Showing results for "Teens" in Action & Adventure

Enne Salta was raised as a proper young lady, and no lady would willingly visit New Reynes, the so-called City of Sin. But when her mother goes missing, Enne must leave her finishing school - and her reputation - behind to follow her mother's trail to the city where no one survives uncorrupted.

Sixteen-year-old Chastity and her mother have been on the run ever since she can remember. They’ve just settled down in San Francisco, where Chass is reclaiming her phenomenal musical talent and finally starting up her own band. But then Chass witnesses the murder of pop star Josh Emmit and...

Mullory Prudence ricorda perfettamente le ultime parole di sua madre: "Se la stranezza ti trova, tu scappa". Un giorno come gli altri, delle misteriose lettere indirizzate a lei cominciano a spuntare nei luoghi più impensati. Contiene un invito alla tenuta Stoutmire per partecipare al Mystery Royale, un gioco con in palio una ricca eredità.

Dans le sous-sol du huppé collège Sainte-Hubertine, cinq adolescents qui n’ont rien en commun découvrent de mystérieux objets au fond de leurs casiers. Emerson, Jordan, Alexie, Véronika et Willem sont loin de se douter que ces reliques sont dotées de grands pouvoirs, et que leur école court un grave danger… Rapidement, des événements inexplicables secouent leurs vies. Quelle est cette inquiétante réalité qui se dissimule derrière les murs du collège? Et si une part de vérité se cachait dans les contes et légendes, à la vue de tous?

Gefallene Maschen und gefasste Mörder! Als ein älterer Herr bei Scones und Tee im Elderflower Tea Shop in Oxford als Opfer einer Vergiftung tot umfällt, gehen Lucy Swift und ihre Bande untoter Amateurdetektive der Sache auf den Grund: Der Elderflower Tea Shop befindet sich neben dem Cardinal Woolsey's - dem Wollgeschäft, das Lucy führt und in dem sich spät am Abend die Strickrunde der Vampire trifft. Bei den Teestubenbesitzerinnen handelt es sich um zwei achtzigjährige Junggesellinnen, die alte Bekannte der Familie sind, also möchte Lucy dabei helfen, das Rätsel, das zur Schließung des Tea Shops geführt hat, zu lösen.

Pippa Fitz-Amobi ha chiuso con le indagini e i misteri. Risolvere il caso del doppio omicidio di Andie Bell e Sal Singh è costato un prezzo troppo alto in termini di rischio e sofferenza, per se stessa e per coloro che ama.Intanto però il podcast che svela tutti i particolari di quell’indagine è diventato virale, e quando a Little Kilton qualcuno di molto vicino a lei scompare, Pippa non può ignorare la richiesta d’aiuto del suo migliore amico e si trova immersa suo malgrado in una nuova indagine, con una seconda stagione del podcast tutta da fare, stavolta in tempo reale...

Jack Kane is a man on a mission; a secret agency wants him dead... and his family is in the firing line. The Valknut Group, a state-funded private military group, has taken an interest in a UK Lithium mine. MI6 is concerned about that interest and Valknut's wider ambitions to undermine Western powers. Jack Kane and Frank Craven are tasked with travelling to Cornwall on Britain's south-west coast to investigate. A violent encounter ensues, and Kane is forced into battle against skilled and well-armed enemies.

It’s summer, and there’s a big surfing competition coming to the OBX. Competitors—like Kie and Rafe—will participate in paddle-in and tow-in surfing events. Athletes from around the world flood into the Outer Banks, filling the island’s hotels.

Becca King and her mother are on the run from her stepfather who has used Becca's talent for hearing 'whispers' to make a large and illegal sum of money. Now their options for safety are running out. In the town of Langley on Whidbey Island, Becca finds refuge in the home of her mother's...

In ancient Rome it was whispered that the great philosopher Plotinus could project his soul into another human being in a ritual that hinged on a kiss. In present-day Delphi, California, the sole remaining guardians of the Plotinus Ability hide in plain sight as members of the exclusive Oculus Society - until their leader, Octavia Harris, is killed in her own home. With no leads on the case, Octavia’s daughter, Gretchen, vows to find her mother’s murderer at any cost. One piece of the puzzle falls into place when Gretchen’s best friend, Jessica Shaw, discovers the Plotinus Ability.

En la Barcelona de 1980 Óscar Drai sueña despierto, deslumbrado por los palacetes modernistas cercanos al internado en el que estudia. En una de sus escapadas conoce a Marina, una chica delicada de salud que comparte con Óscar la aventura de adentrarse en un enigma doloroso del pasado de la ciudad. Un misterioso personaje de la posguerra se propuso el mayor desafío imaginable, pero su ambición lo arrastró por sendas siniestras cuyas consecuencias debe pagar alguien todavía hoy.

When Ren Sharpe was 14, she was kidnapped by a shadowy organization called FATE and trained to be a human weapon. Now, four years later, she receives her assignment: protect Gareth Young at all costs. Currently a student at Texas A&M, Gareth will someday change the world. FATE calls people like Gareth "FIPs" - future important people - and they're everywhere, each with a FATE-trained shadow.

The day Shaley O’Conner has dreamed of all her life is shattered by a nightmare. On a lavish estate in California guarded from the media, Shaley’s mom, rock star Rayne O’Connor, is marrying her teen sweetheart and Shaley’s father, Gary Donovon. It’s a dream come true for Shaley, who...

The suspenseful and emotion-filled second book in the Rayne series begins where the first book ended…with a dying man whispering four stunning words into Shaley O’Connor’s ear. Should she believe him? After two murders on the Rayne concert tour, Shaley is reeling. But she has no time to...

Ryan Sharma is a CHERUB agent. Working undercover, he can slip under adult radar and get information that sends criminals and terrorists to jail. Now he's investigating a double kidnapping, working with mission controller James Adams. In the mission to end all missions, Ryan and James must...

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.

Mireya is back where she started, but everything is different now. She's at the top of her class on the military base, her doting parents are actually proud of her, and she's surrounded by the friends and classmates she's known all her safe, protected, predictable life. Everything would be perfect if it weren't for the troubling dreams and the occasional hallucinations she gets. Mireya knows the visions aren't real, but they feel like memories of a life she never had.

When rising star Paris Secord (aka DJ ParSec) is found dead on her turntables, it sends the local music scene reeling. No one is feeling that grief more than her shunned pre-fame best friend, Kya, and ParSec's chief groupie, Fuse - two sworn enemies who happened to be the ones who discovered her body. The police have few leads, and when the trail quickly turns cold, the authorities don't seem to be pushing too hard to investigate further. Only no one counted on Paris's deeply loyal fans, ParSec Nation, or the outrage that would drive Fuse and Kya to work together.

Violet's in her element - cosplay at the ready, she can't wait to feel part of her favourite fandom: The Gallow's Dance, a mega-story and movie franchise. But at Comic Con, a freak accident transports Violet and her friends into the The Gallows Dance for real - and in the first five minutes, they've caused the death of the heroine. It's up to Violet to take her place and play out the plot the way it was written. But stories have a life of their own....

Samantha Knox put away her childish fantasies of archaeological adventure the day her father didn't return home from the Great War, retreating to the safety of the antique bookshop where she works. But when a mysterious package arrives with a damaged diary inside, Sam's peaceful life is obliterated. Ruthless men intent on reclaiming the diary are after Sam, setting her and her best friend, along with her childhood crush, on a high-stakes adventure that lands them in the green hills outside Dublin, Ireland.