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Dr. Stephen Pevnick is a world renowned behavioral scientist as well as an advisor to the president of the United States. He has gathered the world's most prodigious savants - people with astonishing intellectual abilities - to his research center in Maine. His intent is to conduct an unprecedented experiment, to have the savants work on a common project together; a major challenge because the savants, while gifted, do not possess the social skills that might enable them to work as an effective team.

As if being a teenager wasn't tough enough, Exodus Magaba (Ex) must come to terms with the loss of his beloved older sister, the sudden disappearance of his father, and a move to another town in another state. On the night of his 13th birthday, Ex has an unexpected meeting with a mysterious man. This encounter reveals Ex's supernatural destiny as an "Era Key", the only one of his generation, who can move freely and mysteriously through time.

From her childhood in China to the moment she won her first National Book Award, literary icon Katherine Paterson shares the personal stories that inspired her children's books. Told with her trademark humor and heart, Paterson's tales reveal details about her life from her childhood with missionary parents, to living as a single woman in Japan, to raising four children in suburban Maryland with her minister husband.

Malique Laveaux is a 15-year-old misfit with multi-toned skin. He's an orphan and often spends time alone, until one day he runs into a flower shop. There, he meets the owner, Sokie Roberts and her 10-year-old niece, Lani. He feels connected to them somehow. As time progresses, Lani informs Malique she has dreams about him. One of the dreams includes him aboard a ship being manhandled by two burly men demanding he take his shirt off so they can see the map on his back. Then strange things start to happen....

From the author of The Kite Rider comes another great historical novel, this time set in the American west, where the residents of a new settlement struggle against nature and the railroad to keep their town alive. Pulse-pounding adventure, moments of gut-bustin' humor, and a deeply moving sense of community, make Stop the Train! a must-listen.

Deep in the North American forests lurks an animal spirit known as the Grishla. The Grishla is so ancient it pre-dates the human race by several million years, and it is so powerful and reclusive only very insightful witches know of its existence. Five hundred years ago, the Dwanake tribe possessed such witches. Drunk on their own power and arrogance, these witches attempted to enslave the Grishla. Enraged, the creature began hunting and killing the Dwanake.

Life is a nightmare for Miranda Murphy. Without knowing when or why, blood oozes from her palms - an anomaly that makes her feel like a freak. But her abnormality is now the least of her worries. She's just enrolled at "Suicide High." Three deaths in three months - one occurring just days before her arrival. When she bumps into a cute boy named Jake, things don't appear so glum. Especially since Jake's a psychic who can predict the immediate future. But his gift of sight can't prepare her for the horrors that await.

I started my junior year of high school knowing three definite things: I believed in God. Good grades were the key to my future. And I wanted a boy to take me to prom. Then Liv happened. The way her eyes smiled when she watched me made my stomach do somersaults. Mysterious and flirty, she inspired me to question things about myself I took for granted. People seem to think certain traits are ingrained in you from the moment you're born. But what if some things aren't so black and white?

Genevieve is a teenage girl who moves in with her aunt in Alaska after the death of her mother. Soon after her arrival she learns the things she was raised to believe only existed in fairytales are in fact a big part of her history. When it gets to be too much, she seeks refuge in the arms of her new boyfriend, William, only to find out he's not who she thought he was either. This is a Young Adult paranormal urban fantasy romance with mild language and mild sexual situations for readers in grade 9 and up.

Das große Finale um Teslas Erfindungen. Nick ist jetzt Mitglied der Accelerati und wird von keinem anderen als dem großen Thomas Edison in die Geheimnisse der Gesellschaft eingeführt. Und plötzlich kann Nick nicht mehr eindeutig sagen, auf wessen Seite er steht. Schließlich ist die "normale" Menschheit nicht in der Lage, dem Energiechaos Herr zu werden, das von dem Beinahekometeneinschlag auf der Erde ausgelöst wurde.

Los Angeles im Jahr 2130: Der ehemalige Westen der USA ist mittlerweile Die Republik, die sich im ständigen Krieg mit ihren Nachbarn befindet...

