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Die junge Yumeko ist eine Gestaltwandlerin - halb Mensch, halb Füchsin. Im Kloster der Schweigenden Winde lernt sie ihre magischen Kräfte zu kontrollieren. Doch eines Nachts greifen mörderische Dämonen den Tempel an und setzen ihn in Brand. Yumeko gelingt es zu fliehen, mit einem letzten Vermächtnis der Mönche in der Tasche: einer geheimnisvollen Pergamentrolle. Darauf befindet sich der Teil einer uralten Beschwörung, die so gefährlich ist, dass sie einst in drei Teile zerrissen und an verschiedenen Orten aufbewahrt wurde.

Out in the mountains, Zack and his friend, Uta, discover what they think is a large fossilized dinosaur egg. This could make their fortune! Zack takes it home to keep it safe. Only the egg isn't fossilized - it's hatching! And there's an angry mother dinosaur out there, who wants her baby back. Includes a full lenght fascinating interview with the author, Paul Zindel.

Ned Wallis knows he's forbidden to touch the rifle in the attic. But he can't resist sneaking it out of the house just once. Before he realizes it, Ned takes a shot at a dark shadow. When Ned returns home, he's sure he sees a face looking down at him from the attic window. Who has seen and heard him? Ned's feelings of guilt and fear only get worse when one day, while helping an elderly neighbor, he spots a wild cat with one eye missing. Could this be the thing Ned shot at that night?

One of the most critically acclaimed books of 2001, Lord of the Deep is a vivid fishing adventure that takes place off of the great blue island of Hawaii. Since Bill married Mikey’s mom, Mikey’s life has become truly incredible. At age 13, Mikey is the youngest deckhand on the whole island, working hard on Bill’s deep-sea charter fishing boat. It’s his second week out on the boat, and he’s busy trying to prove himself to both Bill and the disrespectful charter guests. But after making a mistake at a crucial moment, Mikey begins to feel more and more alone.

Sixteen-year-old Travis is looking for a good time. A vacation in Mexico with his mother and two siblings might cramp his style, but he’s willing to take that risk for a chance to cruise the beaches. Some things keep gnawing at him, though, like leaving Dad crying at the airport, and watching Mom disappear with a mysterious ‘headache’ every afternoon that they’re in Mexico.

Ever since Dusty's mom died, life has been rough. Dusty's dad is remote and angry, and a car accident has permanently injured Dusty's back. No matter how much support her classmates in high school offer, nothing can bring back the happy family life she remembers.

The war on the ground has ended, but the war with the sky has just begun. After the Siege of the Six Villages, the ghost eagles have trapped Uztaris on both sides of the conflict. The villagers and Kartami alike hide in caves, huddled in terror as they await nightly attacks. Kylee aims to plunge her arrows into each and every ghost eagle; in her mind, killing the birds is the only way to unshackle the city’s chains. But Brysen has other plans.

Kylee is ensconsed in the Sky Castle, training with Mem Uku to master the Hollow Tongue and the Ghost Eagle. But political intrigue abounds and court drama seems to seep through the castle's stones like blood from a broken feather. Meanwhile, Brysen is still in the Six Villages, preparing for an attack by the Kartami. The Villages have become Uztar's first line of defense, and refugees are flooding in from the plains.

Jack London's classic The Call of the Wild follows the adventures of the loyal dog Buck, who is stolen from his comfortable family home and forced into the harsh life of an Alaskan sled dog. Passed from master to master, Buck embarks on an extraordinary journey that ends with his becoming the legendary leader of a wolf pack.

For 14-year-old Krissy, her new life maxim is pretty sad: First choices out. Second choices in. It's been that way since dialysis left her disabled. Her limitations went from none to a ton, and now they stand in the way of her dream - to compete in dog agility with her runty Sheltie pup, Aslan. Krissy has seen videos of agility handlers sprinting, spinning, and twisting as they race with their dogs through the intricate obstacle courses. It's a beautiful sport. Like dance. Like art. And surely impossible for someone like her.

