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The concluding volume in an epic and terrifying trilogy for teen readers. Throughout the world, Dancing Jax reigns supreme. The Ismus and his court are celebrated and adored, and the Ismus is writing the much-awaited sequel to Dancing Jax. But when someone accidentally reads the manuscript, the...

Ein weiblicher Bodyguard für den Prinzen der Unterwelt! Er ist der Prinz des Hades, sie sein Bodyguard. Zwei Fremde, die das Schicksal zusammengeführt hat. Taru fristet ein trostloses Dasein. Seit Jahrhunderten darf er sein Apartement in New York nicht verlassen – die Strafe für ein unverzeihliches Verbrechen. Die Erinnyen warten nur darauf, ihn in Stücke zu zerreißen, sollte er einen Fehler machen. Das zufällige Zusammentreffen mit Rio ändert alles: Er stellt fest, dass er an ihrer Seite für die Erinnyen unsichtbar ist. Und so heuert er sie an, ihn zu beschützen.

Sixteen-year-old Amina Conteh has always believed in using her tongue as her weapon—even when it gets her into trouble. After cursing at a classmate, her father forces her to volunteer at their church with Pastor Johnson. But Pastor Johnson isn’t the holy man everyone thinks he is. The same voice Amina uses to fight falls quiet the night she is sexually assaulted by Pastor Johnson. After that, her life starts to unravel: her father is frustrated that her grades are slipping, and her best friend and boyfriend don’t understand why the once loud and proud girl is now quiet and distant.

When their Republic was ravaged by plague and fell into chaos, a monastic order of girls called the Daughters of Zahra took up arms and became known as Warmaidens. Fifty years later, the plague has passed, and the Republic survived, but the Warmaidens live on, training for battle since childhood and providing protection to their communities. With the day of Princess Naomi’s wedding fast approaching, Roxshana prepares to say good-bye to her best friend. They have one last mission together: the monthlong journey south to Naomi’s homeland, where she will be wed.

She lost her arm in a shark attack and nearly died, but she never lost her faith. Now a major motion picture, Soul Surfer is the moving story of Bethany Hamilton’s triumphant return to competitive surfing and has continued to be a beacon of inspiration to all who hear it. They say Bethany Hamilton has saltwater in her veins. How else could one explain the passion that drives her to surf? Or that nothing - not even the loss of her arm - could come between her and the waves?