My sister wants the truth.
But sometimes the truth hurts.
For months, my long-lost twin, Emma, has been living my life and trying to solve my murder. She's unearthed dark secrets about my friends, my family, and my tangled past. But when it comes to finding my killer, she keeps running into dead ends.
Until my body shows up in Sabino Canyon. Suddenly everyone knows there are two girls who look like Sutton Mercer, and that one of them is dead. At first the police assume the body is Emma's. But as questions and accusations start flying, it's harder than ever for Emma to keep playing me. The truth is bound to come out eventually. And when it does, Emma will be suspect number one in my murder investigation. If she can't find my killer before time runs out, she'll end up behind bars...or worse.
Sara Shepard, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Pretty Little Liars books, finally reveals the shocking truth about Sutton's murder in this riveting novel about secrets, lies, and killer consequences.
Sara Shepard is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling series Pretty Little Liars. She graduated from NYU and has an MFA from Brooklyn College. Sara has lived in New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Arizona, where the Lying Game series is set.
Magnus Bane leverages his alliances with Downworlders and Shadowhunters on a venture to Victorian London. One of ten adventures in The Bane Chronicles.
When immortal warlock Magnus Bane attends preliminary peace talks between the Shadowhunters and the Downworlders in Victorian London, he is charmed by two very different people: the vampire Camille Belcourt and the young Shadowhunter, Edmund Herondale. Will winning hearts mean choosing sides?
With over one million copies of his books in print, New York Times bestselling author Dan Gutman is a hit with young readers thanks to his energetic stories tinged with uproarious humor. Mrs. Kormel Is Not Normal! introduces Ella Mentry Elementary School’s zany bus driver. Mrs. Kormel has been driving everyone crazy lately, and it’s up to AJ and his buddies to figure out why.
THEY CAME FROM THE SKY
parachuting out of military helicopters to invade Tucker Pierce's idyllic hometown on Pemberwick Island, Maine.
They call themselves SYLO and they are a secret branch of the U.S. Navy. SYLO's commander, Captain Granger, informs Pemberwick residents that the island has been hit by a lethal virus and must be quarantined. Now Pemberwick is cut off from the outside world.
Tucker believes there's more to SYLO's story. He was on the sidelines when the high school running back dropped dead with no warning. He saw the bizarre midnight explosion over the ocean, and the mysterious singing aircraft that travel like shadows through the night sky. He tasted the Ruby, and experienced the powers it gave him, for himself.
What all this means, SYLO isn't saying. Only Tucker holds the clues that can solve this deadly mystery.
LOOK TO THE SKY
because Pemberwick is only the first stop.
In Olive's third adventure, what lurks below the house could be as dangerous as what's hidden inside . . .
Some terrifying things have happened to Olive in the old stone house, but none as scary as starting junior high. Or so she thinks. When she plummets through a hole in her backyard, though, she realizes two things that may change her mind: First, the wicked Annabelle McMartin is back. Second, there's a secret underground that unlocks not one but two of Elsewhere's biggest, most powerful, most dangerous forces yet. But with the house's guardian cats acting suspicious, her best friend threatening to move away, and her ally Morton starting to rebel, Olive isn't sure where to turn. Will she figure it out in time? Or will she be lured into Elsewhere, and trapped there for good?
Olive thought she'd uncovered all the house's secrets. She was wrong.
It's Halloween night when strangers come to Linden Street...and something dear to Olive goes missing. To what lengths will she go to get it back? Can she trust the strangers? Will she turn to a new and dangerous magic within the paintings of Elsewhere? Or will she put her faith in her own worst enemies to save the people and home she loves?
The stakes grow higher, the secrets more dangerous, and mystery and magic abound as Olive, the boys, and the cats uncover the true nature of the house on Linden Street. A must-read fantasy series for fans of Pseudonymous Bosch, Coraline, and Septimus Heap.
Jo March, the irrepressible tomboy in Little Women, has grown up and married her professor to become Jo Bhaer. Together the Bhaers have established Plumfield-a warm-hearted, informal school where lessons are taught with a dose of laughter. When Nat, a young orphan joins the happy household at Plumfield, he can't believe his good fortune. Each day is filled with studying and fun-the boys even enjoy Saturday-night pillow fights.
But when Nat gets caught stretching the truth, he discovers there is more to learn in his new home than games and schoolwork. Filled with real-life characters and situations, Louisa M. Alcott's spirited classic has touched the hearts and minds of readers from generation to generation. Barbara Caruso's dramatic narration transports young adults to the late 1800s when life was simpler but was still packed with plenty of adventures.
The author of several critically acclaimed books for young adults, Martine Leavitt received one of publishing's highest honors when her novel Keturah and Lord Death was named a finalist for the National Book Award. After 16-year-old Angel is lured into prostitution by an older man, she vows that something has to change when an even younger girl is initiated into the life.
The Secret Seven are siblings Peter and Janet, and Jack, Barbara, Pam, Colin and George. Together they are The Secret Seven - ready to solve any mystery, any time - in Enid Blyton's classic series of 15 mystery novels.
In book eight, Peter and Jack go looking for their lost model aeroplane in an old abandoned house and find a lit fire in one of the rooms. Who is living there, and why?
Looks like the Secret Seven have another interesting case to solve.
First published in 1956, this audio download contains the original text and is unabridged.
(P) Hodder Children's Books 2013
Zwei Herzen zwischen Magie und Realität... 'Hilf mir!' Delilah kann es kaum fassen, als sie diese Nachricht in ihrem Lieblingsbuch findet. Oliver, der umwerfend gut aussehende Held der Geschichte, hat diese Worte extra für sie in den Felsen geritzt. Zuerst hält sie sich für verrückt, doch schnell stellen Delilah und Oliver fest, dass sie über die Grenzen der Buchseiten hinweg miteinander sprechen können. Und damit nicht genug: Oliver vertraut Delilah an, dass er raus möchte aus seiner Buchwelt: Das echte Leben interessiert ihn! Und sowieso findet er Delilah süß und würde sie zu gerne küssen ... Und Delilah? Die hat sich schon längst in Oliver verguckt und ist begeistert von der Idee, ihn aus seiner Geschichte herauszuholen. Aber wie sollen sie es schaffen, die Grenzen zwischen ihren so unterschiedlichen Welten zu überwinden? Zusammen mit ihrer Tochter Samantha hat die bekannte Bestseller-Autorin Jodi Picoult einen Liebesroman geschrieben - mitreißend, märchenhaft, unwiderstehlich! Marie Bierstedt spricht die Rolle der Delilah, Maximilian Artajo die Rolle des Oliver und Bernd Reheuser liest den Part des Erzählers
Ruhig geht es ja bei Opa Helfrich und seinen Spielzeugfreunden nie zu, seit Schluri bei ihnen wohnt und alles durcheinander wirbelt. Aber nun bekommt Opa Helfrich auch noch überraschend Besuch von seinem Großneffen Maxi - und der soll nichts von den merkwürdigen Mitbewohnern seines Onkels erfahren. Nicht ganz einfach, denn die Puppe Grete Petete, der Bär Brumm Gnatzig, Roberto Blech, der Roboter, das Auto Dalli Dalli und Schluri Schlampowski sind sehr beleidigt, dass Opa Helfrich sie einfach auf den Dachboden verbannt. Dabei ist der maulige Maxi doch der Störenfried, nicht sie! Die Spielzeuge und Schluri beschließen, Maxi zu vertreiben - und geraten dabei in ziemliche Schwierigkeiten!
