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Die temperamentvolle Caféinhaberin Lena freut sich auf ein ruhiges Leben zusammen mit ihrem Sohn Florian und ihrer zehn Monate alten Enkelin Naomi. Stattdessen entwickelt sich ihr Café zu so einer Art Selbsthilfetreff für die dauerjammernde Yvonne. Die blonde Barbie hat es im Gegensatz zu Lena nicht nötig, für ihren Lebensunterhalt zu arbeiten. Sie nervt Lena ebenso wie Florian, der es sich zum Ziel gesetzt zu haben scheint, ihr kleines Reihenhaus ins Dauerchaos zu stürzen. Selbst ihr Lieblingskater Misti macht seinem zweiten Namen Mistvieh alle Ehre.

A paranormal rollercoaster ride with goosebumps at every turn--now a motion picture starring Uma Thurman and Anna Sophia Robb! Kit Gordy sees Blackwood Hall towering over black iron gates, and she can't help thinking, This place is evil. The imposing mansion sends a shiver of fear through her...

For new friends Norman and Margaret, a curious discovery becomes the gateway to something far bigger—dangerous puzzles, a hidden world, and feelings neither of them saw coming. And this is only the beginning.

Hoe ellendig kan je leven worden? Sinds hij acht maanden geleden zijn vader zag sterven, worstelt Mickey Bolitar met leugens, duistere geheimen en onbeantwoorde vragen. En hij krijgt alleen maar meer problemen: Spoon ligt in het ziekenhuis, Rachel houdt hem aan het lijntje, zijn basketbalteam haat hem en Ema onthult dat ze een online vriendje heeft dat spoorloos is verdwenen. Hoewel hij zijn twijfels heeft, belooft hij Ema te helpen. Ook een teamgenoot die hem sart laat hij niet stikken. En hij blijkt meer met zijn oom Myron gemeen te hebben dan hij dacht.

In a scorched summer sky, silence becomes an earthquake. The clouds vanished. The rain forgot how to fall. The sun never left. And the world began to burn. Thirteen-year-old Lena sees what others can’t: swirling patterns, pulsing signals in the sky, and messages buried in light. Her spiral drawings—once dismissed as daydreams—now mirror the strange shimmer overtaking the atmosphere. She’s not alone. Other children are seeing it too.

Some Great and Mysterious Desire recounts the perilous and strange journey of the young Thaddeus Michael, and his quest to reclaim a stolen heirloom. A visit to the mansion of his estranged Grandfather brings Thaddeus face to face with the history of his family, and the mystery of his vocation. A vocation that transcends the sweep of known history, and maybe even the boundaries of the known world…

Three must-read stand-alone novels from horror sensation Maren Stoffels, now available in a paperback boxed set! Escape Room There's no escaping this pulse-pounding thriller about teens being held captive in an escape room where the stakes are all too real. Fright Night Stay up all night with...

When a group of friends stumble upon a brand-new Ouija board, a night of harmless fun spirals into a terrifying encounter with the unknown. Spooked by the pleas of restless spirit “Peter”, they burn the board—which reappears the next day, without a trace of the fire. Haunted by cryptic warnings, unexplainable phenomena, and a message they can’t ignore, the thrillseekers find themselves tangled in ghostly vengeance. As the line between the natural and the supernatural blurs, they face a life-altering question: Can they trust the board, or are they unleashing a darkness far beyond their control?

Dustin is an up-and-coming magician. Jane is his assistant. She's also the love of his life. While performing a new trick called The Disappearing Lady, Jane disappears — for real. Dustin is brought in for questioning. He wants to cooperate but can't answer the most important question. Where is Jane? When things look their worst, Jane reappears. Only. There's something wrong with Jane.

When Riley Cross discovers a burned, glowing spellbook hidden among forgotten shelves, she can’t resist speaking the words etched on its pages. In an instant, her best friend vanishes—erased from photographs, memories, and reality itself. Now Riley is caught in a secret world where magic isn’t about wishes, but about sacrifice. Every spell promises relief, power, or perfection—but each demands a piece of who she is. As her arms fill with living marks that whisper for more, Riley must decide how much she’s willing to give up to save the people she loves.

