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Ash is descended from a long line of gladiators, and she knows the brutal nature of war firsthand. But after her mother dies in an arena, she vows to avenge her by overthrowing her fire god, whose temper has stripped her country of its resources. Madoc grew up fighting on the streets to pay his family's taxes. But he hides a dangerous secret: he doesn't have the earth god's powers like his opponents. His elemental gift is something else - something that hasn’t been seen in centuries.

Twins who are not twins but are much more. Sumire and Violet will come face-to-face with the greatest threat our planet has ever known. Wracked by plague, famine, darkness, earthquake, and the death of an untold multitude, this world is home to two young twins destined to become mankind’s last hope. Born continents apart and yet identical in every respect, Violet and Sumire will face our greatest nightmare. Alone and yet never alone, these two girls will find each other and defeat overwhelming odds to join the rest of our heroes in what may ultimately become humanity’s last stand.

Darkness divides the land. Half of Er'Rets is locked beneath an impenetrable shroud. On the side that still sees the sun, two young people struggle to understand the mind-communication abilities thrust upon them. It's called bloodvoicing. Some say it's a gift. One of the newly "gifted" wish it had never come. While Achan learns to use his new ability, Vrell struggles to shut hers down. All the voices strive to learn Achan and Vrell's true identities - and a different kind of voice is calling them both. Toward a destination that is by darkness hid.

When the matriarch of the least successful Jewish family in America gets tired of their misfortune, she begins to consult mystical texts for help. Determined that their next born grandchild will be a genius who changes their fortunes, and convinced that no one in her clan is smart enough to raise a genius by themselves, she decides that the child will be passed from household to household to gain their collective wisdom.

An orphaned Siberian teen loses her job and home on Christmas Eve. Left on the streets to freeze, Faina flees to an abandoned castle for shelter. At the castle, she discovers the animal-torn body of a local recluse. No wonder Eurasian wolves are not recommended for the first-time pet owner. Can a girl with no past, preserve her future from accusations of murder and manage a pack of escaped wolves?

The start of The Reclaim is imminent, and 16-year-old Dove Strong can’t do a thing to stop it...or can she? Dove fights to reach civilization while enduring Satan’s elements and a mysterious Amhebran coder who haunts her steps. Dove is strong. But is her faith strong enough to survive a friend's betrayal or the ultimate decision, whether or not to sacrifice a family member to stop the attack?

Senior Ariel Stone is the perfect college applicant: first chair violinist, dedicated volunteer, active synagogue congregant, and expected valedictorian. And he works hard - really hard - to make his success look effortless. A failed calculus quiz is not part of his plan. Ariel throws himself into studying. His friends will understand if he skips a few plans, and he can sleep when he graduates. But as his grade continues to slide, Ariel realizes he needs help and reluctantly enlists a tutor, his classmate Amir.

Die tiervernarrte Flori engagiert sich für Tierschutz und begleitet ihre Oma regelmäßig ins Tierheim. Ihre Eltern sind davon nur wenig begeistert, doch Flori lässt sich nicht unterkriegen. Erst recht nicht, als sie im Wald einen verletzten Hund findet, der von Tierschmugglern ausgesetzt wurde. Kurz darauf entdeckt sie auch leere Käfige und weitere erschreckende Hinweise. Als Oma Liddi ihr von der Krankenpflegerin Florence Nightingale erzählt, die im 19. Jh. vielen Menschen selbstlos half, steht für die Dreizehnjährige fest: Sie muss etwas tun.

Dove Strong loves God. She loves standing chin up and fists clenched when facing Satan's attacks. But there's one thing she doesn't love - other people. So when this spiritually-gifted, antisocial teenager is chosen to join other believers in a trek across Satan's territory, rattlesnakes and evil-intentioned Heathen aren't her biggest challenges. But failure isn't an option.

