Amy Kathleen Ryan

When a shy girl and her dragon-like companion discover their country’s idyllic weather comes at a steep—and secret—cost, they recruit fellow students to defy authority and attempt to spread the truth. Storm beasts and their guardians create perfect weather every day, and Mina longs for a storm beast of her own. But when the gentle girl bonds with a lightning beast—a creature of fire and chaos—everyone’s certain it’s a mistake. Everyone but Mina and the beast himself, Pixit. Quickly enrolled in lightning school, Mina struggles to master a guardian’s skills, and she discovers that her country's weather comes at a devastating cost—a cost powerful people wish to hide. Mina’s never been the type to speak out, but someone has to tell the truth, and, with Pixit’s help, she resolves to find a way to be heard.

After the death of her beloved older brother, fifteen-year-old Anna is forced to spend the summer with her grandfather in Wyoming, where she babysits for a traumatized young boy, learns secrets of her grandfather's past, and encounters a grizzly bear who seems strangely familiar.

Die Natur funkelt und leuchtet! Wusstest du, dass manche Lebewesen eine geheime Superkraft haben? Sie können leuchten! Ob Vampirtintenfisch oder magischer Leuchtpilz – die Natur steckt voller Wunder und Überraschungen! »GLOW« erforscht, wie und warum manche Tiere und Pflanzen Licht erzeugen, und was wir von ihnen lernen können. Komm mit auf eine faszinierende Reise zu den erstaunlichsten Kreaturen der Tiefsee, entdecke verschlungene Höhlennetzwerke, die dunkelsten Ecken des Waldes und erlebe das wundersame Leuchten der Natur. Das erste Kindersachbuch zum spannenden Naturphänomen der Biolumineszenz – ein Buch von funkelnder Schönheit im supergroßen Format mit auffälligem Cover.

"Waverly, Kieran, and Seth struggle to survive on board the New Horizon--and take down their enemies before it's too late"--Provided by the publisher. Waverly, Kieran, and Seth struggle to survive onboard the "New Horizon" and take down their enemies before it is too late. The plot contains profanity and violence. Book #3

Two teenaged sisters try to come to terms with the death of their mother in very different ways.

Kristi, a sophomore in an alternative high school, is aware that nearly everyone dislikes her--even those obsessed by her large breasts--but begins to doubt her psychic insights after learning long-held family secrets and some classmates' true feelings.

Kristi, a sophomore in an alternative high school, is aware that nearly everyone dislikes her--even those obsessed by her large breasts--but begins to doubt her psychic insights after learning long-held family secrets and some classmates' true feelings.