Loners & Outcasts

INSTANT #1 NYT BESTSELLER<BR>STARRED Publishers Weekly Review<BR>STARRED Kirkus Reviews<BR>STARRED School Library Journal Review<BR>OPTIONED FOR FILM by Amazon MGM Studios<BR><BR>The gods are dead. All that's left are the Players...<BR><BR>The performers of the Playhouse are as worshipped as they are feared, their enchanting shows bending hearts, minds, and even reality itself. Vicious, godlike, lethal. Eighteen-year-old Riven Hesper knows the dangers better than anyone, after her own encounter with a Player resulted in a curse that is slowly killing her.<BR><BR>When the Playhouse announces the spectacle of a lifetime-a chance for one mortal to steal a Player's immortality-Riven sees her last chance to live. Desperate for answers, she infiltrates the competition. There, she finds Jude, the Playhouse's brilliant, merciless Lead Player, whose charm is as dangerous as his Craft, and strikes a deadly bargain to save her life.<BR><BR>But with time running out and the Playhouse's secrets unraveling into a disturbing picture, Riven faces a grim possibility: she might not be the hero of her story after all. In fact, she may be the villain.<BR><BR>Because the Playhouse doesn't just tell stories. It rewrites them.<BR><BR>And Riven's might end in blood.<BR><BR>Caraval meets One Dark Window in this lush and dark romantasy.<BR><BR>***Don't miss out on the stunning DELUXE LIMITED EDITION while supplies last. This breathtaking collectible is only available on a limited first print run in the US and Canada only, a must-have for any book lover.

With special bonus content - a brand new Q&A with Alice OsemanA short novella based on the beloved characters from Alice Oseman's acclaimed debut novel Solitaire and graphic novel series Heartstopper - now a major Netflix series. From the author of the 2021 YA Book Prize winning Loveless.Absence makes the heart grow fonder, right?CHARLIE:"I have been going out with Nick Nelson for two years. He likes rugby, Formula 1, dogs, the Marvel universe, the sound felt-tips make on paper, rain and drawing on shoes. He also likes me."NICK: "Things me and Charlie Spring do together include: Watch films. Sit in the same room on different laptops. Text each other from different rooms. Make out. Make food. Make drinks. Get drunk. Talk. Argue. Laugh. Maybe we're kind of boring. But that's fine with us."Everyone knows that Nick and Charlie are the perfect couple - that they're inseparable. But now Nick is leaving for university, and Charlie will be left behind at Sixth Form. Everyone's asking if they're staying together, which is a stupid question - they're 'Nick and Charlie' for God's sake!But as the time to say goodbye gets inevitably closer, both Nick and Charlie question whether their love is strong enough to survive being apart. Or are they delaying the inevitable? Because everyone knows that first loves rarely last forever...

Ein ungeklärtes Verbrechen im Sommercamp. Ein Serienmörder. Eine Überlebende.Stevie Bell liebt einen guten Mord. Als engagierte Hobbydetektivin kann sie nicht widerstehen, als sie an den Schauplatz eines legendären Verbrechens gerufen wird. Im Sommercamp Sunny Pines wurden in den Siebzigerjahren vier Jugendliche tot in einer Jagdbox aufgefunden, und der Fall ist bis heute ungeklärt. Der Betreiber des Camps lädt Stevie und ihre Freunde für den Sommer ein, um den Fall zu lösen und einen True-Crime-Podcast aufzunehmen. Aber irgendetwas lauert immer noch im Schatten der Bäume, und als Stevie die Tür zur Vergangenheit öffnet, stellt sich heraus, dass in der Box im Wald noch Platz für weitere Opfer ist ...Stevie Bell ist zurück! Nach den Fällen an der Ellingham Academy ermittelt sie nun im Sommercamp'Ein undurchschaubares, witziges, tödliches Vergnügen.' - Karen McManus, SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin von One Of Us Is Lying

