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In Ellie Caster’s town of Bishop’s Gap, the Casters and the powerful Levy family have been feuding for generations. The families share just one thing in common—they both dread the mark, a scorch that appears at random on their doors, bringing a curse from the Burning Tree. When the mark hits Ellie’s door, her sister Jean falls into a coma. Ellie knows the Burning Tree is to blame, and desperate to save her sister, she braves the forbidden woods to confront it. But this choice ignites a chain of unintended consequences, forcing her to work with her nemesis, Charlotte Levy.

Ein Novize mit einem Geheimnis. Eine Prinzessin wider Willen. Und eine Vergangenheit, die die Zukunft bedroht. Von seinen Eltern versteckt gehalten, ändert sich für den jungen Cadriel alles, als er von dem geheimnisvollen Magier Korbald und Soldaten der Kirche entführt wird. Sie bringen ihn zur Akademie des Lichts, wo er selbst zum Magier ausgebildet werden soll. Doch was einst eine Ehre gewesen wäre, ist zu einer Bürde geworden, denn die Menschen fürchten die Magie und hassen Magier.

Six starred reviews! A bold and irreverent YA novel that powerfully reminds us that there are many different types of remarkable, The Rest of Just Live Here is from novelist Patrick Ness, author of the Carnegie Medal- and Kate Greenaway Medal-winning A Monster Calls and the critically acclaimed...

A magic-infused YA novel about friendship, first love, and feeling out of place that will bewitch fans of Rainbow Rowell and Maggie Stiefvater. Living in a small town where magic is frowned upon, Sam needs his friends James and Delia—and their time together in their school's magic club—to...