From real-life flight attendant T. J. Newman, who wrote this book at 35,000 feet while crisscrossing the country on redeye flights when her passengers were asleep, FALLING is a high-concept thriller built around a chilling question Newman would ask pilots, only to watch their faces go pale with fear: What would you do if before a flight, terrorists kidnapped your family and told you that if you did not crash the plane, your family would be killed?
"Her Royal Highness will make you swoon."—Entertainment Weekly Regal romance abounds in this flirty, laugh-out-loud companion novel to Prince Charming, by New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins. Millie Quint is devastated when she discovers that her sort-of-best friend/sort-of-girlfriend has been kissing someone else. Heartbroken and ready for a change of pace, Millie decides to apply for scholarships to boarding schools . . . the farther from Houston the better. Soon, Millie is accepted into one of the world's most exclusive schools, located in the rolling highlands of Scotland. Here, the country is dreamy and green; the school is covered in ivy, and the students think her American-ness is adorable. The only problem: Mille's roommate Flora is a total princess. She's also an actual princess. Of Scotland. At first, the girls can't stand each other, but before Millie knows it, she has another sort-of-best-friend/sort-of-girlfriend. Princess Flora could be a new chapter in her love life, but Millie knows the chances of happily-ever-afters are slim . . . after all, real life isn't a fairy tale . . . or is it? New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins brings the feels and the laughs to her latest romance.
The brilliant follow-up to David Walliams' bestseller The World's Worst Children! Ten more stories about a brand new gang of hilariously horrible kids from everyone's favourite children's author, illustrated in glorious full colour by Tony Ross. If you thought you had read about the World's Worst Children already, you're in for a rather nasty shock. The beastly boys and gruesome girls in this book are even ruder, even more disgusting and WORSE than you could ever imagine! This gorgeous collection of ten stories from the master himself, David Walliams, will make you snort with laughter and thank your lucky stars that you don't know anyone like Gruesome Griselda or Fussy Frankie in real life. It also features a special appearance from fan-favourite Raj! Gloriously illustrated in full colour throughout by artistic genius Tony Ross, The World's Worst Children 2 is a side-splitting companion to David's blockbuster hit, The World's Worst Children, and the perfect gift for kids aged 9 and up.
Who are you at 16, if you can't remember anything about your life since you were 12? A brilliant exploration of identity and love for YA readers, by the bestselling author of Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow.After an accident that leaves her with partial amnesia, Naomi tries to piece together the fragments of the last three-and-a-half years of her life. She discovers that she has a tennis-champion boyfriend but can't remember him, is co-editor of the yearbook with a quirky guy who wears a smoking jacket, her parents are divorced, and she apparently hates her mother. She has friends who simply don't seem that attractive any more and, despite having meticulously kept a diary during the now-lost years, she only wrote about what she ate every day in it!But when a girl loses three-and-a-half years she gets a chance to reinvent herself. After all, who is to say that everything has to stay the same?'Essentially a love story, it is also an exploration of teenage identity, handled with such a skilful blend of wit, intelligence and tenderness that readers will lose themselves in the story and find themselves in the process.' Daily Telegraph
'Mijn naam is Harriet Manners en ik ben een "geek". Ik weet dat omdat ik het net heb opgezocht in het woordenboek. Ik heb een vinkje gezet naast de symptomen die ik herken, en ze blijken allemaal op mij van toepassing! Eerlijk gezegd komt het niet als een enorme verrassing.' Harriet Manners weet best veel; zo weet ze dat een mens gemiddeld 15 keer per dag lacht, hommels niet kunnen lopen, en dolfijnen met één oog open slapen. Ze is geen nerd, maar een charmante allesweter - een geek, zeg maar. Er is alleen één ding waar ze absoluut niets van begrijpt: mode. Maar hier komt verandering in als ze op een dag wordt gecast als model en besluit dat dit dé kans is om van haar geeky imago af te komen. Terwijl ze in hilarische situaties belandt, komt ze erachter dat er niet bepaald een klik is met de modewereld. Maar kan ze nog teruggaan naar de oude Harriet die ze ooit was?
"In the final installment of the Blue Bloods series, the young vampires of Manhattan must make terrible sacrifices in order to triumph over Lucifer and the Silver Bloods"--Provided by publisher.
