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Als Dank für seine Rettung spendiert Sandys Vater dem Team eine Reise auf der Hochseejacht "Cleopatra". Was harmlos beginnt, entwickelt sich zusehends zum Albtraum - denn zum einen verdreht Sandy Kyle gehörig den Kopf, und zum anderen befindet sich jemand an Bord, der den Teammitgliedern nach dem Leben trachtet.

Ein rätselhaftes Seebeben in der Karibik ruft das Team X-treme auf den Plan - hat Mortar Industries die Hände im Spiel? Während die Helden einem finsteren Komplott auf die Schliche kommen, schließt Charlie Freundschaft mit der jungen Amerikanerin Sandy Clarks, deren Vater seit dem Seebeben vermisst wird.

A trip to the French Riviera should be a nice vacation for high school super-sleuth P.C. Hawke and his best friend Mackenzie. But when a woman is murdered at their hotel, P.C. and Mac can't just sit around and wait for the cops solve the crime.

Best friends Taylor and Sierra meet a hot guy in a chat room online. Both fall for Jacob's charms, but as usual, the more outgoing and vivacious Sierra overshadows Taylor and wins his attention. Taylor's devastated - Sierra already kissed Callum, Taylor's secret crush, over the summer holidays. Life's not fair, especially when Sierra's around. Moving quickly, Sierra sets up a date with Jacob on Friday after school. She asks Taylor and their friends to cover for her.

Claudia und Christian sind entsetzt: Anne und Daniel sind verschwunden. Wie ist das möglich, eben gerade waren sie doch noch mit ihnen zusammen! Dabei hatte alles so harmlos angefangen: gemeinsame Ferien in einem abgelegenen Haus mitten im Wald. Doch dann erklang diese unheimliche Geigenmelodie und ein alter Sekretär mit einem geheimnisvollen Brief tauchte aus dem Nichts auf.

Theo Boone, der 13-jährige Sohn zweier erfolgreicher Anwälte mit einem ausgeprägten Sinn für Recht und Gerechtigkeit, steht diesmal vor einer besonderen Herausforderung: Er muss sich auf die Aufnahmeprüfung für die Highschool vorbereiten. Eine Riesensache, die ihm schlaflose Nächte bereitet. Denn die standardisierten Tests sind unberechenbar. Und als ob das noch nicht genug wäre, erzählt ihm seine beste Freundin April von einem ungeheuerlichen Skandal.

Angespannt starrten Anne und Daniel durch das Fenster. Wer war nur dieser unheimliche Fremde, der genauso aussah wie Daniel und überall dort auftauchte, wo Daniel eigentlich gerade sein sollte? Aus dem Nichts war er aufgetaucht, in den Kleiders des Schneemannes, den seine Freunde für ihn gebaut hatten. So hatten sie ihm den Namen "der Schneemann" gegeben. Und jetzt stand er da, in der Küche von Daniels WG, unterhielt sich mit seinen Mitbewohnern und keiner ahnte auch nur, dass das gar nicht Daniel war.

Livvy Flynn is a big deal - she's a New York Times-best-selling author whose YA fiction has sold all over the world. She's rich, she's famous, she's gorgeous, and she's full of herself. When she's invited to an A-list writer's conference, she decides to accept so she can have some time to herself. She's on a tight deadline for her next book, and she has no intention of socializing with the other industry people at the conference. And then she hits the detour.

People say New York City is a jungle. Still, P.C. Hawke is a little surprised when his best friend, Mackenzie, invites him to tag along with her police coroner mother to examine a scientist who has been mauled by jaguars at the Bronx Wildlife Conservation Park. But when the two teenage sleuths learn that the scientist actually died because he was given a lethal dose of gorilla blood after the attack, they quickly realize that the most vicious predator imaginable is loose in the park - a human killer!

Running a paranormal detective agency out of your dad's garage: cool. Even though you don't believe any of it: still cool. Getting the biggest case of your life: astonishingly cool. Being forced to partner with the new guy in school: not at all cool. Even if he makes your knees weak: still wildly uncool. Finding your own obituary in your locker: Least. Cool. Of. All.

