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On his 11th birthday, Jackson is nervous about moving up to middle school where he knows he'll be bullied by older kids, so he makes his wish, "I don't want to grow up!" When his 12th birthday rolls around, he discovers his wish came true: he's still 11, and he's starting fifth grade (again). At first, this is the perfect life. Jackson is the smartest kid in his class, the best on his baseball team, and the star of the school band. But after a few years of being eleven, he realizes his life is passing him by. 

Camavor is a brutal land with a bloody legacy. Where the empire’s knights go, slaughter follows. Kalista seeks to change that. When her young and narcissistic uncle, Viego, becomes king, she vows to temper his destructive instincts, as his loyal confidant, advisor, and military general. But her plans are thwarted when an assassin’s poisoned blade strikes Viego’s wife, Isolde, afflicting her with a malady for which there is no cure. Kalista makes a desperate gambit to save the kingdom: searching for the long-lost Blessed Isles, rumored to hold the queen’s salvation.

Emery Blackwood’s life changed forever the night her best friend was found dead and the love of her life, August Salt, was accused of murdering her. Years later, she is doing what her teenage self swore she never would: living a quiet existence on the misty, remote shores of Saoirse Island and running the family’s business, Blackwood’s Tea Shoppe Herbal Tonics & Tea Leaf Readings. But when the island, rooted in folklore and magic, begins to show signs of strange happenings, Emery knows that something is coming.

From Rebecca Shaw and Ben Kronengold, the youngest comedy writers ever for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and masterminds behind the viral 2018 Yale graduation speech, comes a hilarious collection of short stories taking on coming-of-age, memes, sex, politics, relationships, and Goop, with satire, self-deprecation, and utter irreverence.

Caribbean born novelist Tobias Buckell established himself as a gifted new voice in science fiction with his stunning first novel Crystal Rain. Now, in his first collection, Buckell demonstrates his strengths in the short form, offering readers a collection of stories that are compelling, smart, wonderfully imagined, and entertaining. Tides from the New Worlds contains 19 stories that range from multicultural science fiction to magical realism, some in print for the first time.

The year is 2076, and mankind has perfected VR technology using the Chip, an implant that interfaces directly with the human brain, using it like an organic computer. Age of Anarchy Online (AAO) is the newest game released by Icestorm, makers of the legendary World of Destiny (WoD). Unlike VR games before it, AAO promises a 110 percent “Better Than Life” realism experience, and to showcase this, Icestorm announces that AAO will have no “Out of Character” rules, save for actions like hacking or exploiting system errors.

No matter how long you’ve been married or together with your partner, here is the secret formula to guarantee yourselves a lasting, passionate relationship: Women are superior to men. Once you both understand this universal truth, all the elements of a joyful, loving relationship will fall into place. Your marriage will have less conflict, your sex life will improve, and raising your children will become much easier.

This audiobook spotlights Dolly Parton, known for her beloved country songs, who has also sent over 150 million free books to children through her Imagination Library.

Kyra und der Club entkommen Magnus Sorensen mit den Lila Lotus Plänen, doch die scheinen keine Hoffnung zu erwecken, bis Kyra eine Vision davon hat, was sie alleine tun muss. Während der Lila Lotus weiterhin Elfen und Feen Kräfte aufzehrt, riskieren Kyra und der Club alles, in einem verzweifelten Versuch den Lotus zu zerstören.

Kyra und der Club entkommen Magnus Sorensen mit den Lila Lotus Plänen, doch die scheinen keine Hoffnung zu erwecken, bis Kyra eine Vision davon hat, was sie alleine tun muss. Während der Lila Lotus weiterhin Elfen und Feen Kräfte aufzehrt, riskieren Kyra und der Club alles, in einem verzweifelten Versuch den Lotus zu zerstören.

Vom englische Lord Henry Curtis angeheuert, macht sich der Abenteurer Allan Quartermain auf, um in den Weiten Afrikas dessen verschollenen Bruder Neville zu finden.

Die Lande ächzen unter der erbarmungslosen Herrschaft der Habsburger. Insbesondere der Reichsvogt Herrmann Gessler tut sich immer wieder durch neue Grausamkeiten hervor. Wilhelm Tell ist ein redlicher Mann, dem die Willkürherrschaft missfällt, doch er duldet sie, um Schlimmeres zu verhindern. Als er aber schließlich feststellen muss, dass auch der Frömmste nicht in Frieden leben kann, wenn es dem bösen Nachbarn nicht gefällt, sind er und seine Armbrust bereit, in die Geschichte einzugehen.

Die Zukunft - trotz aller Errungenschaften so ungewiss wie nie zuvor. Im 22. Jahrhundert hat die Menschheit Raumstationen in der Unendlichkeit errichtet und erforscht das Sonnensystem - bemüht, im Weltall das zerbrechliche Gleichgewicht aufrechtzuerhalten, das auf der Erde zwischen den zwei Machtblöcken existiert: der "Union" und den "Republiken". Mark Brandis ist Testpilot und fliegt für die neutrale Venus-Erde Gesellschaft für Astronautik (VEGA).