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Hardiguards are two-legged creatures, covered by layers of scales to protect them against severe conditions on the planet. To obey the Holy Mountain, they need to make the region green and grow their population. Ace is a young Hardiguard bound to his own vices causing a tragic accident and fails to gain his community’s trust. He is the first person who receives the most severe punishment for his fault, leading him to leave his people and seek refuge near the Holy Mountain.

Do you know who you are - really? Evelyn is a 17-year-old high school student living in New Orleans, Louisiana. She has never been popular - always the social enigma, in spite of her stellar academic and athletic abilities. It’s not because she hasn't tried. Something else is up, and it all comes to a head when her parents are mysteriously gunned down by a man in black. Evelyn is the only witness to the crime, but she can't tell anyone what happened. She has become invisible. Worse, it's is like she doesn't even exist. Nobody can see her, nobody can hear her.

Seventeen year old Olivia Dresden is a precognitive. Since different versions of people's futures flicker before her eyes, she doesn't have to believe in human decency. She can see the way for everyone to be their best self—if only they would make the right decisions. No one is more conflicted than her mother, and Olivia can only watch as Chairwoman Dresden chooses the dark, destructive course every time. Yet Olivia remains fiercely loyal to the woman her mother could be.

Determined to escape from TOR-N, a corrupt Narxis research center, Davis meets another recovered patient, Mercer, whose sweet smile and quirky sense of humor give her hope in humanity again - and a way out. As they make a perilous journey seeking clues that could lead to a cure, Davis and Mercer's friendship begins to evolve into something more...but she's still struggling to let go of her feelings for Cole, whom she believes is dead.

Jasmine wants stability, friends and possibly a boyfriend. Who knew aliens would interfere? When Jasmine moves to Omaha, NE with her Colonel father so he can work on top secret matters at Offut Air Force Base, she prepares herself for another lonely station. Jasmine meets Yumi, a mysterious girl in Art Class, and her world changes. Jasmine plots to stay in Omaha but the acceptance of Yumi's housemates is central to her plans. Their rejection surprises her until she realizes they have a secret.

After her life is upended by divorce and a cross-country move, 16-year-old Saskia Brown feels like an outsider at her new school - not only is she a transplant, but she’s also biracial in a population of mostly White students. One day while visiting her only friend at her part-time library job, Saskia encounters a vial of liquid mercury, then touches an old daguerreotype - the precursor of the modern-day photograph - and makes a startling discovery. She is somehow able to visit the man in the portrait: Robert Cornelius, a brilliant young inventor from the 19th century.

Jessica doesn't know how long it's been, only that it seems like forever since she's allowed her feelings to show. Ever since they attacked her city. Monsters which appear human but are void of any expression, and seem bent on destroying all signs of sentiment in others. Their lethal blades shred anyone who shows even the slightest emotion. After her only remaining friend is killed, Jessica flees the city hoping to find a place where emotions aren't fatal.

She’s being hunted. She has to hide. She can’t exist. Given is relieved when Basil is placed into Janie’s care. Now he can keep her safe. Keep her protected. Keep her with him. But Given also knows his world is lawless - filled with angry, untrusting, and desperate people that would do anything to survive. Staying under their radar and the men in the pinstriped suits becomes more difficult when new memories surface, strange abilities emerge, and Basil’s sanity begins to waver.

Lincoln National Forest. Roswell. Four teens head out to the woods for some weekend fun... but they aren't alone. What will they do when they come face to face with extraterrestrials?

Their love was so strong it reached across the ages. Now it just might kill them. Lucy Channing is back in her time of 1815, where she's engaged to her childhood friend, the handsome Dashel Rothchild, 7th Earl of Westington. He's incredibly sweet, a complete gentleman, and not the man Lucy loves. But that's the least of her problems. The Egyptian God of Chaos and the irritating Moon Goddess have taken a special interest in Lucy and Will, the man she's actually in love with (and incidentally is from the 21st century).

Best Friends, Best Forgotten is a young adult fiction novel set in the American Midwest within a civilization billed as a new utopia, and follows the growing love of two high school students, Eden and Ashlynn, as they navigate this new and changing world. In Eden and Ashlynn’s world, tech is a part of life from the earliest age. Tech is life. But when their new friendship evolved into a great love, they could not be prepared for the price that technology would demand of them. They would come to realize sometimes even the best of friends are best forgotten.