Das Spiel um die Macht hat begonnen. June und Day - die ehemalige Elitesoldatin und der meistgesuchte Rebell der Republik - verbünden sich nach ihrer Flucht mit den Patrioten. Als Held, der den Schergen der Republik entkommen ist, wird Day vom Volk verehrt. Und als dieser Held gerät er zwischen die Fronten. Auf der einen Seite ist Anden, der inzwischen das Amt seines verstorbenen Vaters als neuer Elektor übernommen hat und der seine Macht festigen muss.

Die Jagd nach Teslas Vermächtnis geht weiter...Nick und seine Freunde versuchen, die Erfindungen von Nikola Tesla zurückzubekommen, um sie endlich zu einer einzigen Maschine zusammenzusetzen. Doch die Gegenstände üben immer mehr Macht auf ihre Besitzer aus und auch Nick wird immer stärker in ihren Bann gezogen. So langsam sind sich seine Freunde nicht mehr sicher, ob Tesla tatsächlich nur gute Absichten verfolgt hat.

Senior year is over, and Lucy has the perfect way to celebrate: Tonight, she's going to find Shadow, the mysterious graffiti artist whose work appears all over the city. He's out there somewhere - spraying color, spraying birds and blue sky on the night - and Lucy knows a guy who paints like Shadow is someone she could fall for. Really fall for. Instead, Lucy's stuck at a party with Ed, the guy she's managed to avoid since the most awkward date of her life. But when Ed tells her he knows where to find Shadow, they're suddenly on an all-night search around the city.

Fifteen-year-old Indigo Hamlisch is an art prodigy looking forward to her last summer at the Silver Springs Academy for Fine and Performing Arts for Girls. But her BFF Lucy Serrano is a C.I.T. this year, and that means she doesn't have to hang out with Indigo and the other campers anymore: she can mingle with the counselors - including Indigo's scandalous and unrequited crush, paint-splattered art instructor Nick Estep. But it's not like anything is going to happen between Lucy and Nick... right?

When destinies collide, who will emerge victorious? Lann is hunting monsters. It’s his destiny as bearer of the Dreadblade. But Lann would rather hunt down Kelewulf, the young necromancer who released them into the world. Consumed by his aunt’s death, he can think of nothing but revenge. Across a dark sea, Kelewulf is mastering magic. He has persuaded the High Priestess of Hasz to tutor him. But he’s hiding a more dangerous goal: finding the heart of a god. With this terrible object in hand, he’ll return darkness to the world forever....

Known across the galaxy as the Bloody Baroness, Captain Androma Racella and her motley crew of space-bound privateers roam the Mirabel galaxy on the glass starship Marauder, taking what mercenary work they can find to stay alive. When a routine job goes awry, the Marauder's all-girl crew find themselves placed at the mercy of a dangerous bounty hunter from Andi’s past. Coerced into a life-threatening mission, and straight into the path of a shadowy ruler bent on revenge, Andi and her crew will either restore order to the ship - or start a war.

Narben, die Geschichten erzählen, und eine Liebe, die Leben rettet! Scharif erzählt die Geschichte von Sami, die Geschichte ihres Lebens in Syrien und die Geschichte von Samis Narben, die alle ihre eigene Geschichte haben. Scharif flicht sie ineinander, Geschichte um Geschichte: von Freunden und Feinden, von Samis großer Liebe Josephine und dem weisen Postboten Elias, dem Beschützer der Freunde.

Die siebzehnjährige Jenna ist die Tochter eines angesehenen Clanführers und ihr Zuhause ist der Ewige Wald. Als ihr Vater von einer Reise nicht zurückkehrt und ihr Zwillingsbruder Jared sich auf die Suche nach ihm begibt, zerbricht ihre heile Welt. Sie folgt ihm nach Darkona, wo das Volk unter dem Regime eines grausamen Clanführers leidet. Lediglich eine Gruppe geflohener Straftäter leistet Widerstand.

Ferie zimowe mialy byc dla Ryby okazja do naprawienia relacji ze swym bylym profesorem. Haskal wyjezdza jednak do Warszawy, a dziewczyna zostaje na strazy rodzinnej kontrabandy. Rozpamietujac kosza od Haskala, topi smutki w alkoholu. Którejs nocy budzi ja telefon od rodziców: wpadli na granicy z narkotykami, które ktos im podrzucil, gdy jechali na Ukraine. To uruchamia lawine klopotów i Kaska laduje w samym srodku kryminalnej afery... Druga po "LO Story" powiesc o niepokornych licealistach.