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WER BIST DU? Die vierzehnjährige Anna kämpft mit den Anforderungen der Schule, leidet unter der Trennung der Eltern und trauert um ihren kürzlich verstorbenen Großvater. Sie muss ihr geliebtes Zuhause verlassen und ihre bisher heil geglaubte Kindheit liegt in Scherben. Nichts scheint ihr zu gelingen. WOVON TRÄUMST DU? Wäre da nicht ihr Auge für die vielen kleinen wunderschönen Dinge dieser Welt und ihre grenzenlose Phantasie.

Beneath the streets of York, the goblin market calls to the Wickett women—the family of witches that tends to its victims. For generations, they have defended the old cobblestone streets with their magic. Knowing the dangers, they never entered the market—until May Wickett fell for a goblin girl, accepted her invitation, and became inextricably tied to the world her family tried to protect her from. The market learned her name, and even when she and her sister left York for Boston to escape it, the goblins remembered.

Almost sixteen years ago, Mateo Matisse's island homeland disappeared into the sea. Weary and hopeless, the survivors of San Madrigal's sinking escaped to New York. While the rest of his tight-knit Brooklyn diaspora community dreams of someday finding a way back home, Mateo—now a high school junior and piano prodigy living with his two aunts (one who's alive, the other not so much)—is focused on one thing: getting the attention of locally-grown musical legend Gerval.

Growing up in Ember Grove, Bitsy Clark knows better than to break the rules around the Revelry, the mysterious end-of-year party in the woods. So when her best friend, Amy, persuades her to sneak in, Bitsy is full of misgivings. Misgivings that she should have listened to, because it's after the Revelry that Bitsy's luck turns and her life starts to unravel. For Amy, it's the opposite, as if she's been blessed with good fortune. Soon Bitsy is convinced that the Revelry has tied the two friends together in a curse that only she can break.

After thwarting the man behind the gruesome ironborn murders—and breaking several fae laws to do so—all Arlo wants is a quiet summer. As the deity of luck's Hollow Star, capable of bringing about endless possibilities, this shouldn't be too much to ask, right? But someone is still trying to summon the mythical Seven Deadly Sins. All signs point to immortal meddling, and if this is the gods' attempt at returning to the Mortal Realm, it's Arlo they're going to use to do it.

Did you ever dream of traveling to an alternate universe? I actually did it. I am the Bear, high school kid. My lifelong wish has been to find my mother, who disappeared when I was a baby. And Indian medicine man told me it was possible to find her, but I would have to look in the magical kingdom of his ancestors. My friends said they would go with me if I gave it a shot. So I did. Be careful what you wish for. We promptly found ourselves in a fantasy land, where we met Uriah, a talking cocker spaniel.

Nach allem, was Farrah mitgemacht hat, um Mikael seinen größten Wunsch zu erfüllen, benötigt sie dringend eine Pause – doch die Mauern des Palastes halten eine unangenehme Überraschung für sie bereit. Sowohl sie als auch Emma haben mit aufkeimenden Erinnerungen zu kämpfen. Währenddessen reisen Hayet und Mikael in die Traumwelt, in der die Lösung seines Fluches auf ihn warten soll. Dort angekommen machen sie eine unerwartete Entdeckung... Lass dich verzaubern und tauche ein in eine Welt von Gut und Böse!

Das große Finale! Sie sagten, der Palast sei ein sicherer Ort. Doch wie sicher kann etwas sein, wenn die Grenzen von Gut und Böse verwischen, wenn Geheimnisse und Intrigen an der Tagesordnung stehen und wenn jeder bereit ist, für seine Ziele einen hohen Preis zu zahlen? Lass dich verzaubern und tauche ein in eine Welt von Gut und Böse!

In a town trapped within the veil, humans, fae, and witches are forced to coexist. Through a fragile peace, they all agree on one thing. The Trimarked Child is dangerous. Ember Lee is a pariah. Though she’s forced to scrounge and trade just to survive, she refuses to let the people of Trifecta bully her into submission. Her forbidden powers have defied the bonds placed on her, but as long as she can keep them a secret, she’s safe. When someone carves their way through the barrier surrounding the city, events unfold that threaten her existence.

Nora Jacobs hat endlich herausgefunden, zu welcher Art von Unterweltlern sie wirklich gehört. Während sie gerade noch dabei ist, sich mit ihrem neuen Erbe anzufreunden, hat das Leben auch schon wieder andere Pläne für sie: Terrance der Troll entkommt einem gewaltvollen Überfall nur knapp - und er ist nicht das einzige Opfer. Überall in Detroit werden Fey getötet, und Nora unterstützt die FUA, die Federal Underworld Agency, bei ihren Ermittlungen. Aber was bleibt ihr auch anderes übrig?

