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
My name is Harriet Manners and I am a geek. Ages:12+Harriet Manners knows that a cat has 32 muscles in each ear, a jiffy lasts 1/100th of a second, and the average person laughs 15 times per day. She knows that bats always turn left when exiting a cave and that peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite. But she doesn't know why nobody at school seems to like her. So when Harriet is spotted by a top model agent, she grabs the chance to reinvent herself. Even if it means stealing her best friend's dream, incurring the wrath of her arch enemy Alexa, and repeatedly humiliating herself in front of impossibly handsome model Nick. Even if it means lying to the people she loves. Veering from one couture disaster to the next with the help of her overly enthusiastic father and her uber-geeky stalker, Toby, Harriet begins to realise that the world of fashion doesn't seem to like her any more than the real world did. As her old life starts to fall apart, will Harriet be able to transform herself before she ruins everything?
"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.
Ogni mattino Bod fa colazione con le buone cose che prepara la signora Owens. Poi va a scuola e ascolta le lezioni del maestro Silas. E il pomeriggio passa il tempo con Liza, sua compagna di giochi. Bod sarebbe un bambino normale. Se non fosse che Liza è una strega sepolta in un terreno sconsacrato. Silas è un fantasma. E la signora Owens è morta duecento anni fa. Bod era ancora in fasce quando è scampato all'omicidio della sua famiglia gattonando fino al cimitero sulla collina, dove i morti l'hanno accolto e adottato per proteggerlo dai suoi assassini. Da allora è Nobody, il bambino che vive tra le tombe, e grazie a un dono della Morte sa comunicare con i defunti. Dietro le porte del cimitero nessuno può fargli del male. Ma Bod è un vivo, e forte è il richiamo del mondo oltre il cancello. Un mondo in cui conoscerà l'amicizia dei suoi simili, ma anche l'impazienza di un coltello che lo aspetta da quattordici lunghissimi anni...
“Nei lunghi secoli della mia vita, non ho mai amato nessuno come te. Nessuno.” Sono state le ultime parole che mi ha detto Rhode. L’ultima volta in cui mi ha dichiarato il suo amore. L’ultima volta in cui ho visto il suo viso e i suoi intensi occhi azzurri. Ed è stata anche la prima volta in 592 anni in cui sono riuscita di nuovo a respirare. A sentire il sole sulla pelle, il profumo dell’aria. Ma tutto ha un prezzo: Rhode, il mio Rhode... ho dovuto dirgli addio, forse per sempre. Lui si è sacrificato per me. Si è sacrificato perché io, Lenah Beaudonte, potessi tornare di nuovo umana. Ha compiuto l’antico rituale magico, ed eccomi qui. Non sono più un vampiro della peggior specie. Non sono più la guida di una confraternita di vagabondi della notte, assetati di sangue e di vendetta. Sono libera. Il mondo è cambiato dall’ultima volta in cui l’ho visto. La mia nuova vita ora è a Wickham: una casa, nuovi amici, e poi lui, Justin. Non avrei mai pensato di innamorarmi di qualcuno che non fosse Rhode. Ma Justin è così... vivo. E forte, deciso e dolce allo stesso tempo. Più bello di quanto abbia mai potuto sognare. Eccitante. Non mi sarei mai aspettata di tornare ad avere sedici anni, di respirare ancora l'alito caldo di un bacio umano... Ma, in fondo, non avrei neppure mai pensato che un giorno il mio passato di sangue e di distruzione sarebbe tornato a cercarmi.
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
Schuyler, che ama più gli abiti vintage di quelli firmatissimi delle sue amiche di scuola, ha sempre faticato a integrarsi nell'ambiente che è costretta a frequentare, e dopo la morte della sua compagna arriva a sconvolgerla anche l'improvviso interesse che mostra nei suoi confronti il ragazzo più bello della scuola, Jack Porce. Grazie a lui viene introdotta nel circolo più esclusivo di Manhattan, i cui membri, scoprirà presto, sono i potenti vampiri di Sangue blu, la setta più antica della città, da secoli invincibile. E la sua amica scomparsa era una di loro. Ma ora qualcosa o qualcuno sta perseguitando quel gruppo elitario, e Schuyler vuole scoprire chi si cela dietro i crimini efferati che colpiscono i Sangue blu, capendo così di non essere debole quanto pensava.