Nobody Owens is a normal boy, except that he has been raised by ghosts and other denizens of the graveyard.
Lenah Beaudonte is op het eerste gezicht een doorsnee zestienjarige: ze is nieuw op school, doet haar best erbij te horen en is verliefd op de aanvoerder van het lacrosseteam. Maar in werkelijkheid is de mooie Lenah meer dan vijfhonderd jaar oud en de aanvoerster van een clan geduchte vampiers. Na eeuwenlang haar bloedige instincten te hebben gevolgd, verlangt Lenah ernaar weer een mens van vlees en bloed te worden: het gewone meisje dat ze ooit was, voor ze door een vampier werd ‘ingelijfd’. Haar soulmate Rhode besluit haar te helpen en voert een levensgevaarlijk ritueel uit waardoor de transformatie mogelijk wordt. Na honderd jaar ontwaakt Lenah uit een soort winterslaap en neemt ze de plaats in die Rhode voor haar gecreëerd heeft. Alsof het leven als tiener op een privéschool nog niet stressvol genoeg is, voelt ze een tijdbom tikken: haar clan, die ze in de steek gelaten heeft, hoeft de crypte waar ze in zou moeten liggen, maar te openen om te ontdekken dat de vogel gevlogen is… En dat is niet haar enige probleem. Kan een ex-vampier overleven in deze moderne wereld, die zo vreemd voor haar is? En wat kan ze doen om haar nieuwe vrienden te beschermen tegen de bloeddorstige dreiging van haar voormalige volgelingen?
Schuyler's hunt for the Gates is becoming more intense as the vampire world is beginning to show cracks. The New York Coven's ancient lore and the desires of young vampires keep coming into dangerous conflict that could have repercussions worldwide. The course of forbidden love never did run smooth...
After inheriting the dark Van Alen Legacy, Schuyler fled to Florence--with her forbidden love, Jack. Now the two of them must embark on the mission Schuyler was destined to complete: to find and protect the seven gates that guard earth from Lucifer, lord of the Silverbloods.As the Blue Blood enclave weakens yet further, fate leads Schuyler closer to a terrifying crossroads--and a choice that will determine the destiny of all vampires.
About the Book : - For the Young, Fabulous and Fanged. All is never what it seems. Schuyler Van Alen s blood legacy has just been called into question: is the young vampire in fact a Blue Blood, or is it the sinister Silver Blood that runs through her veins? As controversy swirls, Schuyler is left stranded in the Force household, trapped under the same roof as her cunning nemesis, Mimi Force, and her forbidden crush, Jack Force. But when an ancient place of power is threatened in Rio de Janeiro, the Blue Bloods need Schuyler on their side. The stakes are high, the battle is bloody; and through it all Schuyler is torn between duty and passion, love and freedom. Romance, glamour and vampire lore collide in the highly anticipated third book in best-selling author Melissa de la Cruz s Blue Bloods series.
Schuyler Van Alen, growing comfortable with her newfound vampire powers, seeks her grandfather in Italy, while back in New York plans are being completed for the fabulous Four Hundred Ball, to be followed by an elite, teens-only event at which masks hide a terrible secret
With the stunning revelation surrounding Bliss's true identity comes the growing threat of the sinister Silver Bloods. Once left to live the glamorous life in New York City, the Blue Bloods now find themselves in an epic battle for survival. Not to worry, love is still in the air for the young vampires of the Upper East Side. Or is it? Jack and Schuyler are over. Oliver's brokenhearted. And only the cunning Mimi seems to be happily engaged. Young, fanged, and fabulous, Melissa de la Cruz's vampires unite in this highly anticipated fourth installment of the Blue Bloods series. /DIVDIV
They're Young, Fabulous and Fanged. . . And they rule Manhattan from the trendy uptown clubs to the downtown boutiques. Fifteen-year-old Schuyler Van Alen has never quite fit in at her exclusive prep school - she's more of a vintage than a Versace girl - but all that's about to change. . . Because Schuyler has just found out she's a Blue Blood. The Blue Bloods are the city's glamorous - and secret - vampire elite. They're young, beautiful and powerful. But now they're being murdered. And Schuyler must find out who - or what - is behind it before she's next.