Dieser Sommer wird alles verändern***Mit Farbschnitt in limitierter Erstauflage (Lieferung je nach Verfügbarkeit)***Seit der dritten Klasse sind Mina, ein stiller Bücherwurm, und der beliebte Golden Boy Caplan die besten Freunde. Heute, kurz vor dem Schulabschluss, ist Mina Klassenbeste und blickt mit wachsendem Druck auf ihre Zukunft an einer Ivy League Uni. Währenddessen versucht Caplan das Gefühl zu verdrängen, dass er den Höhepunkt seines Lebens schon erreicht hat. Als Caps lässiger bester Freund sich plötzlich für Mina interessiert, kommt sie mit dem hierarchischen Gefüge der High School in Berührung, das sie bisher von außen beobachtet hat. Zwischen Abschlussball und Sonnenuntergängen am See klammert sich Caplan mit aller Kraft daran, dass alles beim Alten bleibt. Doch der Sommer wird irgendwann enden, und danach wird alles anders sein.Eine Friends to Lovers Romance voller komplizierter Gefühle und Zeitgeist, die der Gen Z aus der Seele spricht"Der letzte Sommer vor dem Rest unseres Lebens ist ein spektakuläres Debüt von Daisy Garrison, das die emotionalen Höhen und Tiefen der letzten Tage an der High School perfekt einfängt. Ich wurde sofort in die Geschichte über Minas und Caplans komplexe, wunderschön erzählte Freundschaft hineingezogen, und konnte das Buch nicht mehr aus der Hand legen. Großartig!" - Carley Fortune, New York Times Bestsellerautorin von Fünf Sommer mit dir

From USA Today bestselling author Emma Scott comes the third book in an emotional series of interconnected, coming of age YA romances.<BR><BR>At Santa Cruz Central High School, they called them the misfits, the outcasts, the weirdos. But most of us knew them as the Lost Boys...<BR><BR>Ronan Wentz has been to hell and back, and he carries the scars to prove it. Worse, the blood of a monster runs through his veins. When his uncle gives him a roof over his head after ten years in foster care, Ronan uses this second chance to become a vigilante, walking the streets of Santa Cruz to keep the nightmares at bay. If he can use his anger to protect instead of hurt, maybe he'll find the absolution he seeks.<BR><BR>Then he meets Shiloh.<BR><BR>Shiloh Barrera looks like she has it all together. Smart, ambitious, and full of creativity she channels into making one-of-a-kind jewellery. But Shiloh's demons drive her to succeed as much as her ambition - to prove her worth to the mother who can't stand to look at her.<BR><BR>Shiloh and Ronan's attraction is instant and scorching. Falling in love is an impossible pipe dream saved for those less damaged, but as hard as they try to resist, the feelings between them seem inevitable...until one terrible night destroys Shiloh's dreams and Ronan's future.<BR><BR>When the smoke clears and the rubble settles, they'll have to choose: do their pasts determine their future, or can they build a new one from the broken pieces of their hearts?<BR><BR>The third and final chapter in Emma Scott's Lost Boys series is a slow-burn, high-stakes YA romance that offers a dramatic and satisfying conclusion to this special series of interconnected stories.<BR><BR>Tropes<BR>Friends to Lovers<BR>High School Romance<BR>Coming of Age<BR>Slow Burn Romance<BR>Young Adult Romance<BR>Found Family

Sie ist Rain. Der Neuanfang, den das Land braucht. Er ist Lark. Der Verräter, der einst alles zerstörte. Beide haben während der Rebellion schwere Verluste erlitten, und der Kampf um die Vorherrschaft in Hope ist noch nicht vorbei. Ein Kampf, bei dem Rain und Lark auf unterschiedlichen Seiten stehen. Aber während die Mächtigen des Landes Ränke schmieden, erwacht an den Grenzen eine neue Bedrohung. Ausgerechnet Lark, der Rain schon einmal verraten hat, ist der Einzige, mit dem sie dieses Unheil abwehren kann. Denn er ist dem neuen Feind vertrauter, als ihm selbst lieb ist. Kann Rain ihm dieses Mal wirklich vertrauen, oder wird er am Ende ihren Untergang bedeuten?Der zweite und finale Band der faszinierenden Dystopie in der NeuauflageDieses Buch gibt es in zwei Versionen: mit und ohne Farbschnitt. Sobald die Farbschnitt-Ausgabe ausverkauft ist, liefern wir die Ausgabe ohne Farbschnitt aus.

