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Sixteen-year-old Devon Mackintosh has always felt like an outsider at Keaton, the prestigious California boarding school perched above the Pacific. As long as she's not fitting in, Devon figures she might as well pad her application to Stanford's psych program. So junior year, she decides to become a peer counselor, a de facto therapist for students in crisis. At first, it seems like it will be an easy fly-on-the-wall gig, but her expectations are turned upside down when Jason Hutchins commits suicide.

Little Kilton, aprile 2012: Andie Bell, una delle ragazze più popolari della scuola, viene uccisa. O meglio, scompare, e il suo corpo non verrà mai ritrovato. L'assassino è Sal Singh, compagno di scuola e amico della vittima: la polizia e tutti in città ne sono convinti. Il suo suicidio a qualche giorno di distanza ha cancellato tutti i dubbi. Ma Pippa Fitz-Amobi, che al tempo dei fatti aveva dodici anni e che ora si prepara a fare domanda per il college, non ne è per niente sicura.

Less than two months have passed since Devon Mackintosh uncovered the truth about the apparent suicide of Hutch, Keaton's golden boy and her unrequited love. But solving Hutch's murder has put all eyes on her in the small Keaton School community. When she is knocked unconscious on a New Year's Eve cruise, it's clear that her life is danger too. In the aftermath of the attack, Devon must attend a weekly meeting with Dr. Jocelyn Hsu, a shrink who refuses to believe Devon's account of the "accident."

Gwendolyn Bloom is dead. But even armed with a new passport and identity, the danger is far from over. Her father is safe...but Gwen still hasn't untangled all his lies from the truth. Meanwhile, her enemies are closing in with a vengeance. She found her father when he disappeared off the face of the earth - can she survive being on the other end of a manhunt?

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.

Everyone at Hawthorne Lake Country Club saw Willa Ames-Rowan climb into a boat with James Gregory, the club’s heir apparent. And everyone at Hawthorne Lake Country Club watched him return - alone. No one believes that Willa’s drowning was an accident. After all, she held the club record for the 1500-meter freestyle. And the Gregory family has a history of making troublesome girls disappear. They all know James Gregory killed her. But none of them will say a word. Enter the W.A.R: four girls, four very different motives to avenge Willa’s death, and only one rule: destroy the Gregory family at any cost.

Deklan ‘Dek’ Archer and his mates arrive at school to a tense atmosphere. ‘Old Mate’, Mr Henry, who has lived in town for a long time, has been found murdered. He had been selling grog on the black market for years. To add to these worries, the Year 12s, who were on camp, are now missing. The police think there is a link between the missing students and the murder. Dek and his friends are torn. Dek and Willum, his mate, have an important football match that evening – professional recruiters are in town. Neither wants to let their coach down but they feel they must search for their friends.

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.

Grace and her dad have just moved to a tiny, sleepy Devon village, desperate to put tragic events from their old life in London behind them. But their fresh start is derailed when the second-hand Echo in their new house comes alive at midnight, and tells Grace: I'm going to murder you. Grace works out it’s an old recorded message, and the Echo has previously been used by four people in their village – all of whom are now dead. And Grace’s passion for science and statistics comes alive. She knows within these accidental deaths, there must lie a murder – and she’s going to work it out.

In Alchemy's Heir: Unleashing the Magic Within, Master Alistair, the most renowned alchemist in the land, takes on Leora as his apprentice. As they delve into the secrets of alchemy, they uncover dangerous conspiracies and must use their knowledge to protect the realm from dark forces.

Nikki Tate is infamous, even by Las Vegas standards. Her dad is sitting on death row, convicted of killing his best friend in a gambling dispute turned ugly. And for five years, he's maintained his innocence. But Nikki wants no part of that. She's been working on Operation Escape Vegas: playing in illegal card games so she can save up enough money to get out come graduation day.

Er ist ein ordinärer Straßenkater, bis... ja bis er seine große Liebe trifft, eine weiße Katzendiva mit blauen Augen. Pech, dass genau zu der Zeit bei ihr eingebrochen wird. Glück für ihn, denn er kann ihr Held sein und sie beschützen. Doch dann will sie den Dieb finden und es wird gefährlich für die beiden. Ob sie das Abenteuer unbeschadet überstehen?

Ein neues Abenteuer für die genialen Fowl-Twins. Die Zwillinge Myles und Beckett sind wie immer gelangweilt und unternehmen deshalb mit dem Fowlschen Düsenjet einen kleinen "Ausflug". Das Flugzeug wird unterwegs allerdings von einem mysteriösen Flieger attackiert und explodiert. Die Zwillinge können sich zwar in letzter Sekunde retten, doch Myles wird gefangen genommen und verschleppt. Nun muss Beckett mit einer ihm verhassten Elfe zusammenarbeiten, um seinen Bruder zu finden – und das obwohl er Hausarrest hat.

Una alocada y onírica aventura entre la realidad y el sueño, entre la fantasía y la realidad. Mario no podría estar teniendo peor día: sus padres han desaparecido, se le ha encasquetado una olla en la cabeza y, encima, ha aparecido de repente de un laberinto de pasillos interminables del que no sabe salir. ¡Le esperan mil y un percances antes de entender qué está sucediendo!

Amy ist ein 13jähriges Mädchen und schon immer eine Leseratte. Es vergeht kein Tag, an dem sie ihre Nase nicht in die Seiten ihrer geliebten Abenteuerromane steckt. Aber damit ist sie nicht allein. Auch ihre Freundinnen Stephanie und Nancy lieben es, in ihrer Fantasie Abenteuer zu erleben. Kurz nach dem Beginn der Sommerferien erhält Amy von ihrer besten Freundin Stephanie einen aufgeregten Anruf. Eine Frau sei spurlos verschwunden und nicht mehr aufgetaucht.

Un vertiginoso thriller pegado a la actualidad que nos lleva a conocer a Marco, joven genio de la informática que decide enfrentarse al sistema. Pronto acabará envuelto en una trama de mafias internacionales, persecuciones y peligros de la que solo puede salvarle Nadia, una enigmática joven rusa.

A través de un aparentemente inofensivo juego de rol basado en las cartas del tarot, Andreu Martín nos cuenta una historia de secretos y mentiras entre adolescentes, una reflexión sobre los peligros de confundir realidad y ficción, todo ello envuelto en un elegante thriller juvenil que dejará sin aliento al lector.

Tercera entrega de la interesante serie juvenil de crímenes y jazz, del consagrado autor Andreu Martín, en la que seguimos las andanzas del saxofonista Óscar Bruch y sus devaneos con el crimen. En esta ocasión, el grupo de Óscar se trasladará a Venecia para tocar en la Mostra de Cine. Sin embargo, un oscuro amor del pasado de la pianista del grupo reaparece, y trae consigo un montón de problemas que van más allá de lo ilegal.

This novel is part of a series, Young Magic, directed to young listener teens and pre-teens. It is about a diverse group of teenage magicians and witches who forge a bond and grow up together. It is set in present-day London and includes action, mystery magic, and what it is like being a teenager.

"Herba negra" es basa en les aventures d’un grup de tres joves que pretenen salvar el planeta d’una nova espècie de planta que apareix per totes bandes. La ingesta d’aquesta planta, en forma de beguda, facilita que una organització secreta pugui tenir el control de tota la societat. Lluitant contra rellotge, els joves hauran d’anar descobrint coses per tal de poder salvar el món. Una novel·la amb personatges sòlids d’una densitat psicològica molt interessant que atrapa i té una evolució "in crescendo", que ens manté amb suspens fins al final.