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A Jewish girl turned spy must infiltrate an elite Nazi boarding school in this highly commercial, relentlessly nail-biting World War II drama! After her mother is shot at a checkpoint, 15-year-old Sarah - blonde, blue-eyed, and Jewish - finds herself on the run from a government that wants to see every person like her dead. Then Sarah meets a mysterious man with an ambiguous accent, a suspiciously bare apartment and a lockbox full of weapons....

A timeless exploration of high-stakes romance, self-discovery, and the lengths we go to love and be loved. “Fascinating and disturbing.”—Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Small Great Things and Leaving Time Sixteen-year-old Zarin Wadia is many things: a bright and...

Clock mechanic Danny Hart knows he's being watched. But by whom, or what, remains a mystery. To make matters worse, clock towers have begun falling in India, though time hasn't Stopped yet. He'd hoped after reuniting with his father and exploring his relationship with Colton, he'd have some to settle into his new life. Instead, he's asked to investigate the attacks.

The shadow of Godolia's tyrannical rule is spreading, aided by their giant mechanized weapons known as Windups. War and oppression are everyday constants for the people of the Badlands, who live under the thumb of their cruel Godolia overlords. Eris Shindanai is a Gearbreaker, a brash young rebel who specializes in taking down Windups from the inside. When one of her missions goes awry and she finds herself in a Godolia prison, Eris meets Sona Steelcrest, a cybernetically enhanced Windup pilot.

Thirsty for fresh blood? Sink your teeth into vampire stories from young adult fiction's leading voices. In this delicious new collection edited by Zoraida Córdova and Natalie C. Parker, you’ll find stories about the lurking vampires of social media, the rebellious vampires hungry for more than just blood, the eager vampires coming out - and going out for their first kill - and other bold, breathtaking, dangerous, dreamy, eerie, iconic, powerful creatures of the night.   

Lana Torres has always preferred dragons to people. In a few weeks, 16 countries will compete in the Blazewrath World Cup, a tournament where dragons and their riders fight for glory in a dangerous relay. Lana longs to represent her native Puerto Rico in their first-ever World Cup appearance, and when Puerto Rico’s Runner - the only player without a dragon steed - is kicked off the team, she’s given the chance. When she discovers that a former Blazewrath superstar has teamed up with the Sire - a legendary dragon who’s cursed into human form - the safety of the Cup is jeopardized.

"A wonderfully complex love story unlike any you’ve read before. Saeed has given a novel that is both entertaining and important.”—Matt de la Peña, New York Times bestselling author This heart-wrenching novel explores what it is like to be thrust into an unwanted marriage. Has Naila’s...

The first book in a gripping duology from New York Times bestselling author S.K. Ali introduces a fractured world on the brink of either enlightenment or war. “A sweeping epic of love and revolution, set in a visceral future vision of Earth and starring a cast you can’t help but fall for.”...

Justice isn’t your average fifteen-year-old girl. She’s an irrepressible scoundrel, and she always has a plan. But her world falls apart when her father forcibly bundles the entire family into carriages in the middle of the night and carts them off to a strange mansion on the outskirts of Victorian London. The Faerie are invading, but the Kasric siblings can’t stay neutral in the ensuing war when they find their parents on opposing sides. Justice has no choice but to embrace her burgeoning magical powers to fight against the Faerie and save her family.

Der 17-jährige Cooper wird von seinem besten Freund Jason dazu gedrängt, während einer Black-Lives-Matter-Demonstration einen Laden zu plündern. Doch dann geschieht das Undenkbare: In der Nähe ertönen Schüsse, und jemand kommt ums Leben. Am Tag darauf zeigen die Nachrichten vier Verdächtige mit Skimasken unweit des Tatorts: Cooper und seine Freunde. Nun steht plötzlich ihre gesamte Zukunft auf dem Spiel. Der Druck wird noch größer, als Jason verhaftet wird.

O menino vivia feliz ao lado de seu pai e de seu cachorro até que a aldeia foi invadida por gigantes gulosos que devoraram toda a comida. Os três tiveram que sair correndo em busca de um novo lugar para viver, mas em todo canto aonde chegavam só encontravam gente egoísta, complicada ou preconceituosa. No fim da corrida, chegaram a um acampamento cheio de pessoas como eles, que não tinham mais um lar. Uma aventura mágica, mas também a história de luta e esperança dos refugiados do mundo.

