Winter despises her stepmother, and knows Levana won't approve of her feelings for her childhood friend-the handsome palace guard, Jacin. But Winter isn't as weak as Levana believes her to be and she's been undermining her stepmother's wishes for years. Together with the cyborg mechanic, Cinder, and her allies, Winter might even have the power to launch a revolution and win a war that's been...

Following a shocking turn of events, Serilda finds herself ensnared in a deadly game of make-believe with the Erlking, who is determined to propel her deeper into the castle’s lies. Meanwhile, Serilda is determined to work with Gild to help him solve the mystery of his forgotten name and past.

In this second installment of the Renegades trilogy, Nova, Adrian, and the rest of their crew – Ruby, Oscar, and Danna -- are faced with escalating crime in Gatlon City, while covert weapons and conflicting missions have Nova and Adrian questioning not only their beliefs about justice, but also the feelings they have for each other.

Veresaev's literary debut. An autobiographical book that was first published in 1901 - and immediately brought wide fame to the young author. The first steps of a freshly minted aesculapian starting his journey in the medical field. Good luck and bad luck. A painful fear of a mistake that could kill an innocent patient. Stress. Despair. Pride of success. Dangerous and morally questionable, but...

Gwen's life has been a rollercoaster since she discovered she was the Ruby, the final member of the secret time-traveling Circle of Twelve. In between searching through history for the other time-travelers and asking for a bit of their blood (gross!), she's been trying to figure out what all the mysteries and prophecies surrounding the Circle really mean.

Eden was always good at being good. Starting high school didn’t change who she was. But the night her brother’s best friend rapes her, Eden’s world capsizes. What was once simple, is now complex. What Eden once loved—who she once loved—she now hates. What she thought she knew to be true, is now lies. Nothing makes sense anymore, and she knows she’s supposed to tell someone what happened but she...

In Gold Coast, Long Island, everything from the expensive downtown shops to the manicured beaches, to the pressed uniforms of Jill Newman and her friends, looks perfect. But as Jill found out three years ago, nothing is as it seems. Freshman year Jill's best friend, the brilliant, dazzling Shaila Arnold, was killed by her boyfriend. After that dark night on the beach, Graham confessed, the case...

What happens if the light goes out? Internet? Connection? How will cities, countries, the planet change? Will modern people be able to live in new conditions? Three teenagers are forced to check this on their own experience. Eve-Lisa will have to put down the tablet and go outside for the first time in many years, Tim will have to leave his favorite books and become her guide in the dark, and...

As Penny starts the school year she’s ready to face the world—alone. Noah has gone off the radar after ending his world tour early, and no one, including Penny, knows where he is. So when she accepts Megan’s invitation to visit her performing arts school, it seems like an opportunity to make some new friends.

Der Landvermesser K. kommt in einem winterlich stillen Dorf an. Sein Ziel: Das nahe und doch unerreichbare Schloss. Tiefer und tiefer verirrt sich K. im labyrinthischen Verwaltungsapparat des Schlosses und dem undurchsichtigen Beziehungsgeflecht im Dorf, bis nicht nur die Absichten der Dorfgemeinde, sondern auch seine eigenen immer fragwürdiger erscheinen. Das Schloss wurde Franz Kafkas...

»Du bist die Aufgabe. Kein Schüler weit und breit.« – Diesen und 108 weitere Aphorismen notiert Kafka während eines Kuraufenthalts bei seiner Schwester Ottla im böhmischen Zürau. In rätselhafter Mehrdeutigkeit legen sie Zeugnis ab von Kafkas existentieller Selbstbefragung. Neben den Zürauer Aphorismen enthält der Band die sogenannten ›Er-Aphorismen‹, in denen Kafka seine Gedanken fortführt.