Young Adult Animals

At an elite summer program, a teen girl gets sucked into a secret society, with deadly consequences. Protect the girls. Arlee Gold has always lived in the shadow of her successful mom; even after everything Arlee’s been through, her mother still expects nothing but the best. In an effort to get her daughter back on track after a less-than-stellar few school years, she’s enrolled Arlee as a legacy at Camp Rockaway, an elite college prep summer camp deep in the North Carolina wilderness.

Alys was seven when the soul eaters came to her village. These soul eaters, twin sisters who were abandoned by their father and slowly morphed into something not quite human, devour human souls. Alys, and all the other children, were spared - and they were sent to live in a neighboring village. There the devout people created a strict world where good and evil are as fundamental as the nursery rhymes children sing. Fear of the soul eaters - and of the Beast they believe guides them - rules village life.

Jo lives in the same Appalachian town where her mother disappeared 15 years ago. Everyone knows what happened to Jo's mom. She was wild, and bad things happen to girls like that. Now people are starting to talk about Jo. She's barely passing her classes and falls asleep at her desk every day. She's following in her mom's footsteps. Jo does have a secret. It's not what people think, though. Not a boy or a drug habit. Jo has a twin sister. Jo's sister is not like most people. She lives in the woods - catches rabbits with her bare hands and eats them raw.

An honest exploration of tween anxiety in the crisis-heavy 21st century, with a STEM-infused sci fi twist, twelve-year-old Abby has a lot to worry about: Climate change. The news. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch. And now moving to Florida for her mom's new job at an aerospace company.

At fifteen, Iris is a hobo of sorts - no home, no family, no plan. Her mother died when she was six, and her selfish father hires her out as a companion to a country doctor's elderly mother. Iris, stuck in the middle of 1920s rural Missouri, discovers that "hobo" is short for "homeward bound," and cultivates an eccentric cast of folks into family, creating the home she never had. But when she learns that a neighboring tenant farmer may have had more than his hands on his pregnant daughter, Iris must intervene to save the girl and her unborn baby.

Zoe named the kitten Pipsqueak, because she was so tiny, and promised to always take care of her. Then the kitten grew. And grew. Now she’s bigger than a horse - and talking as well! Fleeing into the woods to escape the curious eyes of the internet, Zoe and her best friend, Harrison, must keep the giant cat hidden as they desperately search for a way to return her to normal size. If they don’t succeed, Pipsqueak may never be safe again. But why did she grow so large in the first place? And what if trying to change her back leads to even greater danger?

Aran has never truly fit in with his selkie clan. He was born in his human form, without a pelt to transform him into a sleek, strong seal. Each day he waits, left behind while his selkie family explores the deep ocean. What if his pelt never comes? Does the Moon even see him? Is he putting his clan at risk? When his mother undertakes a journey to the far north to seek help, Aran is left in the care of a reclusive human woman on remote Spindle Island. Life on land is full of more wonders - and more dangers - than Aran could have ever imagined.

Twelve-year-old Natalia Rose Baleine Gallagher loves possibilities: the possibility that she'll see whales on the beach near her new home, the possibility that the trans-gender boy she just met will become her new best friend, the possibility that the paparazzi hounding her celebrity father won't force them to move again. Most of all, Nat dreams of the possibility that her faraway mother misses her, loves her, and is just waiting for Nat to find her....

Cruel beetle fashionista, Lucretia Cutter, is at large with her yellow ladybird spies. When Darkus, Virginia and Bertolt discover further evidence of her evil, they're determined to stop her. But the three friends are in trouble. Darkus' dad has forbidden them to investigate any further. Hope rests on Novak, Lucretia's daughter and a Hollywood actress, but the beetle diva is always one scuttle ahead....

Welcome to the Home for Wayward and Misbegotten Creatures, an institution run by evil Miss Carbunkle, a cunning villainess who believes her terrified young charges exist only to serve and suffer. Part animal and part human, the groundlings toil in classroom and factory, forbidden to enjoy anything regular children have, most particularly singing and music. For the Wonderling, an innocent-hearted, one-eared, fox-like eleven-year-old with only a number rather than a proper name - a 13 etched on a medallion around his neck - it is the only home he has ever known.

In this sequel to The Dark Portal, the evil rat Jupiter has been defeated, and the young Deptford mice emerge from the sewers to start a new life in the country. But the albino mouse Oswald is seized by an illness and lies near death. His friend Audrey enlists the help of the ancient squirrel mystic Starwife, who agrees to heal him on one condition.

