Young Adult

AND THEN THERE WERE SHOTSEverybodyran,ducked,hid, tuckedthemselves tight.Pressed our lips to thepavement and prayedthe boom, followed bythe buzz of a bullet,didn't meet us.After Will's brother is shot in a gang crime, he knows the next steps. Don't cry. Don't snitch. Get revenge. So he gets in the lift with Shawn's gun, determined to follow The Rules. Only when the lift door opens, Buck walks in, Will's friend who diedyears ago. And Dani, who was shot years before that. As more people from his past arrive, Will has to ask himself if he really knows what he's doing.This haunting, lyrical, powerful verse novel will blow you away.

Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2019In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. Circe is a strange child - not powerful and terrible, like her father, nor gorgeous and mercenary like hermother. Scorned and rejected, Circe grows up in theshadows, at home in neither the world of gods or mortals. But Circe has a dark power of her own: witchcraft. When her gift threatens the gods, she is banished to the island of Aiaia where she hones her occult craft, casting spells, gathering strangeherbs and taming wild beasts. Yet a woman who stands alone will never be left in peace for long - and among her island's guests is an unexpected visitor: the mortal Odysseus, for whom Circe will risk everything.So Circe sets forth her tale, a vivid, mesmerizing epic of family rivalry, love and loss - the defiant, inextinguishable song of woman burning hot and bright through the darkness of a man's world.A novel to be gobbled greedily in a single sitting - ObserverCirce is poised to become the literary sensation of the summer, as much for the quality of its writing as its timeliness - Sunday Times MagazineAz Akhilleusz dala szerzőjének merész, káprázatos és várva várt új regénye, amely kiválóan rajzolja újra azOdüsszeiából ismert hatalmas varázslónő, Kirké életét.A leghatalmasabb titán, a Napisten, Héliosz házában egy kislány születik. Kirké furcsa gyermek - nem rendelkezik hatalommal, mint az apja, sem azzal a rosszindulatú vonzerővel, mint az anyja.Ám amikor társaságért a halandók világa felé fordul, felfedezi, hogy mégiscsak van egy különleges tehetsége: a varázslás képessége, amelynek révén szörnyekké tudja változtatni a riválisait, ráadásul még az istenekre is veszélyt jelenthet.Fenyegetettségében Zeusz száműzi őt egy lakatlan szigetre, ahol az istennő tökéletesíti titkos tudományát, vadállatokat szelídít, és a híres mitológiai alakok közül többel is találkozik: a vérszomjas Minótaurosszal, az ügyes kezű Daidalosszal, a gyilkosMédeiával és persze a fortélyos Odüsszeusszal is.Ám egy nőnek veszélyes egyedül élni, Kirké pedig akaratlanul is magára vonja mind az emberek, mind az istenek haragját, és végül az egyik legrettegettebb olümposzi istennel találja szemközt magát. Hogy megvédje, amit a leginkább szeret, minden erejétössze kell szednie, és egyszer s mindenkorra választania kell az istenek és a halandók világa között.Madeline Miller regénye mámorító eposz a családi vetélkedésről, intrikáról, szerelemről és veszteségről, illetve a férfiak uralta világban is rendíthetetlen női erőről.

Fire is like a rumour. You might think you've extinguished it but one creeping, red tendril, one single wisp of smoke is enough to let it leap back into life again. Especially if someone is watching, waiting to fan the flames ...New school.Tick.New town.Tick.New surname.Tick.Social media profiles?Erased.There's nothing to trace Anna back to her old life. Nothing to link her to the 'incident'.At least that's what she thinks  until the whispers start up again. As time begins to run out on her secrets, Anna finds herself irresistibly drawn to the tale of Maggie, a local girl accused of witchcraft centuries earlier. A girl whose story hasterrifying parallels to Anna's ownThe compelling YA debut from Laura Bates, founder of the Everyday Sexism Project and bestselling author of Girl Up.

Tales from Alaga‰sia (Volume 1: Eragon)The internationally bestselling fantasy sensation is back, with brand-new stories set in the world of Eragon and the Inheritance Cycle!A wanderer and a cursed child. Spells and magic. And dragons, of course. Welcome back to the world of Alaga‰sia.It's been a year since Eragon departed Alaga‰sia in search of the perfect home to train a new generation of Dragon Riders. Now he is struggling with an endless sea of tasks: constructing a vast dragonhold, wrangling with suppliers, guarding dragon eggs,and dealing with belligerent Urgals and haughty elves. Then a vision from the Eldunarí, unexpected visitors, and an exciting Urgal legend offer a much-needed distraction and a new perspective.This volume features three original stories set in Alaga‰sia, interspersed with scenes from Eragon's own unfolding adventure. Included is an excerpt from the memoir of the unforgettable witch and fortune-teller Angela the herbalist . . . penned by AngelaPaolini, the inspiration for the character, herself!Relish the incomparable imagination of Christopher Paolini in this thrilling new collection of stories based in the world of the Inheritance Cycle. Includes four new pieces of original art by the author.

