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Case #1: Ein verschwundenes Mädchen. Case #2: Ein erschossener Junge. Case #3: Ein Weltstar, der tot auf der Bühne liegt. Willkommen in Honeyville – willkommen in Stevies Leben! Ach übrigens, der Weltstar aus Case #3 heißt Blair Baker und ist, nein, war ausgerechnet Stevies große Schwester. Aber Stevie hat keine Tränen, sondern einen Plan: Nichts wird sie davon abhalten, herauszufinden, wer ihre Schwester auf der Bühne ermordet hat.

A filha mexicana perfeita não faz faculdade longe de casa. A filha mexicana perfeita não questiona nem evita os parentes. E, acima de tudo, nunca abandona a família. Mas Julia Reyes não é essa garota. Na verdade, tudo que ela quer é se formar no ensino médio, ir estudar em Nova York e viajar o mundo quando se tornar uma escritora de sucesso. Julia deixa o papel de filha exemplar para Olga, sua irmã mais velha. Até que um trágico acidente muda tudo. Olga agora está morta, e Julia se vê sozinha em meio aos cacos de sua família. O pai parece mais distante do que nunca.

Demoralized, Gavin and his best friend MacKenzie turn to his estranged father, a board member of the infamous water company CrispFlow. CrispFlow is known for giving out grants to improve public facilities, but they’ve also been buying and privatizing cities’ failing water systems, often leaving those towns’ situations worse than they found them. Gavin wouldn’t trust CrispFlow to privatize their water, but with his father on the board and Gavin and Mack interning at town hall, he might just be able to walk away with the grant money instead.

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.

A Glen St. Mary arriva il nuovo pastore, il reverendo John Meredith, un uomo buono ma molto distratto. Rimasto vedovo, si trasferisce nella vecchia Canonica con i suoi quattro figli. I bambini crescono liberi e selvaggi, stringendo un forte legame con i figli di Anna. Il loro ritrovo fisso diventa "Rainbow Valley", una splendida conca boscosa.

Bloomsbury presents I Didn't Do It by Elle Gonzalez Rose, read by Stacy Gonzalez I Killed Zoe Spanos meets The Counselors in this YA thriller about the daughter of a killer who must prove her innocence after a night of fun turns deadly. Dina Soto is used to laying low. Ever since her father...

Nachdem Farren bei einem Drachenrennen ausgerechnet den arroganten James gerettet hat, kuriert er sich nun mit seinem Drachen auf dem Gnadenhof von Farrens Eltern aus. Ihr schlimmster Albtraum wird wahr, denn James' Anwesenheit bringt ihr streng gehütetes Geheimnis in Gefahr – eines, das die Welt verändern würde, wenn es ans Licht käme. Als James doch dahinterkommt, überrascht er Farren, indem er ihr seine Hilfe anbietet. Um ihre Drachen zu beschützen, müssen sie zusammenarbeiten – aber niemand darf erfahren, dass die beiden unter einer Decke stecken.

The ties that bind can also kill. Bex has always been her daddy’s little girl. After her mother left, it was just the two of them. Sure he spoiled her with clothes and jewelry, but what father doesn’t dote on his daughter? Except Bex’s dad is alleged to be a notorious serial killer. Dubbed...

Bloomsbury presents A Beautiful Lie by Irfan Master, read by Neil Shah An extraordinarily rich debut novel, set in India in 1947 at the time of Partition, touching on the importance of tolerance, love and family. The main character is Bilal, a boy determined to protect his dying father from the...

In the third book of the exciting Down Syndrome Superhero series, Josie looks back on when she, her family, their friends and their trusty dog Zeke were guided by Opal, a magical hummingbird, to save the universes from the savage Sashimi. Suddenly attacked by the Crow, Josie's crew have little...

Ein tödlicher Sommer, der alles verändert … Addie Blackwood bereut nichts so sehr wie jene Nacht letzten Sommer. Nachdem sie ihrer Schwester Fiona scheußliche Dinge an den Kopf geworfen hatte, wurde diese tot am Grund einer Schlucht gefunden. Die Polizei spricht von einem Unfall, aber Addie ist sich sicher: Fiona wurde gestoßen – und zwar von Thatcher Montgomery, dem reichen Nachbarsjungen, der unglücklich in Fiona verliebt war. Doch dann wird Thatchers Leiche ein Jahr später in derselben Schlucht gefunden, und Addie wird selbst zur Verdächtigen.

Eine überwältigende Liebe, ein unerträglicher Verlust, eine Achterbahnfahrt der Gefühle. Siebzehn Jahre hat Lennie glücklich im Schatten ihrer strahlenden Schwester gelebt. Doch jetzt ist Bailey tot. Es ist, als hätte jemand den Himmel ausgeknipst. Bis Lennie sich verliebt – zum ersten Mal in ihrem Leben und gleich in zwei Jungen: Joes magisches Lächeln wird nur noch von seinem musikalischen Talent übertroffen; Toby ist stiller Cowboy, mutiger Skater – und die große Liebe ihrer verstorbenen Schwester.

It's raining in Sarawak, Malaysia – a lot – and Leila must go home to help her Mak before the floods become serious. But she hasn't been home since the death of her father – and she's not quite ready to confront what's waiting for her there. Life with Pak was complicated. As the floodwaters rise and her family and home become threatened, can Leila confront the enormity of her own past in order to move forwards properly in her present?

Falan is determined to take revenge on the circus's ringmaster for her sister's death – but first she must survive a series of deadly rounds in the annual Game of Oaths tournament. Trapeze artist Falan Sunkara is a contracted performer for Paris's famous magical circus, le Cirque des Ombres...

Penny’s reluctant stay at the Black Butterfly is interrupted by two ghosts (one friendly, one not), and a potential first love in this spooky-sweet story set on the mysterious coast of Maine. Sixteen-year-old Penny is furious that she has to spend Christmas break alone at the Black Butterfly...

A window into a world most people see depicted only in seconds-long news reports, one that we all should look through in order to recognize the genuine humanity within. Asad lives in Gaza, in a tiny house, on a narrow street pocked by half-destroyed buildings, in a camp that looks shabby to him...

A fun yet thought-provoking modern reimagining of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. Eighteen-year-old Beatrice has never been a fan of her neighbor Bennie, but when Beatrice's beloved younger sister starts dating one of Bennie's closest friends, Beatrice is drawn into their social circle. As...

Never Have I Ever meets Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute in this hilarious and moving YA coming-of-age about a girl juggling way too many lies, one very off-limits crush, and a secret summer internship—all while steering clear of the dreaded f-word: her future. Ezzie Ramos is a champion...

In this conclusion to a sweepingly epic seafaring romantasy duology—perfect for fans of Daughter of the Pirate King, Curious Tides, and The Hurricane Wars—Ximena Reale is trying to bring down an empire. But with her loyalties torn, she finds herself grappling with the true price of freedom...

★ "An adrenaline rush-inducing must-read." —School Library Journal, starred review ★ "A powerful and moving depiction of seeking justice amid mourning." —Booklist, starred review This edge-of-your-seat Indigenous murder-mystery set in Costa Rica from Pura Belpré and Walter Dean Myers...