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In the tradition of Jordan Peele and Tiffany Jackson’s The Weight of Blood, a YA thriller about a Black teen whose fight for survival forces a small southern vacation town to face its dark history of racial violence. * “A riveting, emotionally resonant thriller infused with supernatural...

Jaycee and Rachel were best friends. But that was before. Before that terrible night at the old house. Before Rachel shut Jaycee out. Before Jaycee chose Skyler over Rachel. Then Rachel is found dead. The police blame a growing gang problem in their small town, but Jaycee is sure it has to do with that night at the old house. Rachel's text is the first clue--starting Jaycee on a search that leads to a shocking secret. Rachel's death was no random crime, and Jaycee must figure out who to trust before she can expose the truth.

After her roommate and best friend dies with a strange symbol carved in her hand, Ophelia is thrust into a world of demonic mayhem, and must infiltrate the academy's secret society to track down her best friend's killer. That isn't easy, however, when she becomes the prime suspect in the investigation as more students die with the same symbol carved into their palm. Add to that the immortal demon headmaster of Raven's Cove Academy has his eyes set on Ophelia, and she has a lot to contend with.

Magic is desperately at risk of being lost forever… All because of one witch. The original one. Mater Inferni. She must be stopped. Witchcraft must be eradicated. But to do so, will be the biggest challenge Rose Beaufont has ever faced. Actually it will be the greatest feat most anyone has confronted. Few are as powerful as Mater Inferni. Finding her will be key. Determining how to destroy her might be impossible. Doing it will be life threatening. Can Rose take down the Mother of Witches before she destroys magic?

The young adult debut from the award-winning author of Arsenic and Adobo! When a high school tarot reader’s latest client goes missing after a troubling reading, she must apply everything she’s learned from her private investigator mother to solve a case of her own. “Delightfully layered...

Lucy Preston just wants to go on vacation. But being the daughter of a famous private detective means that sometimes, your beach vacay goes off the rails a bit. Think: a clandestine meeting at an abandoned amusement park—except instead of a meeting, Lucy and her mom find a body. Because of course they do.

Crack open your spell book and enter the world of the illustrious Galileo Academy for the Extraordinary. There's been a murder on campus, and it's up to the students of Galileo to solve it. Follow 18 authors and 18 students as they puzzle out the clues and find the guilty party. Professor of...

Achtung, Sogwirkung! Hochspannung bis zur letzten Minute. November hat keine Ahnung, warum ihr Vater sie ohne Vorwarnung auf die geheimnisvolle Academy Absconditi schickt, ein Internat, regiert vom Geheimbund Strategia. Hier gilt die Regel: Informationen über die eigene Familie dürfen unter keinen Umständen preisgegeben werden. Keine Nachnamen, keine Anschrift und keine Details über Familienmitglieder. Als ein Mitschüler ermordet wird, fällt der Verdacht auf November.

Reed Monroe chose Salem University for one reason: the opportunity to study with Victoria McCoy, writer-in-residence and best-selling author of horror fiction. When she learns that a lingering illness is preventing McCoy from teaching any classes, Reed starts a fan club for other McCoy obsessives. Although it only attracts a few members, the club is her passion until she hears about the opportunity of a lifetime: Victoria McCoy is hiring a new assistant. It’s a job that any horror fan would kill for.

Warren Bullock always thought he was a decent person. But lately he's been haunted by a sinister voice in his head urging him to commit unspeakable acts of violence against the people around him.

Avery has high hopes for summer before senior year, hanging out with friends again. Especially since she’s finally free of her toxic boyfriend. At least, she thought. Even though Zander’s going away to college in the fall, he refuses to accept that they are over. Showing up everywhere she is and calling her nonstop. The only thing that may get him to understand she’s done with him is to show that she’s moved on. Faced with no other choice but to ask a friend, Braden, to be her fake boyfriend.

A group of famous TikTokers begin turning on each other when one member is found dead at their beachfront Malibu mansion in this twisty thriller. The six teenagers who make up the Lit Lair have it made. A beachfront mansion, millions of followers, stunning good looks, and sponsorship deals...

At the age of 17, Don Stinson accidentally landed a job in the White House during Watergate, the largest political scandal in American history. A truly insignificant member of the Nixon White House staff, he frequently loitered outside of the Oval Office to watch it unfold. What he saw throughout the White House ran the gamut from the deeply profound to the wildly hilarious.

Der große Showdown zwischen Artemis Fowl und Opal Koboi: Die bösartige Elfe will die Weltherrschaft an sich reißen. Dafür will sie das sagenumwobene magische Tor öffnen, das die gesamte Menschheit vernichten wird. Artemis hat natürlich einen Plan, wie er das verhindern kann. Doch diesmal handelt es sich um ein Selbstmordkommando. Holly Short ahnt, was Artemis vorhat. Und sie wird alles tun, um ihn von seinem sicheren Tod abzubringen. Aber auch das hat der geniale Meisterverbrecher einkalkuliert, und er täuscht Holly und seine Freunde mit einem brillanten Ablenkungsmanöver.

In this pulse-pounding final installment of the Don’t Turn Around trilogy, which Kirkus Reviews called “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo for teens, a surefire hit,” Noa and Peter race across the country in their search to destroy Project Persephone before time runs out. Noa Torson is out of...

When Cora Holman’s mother dies, she assumes the inevitable: that her mother overdosed on the painkillers she’d been taking for years. So she’s shocked to learn that her mother and a neighbor both died of a brain aneurysm the same night. When Cora and other neighborhood teens become ill with a mysterious flu, and government-type strangers arrive in her small town, they all fear the unthinkable - a terrorist attack. Meanwhile, a world away in Pakistan, a 16-year-old computer genius named Shahzad is working as a virtual spy....

A riveting thriller set at a California prep school! Carly: She was sweet. Smart. Self-destructive. She knew the secrets of Brighton Day School’s most privileged students. Secrets that got her killed. Neily: Dumped by Carly for a notorious bad boy, Neily didn’t answer the phone call she made...

Raine Campbell and her friends arrive to team up with another school to tackle the Magical Multitudes Project, ready for a little fun during the school break. But the island is full of secrets and creatures not normally found on Earth. And the island doesn’t stay quiet for long. Earthquakes plague the area, and Raine even thinks she sees other people on the island - people who aren’t supposed to be there. When the students find a dead creature, they finally know for certain - there’s trouble on the island. 

The word's out: Ethan Wilder's coming back to town, and the people of Bowie, Georgia are in a southern tizzy. Everyone knows the story. He shot and killed his sister four years ago, and people say his father, Jim Wilder, the biggest holy roller this side of the Mississippi, sent him packing for just that reason. Even if her death was unofficially ruled a suicide, Ethan's return has everybody talking.

Lia and Diana are the "it girls" of Empire Hill High. Their lives are perfect . . . until Diana disappears and the rumors start flying. Everyone thinks Diana is a runaway, including the police. Lia is secretly convinced it's all a prank. Then she finds a crushed red rose tied with a candy-cane ribbon where Diana went missing. And next to it, a note: YOU.