Showing results by author "James" in Teen & Young Adult

After a terrible prank gone wrong, three young men, Topher, Michael, and Kenneth find themselves at Raleigh's Prep, a juvenile detention center for the delinquent children of the fantastically rich. Basically, juvie for rich kids. The boys think they're going to serve out their time, finish their education, but then, three weeks into their term, they find a mangled body on the practice fields.

In a society that has fallen to a nightmarish disease that brings the dead back to life, Ethan finds himself at war with his vengeful stepfather. He gathers a troupe of other survivors - including Thomas, the football captain, and Kady, the cheerleader - and builds a fortress from which to fight back, but personal conflicts make it seemingly impossible to work as a team. Their only hope is to trust each other. Ethan knows, if they don’t, the dead won’t be the only horrors rising in the end times.

Moses and his cousin Charlie were best friends, wisecracking pranksters, unstoppable forces of teenage energy - until the night they became accidental arsonists and set in motion a chain of events that left Moses alone, guilt-stricken, and most likely trapped in his dead-end town. Then Moses gets a lucky break: the chance to volunteer as a camp counselor for a week and prove the incident at the bowling alley should be expunged from his record. And since a criminal record and enrollment at Duke are mutually exclusive, he’s determined. But tragedy seems to follow him wherever he goes.

Dans une société gouvernée par une caste aux pouvoirs surnaturels, les Égaux, chacun doit donner dix ans de sa vie en esclavage... Mais la révolte gronde... Luke, condamné pour son rôle dans la rébellion, est exilé chez le terrible Lord Crovan. Personne n'est jamais ressorti vivant ou sain d'esprit des prisons de ce tortionnaire. Abi, quant à elle, est en cavale. Pour faire libérer son frère, elle entre en contact avec la rébellion. Mais est-elle prête à tout risquer, jusqu'à ses idéaux ?

When Kira's father enters rehab, she's forced to leave everything behind—her home, her best friends, her boyfriend...everything she loves. Now her father's sober (again) and Kira is returning home, determined to get her life back to normal...exactly as it was before she was sent away. But is that what Kira really wants? Life, love, and loss come crashing together in this visceral, heartfelt story by BuzzFeed writer Farrah Penn about a girl who struggles to piece together the shards of her once-normal life before his alcoholism tore it apart.

Le WICKED a tout volé à Thomas : sa vie, sa mémoire et maintenant ses seuls amis. Mais l'épreuve touche à sa fin. Ne reste qu'un dernier test... Terrifiant. Cependant, Thomas a retrouvé assez de souvenirs pour ne plus faire confiance à l'Organisation. Il a triomphé du labyrinthe. Il a survécu sur la terre brûlée. Il fera tout pour sauver ses amis, même si la vérité risque de provoquer la fin de tout.

维多利亚时代的女孩温蒂，梦想着有一天能够学会在天上飞，这样就可以飞离讨厌的家了…… 維多利亞時代的女孩溫蒂，夢想著有一天能夠學會在天上飛，這樣就可以飛離討厭的家了……

"Peace must be fought for." The Thrilling saga of the Save the World Academy series comes to a powerful end in this gripping conclusion! As Viktor Steel's grand scheme to take over the world is revealed, the students must fight to survive in a race to protect the planet and themselves from a global threat. Prepare for an epic battle that will leave you speechless. Heads will roll!

Dans le jeu du pouvoir, chacun risque sa vie. Dans une Angleterre alternative, chacun doit donner dix ans de sa vie en esclavage. Seuls quelques privilégiés, les Égaux, riches aristocrates aux pouvoirs surnaturels, restent libres et gouvernent le pays. Abi, 18 ans, et son frère Luke, 16 ans, voient leur destin bouleversé quand leurs parents décident de partir tous ensemble accomplir leurs jours d'esclavage. Abi devient domestique au service de la puissante famille Jardine.

School children are taught by robots - also known as T.C.H.E.R.s. These machines were seen as more efficient, and because of their programming, it was guaranteed that every student would be given the exact same education. Complacent that their children were getting the best education possible, no one thought to check what they were actually being taught - until the students across the country suddenly revolted.

