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Ever since she discovered her affinity for magic, 17-year-old Anouk has been desperate to become a witch. It's the only way to save her friends who, like Anouk, are beasties: animals enchanted into humans. But unlike Anouk, the other beasties didn't make it out of the battle at Montelimar in one piece. With her friends now trapped in their animal forms, Anouk is forced into a sinister deal involving a political marriage with her sworn enemy, a wicked plot to overthrow London's fiercest coven of witches, and a deadly trial of fire to become a witch. 

It's my second year training to become a Sentry of the South at Spellslingers Academy of Magic and I'm still fighting a reputation I don't deserve. It was my grandmother's addiction to magic that tarnished our family name—a grandmother I still love and adore. When she asks a favor of me, I can't refuse her dying wish...and it sets off a chain of events I never expected. With the help of a charming and sexy druid, I set out to locate a missing professor, but what we discover is far worse than we ever imagined.

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.

Sie und ihr Drache entscheiden sich dafür, Helden zu werden. Doch wie Diana aus ihren vielen Büchern weiß, sind Helden mutig. Denken immer an andere. Arbeiten im Team. Alles Dinge, mit denen sie eigentlich gar nicht umgehen kann.

Jenna Sanders führt ein Leben, von dem andere nur träumen können. Doch als ihre Eltern ermordet werden, stellt sich alles, was sie bisher zu wissen glaubte, als Lüge heraus. Jenna begibt sich auf die Suche nach ihren Wurzeln und ihr einziger Hinweis dabei ist eine magische Kupferscheibe, auf der ein Labyrinth abgebildet ist. Sie führt Jenna in eine Welt, in der die Finsternis herrscht. Aber die Schatten ihrer Vergangenheit beginnen sich erst zu lüften, als sie einem geheimnisvollen Fremden begegnet – Katesh, der ebenso anziehend wie gefährlich ist.

Dans la région du Baskatong, où les forêts se reflètent dans une eau profonde, Ava sent depuis toujours que quelque chose en elle échappe à l’ordinaire. Quand l’inexplicable fissure son quotidien, une réalité insoupçonnée liée aux supranormaux se révèle à demi‑mots. Entre secrets bien gardés et dangers qui se rapprochent, elle devra décider à qui faire confiance et jusqu’où aller pour découvrir qui elle est. Premier tome d’une série envoûtante, Ava du Baskatong ouvre une porte sur un univers où l’extraordinaire se cache tout près, juste au bord de l’eau.

Dans "Supranormaux tome 2. Gaby et la bête", Julie Cyr nous plonge dans l'univers de Gaby, une jeune fille de onze ans en quête d'aventures dans la tranquille ville de Mont-Laurier. Accompagnée de son meilleur ami Mika, Gaby explore les frontières de l'imaginaire, mais c'est lors d'un camp de vacances que son quotidien prend une tournure intrigante. Elle y rencontre Ava, une nouvelle venue avec qui elle se lie d'amitié, et ensemble, elles se laissent envoûter par les récits de loups-garous contés autour du feu.

Kellen is moments away from facing his first mage's duel and the start of four trials that will make him a spellcaster. As his sixteenth birthday approaches, Kellen falls back on his cunning in a bid to avoid total disgrace. But when a daring stranger arrives in town, she challenges Kellen to take a different path. Ferius Parfax is one of the mysterious Argosi - a traveller who lives by her wits and the three decks of cards she carries. She's difficult and unpredictable, but she may be Kellen's only hope.

Penelope Weaver hat sich ihr ganzes Leben lang darauf vorbereitet, die Anaximander-Akademie zu besuchen, wo die griechische Mythologie zum Leben erweckt wird. Penelope weiß, dass sie eine Athena ist – wie alle klugen, praktischen und regeltreuen Mädchen, die an bedeutenden Mythen beteiligt sind. Aber als Penelope und ihr Zwillingsbruder Paris an der Akademie ankommen, geht schief, was nur schiefgehen kann. Penelope wird nicht bei Athena untergebracht, sondern bei Aphrodite, die alles andere als praktisch veranlagt ist.

