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Parce qu'elle se sentait seule, Terlu Perna a enfreint la loi et s'est servie de magie pour créer une plante sentiente. En guise de punition, elle se voit changée en statue de bois et reléguée dans une alcôve de la Grande Bibliothèque d'Alyssium. Mais un jour, Terlu se réveille en plein hiver, affamée et gelée, sur une île abritant des centaines de serres magiques. Le seul autre humain sur l'île est un jardinier grincheux. Lorsqu'elle apprend que la magie qui les préserve est en train de disparaître, Terlu sait qu'elle doit agir.

Set in a cosy, heartwarming world brimming with singing flowers, honey cakes and honeyed love, The Enchanted Greenhouse is a story about giving second chances – to others and to yourself. From the New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop, Sarah Beth Durst. ‘Full of magic, wonder...

‘I have read and loved this book so much’ – Lucy Jane Wood, author of Rewitched Perfect for fans of Travis Baldree's Legends and Lattes and TJ Klune, The Spellshop is a cosy fantasy tale full of stolen spellbooks, unexpected friendships, sweet jams and even sweeter romance. Every home...

The Queen of Blood An idealistic young student and a banished warrior become allies in a battle to save their realm in this first book of a mesmerizing epic fantasy series, filled with political intrigue, violent magic, malevolent spirits, and thrilling adventure. The Reluctant Queen Filled with...

Storm beasts and their guardians create perfect weather every day, and Mina longs for a storm beast of her own. But when the gentle girl bonds with a lightning beast - a creature of fire and chaos - everyone’s certain it’s a mistake. Everyone but Mina and the beast himself, Pixit. Quickly enrolled in lightning school, Mina struggles to master a guardian’s skills, and she discovers that her country's weather comes at a devastating cost - a cost powerful people wish to hide. Mina’s never been the type to speak out, but someone has to tell the truth.

Her boat. Her rules. His music. Their hearts . . . From the acclaimed author of The Spellshop, Sea of Charms is a delightful cosy fantasy romance about finding your crew, your family, and moreover, finding yourself. Marin has always belonged on the great blue sea. Betrayed by love, she lives and...

An idealistic young student and a banished warrior become allies in a battle to save their realm in this first book of a mesmerizing epic fantasy series, filled with political intrigue, violent magic, malevolent spirits, and thrilling adventure. Everything has a spirit: the willow tree with...

Get cosy at The Faraway Inn, the YA fantasy from bestselling author of The Spellshop, Sarah Beth Durst. When sixteen-year-old Calisa arrives at her great-aunt’s bed and breakfast for the summer, she’s shocked to find it run down rather than cosy. Grumpy and eccentric, Auntie Zee is...

From Sarah Beth Durst, the New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop and The Enchanted Greenhouse, comes a fully updated and expanded edition of The Lost, with a brand-new ending. Against the backdrop of a desolate and mystical town, this arresting, fantastical novel explores one...

The natural magic of the classic The Island of the Blue Dolphins meets the danger and courage of The Hunger Games in this dazzling, intricate stand-alone fantasy novel set in award-winning author Sarah Beth Durst’s beloved world of Renthia. Life is precious and precarious on the islands of...

""Durst consistently defies expectations.""—Publishers Weekly (starred review) From award-winning author Sarah Beth Durst, a standalone epic fantasy set in a brand-new world of towering mountains and sparkling cities, in which a band of aging warriors have a second chance to defeat dark magic...

Ten months. That’s the longest Elisa has stayed anyplace, constantly propelled by her fear that if she puts down roots, a family curse will turn her into a tree. But she’s grown tired of flitting from town to town and in and out of relationships. When she discovers a small town in Massachusetts where mysterious forces make it impossible for the residents to leave, she hopes she can change her fate.

A #1 LIBRARYREADS PICK! AN INDIE NEXT PICK! “Davies infuses the story with tenderness and playfulness, matching its themes of second chances, found family, and quiet courage. This wonderfully narrated romantic fantasy has just the right touch of whimsy.”—AudioFile New York Times...

Kiela ha trascorso anni a lavorare in solitudine nella Grande Biblioteca imperiale di Alyssium, in compagnia solo di Caz, un'arguta e apprensiva pianta parlante. A Kiela va bene così, da sempre preferisce i libri alle persone. Ma quando nella capitale scoppia una violenta rivoluzione, è costretta a fuggire con il suo unico tesoro: manuali di antichi incantesimi, custoditi contro ogni legge.

When the dream shop is robbed and her parents go missing, Sophie must unravel the truth to save them. Together with her best friend - a wisecracking and loyal monster named Monster - she must decide whom to trust with her family’s carefully guarded secrets. Who will help them, and who will betray them?

The battle between vicious spirits and strong-willed queens that started in the award-winning The Queen of Blood and continued in the powerful The Reluctant Queen comes to a stunning conclusion in The Queen of Sorrow, the final volume of Sarah Beth Durst’s Queens of Renthia trilogy. Queen...

“National Velvet with monsters and a big helping of palace intrigue, Race the Sands is monstrous (literally), heartwarming, and empowering in equal measure. An incredibly fun and inspiring read.” – Katherine Arden, New York Times bestselling author of The Bear and the Nightingale In this...

*Junior Library Guild Selection *YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults *A YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers Yellowjackets meets One of Us Is Lying in this masterful survival thriller from New York Times bestselling author Sarah Beth Durst. ""Formidably scary, Durst's...

Als sie nach sechs Jahren wieder aufgeweckt wird, befindet sie sich fernab der Hauptstadt des Reiches auf einer einsamen, verschneiten Insel. Um die Insel zu retten (und das Herz des Gärtners zu gewinnen), wird sich Terlu einiges einfallen lassen und so manchen Zauber wirken müssen. Auch auf die Gefahr hin, dass man sie erneut für ihre Anmaßung bestraft.

Als ihr Ex ihr das Herz bricht und ihre Sommerpläne ins Wasser fallen, beschließt Calisa, die Ferien im B&B ihrer Großtante zu verbringen. Doch als sie dort ankommt, ist nichts wie erwartet. Das Inn ist in einem miserablen Zustand, die Gäste verhalten sich seltsam und ihre Großtante möchte sie gar nicht dahaben. Entschlossen, zu bleiben und das B&B wieder auf Vordermann zu bringen, macht sich Calisa an die Arbeit. Dabei nähert sie sich nicht nur Jack, dem Sohn des Verwalters, an, sondern kommt auch dem magischen Geheimnis des Orts auf die Spur.