Nouveautés

Second entry in series of teen aviation stories, filled with lots of scientific jargon, a jewel heist, and adventure. Van Powell is a pseudonym of early Hollywood screenwriter, Ardon Van Buren Powell (1886-1958).

Sixteen-year-old Soren Vale never asked to be marked. But when strange symbols appear on his skin and the ancient clocktower in Grenton Hollow begins to tick for the first time in decades, he’s thrust into a mystery no one remembers—and no one dares to investigate. As Soren uncovers the town’s eerie past, he joins forces with three unlikely allies: Cass, the fiercely loyal skeptic; Noah, the quiet codebreaker with secrets of his own; and Julian, a boy caught between memory and madness.

Step into the grand halls of the Hamilton School for Girls, where excitement is reaching a fever pitch. World-renowned violinist Madame Elise Durand has arrived to debut a priceless, never-before-heard concerto. But just as the anticipation crescendos, a piercing shriek echoes through the dining hall. Sabotage! Madame Durand's precious violin lies with its strings severed, and the one-of-a-kind sheet music—her legacy—has vanished.

After a decade of war, the kingdoms of Avendell and Istellia have finally agreed to peace. As nobles and magic wielders from both countries arrive at remote Castle Avendell for a historic all-night masquerade to celebrate, King Costis summons an unlikely group to his chambers: the crown prince, his Istellian bride-to-be, his personal guard, a wild beast tamer, and the palace’s questionable new healer. But before Costis can reveal why he has gathered them, the castle goes dark.

Hazel Perez thinks her school project on the abandoned Oakwell Farms School for Girls—the Farm, as it’s known to locals—will be just another assignment. But after a late-night research trip ends with her falling unconscious, she awakens with a desire for revenge that isn’t her own.