Taunya's life has been predestined since the beginning of time, as well as every first-born daughter in her lineage. She is the vessel entrusted with Mankind's Greatest Champion, Jinxx. Together they must fight back an army of demons and keep the balance of Good and Evil. That is if Taunya and Jinxx can survive each other. Will they find their balance or will Evil conquer mankind?

Timm Thalers Lachen kann niemand widerstehen. Bis er einen Vertrag mit dem schwerreiche Baron Lefuet schließt: er erhält Timms Lachen, dafür wird der Waisenjunge in Zukunft jede Wette gewinnen. Nun kann sich Timm scheinbar alle Wünsche erfüllen, aber ohne sein Lachen wird er auch einsam und gerät mehr und mehr in die Fänge des teuflischen Barons. Wird es Timms Freunden Ida und Kreschimir gelingen, den Baron zu überlisten?

The land of Oz is not what it once was. When a new and more powerful enemy surfaces, Glinda must once again call on Dorothy's assistance. But what happens when Dorothy is unable to answer? Who will save Oz? Living in the shadow of the book that twisted her adventures in Wonderland, Alice has managed to maintain her curious personality. Will she be able to succeed where so many have failed when she is brought to Oz in Dorothy's place?

The world was cookie cutter ready for an alien invasion. Xenophen leveraged humanity's growing into a knowledge economy. To control us, they simply needed to offer a better education. Meet Ruth; a homeless woman whose only means of survival is serving humanity's destruction. As she sees mankind's noose slowly tightening, she scrapes for any means of escape. She flees with restricted knowledge, in the hope it can unravel our doom.

Tyler walks invisibly through the halls of Grady High School. He doesn't have much interest in changing his popularity status, instead choosing to devote his time to the one place he feels most comfortable: drama club. But all that changes one night at a party that he never intended to go to. And after an incident with Kale Greenwood, the insanely popular baseball player, both boys have to deal with the aftermath, with unexpected results. With Kale leading the way, Tyler might just learn there is more than his quiet, invisible life.

For decades, Hudich, the leader of an evil army, had been held prisoner in a world called Pekel. Before releasing him last summer to save Max's friend Cindy, Max's grandfather neutralized Hudich's magical powers with the aid of an advanced high-tech collar. Unfortunately, Hudich's escape allowed him to relay a centuries-old secret to his followers that helps them find a powerful weapon. With the aid of this new weapon, an ancient magical gateway, the enemy kidnaps Max's mother.

Michael è un gamer, e come la maggior parte dei gamer, spende più tempo nella VirtNet che nel mondo reale. La VirtNet è una totale immersione del corpo e della mente nel mondo virtuale, e crea dipendenza. Grazie alla tecnologia, chiunque abbia un bel po' di soldi può sperimentare mondi fantastici, rischiare la propria vita senza essere mai in pericolo o semplicemente spassarsela con i propri amici virtuali. E più si hanno doti da hacker, maggiore è il divertimento.

After Aleyna witnessed the cruel deaths of her family, she was put to sleep by Ezralon the unicorn. He has been keeping her safe, hidden in the forest, until her true prince could come and rescue her. While Aleyna is protected in the forest, her spirit walks the halls of her ruined, deserted castle in a dream-like existence, believing everything is still perfect. However, she is halted in this state - almost as if time were frozen - until the prince awakens her.

The Academy's watches appear to have taken a sinister agenda placing all the students in harm's way, leaving one question on everybody's lips. Who is attempting this sabotage? Meanwhile, in an undisclosed location, lies the Salamander clan pulled unwillingly deep into Steel's schemes of world tyranny. Also hidden from the world, trapped deep in the swamps with no hope of escape, Jade Steel suffers at the hands of the deadly Lizard Lord's daughter.

Talon follows the early years of a unique boy, a 15-year-old runt living on the barbarian island of Volnoss. Born premature during the frozen plague that took his mother, shunned by his father, and raised by his grandmother, Talon has always felt like he doesn't belong. For years he dreams of growing big and strong like the giants that surround him. But as the day of measure draws near, he begins to realize that he will never be named a Vald, and will be cast to the village of the Skomm to live a life of slavery.