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Like any other teenager, Jess Flynn is just trying to get through her junior year without drama...but drama seems to keep finding her. Between a new crush on her childhood best friend, overprotective parents cramping her social life, and her younger sister’s worsening health, the only constant is change - and her hometown of Swickley, which feels smaller by the day. Swickley is getting weirder by the day, too. Half the population has been struck down by a mysterious flu. Conversations end awkwardly when Jess enters the room.

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.

An instant New York Times bestseller! “Grown exposes the underbelly of a tough conversation, providing a searing examination of misogynoir, rape culture, and the vulnerability of young black girls. Groundbreaking, heart-wrenching, and essential reading for all in the #MeToo era.”...

Every hundred years, the island of Lightlark appears for only one hundred days to host a deadly game, where the rulers of six realms fight to break their curses and win unparalleled power. Each ruler has something to hide. Each curse is uniquely wicked. To break them—and save themselves and their realms—one ruler will die.

In this striking new novel by the critically acclaimed author of Allegedly and Monday’s Not Coming, Tiffany D. Jackson tells the story of three Brooklyn teens who plot to turn their murdered friend into a major rap star by pretending he's still alive. Brooklyn, 1998. Biggie Smalls was right...

Nervepirrende afslutning på populær YA-thrillertrilogi. "Hvem vil lede efter dig, når du selv forsvinder?" Sådan skriver en anonym igen og igen til Pip, efter at hun er blevet berømt for sin true crime-podcast. Og da nogen også begynder at følge efter hende, opdager hun ligheder mellem sin stalker og en berygtet seriemorder, der blev sat bag tremmer for seks år siden; kunne de have fanget den forkerte mand? Pip må i denne hæsblæsende afslutning afsøge sine egne mørke sider, og grænserne mellem morder og offer udviskes.

""Jackson’s characters and their heart-wrenching story linger long after the final page, urging readers to advocate for those who are disenfranchised and forgotten by society and the system."" (Publishers Weekly, ""An Anti-Racist Children's and YA Reading List"") From the critically acclaimed...

Endnu en dramatisk page turner fra YA-krimidronningen Holly Jackson. Jamie Reynolds forsvinder på seks-årsdagen for Andie Bell og Sal Singhs død. Politiet gør intet ved det, så endnu engang må Pip afsøge de skumle afkroge af byen og løse mysteriet. Denne gang lytter alle dog med i hendes nye, populære podcast – men når hun frem til morderen, før det er for sent? Andet bind i Holly Jacksons nervepirrende YA-krimi-serie fortsætter, hvor "En god piges guide til mord" slap, og holder med et effektivt plot læseren fuldstændig fanget.

YA-thriller fuld af plottwists og et alsidigt persongalleri, hvor ingen er, hvem de udgiver sig for at være. Da seks unge mennesker er på vej til den årlige festlige begivenhed spring break, punkterer de pludseligt på en øde grusvej, hvor der hverken er mobilsignal eller mennesker i miles omkreds. Først virker det tilfældigt om end en smule skræmmende i de øde omgivelser, men da en snigskytte dukker op og afkræver en hemmelighed hos en af de seks, går det op for dem, at det er nøje planlagt, for kun fem får lov til at overleve natten …

Sagen er lukket. For fem år siden blev skolepigen Andie Bell myrdet af Sal Singh. Politiet ved, han gjorde det. Alle i byen ved, han gjorde det. Men Pippa Fitz-Amobi er ikke så sikker. Hun sætter sig for at bevise, at det var den forkerte, der fik skylden for mordet. Men der er mange, der prøver at spænde ben for hendes projekt. Og hvis den rigtige morder stadig er derude, hvor langt vil vedkommende så gå for at afholde Pip fra at finde sandheden...? En forrygende, vildt spændende pageturner af en YA-krimi med et evigt twistende plot. Læs den, og du vil dø efter mere.

Brought to you by Penguin. An emotional love story with a thrilling twist from the globally bestselling author of The One Memory of Flora Banks. Ariel's accidental meeting with a handsome stranger called Joe is completely perfect; they have a connection like she's never known before. They...

A year ago, Katie and her cousin Aster survived a night that left their world and easy friendship fractured. Desperate to heal and leave the past behind them, they tackle four days of hiking in the Utah backcountry. But the desert they’ve loved for years has tricks up its sleeve.

When Tess and Eliot stumble upon an ancient book hidden in a secret tunnel beneath the school library, they accidentally release a devil from his book-bound prison, and he’ll stop at nothing to stay free. He’ll manipulate all the ink in the library books to do his bidding, he’ll murder in the stacks, and he’ll bleed into every inch of Tess’ life until his freedom is permanent. Forced to work together, Tess and Eliot have to find a way to re-trap the devil before he kills everyone they know and love, including, increasingly, each other.

In a race against the clock, I not only have to figure out his identity, but I'll have to outwit a voice from the future telling me to kill him. Because I'm starting to realize no one is telling the truth. But how can I play chess with someone who already knows the outcome of my every move? Someone so filled with malice they've lost all hope in humanity? Well, I'll just have to find a way - because now they've drawn a target on the only boy I've ever loved....

When Georgie Kendrick wakes up after a heart transplant she feels...different. The organ beating in her chest isn't in tune with the rest of her body. Like it still belongs to someone else. Someone with terrible memories...memories that are slowly replacing her own. Georgie discovers her heart belonged to a teenage girl who lived a rough life on the streets. Everyone thinks she committed suicide, but only Georgie knows the truth. And now Georgie has to catch a killer--before she loses herself completely.

Sixteen-year-old Skye is done playing the knight in shining armor for her insufferable younger sister, Deirdre. And moving across the country seems like the perfect chance to start over as someone different. In their isolated new neighborhood, Skye manages to fit in, but Deirdre withdraws from everyone, becoming fixated on the swampy woods behind their house and building monstrous sculptures out of sticks and bones.

In a busy school cafeteria, a teenage girl is confronted by a classmate who questions her identity. He explains to the students who have crowded around that the girl bears an uncanny resemblance to his cousin, who was taken away by social services five years ago. Her parents abandoned her, fleeing the country after being accused of embezzling millions of dollars. The students are intrigued, but the girl shrugs off the attention as a case of mistaken identity.

Welcome to Nightshade, California small town full of secrets. Its home to the psychic Giordano sisters, who have a way of getting mixed up in mysteries. During their investigations, they run across everything from pom-pom-shaking vampires to shape-shifting boyfriends to a clue-spewing jukebox. With their psychic powers and some sisterly support, they can crack any case!