Inspired by the works of Georgette Heyer and Jane Austen, Garth Nix´s Newt´s Emerald is a light hearted Regency romance with a fantasy twist.Inspired by the works of Georgette Heyer and Jane Austen, Garth Nix´s Newt´s Emerald is a light hearted Regency romance with a fantasy twist.After Lady Truthful´s magical Newington Emerald is stolen from her she devises a simple plan: go to London to recover the missing jewel. She quickly learns, however, that a woman cannot wander the city streets alone without damaging her reputation, and she disguises herself as a moustache-wearing man. During Truthful´s dangerous journey she discovers a crook, an unsuspecting ally, and an evil sorceress but will she find the Emerald?Nix, GarthGarth Nix was born in 1963 in Melbourne, Australia. A full-time writer since 2001, he has worked as a literary agent, marketing consultant, book editor, book publicist, book sales representative, bookseller, and as a part-time soldier in the Australian Army Reserve. Garth´s books include the awa
Inspired by the true story of a young man´s false imprisonment for murder, this is a gripping novel about a daughter´s fight for justice against the odds.In his first book for teenagers, Dick Lehr, a former reporter for the Boston Globe´s famous Spotlight Team, has re-imagined a case he investigated to create a compelling story about a daughter determined to prove her father´s innocence. On a hot summer night in Boston, a thirteen-year-old African-American girl became the innocent victim of gang-related gunfire. Amid public outcry, an immediate manhunt was on to catch the murderer, and a young African-American man was quickly apprehended, charged, and - wrongly - convicted of the crime. Trell was only a baby when her father was imprisoned, but she has always been certain of his innocence. Twelve years after his conviction, she persuades a down-on-his-luck reporter and a determined lawyer to help clear her father´s name. As they attempt to uncover back-door deals, track down crucial witnesses and unearth vital
Spannender Thriller um dunkle FamiliengeheimnisseMira hat ihre Eltern verloren, als sie noch ein kleines Kind war, und nun auch noch Jana. Miras ältere Schwester ist nach einem Streit mit dem Großvater, bei dem die Mädchen aufgewachsen sind, verschwunden. Als Mira sie in Berlin endlich findet bewusstlos in einem Krankenhaus muss sie sich eingestehen, wie wenig sie über Jana weiß. Was ist passiert? Warum liegt Jana schwer verletzt im Koma? Auf der Suche nach Antworten sieht sich Mira schnell mit den gleichen Gefahren konfrontiert wie zuvor ihre Schwester. Denn Jana scheint sich mit der Mafia angelegt zu haben. Doch die entscheidende Spur führt nach Hause ...Frank Maria Reifenberg, seit 20 Jahren Wahlkölner, im Westerwald aufgewachsen, nach dem Abitur Ausbildung zum Buchhändler, danach Texter in Public Relations-Agenturen, später mit eigener Agentur, zum Jahrtausendwechsel noch einmal von vorne begonnen: Ausbildung an der Internationalen Filmschule Köln. Schreibt seit über zehn Jahren Drehbücher und Konzepte fü
In diesem Band des regulären Teams der Spirou-Reihe, Vehlmann und Yoann, gibt es ein Wiedersehen mit dem Wundertier aus dem palumbischen Urwald - dem Marsupilami!Fabien Vehlmann (Jg. 1972) stieß 1997 völlig unbedarft zum ´´Spirou´´ Magazin, als dort dringend Szenaristen gesucht wurden, um ein wenig Leben ins Heft zu bringen. Seine ersten Kurzgeschichten wurden u.a. von den Zeichnern Chris Lamquet und Eric Maltaite umgesetzt. In diesem Umfeld kam Vehlmann auch die Idee zu Green Manor. Die allererste, von Denis Bodart gezeichnete Episode um diesen englischen Club erschien 1998. Ab 1999 folgte eine Serie von Kurzgeschichten, die eine perfektionierte Zukunft zeigten.Und Fabien Vehlmanns Fantasie scheint unerschöpflich: Nach den Wondertown Kurzgeschichten mit Feroumont ab 2000 und der eher cartoonhaften Reihe Samedi et Dimanche mit Gwen ab 2001 folgte ab 2002 die düster angehauchte Historienserie Der Marquis von Anaon (dt. bei Salleck Publications) mit Matthieu Bonhomme sowie ab 2003 die Science-Fiction-Serie IAN
