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Growing up in Ember Grove, Bitsy Clark knows better than to break the rules around the Revelry, the mysterious end-of-year party in the woods. So when her best friend, Amy, persuades her to sneak in, Bitsy is full of misgivings. Misgivings that she should have listened to, because it's after the Revelry that Bitsy's luck turns and her life starts to unravel. For Amy, it's the opposite, as if she's been blessed with good fortune. Soon Bitsy is convinced that the Revelry has tied the two friends together in a curse that only she can break.

Did you ever dream of traveling to an alternate universe? I actually did it. I am the Bear, high school kid. My lifelong wish has been to find my mother, who disappeared when I was a baby. And Indian medicine man told me it was possible to find her, but I would have to look in the magical kingdom of his ancestors. My friends said they would go with me if I gave it a shot. So I did. Be careful what you wish for. We promptly found ourselves in a fantasy land, where we met Uriah, a talking cocker spaniel.

Nach allem, was Farrah mitgemacht hat, um Mikael seinen größten Wunsch zu erfüllen, benötigt sie dringend eine Pause – doch die Mauern des Palastes halten eine unangenehme Überraschung für sie bereit. Sowohl sie als auch Emma haben mit aufkeimenden Erinnerungen zu kämpfen. Währenddessen reisen Hayet und Mikael in die Traumwelt, in der die Lösung seines Fluches auf ihn warten soll. Dort angekommen machen sie eine unerwartete Entdeckung... Lass dich verzaubern und tauche ein in eine Welt von Gut und Böse!

Das große Finale! Sie sagten, der Palast sei ein sicherer Ort. Doch wie sicher kann etwas sein, wenn die Grenzen von Gut und Böse verwischen, wenn Geheimnisse und Intrigen an der Tagesordnung stehen und wenn jeder bereit ist, für seine Ziele einen hohen Preis zu zahlen? Lass dich verzaubern und tauche ein in eine Welt von Gut und Böse!

In a town trapped within the veil, humans, fae, and witches are forced to coexist. Through a fragile peace, they all agree on one thing. The Trimarked Child is dangerous. Ember Lee is a pariah. Though she’s forced to scrounge and trade just to survive, she refuses to let the people of Trifecta bully her into submission. Her forbidden powers have defied the bonds placed on her, but as long as she can keep them a secret, she’s safe. When someone carves their way through the barrier surrounding the city, events unfold that threaten her existence.

Nora Jacobs hat endlich herausgefunden, zu welcher Art von Unterweltlern sie wirklich gehört. Während sie gerade noch dabei ist, sich mit ihrem neuen Erbe anzufreunden, hat das Leben auch schon wieder andere Pläne für sie: Terrance der Troll entkommt einem gewaltvollen Überfall nur knapp - und er ist nicht das einzige Opfer. Überall in Detroit werden Fey getötet, und Nora unterstützt die FUA, die Federal Underworld Agency, bei ihren Ermittlungen. Aber was bleibt ihr auch anderes übrig?

Chino & the Boy Scouts introduces the mysterious world of Summerhill, the most outstanding feature of which is its unusual schooling system, taught through the medium of "scouting". It’s the final year of school and Chino learns of the existence of a map, through which he might unfold the legend of "the GW", an item long both speculated to be a myth and highly coveted at Eden Gardens Grammar School. Little does he know, he is not the only one bold enough to embark on this quest.

Cather Stevens doesn’t love. Not now, not ever. She has spent her entire life watching love ruin her mother, her aunts, her cousins, her grandmother, and she made a vow a long time ago that she would never let that happen to her. But when she meets a winged boy named Hermes who tells her that she is the key to ending the star-crossed curse that has plagued the women in her family for centuries, she will have to redefine everything she knows about love, life, and herself. With more than just her heart on the line, she must find the location of her great-great-grandmother’s diary.

In Idris herrschen düstere Zeiten. Als Valentin sein Dämonenheer zusammenruft, gibt es nur eine Chance: Schattenjäger und Schattenwesen müssen ihren alten Hass überwinden und Seite an Seite in diese Schlacht ziehen. Jace weiß genau, wie viel er zu riskieren bereit ist. Clary jedoch muss sich entscheiden, ob auch sie jeden Preis bezahlen würde, um die Gläserne Stadt zu retten.

Erst die schmerzhafte Trennung von Gregor, und dann gibt es auch noch Streit zwischen Alison und ihren besten Freunden Melissa und Ben. Da kommt die Flucht in eine andere Zeit gerade recht. Alison reist ins Norwegen des 8. Jahrhunderts. Eigentlich hatte sie gehofft, Gregor wiederzusehen und mehr über die apokalyptische Prophezeiung in Erfahrung zu bringen. Doch dann kommt alles anders: Alison gerät in den erbitterten Kampf zwischen zwei Wikinger-Clans und muss sich in einer Welt voller blutiger Schlachten und nordischer Götter-Mythen behaupten.