Tobias Goldfarbs Jugendbuchdebüt: preisgekrönt und hochgelobtBerlin ist eine geteilte Stadt. Auf der einen Seite eine moderne Metropole, auf der anderen Seite eine Welt, in der Regen zurück in den Himmel fällt, Dämonen unter den Gehwegplatten hausen, Häuser ständig verschoben werden und Drachen am Fernsehturm vorbeifliegen. Drüben in der Niemandsstadt ist es gefährlich und unberechenbar, trotzdem fühlt Josefine sich dort wohler als hier. Hier ist sie das verschlossene, ängstliche Mädchen, das wie ein Junge aussieht und von allen nur 'Josef' genannt wird. Drüben hat sie eine Aufgabe, die größer ist, als sie zunächst ahnt und von der es abhängt, ob das Träumen noch möglich ist.Ein herausfordernder, faszinierender Fantasyroman am Zahn der ZeitÜberarbeitete Neuausgabe in neuem Design'Niemandsstadt ist nicht nur spannend gehaltvoll, sondern auch wegweisend visionär.' (Laudatio Rattenfänger Literaturpreis)

A betrayal. A deception. A tragedy. A murder.<BR>Charity has a past full of dark secrets that she keeps buried deep inside her cold heart. Samantha didn't used to have any secrets, but that's all about to change. And Roy, who seems to be caught in the middle, may have a haunting past of his own. All three of them were never supposed to survive.But when the small town they live in is hit with a devastating flood, the isolation and danger of the rising waters will lead the three of them down a path they can never return from.How long will it take the three of them to realize that one will have to go, for the others to survive?<BR>Perfect for fans of...- One of Us is Lying, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, and We Were Liars- Double Lives- Twist Endings- And Small Town Secrets

Die 17-jährige Rain ist ein Ghost: Sie ist nirgendwo registriert und lebt außerhalb des Systems. Seit ihrer Geburt sind sie und ihre Mutter auf der Flucht vor den Gesegneten, einer perfekten Weiterentwicklung der Menschen, die das Land Hope mit eiserner Hand regieren. Ihre einzige Überlebenschance besteht darin, stets unsichtbar zu bleiben. Doch als Rain auf den geheimnisvollen Lark trifft, will sie sich nicht länger verstecken und begeht einen fatalen Fehler. Sie bricht die wichtigste Regel der Ghosts und kommt ihm zu nahe. Denn Lark verfolgt eigene Ziele, und um die zu erreichen, müsste er Rain verraten. Beide werden vor eine unmögliche Wahl gestellt: Wen wollen sie retten - ihre Familien oder einander?Band 1 der mitreißenden Dystopie endlich in der NeuauflageDieses Buch gibt es in zwei Versionen: mit und ohne Farbschnitt. Sobald die Farbschnitt-Ausgabe ausverkauft ist, liefern wir die Ausgabe ohne Farbschnitt aus.

A gorgeously writen, quietly devastating, and ultimately hopeful sapphic YA romance about losing home and finding it again in another person.<BR><BR> Gloria Forman and Xia Harper go to the same high school in a small South Carolina town, but they couldn’t be more different. While Gloria is part of the popular, Christian crowd, Xia sleeps through class, antagonizes anyone who dares talk to her, and buries herself in books that help her pretend she’s somewhere else—anywhere that being a lesbian wouldn’t be a waking nightmare. <BR><BR> When the two form an accidental friendship, they begin noticing each other in ways they promised themselves they'd avoid. After all, Xia’s isolation is self-imposed for a reason, and the last thing Gloria needs is more upheaval, especially after her parents kicked her out of the house for being gay. <BR><BR> Ever since, she has spent her nights under the stage in the school auditorium and her days terrified of being discovered. Xia just wants to keep her head down until the end of senior year. Gloria just wants to keep her living situation quiet until her parents come around. But as their feelings for each other intensify and the truths they've hidden work their way to the surface, what they truly want will change forever.