A New York Times Editor´s Choice Pick´´A novel of huge heart and fierce intelligence. It has restored my faith in pretty much everything.´´ -Ann Patchett, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Commonwealth´´[An] electric debut novel...Reader, beware: Spending time with Lucy is unapologetic fun, and heartbreak, and awe as well.´´ -Chloe Malle, The New York Times Book ReviewIn this ´´frank, bittersweet coming-of-age story that crackles with raw adolescent energy, fresh-cut prose, and a kinetic sense of place´´ (Entertainment Weekly), a teenaged tomboy explores love, growing up, and New York City in the early 1990s.New York, 1993. Street-smart seventeen-year-old Lucy Adler is often the only girl on the public basketball courts. Lucy´s inner life is a contradiction. She´s by turns quixotic and cynical, insecure and self-possessed, and, despite herself, is in unrequited love with her best friend and pickup teammate, Percy, the rebellious son of a prominent New York family.As Lucy begins to question accepted noti
The second book in a spooky detective series, with an unusual investigative duo on the trail of murderous ghosts . . .Peligan City, late November. Three months have passed since Lil and Nedly - Potkin and Stubbs - solved their first case. And now, at last, something new and unusual turns up: strange things are afoot at the doll hospital. But investigation turns up no more than an odd new owner. More important is the mysterious epidemic of deaths at the notorious Fellgate Prison. And when the Klaxon breaks the news that City Hall is hushing up that ghosts are real and are terrorising the city, mass hysteria reigns in Peligan City.Will Lil and Nedly get to the bottom of the case before any more trouble happens - and will they be the first to the scoop? Time to get to the library for help . . .Green, SophieSophie Green writes children´s fiction, short stories and scripts. She has a degree in zoology and an interest in folklore. She was born in Suffolk, where she works as a children´s librarian for the public lib
The fifth book in the famous Lewis Barnavelt seriesLewis and Uncle Jonathan have travelled to England to visit family at Barnavelt Manor, much to Lewis´s delight - he hasn´t visited family outside of America before!Lewis becomes friends with the housekeeper´s son, Bertie, and as the two boys explore the manor´s garden maze, Lewis accidentally unleashes demonic forces that summon the ghost of an evil wizard adamant on destroying his entire family.Can Lewis fight the maniacal wizard, or will all the Barnavelts perish?John Bellairs (1938-1991) was an award-winning American author of many gothic mystery novels for children and young adults, including The House with a Clock in Its Walls, which received both the New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year Award and the American Library Association Children´s Books of International Interest Award, The Lamp from the Warlock´s Tomb, which won the Edgar Award and The Specter from the Magician´s Museum, which won the New York Public Library ´Best Books for the Teen Age´
In the third book in the Rosewood Chronicles return to a world that effortlessly combines the charm of The Princess Diaries and the immersive magic of Harry Potter.Ellie is a rebellious princess hiding her real identity.Lottie is her Portman, acting as the princess for the public to shield Ellie from scrutiny.Jamie is Ellie´s Partizan, a lifelong bodyguard sworn to protect the princess at any cost.Together they are attempting to stay safe from Leviathan, a group determined to take the princess for unknown reasons.When Leviathan force them to travel to their beloved Rosewood Hall´s sister school in Japan, the threesome find that nowhere is beyond Leviathan´s long reach. The only solace they find is a secret group called Banshee who are fighting against the organisation´s hold. But when long-buried secrets are uncovered, the lives of Lottie, Ellie and Jamie will never be the same again...Glynn, ConnieConnie Glynn has always loved writing and wrote her first story when she was six, with her mum at a typewriter a