Chino & the Boy Scouts introduces the mysterious world of Summerhill, the most outstanding feature of which is its unusual schooling system, taught through the medium of "scouting". It’s the final year of school and Chino learns of the existence of a map, through which he might unfold the legend of "the GW", an item long both speculated to be a myth and highly coveted at Eden Gardens Grammar School. Little does he know, he is not the only one bold enough to embark on this quest.

Cather Stevens doesn’t love. Not now, not ever. She has spent her entire life watching love ruin her mother, her aunts, her cousins, her grandmother, and she made a vow a long time ago that she would never let that happen to her. But when she meets a winged boy named Hermes who tells her that she is the key to ending the star-crossed curse that has plagued the women in her family for centuries, she will have to redefine everything she knows about love, life, and herself. With more than just her heart on the line, she must find the location of her great-great-grandmother’s diary.

In Idris herrschen düstere Zeiten. Als Valentin sein Dämonenheer zusammenruft, gibt es nur eine Chance: Schattenjäger und Schattenwesen müssen ihren alten Hass überwinden und Seite an Seite in diese Schlacht ziehen. Jace weiß genau, wie viel er zu riskieren bereit ist. Clary jedoch muss sich entscheiden, ob auch sie jeden Preis bezahlen würde, um die Gläserne Stadt zu retten.

Erst die schmerzhafte Trennung von Gregor, und dann gibt es auch noch Streit zwischen Alison und ihren besten Freunden Melissa und Ben. Da kommt die Flucht in eine andere Zeit gerade recht. Alison reist ins Norwegen des 8. Jahrhunderts. Eigentlich hatte sie gehofft, Gregor wiederzusehen und mehr über die apokalyptische Prophezeiung in Erfahrung zu bringen. Doch dann kommt alles anders: Alison gerät in den erbitterten Kampf zwischen zwei Wikinger-Clans und muss sich in einer Welt voller blutiger Schlachten und nordischer Götter-Mythen behaupten.

Alice hat sich Ethan und seinen Rebellen angeschlossen, da sie endlich die wahren Absichten von Phelan und dem Rat kennt. Sie muss nun mit der Hilfe ihrer neuen Mitstreiter das nächste Artefakt finden. Gleichzeitig plagen sie der Schmerz und die Enttäuschung über Julian, der ihr einmal mehr einen wichtigen Teil der Wahrheit verschwiegen hat. Trotzdem kämpft sie mit den Gefühlen für ihn, während Ethan immer deutlicher zeigt, was er wirklich für Alice empfindet. Welche Entscheidung wird sie treffen?

"Caro giovane semidio, se stai leggendo questo libro, la tua vita sta per diventare molto, molto più pericolosa. Queste pagine ti offriranno uno sguardo all'interno del mondo dei semidei, che a nessun normale ragazzino umano è permesso di conoscere. L'archivio segreto del Campo Mezzosangue contiene tre delle più pericolose avventure di Percy Jackson mai trascritte prima. Chirone mi ha inoltre autorizzato a divulgare delle interviste riservate di alcuni dei nostri più importanti allievi, inclusi Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase e Grover Underwood."

Il primo romanzo per ragazzi dell'autore noir. Nel 1984 la città di Stonebridge è stata colpita da una tragedia: in una sola notte tutti i bambini al di sotto dei tredici anni sono scomparsi senza lasciare traccia. Nel corso degli anni qualcuno racconta di averli sentiti giocare al limitare del bosco, ma di aver visto soltanto le loro ombre, come se fossero dei fantasmi. Trent'anni dopo, Jake Mitchell, dodici anni, scopre che suo zio Ben era uno di loro. Per la prima volta si ritrova a pensare a quello zio che non ha mai conosciuto e che ora sente più vicino che mai.

What could be more serious than her supernatural power coming between her and the man she loves? A power struggle between Arcturus Academy and Firethorne Collegiate. The stakes? The entire Chaplin estate and all of its assets. Does Saxony have what it takes to save the future of her school while her relationship is in turmoil? Listen to Fire Games and watch the sparks fly!

After she walks in on her mom doing the horizontal mambo with a man that's decidedly not her dad, Brynn Stark swears to never fall in love. One of her friends, Val, reveals her true identity—Aphrodite, goddess of love—and promises to show Brynn why she shouldn't lose faith. But when Brynn realizes she's beginning to fall for Adam, Aphrodite's boyfriend, Brynn's forced to decide if she'll choose her goddess-given fate, or risk it all for the wrong-but-right guy. One thing's for sure. Love sucks. And it's all about to blow up in their faces.

Few people know the repercussions of love being created or, more importantly, of love being lost. A fairy godmother knew. It was her job to ensure matches were made and love achieved. The problem is fairy godmothers aren’t what they used to be, and it’s creating a domino effect across the globe. Paris Beaufont isn’t your typical fairy godmother, and that’s exactly what Happily Ever After College needs to bring more lovers together. Can Paris help fairy godmothers to evolve in the modern world before it’s too late?