A battered castaway, a mysterious girl, and a sea witch lurking in the shadows.Out on the ocean catching crabs with his father, seventeen-year-old Finn would rather spend his summers on a boat than head back to school in the fall. When a bad storm blows in, Finn's life changes forever. Barely escaping with his life, Finn washes up on an island with a lonely lighthouse, but he isn't alone.A teenage girl named Ash lives at the lighthouse. She has always lived there, always been alone, but what happened to her? Who is she, and why does she hide at the top of the lighthouse each night? As the two teens fall in love, they reveal secrets, unravel mysteries, and unearth the lighthouse's frightful past.A monstrous sea witch stalks the shoreline. She waits just outside the door, lurks behind the windows, and waits for them to make a mistake. Her shriek makes their blood run cold.Finn and Ash must escape the witch and the island, but they are running out of time. Finn is desperate. He will do whatever it takes to save the love of his life.Even if it means losing her forever.

Heavy is the head that wears the crown. The epic finale to the cut-throat dark fantasy romance, Inferno's Heir. Perfect for fans of Six of Crows and These Violent Delights.<BR><BR>Praise for Inferno's Heir:<BR><BR>'A mesmerizing debut fantasy.' - Rebecca Yarros, No.1 New York Times bestselling author of Fourth Wing and Iron Flame<BR><BR>'Devious, driven and full of emotion.' - Marie Rutkoski, New York Times bestselling author of The Hollow Heart and The Winner's Curse<BR><BR>Six months ago, Teia seized the throne against all odds, sacrificing everything; her morals, her friends, even love.<BR><BR>Now, Teia must set sail across the Dark Sea to warn the Shaylani emperor of a threat that could doom the Five Kingdoms: Cornelius Lehm lives, and he's plotting to raise a legendary creature from the depths. <BR><BR>But Teia knows she can't defeat him alone, even if it means working with the very rebels she betrayed to claim her crown. <BR><BR>Can she earn their trust once again? Is the spark between Teia and Tobias still burning? Or will Teia be forced to face the consequences.

A trans boy searches for a future-and a romance-in which he can live and love openly as himself in this heartwrenching YA reimagining of Pride & Prejudice, the ninth book in the Remixed Classics series.

Knives Out meets Belladonna in this gorgeously gothic queer YA horror and dark romance about an inherited estate, murderous relatives, and a garden with a taste for blood, from the New York Times bestselling author of Don't Let the Forest In and The Boy Who Steals Houses. Evander has lived like a ghost in the forgotten corners of the Hazelthorn estate ever since he was taken in by his reclusive billionaire guardian. He can never leave, he can never go in the gardens and he can never be alone with Laurie, the boy who tried to kill him seven years ago.But when his guardian is murdered and Evander inherits Hazelthorn, Laurie may be the only one who can help him find the killer.As dark secrets unravel, moss bleeds though the walls, poisonous mushrooms flourish beneath the floorboards, and Evander must discover what he's really inherited before Hazelthorn's garden demands to be fed.

Drawing on the creepiest elements of the very best survival and folk horror, this atmospheric queer YA cult thriller, full of mystery and secrets, is perfect for fans of Don't Let the Forest In, House of Hollow, Wilder Girls and Midsommar.<BR><BR>When Cassie Davis returns to her hometown in upstate New York, she's eager to mask her new autism diagnosis from her old friends. The group take a backpacking trip together to Hollow Ridge to celebrate her homecoming, but after the first night, Cassie wakes to an abandoned campsite - her friends all gone.<BR><BR>With severe weather approaching, and nearing sensory overload, Cassie meets a boy named Kaleb, who leads her to safety, to a place he calls The Roost - an off-the-grid compound lived in by a group of artists and outcasts. There, with Kaleb, Cassie begins to feel, for the first time in her life, that she can truly be herself.<BR><BR>But as the days pass, strange things start happening. Crows surround them, there are odd noises... But are the dangers in the eerie forest that surrounds them, or inside the Roost itself?<BR><BR>"One of the best horror novels of the year, full stop. Haunting, heartfelt, and downright creepy" - Kamilah Cole, author of So Let Them Burn<BR><BR> Read if You Love:<BR><BR> * Don't Go in the Woods<BR> * Deadly Road Trips<BR> * CottageGORE<BR> * Malevolent Masks<BR> * Cults<BR> * Nerd-core<BR> * Wound-tending<BR> * First Love