Als die 17-jährige Carrie ihre magischen Kräfte durch einen tragischen Unfall verliert, muss sie auf eine gewöhnliche französische Privatschule wechseln. So richtig eingewöhnen kann sie sich nicht und der sonst so charmante Klassenliebling Francis scheint sie zu verabscheuen. Doch als er erfährt, wer ihre Vorfahren sind, verwandelt sich seine Ablehnung in verdächtig intensives Interesse.

Mentre il mondo dei mortali scivola nel caos, travolto da una guerra in cui divinità, Puri e Mezzosangue si affrontano senza esclusione di colpi, Alex per la prima volta non sa cosa fare. La scioccante sconfitta che ha lasciato sul suo corpo ferite indelebili ha segnato profondamente anche la sua anima, costringendola a dubitare di se stessa e delle sue reali capacità di mettere fine a quell'insensato conflitto una volta per tutte.

A decade ago, a rift tore open the Kaydan sky, pulling twin princes, Noan and Jormon, plus thousands of their people, from their home world and dumping them in the American South. In the years since, they've grown used to the drones policing their every move and to hiding the magic-like abilities that set them apart. But they'll never get used to the crosses burning outside their trailer—a reminder that Kaydans don't belong.

After the mysterious death of their best friend, Ella, Yuki, and Rory are the talk of their elite school, Grimrose Académie. The police ruled Ariane’s death as a suicide, but the trio is determined to find out what really happened. When Nani Eszes arrives as their newest roommate, it sets into motion a series of events that no one could have predicted. As the girls retrace their friend’s final days, they discover a dark secret about Grimrose - Ariane wasn’t the first dead girl. They soon learn that all the past murders are connected to ancient fairy-tale curses....

Prinzessin Elisa, die einstige Gänsemagd-Königin, wird von ihrer Lüge eingeholt. Ihre Magd Agnes, die vor Jahren mit Elisas Hilfe an ihrer Stelle Königin wurde, ist tot und der Bastardbruder des Königs erhebt Anspruch auf den Thron. Die einzige Lösung, bevor ein Bürgerkrieg ausbricht: Elisa soll den König heiraten und ihm einen Nachkommen schenken, um den Thron zu sichern. Bloß, was wenn Agnes ihren Tod nur vorgetäuscht hat?

Makoto Takatsuki has proven worthy of his title as the Hero of Roses—not only did he save Macallan from a stampede of monsters and a powerful ancient dragon, but he also liberated Cameron from a blighted hydra. After those battles, Makoto hopes to catch a break, but a revelation from the...

Fawn and Silver share nearly everything: coming out together as trans in their small Maryland town, clocking a copious number of hours in detention, and spending their sleepovers secretly making out. They're also uniquely obsessed with vampires, who are being hunted, imprisoned, and executed for the danger they allegedly pose to human life.

Returning to her birthplace of Ketchikan, Alaska, after her mother's sudden death, a socially anxious teen must discover the truth of her newfound magic abilities and her mother's veiled past before the powers governing the forest destroy her.

From New York Times bestselling author and renowned creator Joey Graceffa comes a pulse-pounding YA fantasy where witches hunt witches, magic has a price, and sisterhood is the only thing standing between light and darkness. Welcome to the coven. Each month, a Zodiac Witch is born, her magic...

Dahlia has proved herself a valuable employee of The Red Alder, even gaining the approval of the enigmatic—and annoyingly captivating—hotel owner Zavion. And just in time, because she'll need all the support she can get for the hotel's latest conference, a meeting between light and shadow phantoms, two warring races who've hated each other for as long as their history exists. But this conference isn't Dahlia's only concern.

Hidden high above the mortal world, Domus Academy is a secret sanctuary for cambions—the half-human, half-demon children despised by every realm. For Cassia, the academy has always been her home…and her prison. Born with wings and a past shrouded in secrecy, Cassia has spent her life under the protection of the Elders, isolated from other students and haunted by dreams she can’t explain. When she’s finally thrust into her final year among her peers, she’s determined to prove she belongs—even if that means facing the academy’s fiercest students and their dangerous magic.