When Jesse stumbles upon an ancient deck of cards, he is pulled into a labyrinth of shifting realities, forgotten histories, and a destiny he never asked for. Alongside the enigmatic Lyra, whose past is as tangled as his own, he must unravel the secrets of the Silver Thread before time itself unravels. It is a story of two threads intertwined, where past and present blur, and the line between choice and fate is razor-thin.

In this steampunk, Ocean’s Eleven-style caper, fourteen year-old Varick Pendragon has everything. He’s young and wealthy, but he can’t stand his family. The only member he cared for, his grandfather, has just passed away. Now, Varick is adrift and alone amid the rest of the Pendragons’ machinations. That is, until he meets a crew of young thieves. They’re planning the ultimate heist aboard a luxury airship cruise liner, and they want Varick in. But more than just Varick’s family will want to use him for personal gain. Varick will have to figure out who’s planning what.

Dulce Castillo besucht eine Schule mit besonderem Schwerpunkt: An der J. Everett High werden die Schüler zu herausragenden Kriminologen ausgebildet. Jedes Jahr wird dort ein Wettbewerb veranstaltet: Anhand von vorbereiteten Autopsieberichten, Zeugenaussagen und Beweisen sollen die Schüler einen inszenierten Mord aufklären. Dulce ist fest entschlossen, den Preis dieses Jahr zu gewinnen - zusammen mit ihrer besten Freundin Emi und dem neuen Mitschüler Zane. Doch dann passiert das Unfassbare: Die Leiche ist echt - einer ihrer Mitschüler wurde vergiftet.

When an adopted teen takes a DNA test to find her biological parents, she unknowingly puts herself in the crosshairs of a serial killer. Adopted as a newborn, Tessa has always wondered who her biological parents are. After turning eighteen, she takes a DNA test in hopes of finding the answers...

Second entry in series of teen aviation stories, filled with lots of scientific jargon, a jewel heist, and adventure. Van Powell is a pseudonym of early Hollywood screenwriter, Ardon Van Buren Powell (1886-1958).

A pair of thriller series from prolific radio writer Wally K. Daly Award-winning dramatist Wally K. Daly penned numerous plays for BBC Radio across a range of genres, including the beloved sci-fi ‘Scream Trilogy’ and the sitcoms Anything Legal and Give Or Take. Featured here are two of his...

Stornshire, England-1890. Leighanna Pauley barely escaped consumption. Now, she's claimed by both Life and Death. Fascinated by justice and why she survived when so many others haven't, she has a new obsession: the murder of a fellow socialite. But the police have no leads. The investigation emboldens Leighanna to attend the first ball held at the Carmine Estate. When midnight strikes, the unimaginable takes place. Time stops for everyone but Leighanna. Before her stands the ghost of the dead girl, pleading with Leighanna to catch her killer before someone else is murdered.

Sixteen-year-old Soren Vale never asked to be marked. But when strange symbols appear on his skin and the ancient clocktower in Grenton Hollow begins to tick for the first time in decades, he’s thrust into a mystery no one remembers—and no one dares to investigate. As Soren uncovers the town’s eerie past, he joins forces with three unlikely allies: Cass, the fiercely loyal skeptic; Noah, the quiet codebreaker with secrets of his own; and Julian, a boy caught between memory and madness.

Nicky and Kenny return in Pike as a fishing expedition nosedives into near tragedy. The Bacon Pond is famous for its monster-sized fish and Kenny is determined to catch one. But when the boys glimpse what could be a body in the water – the body of a well-known local criminal who's just been announced missing – the secrets of the Bacon Pond might just take them all down.

Drei Gastronomen verschwinden spurlos. Das Letzte, was man von ihnen weiß, ist, dass sie in eine schwarze Limousine eingestiegen sind. Die drei Jungen starten ihre Ermittlungen. Und kommen einer unglaublichen Sache auf die Spur. Steckt etwa der geheimnisvolle Whistler dahinter, das Londoner Verbrechergenie?