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You would think Petronellas 16th birthday would be cause for celebration. After all, fashionable friends are arriving at her country estate near London, teas are being served, and her coming out party promises to be a resplendent affair. Everything is falling nicely into place, until, suddenly, it isnt. For Petronella discovers that her guardian, Uncle Augustus T. Percival, has developed a most unVictorian compulsion: He must eat bugs.

A week ago, Dinah’s cousin Claire cut her wrists. Five days ago, Dinah found Claire’s diary and discovered why. Three days ago, Dinah stopped crying and came up with a plan. Two days ago, she ditched her piercings and bleached the black dye from her hair. Yesterday, knee socks and uniform plaid became a predator’s camouflage. Today, she’ll find the boy who broke Claire.By tomorrow, he’ll wish he were dead.

When high school buddies Larry Drayfus and Dan Cotwell take a backpacking trip into the Mogollon Mountains, nobody is concerned when they don’t come home exactly on time. Dan is a natural outdoorsman, and he knows the mountains well. Larry is smart and resourceful. But soon the boys’ families must accept the unthinkable, as little sign of them can be found in the hills.

Deep within the Peruvian jungle, an astounding secret is about to be uncovered ... Matt's dad, an eminent archaeologist, has disappeared, leaving only a cryptic message with a bizarre set of instructions that lead him to the mysterious Julius Venture and a dangerous treasure hunt. Soon Matt is crossing continents, deciphering codes and exploring ancient ruins - with monstrous enemies hot on his heels. If Matt wants to see his dad alive he's got to get to the treasure first.

Just days after her mothers sudden death in a freak accident, Calla is sent to spend the rest of the summer with her grandmother in Lily Dale, a mysterious town of psychics where nothing is really as it seems. But to unlock the secrets behind her mothers death, Calla must first accept her newfound gift. The longer Calla stays, the stranger things become and as her own senses begin to awaken, she wonders if her mothers hidden past could explain her death.

It's springtime of senior year, and psychic sleuth Daisy Giordano is preparing to say goodbye to Nightshade High. But no college acceptance letters have arrived yet, and she's beginning to worry about where she'll end up come fall - and if it will be anywhere near her boyfriend, Ryan. But that's not the only uncertainty Daisy's dealing with. Theres a vamps-versus-shifters war going on in Nightshade, and things are so tense that there is talk of canceling the prom.

The beautiful, mysterious women of Japan are being killed one by one. The famous samurai Judge Ooka knows he will need help to solve the crimes, so he turns to his newly adopted son, fourteen-year-old Seikei. Determined to prove his worth as a samurai, Seikei goes undercover as a teahouse attendant in the exotic "floating city" of Yoshiwara, where demons lurk among the pleasure seekers and no one is safe - not even a samurai.

Cameryn's ex-boyfriend is back....and ready to kill!Cameryn had thought she was in love with him. He was smart, strong, and would do anything for her - even kill. Kyle O'Neil disappeared after his first attempt on Cameryns life at the end of The Angel of Death. Now he is back for his second.

Best-selling sportswriter and Edgar Award winner John Feinstein is back with another sports mystery featuring Stevie Thomas and Susan Carol Anderson—this one set at the summer Olympics in London. In this book, Susan Carol isn't a reporter—she's an Olympian, competing as a swimmer at her first Olympic games. Stevie is both proud and envious of her athletic prowess. And he's worried by the agents and sponsors and media all wanting to get up close and personal with Susan Carol.

For Nora Mulgrew, the days between the end of Salem University’s summer session and the start of fall semester are the 'dead time'. The campus is deserted, and Nora is the only resident in eerie old Nightingale Hall, a ramshackle dorm whose dark past has earned it the nickname 'Nightmare Hall'. Nora hasn’t heard any of those rumors, but her own nightmare is about to begin. An education major, Nora has spent the summer working at a day care where her favorite pupil is a darling child named Mindy.

Mentre sta lavorando sotto copertura in una insolita e caotica Londra vittoriana, Irene Winters, spia della società segreta la Biblioteca Invisibile, scopre che il suo assistente Kai è scomparso, rapito dalla fazione dei fae, creature fatte di caos e magia, capaci di mutare forma e provocare disordini nei mondi corrotti. Considerando il legame di Kai con i draghi, acerrimi avversari dei fae, le ripercussioni del suo rapimento potrebbero essere fatali, non solo per il suo amico ma per interi mondi: Irene deve salvarlo e scongiurare l'Armageddon a ogni costo.

