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Every day thousands of animals die in laboratory experiments. Some say these experiments provide essential scientific knowledge, while others will do anything to prevent them. James and Lauren Adams are stuck in the middle. They're Cherub agents. Trained professionals with one essential advantage: adults never suspect that children are spying on them. For official purposes, these children do not exist.

When seventeen-year-old Ife joins Nithercott School through its prestigious Urban Achievers Program, she knows immediately that she doesn't fit. Wandering its echoing halls, she must fend off cruel taunts from the students and condescending attitudes from the teachers. When she finds herself thrown into detention for the foreseeable future, she strikes up an unlikely alliance with Ben, a troublemaker with an annoyingly cute smile. They've both got reasons to want to get out of Nithercott - Ben's brother is missing, and no one seems to be bothering to find him.

Finn's not at all sure about the Salt House. Overlooking Westwater Bay, it brings back all her nightmare fears of drowning. Of the ghosts of the dead reaching for her. And Westwater is dangerous. Countless seafarers have drowned here, their ships lost - broken on the vicious Viper Rocks. Lured by the wrecker's false lights, summoned by the dark enchantments of cunning men - masters of storms and tides. Or so the legends say.

Anthony Saxon, a mysterious troubleshooter better known as The Man with the Green Eyes, suddenly finds himself and his two aides involved in the mystery of the Purple Goblin and his unholy plans to spread death and destruction across the land.

A series of bizarre deaths erupts, first in New York and then in Washington. Men are seemingly falling to their deaths inside skyscrapers, leaving no clue but their battered bodies. The Man With the Green Eyes, Jerry and Weed investigate, and then the masterminds behind a terrible new weapon strike directly at their headquarters, seeking to head them off before they can fit all the pieces of the puzzle in place. The final battle takes place on and above the Hudson River.

Stori ddifyr gydag elfen o arswyd gan Gareth F Williams, a gofir fel un o awduron gorau a mwyaf cynhyrchiol Cymru. Mae'r nofel yn addas ar gyfer yr arddegau ac oedolion.

Pubertier? Nein - plötzlich Vampir. Es ist schon schlimm genug, wenn Eltern ein Gespräch über das Erwachsenwerden führen wollen - das kann nur peinlich werden. Aber bei Markus kommt es richtig dick: Ausgerechnet an seinem 13. Geburtstag eröffnen ihm sein Vater und seine Mutter, dass er etwas "ganz Besonderes" ist. Sie behaupten ernsthaft, er sei ein Halbvampir. Als wäre es nicht schon schwierig genug, ein Teenager zu sein, muss sich Markus jetzt mit einem wachsenden Eckzahn, Blutdurst und einer Allergie gegen Pizza mit Knoblauch herumschlagen.

Pubertier? Nein - plötzlich Vampir. Seit Markus' Eltern ihm an seinem 13. Geburtstag eröffnet haben, dass er ein "Halbvampir" ist, steht sein Leben Kopf! Plötzlich muss er wahnsinnig viele Dinge tun, auf die er überhaupt keine Lust hat: Blutdurstattacken unterdrücken, fliegen lernen und ganz nebenbei auch noch herausfinden, welches blutrünstige Monster im Wald sein Unwesen treibt. Dabei will er doch nur eins: Endlich Tallulah auf ein Date ausführen! Da bleibt nur noch rabenschwarzer Grabeshumor.

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Bob’s life is turned upside down after a tragic mistake leads to a horrible car crash. Unable to recover from the loss, Bob blames the youth in the nearby neighborhood. Every chance he gets, he expresses his frustration with them, especially with each passing holiday and the weight of being a sole survivor crushing down on him. When strange and mysterious things start to happen, Bob turns to his lifelong friend Tom for answers in the form of a seance.

Book one of Will's story, Sleeper Chronicles. When young bodybuilder, Will, decides to get a tattoo, he never would have expected to fall in love with the woman portrayed on his chest. However, his dreams are the only place he can find her, as she lives in a strange castle on slope of an erupting volcano, guarded by ghostly knights. Soon, Will’s life is pulled down a rabbit hole when he bounces between dream and reality. All the while, his greatest desire is to find the woman he loves. But is Will ready to pay the price?

But Nick Caden's vacation becomes a nightmare when this "living" ghost town takes a deadly turn toward trouble. Soon Nick finds himself trapped in a stable with the infamous outlaw Jesse James. The shooter whirls, aims and...vanishes. Great theatrics, Nick thinks. Only then does he discover the body of a real dead cowboy. Soon Nick is caught in a deadly chase - from an abandoned gold mine, through forbidden buffalo hunting grounds, and across Rattlesnake Gulch. Around every turn he finds another suspect.

野人只是传说中的物种，没有人真的见过他们。而聪明吴他们四个，为了真正的见到野人，奔赴神农架原始丛林中……野人只是傳說中的物種，沒有人真的見過他們。而聰明吳他們四個，為了真正的見到野人，奔赴神農架原始叢林中……

Dead men tell no tales, but they do eat brains! Why won't the forces of evil just die and leave the Gravediggers alone? Weren't vampires and werewolves enough? Something new is arising in New Orleans, arising from the cemeteries! An ancient Voodoo curse won't let anyone rest in peace. Can the Gravediggers travel to Haiti to stop the original curse and save New Orleans from the evil horde? More importantly, will they ever find a bass player who doesn't die?

Teenie-Detektive auf gefährlichen Spuren: Mit dem ungleichen Duo Basti und Sabse schickt Hörspiel- und Comicautorin Frauke Schmickl zwei übersinnlich begabte Kids auf geheime Missionen, um neben Schule, Fußball und Serienmarathon mal eben schnell die Welt zu retten. Besuch? Ist nicht immer willkommen. Vor allem, wenn er aus einem Paralleluniversum anklopft und gleich ganz Schafsbüttel übernehmen will. Wie gut, dass es "Weltenwächter" gibt, die unschöne Überraschungen abwehren – ohne, dass wir Normalos etwas davon mitbekommen.

Tres facciones marchan hacia New Prentisstown y hacia una guerra que puede destruir todo cuanto Todd y Viola conocen. Las consecuencias de cada acción, y de cada palabra, son incalculables. ¿Apoyarán a un tirano, o a un terrorista? ¿Es mejor salvar la vida de quien más quieres, o la de miles de extraños? ¿Es posible la redención, o hay que darla por perdida?

Kari and Lucas had two run-ins with a snarling painter who appears to be copying Rembrants. Using the kind of ingenuity and determination that only two teenage girls could come up with, Kari and Lucas embark on an international adventure to figure out who the mystery painter is and what he's up to. But neither is prepared for what they find. Suddenly what began as a madcap pursuit becomes deadly serious. Will they risk their lives in the name of art?