In early March 2020 in New Rochelle, New York, teenager Geth Montego is fumbling with the present and uncertain about her future. She only has three friends: her best friend Tovah, who’s been acting weird ever since they started applying to college; Diego, who she wants to ask to prom; and the K-pop band BTS, because the group always seems to be there for her when she needs them (at least in her head).

Despite her name, Taína Perez doesn’t know anything about her Taíno heritage, nor has she ever tried to learn. After all, how would ancient Puerto Rican history help with everything going on? There’s constant trouble at school and in her neighborhood, her older brother was kicked out of the house, and with her mom at work, she’s left alone to care for her little brother and aging grandmother. It’s a lot for a fourteen-year-old to manage. But life takes a wild turn when her abuela tells her she is a direct descendant of Anacaona, the beloved Taíno leader, warrior, and poet.

Marco should be at university, studying biomedicine. Instead, he’s been sent to live on a cruise ship in the Mediterranean with his estranged uncle, all because of a “blip” everyone else is convinced was a panic attack. (Which it most definitely was not.) And even though Marco’s trip is supposed to provide answers—about himself, about his family—all he finds on board the Ocean Melody are more and more questions.

Cole Mercer is a young man angry at the world...and for good reason. After the sudden loss of his father, Cole's mother moves them hundreds of miles away from all that is familiar to the sleepy town of Evergreen, North Carolina. He struggles to settle in, but navigating difficult classmates is offset by the beautiful girl next door. And he begins to understand there's something different about this small southern town and the forest that surrounds it, which seems to have more of a presence than it should. Nothing in Evergreen is quite what it seems.

Termeh wordt geboren in Iran. Wanneer haar vader overlijdt, krijgt haar oom het voogdijschap over Termeh en haar zusje. Het eerste wat hij doet is met hun moeder trouwen, zonder dat ze er zelf van afweet. Als Mohamed tien jaar oud is, vlucht hij samen met zijn moeder, zusje en broertje uit zijn geboorteland, Syrië. De oorlog is al een tijdje gaande, maar het geweld komt steeds dichterbij. Wat volgt is een reis naar het onbekende, vol obstakels en nieuwe indrukken.

London um 1900: Die amerikanische Entfesselungskünstlerin Eliza Houdini und die ehrgeizige Nachwuchs-Reporterin Millie Watson teilen sich nicht nur eine Wohnung im aufstrebenden London – sondern auch eine Schwäche für Rätsel. Vermittelt von Mister Biggs schickt die Krone sie auf geheime Missionen. Ob zwischen nebligen Gassen, in königlichen Pferdeställen oder hoch oben in einer Zirkuskuppel – die beiden Freundinnen bewegen sich mit Witz, Mut und Verstand durch die Schatten der Stadt.

American Royals meets Gossip Girl in this scandal-driven sequel where four teenage royals team up to defend their beloved school from an unknown threat, risking their futures and their hearts in the process. It’s been eight months since King Leander named Ashland’s heir apparent and a new...

Als Tochter eines Hotel-Tychoons soll Brielle den Sohn eines reichen Investors näher kennenlernen. Aber Brielle ist es leid, dass ihre Eltern alle Entscheidungen für sie treffen. Statt wie geplant für den Sommer in den Flieger nach Italien zu steigen, bezahlt sie kurzerhand den Bad Boy Jet Miller dafür, sie für ein Wochenende mitzunehmen. Wohin ist ihr egal, Hauptsache, sie kann dabei auf seinem Motorrad mitfahren. Eine Auszeit hat Brielle dringend nötig! Während ihres Kurztrips kommen sich die beiden jedoch viel näher, als Brielle beabsichtigt hatte.

The 16-year-old pours her cynicism and grief into poetry and an intense relationship with her powerhouse best friend, Yasmina Khdour. When Melody’s father drags her to an overseas archeology conference in Jerusalem, she is left to wander alone. Hanging out on a Tel Aviv beach, smoking dope with her Israeli cousins and their army buddies, sounds like fun until she is sexually assaulted by a friend of her cousin. She cannot share this devastating truth with her emotionally distant dad and impulsively flees to Hebron where Yasmina is visiting her family.