¿Qué harías si tu mejor amiga se enamorase del rompecorazones oficial de tu ciudad? La fiesta que da inicio a las vacaciones parece sacada de una peli: una casa enorme y un montón de chicos bebiéndose el último verano antes de la universidad. No es el ambiente de Lana, ella preferiría estar con la cabeza metida en sus ilustraciones. Pero Ciro, el blogger anónimo del momento y su mejor amigo, la ha arrastrado hasta allí porque dice que es donde está la emoción.

Abducted to exotic worlds in quantum spheres, a 16-year-old, beauty Kate Wilson, and a team of teen misfits confront inner monsters and demons brought to life by quantum science. Dragons, aliens, sentient tornadoes, and tree-dwelling natives terrorize them as they fight for survival on strange planets and other worlds, and struggle to overcome emotional turmoil and mental illness. Kate is torn between sizzling passion and loyal stability, when two very different boys vie for her attentions.

Lulu and Jek are science nerds, and have been best friends since they were young...or at least they used to be. Lately Jek has been pulling away from Lulu, just as she's coming to terms with how she really feels about him. Just as she was ready to see if there could be something more between them. But Lulu's thoughts are derailed by a mysterious new guy who's showing up at local parties. Hyde is the definition of a bad boy, and everybody knows it...but no one can seem to resist his charms.

When Manda notices a creepy white-haired goth watching her donate blood, her best friend Lenore panics and drags her to a tiny New Mexico village where she learns the horrible truth - the goth is a vampire...and she's the target. Hiding out in the village with Len's gorgeous boyfriend, Manda meets several of his kindred, strangely beautiful men who call themselves lven. She is drawn to Savhoran, who is troubled and recovering from an ominous wound, made by another vampire. Can Manda's heart survive the pain of loving an immortal who may himself be doomed?

It's the end of the world. Literally. Time travel is possible, but only forwards. And only a handful of families choose to remain in the 'now', living off the scraps that were left behind. Among these are 18-year-old Juliet and the love of her life, Romeo. But things are far from rosy for Jules. Romeo is in a coma, and she's estranged from her friends and family, dealing with the very real fallout of their wild romance. Then a handsome time traveller, Ellis, arrives with an important mission that makes Jules question everything she knows about life and love.

New York, 2119. Auch ein Jahr nach den tragischen Ereignissen im Tower kehrt im höchsten Wolkenkratzer der Welt kein Frieden ein. Die Polizei nimmt überraschend die Ermittlungen in einem mysteriösen Todesfall wieder auf, und die Mitwisser drohen aufzufliegen. Um einer Strafe zu entgehen, spinnen sie ihr Netz aus Lügen weiter, und am Ende steht wieder jemand auf dem Dach des Towers, bereit, alles hinter sich zu lassen.

New York, 2118: Die glänzende Fassade des höchsten Wolkenkratzers der Welt verbirgt eleganten Luxus und düstere Abgründe. Für vier Jugendliche wird nichts mehr so sein wie vor der schlimmsten Nacht ihres Lebens. Denn einer von ihnen hat ein Menschenleben auf dem Gewissen. Und die anderen haben die Tat verheimlicht. Um ihr dunkles Geheimnis zu verbergen, müssen sie den schönen Schein um jeden Preis wahren. Doch das ist alles andere als einfach. Denn einer von ihnen kämpft mit gefährlichen Gefühlen für ein gefährliches Mädchen.

En 2310, Madrid es una ciudad convulsa que agoniza. Los túneles del metro son el hervidero de una revolución social que amenaza con resquebrajar los cimientos de todo el sistema. Rebeca, una intrépida legisladora, no dudará en enfrentarse a las ambiciones del Alcalde, que trama un oscuro proyecto. Interponerse en su camino es muy peligroso, pero cuando Adán irrumpe en su vida descubrirá que hay amenazas mucho mayores.

Glück ist Leben. Glück ist Macht. Glück ist alles. Ohne Glück bist du tot. Die sechzehnjährige Gemma lebt in einer Welt, in der Glück lebensnotwendig ist. Jedem, der nicht glücklich ist, droht nach wenigen Stunden der Tod. Nach ihrer Aufnahmeprüfung in der Akademie, in der junge Menschen lernen, positive Gefühle künstlich zu erzeugen, hat Gemma nur ein Ziel: Sie muss ihren Vater heilen, bevor dessen Glückspegel noch weiter sinkt und er vor Kummer sterben wird.