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They wake on a deserted island. Fiona and Miles, high school enemies, now stranded together. No memory of how they got there. No plan to follow, no hope to hold on to. Each step forward reveals the mystery behind the forces that brought them here. And soon, the most chilling discovery: something else is on the island with them. Something that won't let them leave alive.

Superstar high school quarterback Brian Hollingsworth might have it all, but he wants none of it. Best friend Dylan is a badass who believes he runs the world - and for the most part - he pretty much does. Randy is a bad boy looking to establish his reputation. Stewart is just a loser turned about by the breeze. A lonely, manipulative boy accidentally brings these four disparate teens together in the woods. Fists fly. Revenge escalates. Twenty-four hours later, one is clinging to life. Another has stolen a gun.

The only thing August Pfeiffer hates more than algebra is living in a vampire town. Located at a nexus of mystical energy fields, Fulton Heights is practically an electromagnet for supernatural drama. And when a mysterious (and annoyingly hot) vampire boy arrives with a cryptic warning, Auggie suddenly finds himself at the center of it. An ancient and terrible power is returning to the earthly realm, and somehow Auggie seems to be the only one who can stop it.

Ever since her mother's death, Gabriella "Gutsy" Gomez has spent her days flying under the radar. But when her mother's undead body is returned to her doorstep from the grave and Gutsy witnesses a pack of ravagers digging up Los Muertos - her mother's name for the undead - she realizes that life finds you no matter how hard you try to hide from it. Meanwhile, Benny Imura and his gang set out on a journey to find a cure. As they venture into new and unexplored territory, they soon learn that the zombies they fought before were nothing compared to what they'll face in the wild.

Justin Hawthorne's bloodline has protected Four Paths for generations from the Gray - a lifeless dimension that imprisons a brutal monster. After Justin fails to inherit his family's powers, his mother is determined to keep this humiliation a secret. But Justin can't let go of the future he was promised and the town he swore to protect. Ever since Harper Carlisle lost her hand to an accident that left her stranded in the Gray for days, she has vowed revenge on the person who abandoned her: Justin Hawthorne.

“A food-for-thought dystopian with a strong feminist message.” —Kirkus Reviews It’s time to fight back in this second novel in the thrilling, subversive near future series from New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Young about a girls-only private high school that is far more than it...

Two armies have descended on the Full Moon, and the war that has torn Japan apart for over a century threatens to destroy Lady Chiyome's school for young shrine maidens (and assassins). In this thrilling sequel to Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale, Risuko must face warlords, samurai, angry cooks, a monster in the hills, the truth about her father, a spy among the kunoichi...

National Book Award finalist Julie Anne Peters returns with a compelling novel about relationships, trust, romance, and loss—with a suspenseful twist. When Alix's charismatic girlfriend, Swanee, dies from sudden cardiac arrest, Alix is overcome with despair. As she searches Swanee's room for...

Ella não consegue parar de se culpar pelo acidente que matou sua melhor amiga, Hayley, meses atrás. Agora, ela precisa seguir em frente e voltar à escola, mas parece impossível superar tudo o que aconteceu—principalmente porque Sawyer, namorado de Hayley, está sempre por perto. Aos poucos, o luto os aproxima, e Ella se dá conta do inimaginável—ela está apaixonada pelo namorado da melhor amiga morta.

Après un premier semestre à l'étranger, Kate revient à Hillmore University, le cœur brisé. La trahison amoureuse qu'elle a vécue lors de son échange scolaire l'a profondément bouleversée. Son désespoir augmente encore lorsqu'elle découvre que sa chambre étudiante n'est plus disponible, et qu'elle a comme colocataire Soren Halmberg, dont la réputation d'Intouchable le précède. Nonchalant et plutôt asocial, Soren ne manifeste d'intérêt que pour ses coéquipiers de rugby. Lorsqu'il est contraint de partager sa chambre avec Kate, son quotidien s'en retrouve chamboulé.

The first in a series of compelling and skillful dark academic thrillers from a brilliant new voice in YA fiction. Love, Lies, Legacy… Eva has one dream: to study English at Oxford University. Not only will she receive a world-class education – getting into Oxford is a path to freedom. But...