Safety, happiness, forgiveness, and love finally surround Bria as family bonds strengthen and friendships deepen. The love that was once only a dream becomes a reality and it’s better than she ever imagined. Hers is a fairy tale come true, until the absence of those they left behind threatens the peace she desperately longs to maintain. East’s life is nothing like Bria’s and, for better or worse, never has been. Hers is a nightmare of deceit and death. Trust is questioned as alliances are made. The truth she has been seeking is found but at a cost she never meant to pay.

Samari has just turned 17 and is asking her parents for more privileges. She wants to stay out until 12 midnight like her best friend Rhosea who is just 16. Her parents won't change her curfew. There is a "P-a-r-t-y in the Hood" Saturday night, but Samari doesn't want to go and leave early. What does she do?

Miranda dreams of disappearing. That and torturing her younger brainiac of a brother. To sidestep the risk of personal vulnerability (and her much-hated history class), she plays soccer or skips school by escaping to her favorite magic shop whenever she gets the chance. As her truancy creates a rift between her ambitious TV producer mother and misunderstood stay-at-home dad, Miranda begins to covet the unknown destiny of strangers and questions whether she will ever have one of her own worth living. Miranda’s relationships are laced with the strychnine of blame, envy, and doubt.

Fix dinner, Ella. Clean the house, Ella. Get the shoes fixed, Ella. Ella is different than most young women in town. She would rather read than watch television. She values kindness over popularity, and she secretly wishes for a family who actually wants her around. Ella has faced loss and tragedy, and yet she keeps a sweet, brave face, no matter how difficult life becomes. Chris has entertained an unrequited love for Aida Mast for years, but when he sees her at a shopping mall in the city, dressed strangely, he goes in search of an explanation. What is she hiding?

Could God ever love a half-blood all of society looks upon with such fear and disdain? Jace once believed so, but when a tragic loss shatters the only peace he’s ever known, his faith crumbles as the nagging doubts he’s tried to put behind him descend on his grieving heart. With them come the haunting memories of the bloodstained past he longs to forget but can never escape. Taken from home at a young age and raised to serve the emperor, Kyrin Altair lives every day under a dangerous pretense of loyalty.

A class clown who acts out sexually is every teacher’s nightmare! Carlos finds himself funny, but the court system sees him in an entirely different light. Contrary to 13-year-old Carlos Estrada’s beliefs, activities such as sexting classmates and parading through school in his underwear are not acceptable. The teen is too immature to recognize the seriousness of his actions - even when the law gets involved. Any other boy in middle school would think he hit rock bottom when he had to face a judge - not Carlos! Poor Mr. Bones - he has no idea what he’s getting himself into.

Hannah Josephson had always been the “perfect” daughter. Kiera couldn’t live up to her before, and she certainly can’t now that her older sister has died in a car accident. But the image she carried resentfully of Hannah is challenged when she finds her dead sister’s diary and begins to read.

A US history teacher chooses six under-achievers and challenges them to choose a person outside of their family who represents a taste of America's past to interact with and write a biography of that person for a pass/fail semester grade.

When Kat Stafford's father dies and her mother walks out, Kat finds herself in trouble. Luckily her oldest brother, Steve, comes home to take control of the family. As Kat begins High School she catches the eye of the cutest and richest boy in school, Billy McCray. Now she just needs to convince her brothers and their friends he is the perfect boyfriend for her.

Sapphira is a desert world with little plant life, where the people live in the shadows of gray sunlight, sickened by the Dark Plague. To cure the people, the Guardian of Dreams sends the Spirit of Truth to bring the light back into his darkened world. In the form of Pegasus, he enters the world through the pure, innocent dreams of Selene, the reluctant princess and heir-apparent to the throne.

Fighting Lamanites was easy compared to returning to the life of a village girl. When Captain Helaman takes back the cities in the south, the Nephites begin to return to their homes. But for Keturah, returning home means leaving the warriors she has come to love and hurting the one she loves the most. She wants to honor her family's wishes, but honor will come at a steep price. Fall in love with the Stripling warriors in this unforgettable conclusion to the Daughter of Helaman trilogy.