A powerful and brave YA novel about what prejudice looks like in the 21st century.Winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2018 #1 New York Times bestseller A Teen Vogue Best YA Book of the Year Soon to be a major motion picture, starring Amandla Stenberg Stunning.-John Green A masterpiece.-The Huffington Post An essentialread for everyone.-Teen Vogue Outstanding. -The Guardian Sixteen-year-old Starr lives in two worlds: the poor neighbourhood where she was born and raised and her posh high school in the suburbs. The uneasy balance between them is shattered when Starris the only witness to the fatal shooting of her unarmed best friend, Khalil, by a police officer. Now what Starr says could destroy her community. It could also get her killed. Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, this is a powerful and grippingYA novel about one girl's struggle for justice.Categories: FictionFor readers aged: 14+

Something has happened to Peach. Staggering around the town streets in the aftermath of an assault, Peach feels a trickle of blood down her legs, a lingering smell of her anonymous attacker on her skin. It hurts to walk, but she manages to make her wayto her home, where she stumbles into another oddly nightmarish reality: Her parents can't seem to comprehend that anything has happened to their daughter.The next morning, Peach tries to return to the routines of her ordinary life, going to classes, spending time with her boyfriend, Green, trying to find comfort in the thought of her upcoming departure for college. And yet, as Peach struggles through thenext few days, she is stalked by the memories of her unacknowledged trauma. Sleeping is hard when she is haunted by the glimpses of that stranger's gaping mouth. Working is hard when her assailant's rancid smell still fills her nostrils. Eating isimpossible when her stomach is swollen tight as a drum. Though she tries to close her eyes to what has happened, Peach at last begins to understand the drastic, gruesome action she must take.In this astonishing debut, Emma Glass articulates the unspeakable with breathtaking verve. Intensely physical, with rhythmic, visceral prose, Peach marks the arrival of a visionary new voice.

Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the court of King Peleus and his perfect son Achilles. Despite their differences, Achilles befriends the shamed prince, and as they grow into young men skilled in thearts of war and medicine, their bond blossoms into something deeper - despite the displeasure of Achilles's mother Thetis, a cruel sea goddess. But when word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, Achilles must go to war in distant Troy andfulfill his destiny. Torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus goes with him, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they hold dear.Profoundly moving and breathtakingly original, this rendering of the epic Trojan War is a dazzling feat of the imagination, a devastating love story, and an almighty battle between gods and kings, peace and glory, immortal fame and the human heart.Gyönyörű történet istenekről és istennőkről, királyokról és királynőkről, halhatatlanságról és az emberi szívről. A fiatal Patroklosz királyok sarja, mégis száműzik otthonából, amikor akaratlanul egy fiú halálát okozza. Az ifjú a híres-neves hős, Péleuszkirály udvarába kerül, ahol együtt nevelkedik a király fiával, Akhilleusszal. Az aranyszőke hajú herceg már gyermekként is erős, gyors és vonzó - ellenállhatatlan mindazok számára, akik találkoznak vele. Arra rendeltetett, hogy egy napon ő legyen alegkiválóbb görög. Patroklosz és Akhilleusz nem is különbözhetne jobban egymástól, mégis különleges, eltéphetetlen kötelék szövődik közöttük. Amikor Parisz, a trójai királyfi elrabolja a gyönyörű Helenét Spártából, Hellász minden hősét harcba szólítják atrójaiak ellen. Akhilleusz nem tud ellenállni az istenek által neki ígért dicsőség és hírnév csábításának, így csatlakozik a görög seregekhez. Patroklosz pedig félelem és a barátja iránt érzett szeretet között őrlődve követi őt Trója falai alá, nohatudja, a sors szörnyű áldozatot követel majd mindkettőjüktől.

One for all you true romantics who know that love letters will always beat flirty texts. (Except that when they're sent, you can't just press delete.) Lara Jean has a dreamy secret habit. She writes unsent letters to all the boys she's ever liked. It's achance to pour her heart out. But now Lara Jean's life belongs in a in a 'most embarrassing moment' column. Because someone has just POSTED THEM ALL. Who has done this - and why? Now her love life is shooting out of control! The sweet heroine. The cuteboys. The idea that every cloud has a sparkly silver lining. Just a few of the things we love about Jenny Han's delicious novel. What will you like best?A glorious coming-of-age story - first in a charming trilogyTie-in edition for the new Netflix film starring Lana CondorIrresistible romantic fiction from one of YA's brightest starsA poignant look at the dilemmas of first love and growing upThis book contains content more suitable for older readers.