Todo el mundo sabe quién es Sherlock Holmes. Pero ¿quién conoce a los Irregulares, sus informantes callejeros? Tras la muerte del famoso detective, el grupo de los Irregulares se desintegra y Emma, una joven muy observadora, se traslada a la lejana Shanghái con su hermana mayor. Es hora de enderezar su vida y hacer algo de provecho. Allí conoce a Jonathan, el introvertido heredero del hotel donde trabaja, y a Shaoran, un chico encargado de la recepción.

Le vacanze estive si avvicinano. Ricky, tredicenne con un debole per la tecnologia e l'investigazione, sta passeggiando in centro a Milano insieme alla mamma quando assiste a una rapina. Dopo aver svaligiato una gioielleria, il criminale in fuga gli passa proprio accanto e per un attimo i loro sguardi si incrociano. Il giorno dopo, un nobile milanese affida un compito molto speciale a Mac, il compagno della madre di Ricky: restaurare il triplano del leggendario Barone Rosso. Ricky si convince che tra quella richiesta straordinaria e la rapina ci sia un misterioso legame...

Tutte le persone hanno un odore caratteristico e Ari ha il dono di riconoscerlo. Si tratta di profumi o afrori che gli altri non avvertono ma lei, ragazzina tredicenne che ormai ha imparato a sfruttare questa sua abilità, sì. Dall’odore che una persona emana Ari sa capire molte cose. Spesso aiuta il padre Bart nelle sue indagini, ma questa volta è diverso: lo straniero appena arrivato nel paese è un caleidoscopio di odori.

Dans le sous-sol du huppé collège Sainte-Hubertine, cinq adolescents qui n’ont rien en commun découvrent de mystérieux objets au fond de leurs casiers. Emerson, Jordan, Alexie, Véronika et Willem sont loin de se douter que ces reliques sont dotées de grands pouvoirs, et que leur école court un grave danger… Rapidement, des événements inexplicables secouent leurs vies. Quelle est cette inquiétante réalité qui se dissimule derrière les murs du collège? Et si une part de vérité se cachait dans les contes et légendes, à la vue de tous?

Nicole tem 19 anos, está num emprego que odeia e, em poucos dias, o garoto de quem gosta irá se casar com outra. É nesse momento em que a vida parece sem rumo que ela recebe a ligação de Toninho, seu pai biológico que foi embora pouco depois de ela nascer.

Hi ha vegades a la vida d'algunes persones en què passa alguna cosa que sobtadament ho canvia tot. La por. Por de viure. Por de no suportar la vida. Por d'haver de fer-ho. Por de no saber com. Por de la por. Aquesta història tracta d'una d'aquestes persones. També tracta de la gelosia. La gelosia ens destrueix per dins. Sovint, també per fora. La gelosia ho destrueix tot. I sempre en paguem un preu massa alt. Com l'Èric, com la Xènia, com l'Hugo. Perquè aprendre a viure mai és fàcil.

Hay veces en la vida de algunas personas en que de pronto ocurre algo que lo cambia todo. El miedo. Miedo a vivir. Miedo a no soportar la vida. Miedo a tener que hacerlo. Miedo a no saber cómo. Miedo al miedo. Esta historia trata de una de esas personas. También trata de los celos. Los celos nos destruyen por dentro. A menudo, también por fuera. Los celos lo destruyen todo. Y siempre pagamos por ellos un precio demasiado alto. Como Eric, como Xenia, como Hugo. Porque aprender a vivir nunca es fácil

Absolt del càrrec d'assassinat, del qual va ser injustament acusat als 14 anys d'edat, i un cop provada la seva innocència, el jove Èric surt del Centre de Reforma després d'haver complert quatre anys d'internament. No obstant això, la reinserció en una societat carregada de prejudicis resultarà una realitat encara més dura: no tornar a caure en la delinqüència quan l'entorn no hi ajuda gaire, continuar els estudis, trobar una feina, allunyar-se del seu barri.

Absuelto del cargo de asesinato, del que fue injustamente acusado a los 14 años de edad, y una vez probada su inocencia, el ahora joven Eric sale del Correccional de Menores tras cuatro años de internamiento. Sin embargo, la reinserción en una sociedad cargada de prejuicios resultará una realidad todavía más dura: no volver a caer en la delincuencia cuando el entorno parece empeñado en ello, continuar los estudios, encontrar un trabajo, alejarse de su barrio.