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One of Us Is Lying meets The Inheritance Games with the vibes of Saltburn - a seductively commercial thriller tapping into the trend dark academia and decadence from stand up comedian Kate Weston. "Gripping, compelling, and full razor-sharp wit" — Beth Reekles It’s the party you’d KILL to...

In his first YA novel, award-winning author Brian Lee Young (Diné) bridges the generational divide between a Navajo teen at an elite prep school and his great-grandmother’s experience at a federal boarding school for Indigenous students. The book is an eye-opening call for community healing...

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.

Soojin has always known the rules - never bring back anything larger than her palm from the dead, but that was before Mirae died. 'Eerie and haunting.' Trang Thanh Tran, author of She is a Haunting The two Han sisters possess a secret unusual gift: the ability to reanimate the dead. Passed down...

In this sequel to the Tiktok sensation Some Girls Do, two girls struggle when long distance complicates their relationship. Ruby and Morgan fell for each other during their senior year of high school, and now, almost a year later, they are determined to keep their spark alive, even while they...

Some heroes walk. Some roll. When fifteen-year-old Caleb and Boo, the wonder dog, join Deputy Sheriff Nate Garner and his wife Marie on a trip, Caleb's expecting a week of fishing and campfires. They plan to deliver wheelchair-bound Molly and Marie to summer camp in the Wyoming wilderness, but...

In this rivals-to-lovers romcom from Marissa Eller, overachiever Nova wants one thing: to be the top student in her school. So when a student who could beat her turns up, she tries to keep her eyes on her own paper … and off this infuriatingly perfect boy. School is everything to...

OCD-afflicted Griffin has just lost his first love, Theo, in a drowning accident. In an attempt to hold on to every piece of the past, he forges a friendship with Theo's last boyfriend, Jackson. When Jackson begins to exhibit signs of guilt, Griffin suspects he's hiding something and will stop at nothing to get to the truth about Theo's death. But as the grieving pair grows closer, listeners will question Griffin's own version of the truth - in terms of both what he's willing to hide and what true love means.

Tiger's life changed with a simple phone call. Her mother has died. That's when darkness descended on her otherwise average life. Tiger's mother never talked about her father, and with no grandparents or aunts or uncles, her world is packed into a suitcase and moved to a foster home. And another. And another. Until hope surfaces in the shape of.. a sister? Sometimes family comes in forms you don't recognise. But can Tiger learn to make friends with the darkness before it swallows her whole?

Saints and Misfits is an unforgettable debut novel that feels like a modern day My So-Called Life…starring a Muslim teen. There are three kinds of people in my world: 1. Saints, those special people moving the world forward. Sometimes you glaze over them. Or, at least, I do. They’re in...

What does "being a guy" actually mean? Some of the most talented writers are about to show you. In this diverse and original collection of short stories, ten well-known writers, including Mo Willems, Walter Dean Myers, Ron Koertge, Rene Saldaña, Jr., David Levithan, and David Lubar, share their...

Sonny Ardmore is an excellent liar. She lies about her dad being in prison. She lies about her mom kicking her out. And she lies about sneaking into her best friend's house every night because she has nowhere else to go. Amy Rush might be the only person Sonny shares everything with - secrets, clothes, even a nemesis named Ryder Cross.

Edgar Award-winning author Mindy McGinnis delivers a riveting contemporary YA novel that examines rape culture through alternating perspectives. A stunning, unforgettable page-turner. Alex Craft knows how to kill someone. And she doesn’t feel bad about it. Three years ago, when her older...

Risk everything for love with this #1 New York Times bestseller from Nicola Yoon "Gorgeous and lyrical"—The New York Times Book Review What if you couldn’t touch anything in the outside world? Never breathe in the fresh air, feel the sun warm your face . . . or kiss the boy next door? In...

Fall is a big deal in Briar Glen, a quaint and charming village in New England. That's when tourists from all over the country descend upon this picturesque town to see the babbling brooks and colorful leaves while sipping hot chocolate or pumpkin spice lattes.

A heartfelt contemporary story of a classical Indian dancer who will not let a prosthetic leg stop her from reclaiming the art form that has given her so much happiness. “A beautiful integration of art, religion, compassion, and connection.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review When you are...

A New York Times bestseller! What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an elite family in one of the Republic's wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being groomed for success in the...

The third episode in the epic fantasy series by Anthony Horowitz. Nevada, USA. Fourteen-year-old twins Jamie and Scott Tyler are performing a mind-reading act in a dingy theatre. But when a sinister multinational corporation, Nightrise, kidnaps Scott, Jamie is left alone – and wanted for...

Brought to you by Penguin The much anticipated new novel from international bestselling author Jennifer Niven, author of All the Bright Places. You were my first. Not just sex, although that was part of it, but the first to look past everything else into me. Some of the names and places have...

The award-winning author of The Hate U Give returns with a powerful story about hip hop, freedom of speech – and fighting for your dreams, even as the odds are stacked against you. Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. As the daughter of an underground hip hop legend who...