Alice hat sich Ethan und seinen Rebellen angeschlossen, da sie endlich die wahren Absichten von Phelan und dem Rat kennt. Sie muss nun mit der Hilfe ihrer neuen Mitstreiter das nächste Artefakt finden. Gleichzeitig plagen sie der Schmerz und die Enttäuschung über Julian, der ihr einmal mehr einen wichtigen Teil der Wahrheit verschwiegen hat. Trotzdem kämpft sie mit den Gefühlen für ihn, während Ethan immer deutlicher zeigt, was er wirklich für Alice empfindet. Welche Entscheidung wird sie treffen?

"Caro giovane semidio, se stai leggendo questo libro, la tua vita sta per diventare molto, molto più pericolosa. Queste pagine ti offriranno uno sguardo all'interno del mondo dei semidei, che a nessun normale ragazzino umano è permesso di conoscere. L'archivio segreto del Campo Mezzosangue contiene tre delle più pericolose avventure di Percy Jackson mai trascritte prima. Chirone mi ha inoltre autorizzato a divulgare delle interviste riservate di alcuni dei nostri più importanti allievi, inclusi Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase e Grover Underwood."

Il primo romanzo per ragazzi dell'autore noir. Nel 1984 la città di Stonebridge è stata colpita da una tragedia: in una sola notte tutti i bambini al di sotto dei tredici anni sono scomparsi senza lasciare traccia. Nel corso degli anni qualcuno racconta di averli sentiti giocare al limitare del bosco, ma di aver visto soltanto le loro ombre, come se fossero dei fantasmi. Trent'anni dopo, Jake Mitchell, dodici anni, scopre che suo zio Ben era uno di loro. Per la prima volta si ritrova a pensare a quello zio che non ha mai conosciuto e che ora sente più vicino che mai.

What could be more serious than her supernatural power coming between her and the man she loves? A power struggle between Arcturus Academy and Firethorne Collegiate. The stakes? The entire Chaplin estate and all of its assets. Does Saxony have what it takes to save the future of her school while her relationship is in turmoil? Listen to Fire Games and watch the sparks fly!

After she walks in on her mom doing the horizontal mambo with a man that's decidedly not her dad, Brynn Stark swears to never fall in love. One of her friends, Val, reveals her true identity—Aphrodite, goddess of love—and promises to show Brynn why she shouldn't lose faith. But when Brynn realizes she's beginning to fall for Adam, Aphrodite's boyfriend, Brynn's forced to decide if she'll choose her goddess-given fate, or risk it all for the wrong-but-right guy. One thing's for sure. Love sucks. And it's all about to blow up in their faces.

Few people know the repercussions of love being created or, more importantly, of love being lost. A fairy godmother knew. It was her job to ensure matches were made and love achieved. The problem is fairy godmothers aren’t what they used to be, and it’s creating a domino effect across the globe. Paris Beaufont isn’t your typical fairy godmother, and that’s exactly what Happily Ever After College needs to bring more lovers together. Can Paris help fairy godmothers to evolve in the modern world before it’s too late?

With Ellie’s fate hanging in the balance after Nosizwe’s brutal attack, Carter is forced to make a life changing decision—the consequences of which threaten to tear Ellie and him apart. Permanently. However, teaming up again may be unavoidable. Nosizwe, convinced Carter as the Talos is the key to unlocking the Stones of Fire, throws everything she has at him, endangering not only Carter but Ellie as well. When the plots of a traitor allied with the shifter queen shove the two into an unescapable outcome, only the highest form of self-sacrifice can preserve Ellie’s life.

Bienvenue à Stallen, l'école de magie élitiste ! Jusqu'à hier encore, Ashkana, 16 ans, ignorait tout de son existence. Ici, magiciens, loups-garous et vampires se côtoient. Et les humains ? Ils n'en savent rien. À peine débarquée, Ashkana se fait attaquer ! Remise de ses émotions, elle se met aussitôt à jongler entre la maîtrise de son pouvoir, le dressage de son familier, la découverte de l'académie et... l'art de se défendre des attaques gratuites de ses camarades et professeurs.

I’m Jinx, a private investigator, a truth seeker and an empath. Even with all that magic at my fingertips, I don’t know if I can save my best friend. And she’s not the only ill one. The magical creatures of the Other Realm are falling sick - even the supposedly immortal ones. The illness is striking two by two like a plague-filled Noah’s Ark. The mermen asked for help first, but it turns out they’re just the tip of the iceberg. I’ll do anything to save the stricken victims - even if it means working with my parents’ own killer….

My twin brother has started to go mad, and my powers are the cause. Nobody knows how to stop it, and all the facts are telling me that unless I can cure him, my brother is very likely going to try and kill me soon. And that's just how this whole mess starts. From there I run face first into a whole stack of problems, including a crazy werewolf girl, a large pack of flesh-eating ghouls, and a trip to the greatest repository of magical knowledge in the world, where someone like me is definitely not welcome.