"I want to recommend this book to everyone."<BR>-Jen Wang, author of Ash's Cabin<BR><BR> Poignant and empathic, Rhiannon is a coming-of-age graphic novel in the vein of This One Summer.<BR><BR>Ever since she was little, Rhiannon has lived with her aunt in a sleepy, sun-drenched trailer park called the Golden Canyon Retirement Community. Growing up among senior citizens, Rhia is usually the only kid around-except during the summer. That's when her best friend, Kit, comes for a long visit.<BR><BR> This summer, something has changed. Rhiannon and Kit's easy friendship is no longer easy. Even worse, there's a new teenager in the park-Elizabeth. She's the polar opposite of Rhiannon: hip, confident, and a bit of a troublemaker. And Elizabeth has a secret that will put Rhiannon and Kit's friendship to the test.

Risu must lead a rebellion. Risu returns home to warn her people that the coal-hearted Blodtorstig sails for Kinoumi's shores. The island is unprotected, and all attempts to bolster their defenses have failed, sabotaged by their island's own leader. Juggling uneasy alliances, Risu finds that it is up to her to alert the cities to the impending danger, even if it means she must defy those who stand in her way. Blodtorstig will stop at nothing until Kinoumi falls under his iron paws. Major cities lie in unrest, easy targets for the approaching invader. Rumors abound that some nobles will pledge themselves to him in exchange for wealth and protection. If Risu can't convince the faithful to turn on their lords and prepare for the upcoming fight, the starvation and ruin that has plagued the other islands will devour Kinoumi. Fans young and old of REDWALL and USAGI YOJIMBO will love the high-flying, blade-slicing action of SHADOWS PROTECT THEM.

From Lambda Literary Award finalist Linsey Miller comes this thrilling stand-alone fantasy about the lengths we'll go to get ahead—an incredibly fresh, twisty love letter to dark academia...with a body count. Perfect for fans of A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid, Gallant by V. E. Schwab, and All of Us Villains by Amanda Foody and C. L. Herman. There is only one school worth graduating from, and it creates as many magicians as it does graves…First in his class and last in his noble line, Fabian Galloway’s only hope of a good future is passing his elite school's honors class. It’s only offered to the best thirteen students, and those students have a single assignment: kill their professor.If they succeed, their student debt is forgiven. However, if an assassination attempt fails or the professor is alive at the end of the year, the students’ lives are forfeit.And dealing with the professor, a devil summoned solely to kill or be killed, is no easy task.Fabian isn't worried, though. He trusts his best friends—softhearted math genius Credence and absent-minded but insightful Euphemia—to help. After all, that’s why he befriended them.As the months pass and their professor remains impossibly alive, the trio must use every asset they have to survive. Or else failure will be on their academic records—and their tombstones—forever.- Dark Academia with a Body Count: At the elite Stellarium, the honors class isn't about grades—it's about survival. For thirteen students, the final assignment is simple: kill the professor.- Kill or Be Killed: Success means a clean slate and erased student debt. Failure means a literal deadline, with their own lives as collateral.- Morally Grey Protagonist: Fabian Galloway is first in his class and willing to do anything to stay there. He chose his friends for their skills, but in a school this deadly, he might need them for more than just their intellect.- Academic Rivals and Shifting Alliances: With a devil as their professor and classmates who are equal parts competition and potential allies, Fabian must navigate a web of secrets where trusting the wrong person could be a fatal mistake.

The unmissable first novel from bestselling and award-winning author of THE FAULT IN OUR STARS and TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN."In the dark beside me, she smelled of sweat and sunshine and vanilla and on that thin-mooned night I could see little more than her silhouette, but even in the dark, I could see her eyes - fierce emeralds. And beautiful."BEFORE. Miles Halter's whole life has been one big non-event until he starts at anything-but-boring Culver Creek Boarding School and meets Alaska Young. Gorgeous, clever, funny and utterly fascinating she pulls Miles into her world, launches him into a new life, and steals his heart. But when tragedy strikes, and Miles comes face-to-face with death he discovers the value of living and loving unconditionally.AFTER: Nothing will ever be the same.Poignant, funny, heartbreaking and compelling, this novel will stay with you forever.