Sarah Lind is now the Queen of Ice. With the help she gave the dragon-shifter dramá as the Moondaughter of prophecy, the man she loves and the Six Realms he protects have survived the Devourer's second invasion. Yet all is still far from well. In the battle's devastating aftermath, she and her family are now in exile in the Seventh Realm, with Earth cut off from them, perhaps forever...and the new King of the Six Realms has shut them out.

Tru Saigas wollte nie eine Betrügerin werden – doch seit ihr Vater verschollen ist, wird die Familie von Schuldeneintreibern verfolgt. Tru hat keine Wahl, sie muss ihr Talent als Kunstfälscherin zu Geld machen. Noch dazu hat sie eine einzigartige magische Fähigkeit: Sie kann die Zukunft malen!Aber nicht einmal ihre Zauberkraft reicht aus, um die Familie vor den Feinden zu schützen, die sie sich in den dunklen Gassen der Stadt gemacht hat. Als die Situation ausweglos wird, stimmt Tru einem Ehevertrag mit einem geheimnisvollen Drachenlord zu, der ihr einen Neuanfang verspricht.

Когда Сьюзен Аркшо решила найти отца, которого никогда не видела, она и представить не могла, с чем столкнется. Да и как можно было представить, что придется бороться с мифическими сущностями Древнего мира?! Отец же Сьюзен ни много ни мало один из Верховных королей Древнего мира. Как остаться в стороне, если дочь Верховного короля, обладательница врожденной силы, — единственная, кто может помочь?

When Grith revealed the existence of magic, the world was changed forever. The peace is fragile, and Pret and Grith might be all that stands between the earth and all-out war. After his visions of the future reveal a fiery end, Pret knows he must stop it—only he doesn’t know how or if it’s even possible.

Mia und Lilli sind Schwestern. Sie leben auf dem Argentaler Hof im Allgäu und müssen damit klarkommen, dass sie im Leben schon mehr als einmal neu anfangen mussten. Die Tiere auf dem Hof und die wunderbare Landschaft des Allgäus helfen ihnen, besser in dieser neuen Welt anzukommen. Ihre Eltern stecken in ernsthaften finanziellen Schwierigkeiten. Im Glauben, etwas Gutes zu tun, geben sie die Tiere in deren Hände. Lilly und Mia sind diejenigen, die den Betrug erkennen.

Fight for Freedom just got darker, twistier, and downright impossible to put down. Brace yourself for a heart-pounding ride—this one will keep you on the edge of your seat!

Sarah Lind has discovered over half of the moongates hidden across the Six Realms that she will need to return to Earth. Not only that, the dragon-shifter Heir of Flame cares for her, and the magical bond forged between them grows stronger by the day. Yet Sarah's choice of whether to embrace her destiny is still far from simple, especially with the rising movement calling Sarah the long-promised Moondaughter, crushing her with the weight of their hopes, and the Tree's injunction that the future Queen of Ice must marry the future King of Flame.

Sarah Lind is far from her Pennsylvanian home, having fallen into the perilous yet magical Six Realms and fallen in with their equally deadly and alluring dragon-shifter prince. Yet Earth's secret guardian, the Tree of Ice, has given Sarah a way back: if Sarah finds all six moongates hidden across the Six Realms, the Tree will reveal the seventh moongate to Earth. But as Sarah races against all odds to do so, she risks something even greater than her life—her heart.

Piper Griffiths wants one thing in life: to become a Consul, a keeper of the peace between humans and daemons. There are three obstacles in her way. The first is Lyre. Incubus. Hotter than hell and with a wicked streak to match. His greatest mission in life is to annoy the crap out of her, but he isn't as harmless as he seems. The second is Ash. Draconian. Powerful. Dangerous. He knows too much and reveals nothing. Also, disturbingly attractive—and scary. Did she mention scary?

Terrified of water since her twin brother's tragic death, Cordelia confronts her fear of water and discovers she's not just human—she's a mermaid, born of the oldest bloodline. Entrusted with a powerful relic, she holds the key to breaking an ancient curse that binds her kin beneath the waves.