It's always been just Wren and her mother, Hannah. But when Hannah receives a reporting assignment in Greenland for six months, Wren is shipped off to Hardwick Hall: Hannah's alma mater back East, which she's refused to discuss for as long as Wren can remember. Wren tries to befriend her suitemate, Honor, but Honor looks right through her as if she isn't there.

Kassandra Black used to get away with things. She was her high school's anonymous vigilante, exposing bullies and predators. But when she's expelled for breaking into another student's car just weeks before graduation, her acceptance to Columbia is revoked. Now her future depends on behaving herself for the summer at Henley University under the watchful eye of her great-uncle Brian.

In ancient Rome it was whispered that the great philosopher Plotinus could project his soul into another human being in a ritual that hinged on a kiss. In present-day Delphi, California, the sole remaining guardians of the Plotinus Ability hide in plain sight as members of the exclusive Oculus Society - until their leader, Octavia Harris, is killed in her own home. With no leads on the case, Octavia’s daughter, Gretchen, vows to find her mother’s murderer at any cost. One piece of the puzzle falls into place when Gretchen’s best friend, Jessica Shaw, discovers the Plotinus Ability.

When Liv Bloom lands an art scholarship at Wickham Hall, it's her ticket out of the foster system. Liv isn't sure what to make of the school's weird traditions and rituals, but she couldn't be happier - especially when Malcolm Astor, fellow artist and scion of one of the school's original families, starts falling for her. Fellow scholarship kid Gabe Nichols warns her not to get involved with a "Wicky," but things are finally going Liv's way, and all she wants to do is enjoy it.

In the end, all that's left is an Echo. Before, Violet's morbid ability to sense the dead led her to uncover dark murders and long-buried secrets in her small town. Now that she's workingwith a special investigative team, Violet hopes she can help even more people - whether by saving a life or catching a killer. Although she's relieved to finally be honest about what she can do, her instant connection with her mysterious partner, Rafe, is both confusing and unsettling, and their unique bond creates tension with her boyfriend, Jay. When she discovers the body of a college student murdered by "the collector," Violet refuses to give upon the case.

Mike und Kayla sind in Camp 21 gelandet. Sie kennen sich kaum und mögen sich noch weniger. Durch elektronische Armbänder aneinander gefesselt, ist es ihnen unmöglich, sich aus dem Weg zu gehen. Entfernen sie sich zu weit voneinander, empfangen sie über die Fessel quälende Schmerzimpulse. Während Kayla versucht mit der Situation zurechtzukommen, ahnt Mike, dass im Camp etwas nicht stimmt. Nach einem tödlichen Vorfall gelingt den beiden die Flucht.

Violet Ambrose is grappling with two major issues: Jay Heaton and her morbid secret ability. While the 16-year-old is confused by her new feelings for her best friend since childhood, she is more disturbed by her "power" to sense dead bodies or at least those that have been murdered. Since she was a little girl, she has felt the echoes the dead leave behind in the world . . . and the imprints that attach to their killers.

The missing dead call to Violet. They want to be found.Violet can sense the echoes of those who've been murdered and the matching imprint that clings to their killers. Only those closest to her know what she is capable of, but when she discovers the body of a young boy she also draws the attention of the FBI, threatening her entire way of life. As Violet works to keep her morbid ability a secret, she unwittingly becomes the object of a dangerous obsession.

Not your everyday coming-of-age novel. This story was supposed to be about Evie - how she hasn't made a friend in years, how she tends to stretch the truth (especially about her so-called relationship with college drop-out Jonah Luks), and how she finally comes into her own once she learns to just be herself. But it isn't. Because when her classmate Elizabeth "Zabet" McCabe's murdered body is found in the woods, everything changes and Evie's life is never the same again.

Outlandishly wealthy Grandmother VanDemere has decided to leave her vast fortune to the family member who proves himself or herself worthiest by solving puzzles and riddles on a whirlwind race around the globe, from the mines of Venezuela to the castles of Scotland. There will be eight competitors, three continents...and a prize worth millions.