karate after a violent attack on her family. She trains in secret, keeps a low profile, and avoids everyone. But when she stops a brutal bullying incident, she’s pulled into a dangerous criminal underworld—where justice is risky, truth is slippery, and survival isn’t guaranteed.

Con O’Neill is stuck in a world of brutal gang violence, sectarian vendettas and personal tragedy. The lack of opportunities for him and the rest of his gang is all too apparent. No money. No prospects. A social design that entraps inhabitants of Treacle Towns up and down the country. Connor is desperate to get away, to find another life where he can experience happiness and fulfilment. When he stumbles upon the new world of slam poetry, Con senses a glimmer of hope—a hope that might just lead to his escape from Treacle Town. But it won’t be easy.

Ivy ist auf der Flucht. Vor wem oder warum, daran erinnert sie sich nicht. Sie kennt nur ihren Vornamen. Ohne Geld, Handy und Papiere, ausgehungert und mit fremdem Blut an den Kleidern findet sie Unterschlupf in der Pension eines kleinen Orts. Als sie allmählich anfängt, sich zu erinnern, weiß sie, dass sie auch hier nicht sicher ist. Sie taucht in einem Ferienort am Meer unter und findet Arbeit im Bistro eines Strandhotels. Doch in den Nächten wird sie immer wieder von Albträumen heimgesucht – was hat sie gesehen? Und wieso will sie auf gar keinen Fall zur Polizei gehen?

Die 17-jährige Cassie kann andere Menschen lesen wie ein Buch – absolut nichts bleibt ihr verborgen. Als eines Tages ein mysteriöser junger Mann bei ihr auftaucht, behauptet, beim FBI zu sein, und sie zu einem Gespräch einlädt, hält sie das zunächst für einen schlechten Scherz. Aber ihre besondere Begabung hat sie zur Anwärterin für einen Platz in der "Cold Case Academy" gemacht. Und so findet sich Cassie kurz darauf in einem Eliteausbildungsprogramm für junge Profiler wieder – unter lauter ähnlich Hochbegabten, wie sie selbst eine ist.

Die 17-jährige Cassie kann andere Menschen lesen wie ein Buch – absolut nichts bleibt ihr verborgen. Als eines Tages ein mysteriöser junger Mann bei ihr auftaucht, behauptet, beim FBI zu sein, und sie zu einem Gespräch einlädt, hält sie das zunächst für einen schlechten Scherz. Aber ihre besondere Begabung hat sie zur Anwärterin für einen Platz in der "Cold Case Academy" gemacht. Und so findet sich Cassie kurz darauf in einem Eliteausbildungsprogramm für junge Profiler wieder – unter lauter ähnlich Hochbegabten, wie sie selbst eine ist.

Et spændende retssalsdrama for unge om en ung sort mands ulige kamp mod systemet - for at få retfærdighed for drabet på hans far. Marcus er 15, da hans far bliver skudt af politiet foran deres hjem i London. Drabet bliver hurtigt defineret som selvforsvar af myndighederne, men Marcus kender sin far, som ikke ville kunne gøre en flue fortræd. Han mistænker myndighederne for at fejlhåndtere sagen, fordi han og hans familie er sorte.

Andrea McNulty has a wonderful life: she's a high school field hockey star, a doted-upon big sister, the beloved daughter of two happy parents. But when she wakes up in a motel room the morning after her eighteenth birthday, she's covered in blood and can't remember what happened the previous night. According to the news, Andi's parents were brutally attacked in the middle of the night. Her father is dead, her mother is in a coma, her little brother Josh is missing—and Andi is the prime suspect.

“Just do this one thing for me.” Drew's mother says it more often than good morning. Heidi Hill has been juggling shady side hustles for all of Drew’s seventeen years, and Drew knows that “one thing” really means all the tedious and necessary things her mother thinks are boring, including taking care of her fifteen-year-old sister and eight-year-old brother. In fact, Drew is the closest thing to a responsible adult they’ve ever known.

Vor fünf Jahren wurde Brynns Lieblingslehrer ermordet. Nun kehrt sie an ihre alte Schule zurück, fest entschlossen, als Praktikantin einer True-Crime- Serie den ungelösten Mordfall von damals aufzuklären. Brynns ehemals bester Freund Tripp war einer der drei Teenager, die den toten Lehrer gefunden haben. Seine Aussage entlastete die zwei anderen Verdächtigen und diese stehen seitdem in seiner Schuld. Tripp selbst hat nie vergessen, was er für die beiden getan hat – und dass alles eine Lüge war.