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1907. New York City. A glittering world built on lies - and one murdered girl who could expose them all. Caitlin Quinn crosses the ocean from Ballykelly with nothing but a desperate letter from her missing twin, Mary. New York is meant to hold answers - but instead it offers danger: a sprawling...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! A heart-wrenching yet vividly hopeful novel about a Black girl's struggle to find the quiet beauty in life and friendship amid the chaos of grief and mental illness by bestselling author Frederick Joseph. "Frederick is such a grounded and beautiful voice of...

È il 1989. Nina ha undici anni e una famiglia incasinata, il padre e la madre litigano sempre, Lorenzo - suo fratello minore, - quando si arrabbia, diventa un pericolo. Dal centro di Roma si ritrova catapultata in un quartiere di periferia, fatto di palazzoni, ragazzi sui motorini e prati bruciati. Anche la scuola è diversa, non ci sono le maestre ma le suore, non ha neanche un amico. Ma un incontro improvviso stravolge tutto, come una tempesta: ha tredici anni, abita nel palazzo di fronte, è mulatta e balla la lambada.

History has a way of repeating itself. In the Sunken City that was once Paris, all who oppose the new revolution are being put to the blade. Except for those who disappear from their prison cells, a red-tipped rook feather left in their place. Is the mysterious Red Rook a savior of the innocent or a criminal? Meanwhile, across the sea in the Commonwealth, Sophia Bellamy's arranged marriage to the wealthy René Hasard is the last chance to save her family from ruin.

Seventeen-year-old Kenna Marsden has a secret. She's haunted by a violent tragedy she can't explain. Kenna's past has kept people - even her own mother - at a distance for years. Just when she finds a friend who loves her and life begins to improve, she's plunged into a new nightmare: Her mom and twin sister are attacked, and the dark powers Kenna has struggled to suppress awaken with a vengeance. On the heels of the assault, Kenna is exiled to a nearby commune, known as Eclipse, to live with a relative she never knew she had.

Paige Redmond has always felt lucky to spend her summers in Clearwater Ridge, with lazy days sunning at the waterfalls and nights partying at the sprawling houses of the rich families who vacation there. The Covingtons are one of these families, and beautiful, brilliant Audrey Covington is Paige's best friend. And last year, when Audrey's crush-worthy brother Dylan finally started noticing Paige, she was sure it would be the best summer ever.

Gen Asceta es una escritora de nicho que ha pasado su vida luchando por abrirse paso en el mundo editorial. Su nueva novela está a punto de ver la luz bajo el sello de una editorial influyente, pero la propia autora la desprecia: para Gen, cada página es mediocre, un intento descarado de ganar dinero y hacerse fama. Vaud, la editorial, asigna a zeroarts, un reconocido ilustrador, como el encargado de darle vida a sus personajes. Por supuesto, desde el primer encuentro chocan con la fuerza de un huracán: ella es reservada y meticulosa; él, sarcástico e impulsivo.

Enrico è un operatore sociale che lavora nella struttura di recupero per tossicodipendenti di Pescara. In pochi mesi di attività ha creato un metodo tutto suo, basato sull'arte e la parola, per aiutare i ragazzi a uscire dalla droga. Quando un giovane fuggitivo gli chiede asilo, si ritrova a dover fare i conti con i suoi fantasmi, rischiando di mettere la sua carriera e l'intera organizzazione in serio pericolo.

Aaron and Tillie don't know each other, but they are both feeling suicidal, and arrive at the George Washington Bridge at the same time, intending to jump. Aaron is a gay misfit struggling with depression and loneliness. Tillie isn't sure what her problem is - only that she will never be good enough. On the bridge, there are four things that could happen: Aaron jumps and Tillie doesn't. Tillie jumps and Aaron doesn't. They both jump. Neither of them jumps. Or maybe all four things happen....

Summer means beach time to Christy. But her best friend, Katie, has a different idea - let's be camp counselors! Christy warms to the plan until Katie announces at the last minute that she has to back out. Christy takes on the challenge and soon finds she is bewildered and overwhelmed by her fifth-grade girls, who have boundless energy for anything except what Christy wants them to do. 

Christy starts going out with Rick and thinks it's romantic that he has come up with a list of things for them to do. What a thoughtful guy! So, why is it that her best friend Katie warns her to be careful of "Slick Rick"? When Rick lets Christy know he's not happy about her early curfews and weekend job, Christy wonders if she should heed Katie's warnings. Or is Katie secretly jealous? And where does mysterious Todd fit into Christy's life right now? Will Christy give up on all these complicated relationships? Or will her heart find a way to hope again? 

Based on the massively successful CW show, Riverdale, this prequel novel explores what the gang was doing before season one. Why did Jughead and Archie have a falling out? What did Veronica’s life look like in the Big Apple? And how long has Betty really been in love with Archie? Told from multiple points of view, your favorite characters tell their story their way.

Christy is back at Aunt Marti and Uncle Bob's beach house at Christmastime, and she can't wait to see Todd, the surfer who captured her heart last summer. Why is it that Christy and her aunt are barely speaking? And why does it seems like all her friends are mad at her, too - including Todd? Figuring out relationships is more complex than Christy ever imagined, but she's not willing to give up on the people who really matter to her. 

It’s been three years since the Virgil County High School Massacre. Three years since my best friend, Sarah, was killed in a bathroom stall during the mass shooting. Everyone knows Sarah’s story—that she died proclaiming her faith. But it’s not true. I know because I was with her when...

London 1888, and Jack the Ripper is terrorizing the people of the city. Evelyn, a young woman disfigured by her dangerous work in a matchstick factory with nowhere to go, does not know what to make of her new position as a maid to the Elephant Man in London Hospital. Evelyn wanted to be locked away from the world, like he is, shut away from the filth and dangers of the streets. But in Joseph Merrick, the Elephant Man, she finds a gentle kindred, who does not recoil from her, and who understands her pain.

After a scheduling mishap occurs one student tracks how her high school's homecoming game, the academic battle, and class election all ended up on the same day with hilarious results!

Complete your Divergent library with the Four stories! Fans of the Divergent series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth will be delighted by ""Four: The Initiate,"" the second of four stories, each between fifty and seventy-five pages long, set in the world of Divergent and...

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING MAZE RUNNER SERIES “[A] mysterious survival saga that passionate fans describe as a fusion of Lord of the Flies [and] The Hunger Games” (Entertainment Weekly) The story that fans all over the world have been waiting for — the story of how Thomas and...

This stunning debut captures the grotesque madness of Underland, as well as a girl’s pangs of first love and independence. Alyssa Gardner hears the whispers of bugs and flowers - precisely the affliction that landed her mother in a mental hospital years before. This family curse stretches back to her ancestor Alice Liddell, the real-life inspiration for Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Alyssa might be crazy, but she manages to keep it together. For now.

Third Sister in the Tao family, Ailin has watched her two older sisters go through the painful process of having their feet bound. In China in 1911, all the women of good families follow this ancient tradition. Ailin rebels and refuses to follow this torturous tradition. But as she enters adolescence, Ailin finds that her family is no longer willing to support her. With a bold conviction and an indomitable spirit, Ailin is determined to forge her own destiny. Her story is a tribute to all those women whose courage created new options for the generations who came after them.