Kiki Banjo ha imparato a difendersi dalle delusioni sentimentali. La sua regola d'oro è: non farsi coinvolgere. Attraverso il suo programma radiofonico, Brown Sugar, condivide le proprie pillole di saggezza con le altre ragazze del Whitewell College, per proteggerle da chi non ha intenzioni serie. Non può perciò tirarsi indietro dall'avvertire del pericolo le sue ascoltatrici, quando un nuovo e intrigante studente, Malakai Korede, inizia a fare strage di cuori nel campus. Kiki, però, è ambiziosa e per poter accedere a un prestigioso stage estivo a New York dovrà collaborare proprio con l'attraente e sexy Malakai.

Jill took a job which sounded perfect for the summer, guiding tourists on trail rides in the beautiful mountains. She didn't realize that the money was terrible, the hours long and the coworkers insufferable. After a blow-up with her boss, she takes a single man into the mountains for a ride, only to find that he is a dangerous killer. When Jill fights back and manages to escape, she is in a desperate race to survive and make it to safety.

Vor 16 Jahren verschwand Bels Mutter Rachel auf mysteriöse Weise. Die damals 2-jährige Bel war die einzige Zeugin - und erinnert sich an nichts. Der Fall wird neu aufgerollt, als ihr Vater einer True-Crime-Doku zustimmt. Bel kann es kaum erwarten, dass die Dreharbeiten zu Ende gehen und ihr Leben zur Normalität zurückkehrt. Doch dann geschieht das Unmögliche: Rachel steht plötzlich vor der Tür. Und erzählt eine haarsträubende Geschichte.

Maddie and Logan were torn apart by a kidnapping attempt when they were young. They were only kids - Logan's dad was POTUS and Maddie's father was the Secret Service agent meant to guard him. The kidnappers were stopped - but Maddie was whisked off to Alaska with her father, for safety. Maddie and Logan had been inseparable...but then she never heard from him again. Now it's a few years later. Maggie's a teenager, used to living a solitary life with her father. It's quiet - until Logan is sent to join them.

When 17-year-old Claire Halloway moves to the quiet, mist-shrouded town of Clearwater, she expects nothing more than another lonely school year---until she meets Adrian Lockwood, a beautiful and distant stranger that seems to carry winter in his veins. Drawn to Adrian despite every warning sign telling her to stay away, Claire soon uncovers the truth: Adrian is a vampire who is bound to an ancient Covenant that slumbers just beneath the frozen lake bordering the town.

Als Beth March tot aufgefunden wird, ist für die Polizei sofort klar: Es war Mord. Schnell geraten ihre Schwestern unter Verdacht: Jo ist eine aufstrebende Autorin mit vielen Followern. Amy möchte unbedingt in Europa Kunst studieren, aber sie braucht Geld von ihrer Tante – Geld, das für Beth bestimmt war. Und Meg würde nicht im Traum daran denken, ihre Schwester zu verletzen, aber ihr Freund könnte es getan haben, und sie wird ihn um jeden Preis schützen.

In this 17th science adventure, Rick and Scotty and the Spindrift Science Foundation staff (including Hartson Brant, Hobart Zircon, and Julius Weiss) join forces with South American geoscientists on the resort island of San Luz, off the coast of South America. There, they are faced with the ancient volcano of El Viejo, which shows every sign of getting ready to erupt and consume the entire island in a devastating disaster, like the one that obliterated the island of Krakatoa in 1883.

Obwohl Ruby dazu bestimmt ist, das unauffällige Leben einer Dienstmagd zu führen, sehnt sie sich nach einer echten Herausforderung. Dann passiert das Undenkbare: der König stirbt und ernennt sie zu seiner Thronfolgerin. Plötzlich sieht sich Ruby mit den Intrigen des Hofs konfrontiert, mit einer wütenden Witwe und den drei arroganten (und gut aussehenden) Prinzen. Damit nicht genug: Ruby entdeckt einen Hinweis darauf, dass der König ermordet wurde – und dass Ruby die Nächste sein könnte.

Solving her best friend's murder means infiltrating a secret society, resisting a forbidden love, and running from a vengeful ghost in this sophomore novel by the author of Together We Rot. “An intoxicating blend of romance and horror, darkness and wit. With haunts and twists that leap off the...