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I'm seventeen, a cheerleader, and should be preparing for the biggest pageant of my life - my chance to leave this stifling Texas town where girls vanish yearly. My dream? Winning that crown, cheering my heart out, and getting away from here. My reality? Dealing with a broken heart because of Dimitri, my best friend Nadia's infuriatingly handsome ex-footballer brother. The one who's always been off-limits. But the shadows of this town go deeper than I thought.

Jules Verne und Nathaniel sind am vorläufigen Ziel ihre Reise angelangt und treffen auf einen alten, aber sichtlich gezeichneten Freund von Nathaniel. Jules Verne wird durch das Zusammentreffen mit dem Unbekannten klar: Nathaniel de Salis verfolgt noch ganz andere Pläne. Beim Besuch eines alten Studienkollegen von Nathaniel muss Adam viele Jahrzehnte später feststellen, dass sein guter Freund schon große Teile seine Vitalität eingebüßt hat.

A “haunting…addictive” (Publishers Weekly) novel about a teen who must delve into her past if she wants to live long enough to have a future when murders eerily similar to the dark stories her brother used to tell start happening in her hometown—now with updated text and a brand-new look!...

Der zwölfjährige Ryan ist eben erst von Cherub, der Unterorganisation des britischen Geheimdienstes, als Agent angeworben worden...

Sawyer Dodd is a star athlete, a straight-A student, and the envy of every other girl who wants to date Kevin Anderson. When Kevin dies in a tragic car crash, Sawyer is stunned. Then she opens her locker to find a note: "You're welcome".

Zoey Trask is at the end of her rope. Her mother was murdered in a random mugging a year ago. Her younger brother, Ben, is on the autistic spectrum and needs constant supervision. It's senior year, and she'sthe new girl at a weird private school in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, full of kids who seem too nice to be true - including a very cute boy named Pete. Her martial arts and survivalist-obsessed father insisted on teaching her everything he knows … which is just great for her social life.

As John Green, New York Times bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars said, “King Dork will rock your world.” The cult favorite from Frank Portman, aka Dr. Frank of the Mr. T. Experience, is a book like nothing ever done before--King Dork literally has something for everyone: At least a...

In the second of the Paul Faustino novels by Carnegie Medal-winning author Mal Peet, teenage football prodigy El Brujito, 'the Little Magician', has vanished without a trace, and Paul finds himself reluctantly drawn into the mystery. As the city of San Juan pulses to summer's sluggish beat, Paul gets more than he bargained for as a story of corruption and murder unfolds, forcing him to confront a bitter history of slavery and the power of the occult.

Der Reiterhof von Carolin Weber wird immer wieder zum Ziel feiger Anschläge - Einbruch, Brandstiftung, Sabotage. Die drei Freunde Niklas, Linus und Melissa - Mitglieder der Pfadfindergruppe "Pollution Police" - gehen der Sache nach und stoßen bei ihren Ermittlungen nicht nur auf einen windigen Grundstücksspekulanten, sondern auch auf ein jahrzehntealtes Geheimnis.

Der Schulschwänzer Raphael wird Zeuge eines Raubüberfalls, schweigt aber aus Angst über seine Beobachtung. Seine Mitschüler Niklas, Linus und Melissa - Mitglieder der Pfadfindergruppe "Pollution Police" - wollen ihm helfen und verstecken ihn in ihrem Hauptquartier, dem umfunktionierten Bunker im Fürstenwald. Die Gangster haben sich jedoch bereits an Raphaels Fersen geheftet und wollen den einzigen Zeugen ihrer Tat zum Schweigen bringen.

Es geschah vor nicht allzu langer Zeit, dass sich in Großbritannien zwischen den kleinen Städten Fraserburgh und Peterhead an der nordöstlichen Küste Schottlands auf einem Schloss recht mysteriöse Phänomene ereigneten. So zumindest berichteten es die zwei Elektriker Bob McDuff und Nick Giles. Es begann alles an einem verregneten Novembertag.

In Juliens Augen zeichnete sich Angst - pure Angst! Seit dem Einzug ins neue Heim, plagten ihn furchtbare Alpträume. Träume, die so wirklich schienen. Träume, die ihn am Einschlafen hinderten. Madame Anguére-Traiseau, Juliens Mutter, war verzweifelt. War es das Haus? Lag ein Fluch auf diesem Gebäude? Welche Rolle spielte der Keller? Und was hatte es mit dem rätselhaften Kind "Jacques" auf sich? Viele Fragen, die sich an jenem Abend aufklären sollten.

Der Erste Weltkrieg verblasst langsam in der Erinnerung der Menschen. Zu lange ist es her, dass Männer in sinnlosen Grabenkämpfen, einem zermürbenden Stellungskrieg ihr Leben gelassen haben...

Die Karte eines buddhistischen Klosterabtes führt die Archäologen Stig und Gerda Rangström in die abgelegene Gebirgswelt Nepals. Gemeinsam mit ihrem Freund, Professor Lembach rüsten sie eine Expedition aus. Ihr Zweck ist die Erforschung jenes Wesens, das als "Schneemensch" seit Jahrzehnten immer wieder für Aufsehen sorgt...

Hideous Beauty is a touching tale of LGBTQ+ identity from award-winning author William Hussey. Dylan is forced to come out after his secret relationship with Ellis is exposed on social media, but to his surprise, everyone is really supportive or appears to be. But Dylan’s and El’s happiness is short-lived and following a tragic accident, Dylan begins to realise how little he knows about the boy he loves...or those closest to him.

Seventeen-year old Ellen never wanted a holiday. What is there to do in a mining town in the northernmost corner of Sweden, with no one but her brother Simon for company; a boy with Asperger’s who cares for nothing but collecting plants and solving crime mysteries? Nothing, that is, until the siblings stumble onto a horrifying crime scene that brings them knee-deep into a generations-long conflict between the townspeople and the native Sami.

DON’T MISS BRIDGE OF CLAY, MARKUS ZUSAK’S FIRST NOVEL SINCE THE BOOK THIEF AND AN UNFORGETTABLE AND SWEEPING FAMILY SAGA. From the author of the extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller The Book Thief, I Am the Messenger is an acclaimed novel filled with laughter, fists, and love. A...

I'm prepared for revenge, but starting college and moving in with my best friend has put everything on hold. Life almost seems normal. That is, until a series of bizarre videos posted online mysteriously coincides with an unusual crime spree hitting our community.

Shy, nerdy Tanvi has always thought of her perfect cousin Mimi as her sister. Not only did Mimi’s family raise Tanvi after the tragic death of her parents, fierce Mimi has always protected Tanvi at school. At least until Mimi fell under the spell of their flawless, rich classmate, Beth … Tanvi’s biggest bully. Fearing another terrible year, Tanvi decides to take a desperate, preemptive strike—and captures an incriminating photo of Mimi and Beth at a party. When Tanvi wakes up the next day with a bump on her head, scratches on her leg, and no memory of what caused her injuries, Mimi is gone.

Trapped in her life as a servant in a magicless kingdom, Anslee yearns for the freedom she felt roaming the woods as a child. Convinced marrying a nobleman is her only way out, she should be ecstatic when she catches the eye of new-in-town Lord Avery Varrock. But this lord has brought more than riches to town - and his revelations will turn Anslee's life upside down.