Max “the Wolf” is a top-notch Boy Scout, an expert at orienteering, and a master of being prepared. So it is a little odd that he suddenly finds himself, with no recollection of his immediate past, lost in an unfamiliar wood. Even odder still, he encounters a badger named Banderbrock, a black bear named Walden, and McTavish the Monster (who might also be an old barn cat) - all of whom talk - and who are as clueless as Max.

In Flyaway, Christopher crafts a touching novel about hope, friendship, and family. When her father collapses from heart problems and is taken to the hospital, 13-year-old Isla is racked with guilt and fear. She was the one who insisted her father take her out that morning to look at the wild swans, and now she could lose him forever. But then she meets Harry, a boy with leukemia, who seems to understand her like no one else. Together, Isla and Harry embark on a quest to save a swan that cannot fly - and discover that perhaps miracles really can happen.

Häherfeder, Löwenglut und Taubenflug haben alles versucht, um die geheimnisvolle Prophezeiung zu entschlüsseln. Die vierte Katze, auf der alle Hoffnungen ruhen, bleibt ihnen weiterhin verborgen.Wie sollen sie jetzt nur den bevorstehenden Angriff von Tigerstern und seinen finsteren Kriegern abwehren? Doch als die Katzen keinen Ausweg mehr sehen, erfüllt sich die Prophezeiung. Das große Finale der 4. Staffel ist großes Kino!

Häherfeder ist von seiner Reise aus den Bergen zurückgekehrt und setzt nun alles daran, die vierte Katze der Prophezeiung zu finden. Die Zeit drängt, denn es haben sich immer mehr Clan-Katzen dem finsteren Krieger Tigerstern angeschlossen. Efeusees Tarnung als treue Anhängerin droht aufzufliegen. Als ein mysteriöser Einzelläufer im Wald auftaucht und Zwietracht zwischen den Clans sät, müssen die Katzen entscheiden, zu wem sie halten.

"Blut wird Blut vergießen und rot in den See fließen, erst dann kehrt Frieden ein." Eine schreckliche Schlacht gegen eine Meute von Dachsen hat den DonnerClan große Verluste gekostet. Und noch immer ist der Clan ohne Zweiten Anführer. Der junge Krieger Brombeerkralle ist wütend: Feuerstern muss endlich einen Stellvertreter ernennen - und er wäre genau der Richtige! In seinen Träumen wird Brombeerkralle von seinem Vater Tigerstern und seinem Halbbruder Habichtfrost heimgesucht, die seine Gedanken vergiften.

"Unseren Clans droht große Gefahr. Sie stehen am Rand eines Abgrunds, der sie bald für immer verschlingen könnte." Seit sich der SchattenClan unter der Führung des mysteriösen Sol vom SternenClan losgesagt hat, droht die Ordnung der vier Clans zu zerbrechen. Wie sollen Häherfeder, Distelblatt und Löwenglut die Katzen des Waldes nur überzeugen, dass ihre Ahnen weiterhin über sie wachen und das Gesetz der Krieger lebenswichtig für sie alle ist?

Bilder füllten Häherpfotes Kopf: der dunkle Gang, das tosende Wasser, der Schock, als die Welle ihn traf und mit sich riss wie ein Blatt im Sturm, während er nach Luft schnappte und doch nur Wasser zum Atmen fand. Löwenpfote, Häherpfote und Distelpfote sind endlich Schüler. Eine Zeit voller neuer, aufregender Entdeckungen - und Geheimnisse: Löwenpfote findet einen Freund, doch er muss ihn vor seinem Clan verbergen. Häherpfote sieht etwas, das seinem Clan nützen, aber anderen schaden würde.

"Wir hörten, dass du kommen würdest", murmelte der Alte. Seine Stimme klang gedämpft, als würde er durch unendlich viele Blattwechsel voller Staub sprechen. "Aber wir hatten dich nicht so bald erwartet." Häherpfote hütet sein Wissen um die geheimnisvolle Prophezeiung wie einen Schatz. Er ist überzeugt, dass der Schlüssel zur Macht der Sterne in der Vergangenheit, bei den Vorfahren der Waldkatzen liegt, die ihm in seinen Träumen erscheinen. Aber die Pfade der Ahnen sind verschlungen und reichen bis in die Gegenwart.

Der erbitterte Kampf zwischen dem DonnerClan und dem SchattenClan ist vorbei, aber die Katzen stehen immer noch unter Schock. Während das Misstrauen zwischen den Clans immer mehr zunimmt, ahnen Häherfeder, Löwenglut und Taubenpfote die vernichtenden Pläne der finsteren Krieger. Doch die DonnerClan-Katzen müssen schmerzlich erkennen, dass sie noch weit davon entfernt sind, einen möglichen Kampf gegen den Wald der Finsternis zu gewinnen.