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Tom Henderson (a.k.a. King Dork, Chi-mo, Hender-fag, and Sheepie) is a typical American high school loser until he discovers the book, The Catcher in the Rye, that will change the world as he knows it.

In Stolen Secrets, Bryce and Ashley Timberline wonder what their stepdad is hiding. As they discover more about his past, the twins fear all is not as it seems. What isn't their stepdad telling them?

Watch out! The Timberline twins are on the loose. Bryce and Ashley are ATV-riding tweens from Colorado who unearth action-packed mystery and adventure wherever they go. With the trademark page-turner style used by Jenkins and Fabry, these fast-paced books will keep even reluctant readers on the edge of their seats.

Minor viruses are eating away at the Net Force computers. The email shut-downs and flickering monitors are hardly emergencies - but they've been keeping the tech department hopping. Same with the sudden rash of time-consuming lawsuits. No one in the Net Force has a moment to spare, which is exactly the way Mitchell Townsend Ames wants it. Because when the shadowy mastermind launches his master plan, he wants Net Force to be looking the other way....

From the best-selling author of What the Birds See comes a brilliantly told suspense novel. As life slips away, Gabriel looks back over his brief 20 years that have been clouded by frustration and humiliation. A small town and distant parents ensure that he is never allowed to forget the horrific mistake he made as a child. He has only two friends, his dog Surrender, and the unruly wild boy Finnigan, with whom he made a boyhood pact.

Narra la historia de un medico acusado injustamente de traicion y condenado. Al escaparse, se dedica a la pirateria y resulta el mas exitoso corsario hasta conseguir su objetivo final, vengarse de quienes lo llevaron a esa vida.

Anne zittert, als sich der kühle Stahl der Messerklinge an ihre Kehle drückt. Sie ist völlig hilflos. Hoffentlich können ihre Freunde ihr beistehen. Ein Zeitungsartikel über eine verschwundene Statue auf dem Friedhof ruft Daniel, Anne, Christian und Claudia erneut auf den Plan. Die Täter haben keine Spuren hinterlassen, der einzige Zeuge hat nur eine geheimnisvolle Geigenmelodie gehört.

Ungläubig starrten alle auf das Zeitungsfoto. Das war doch der Mann, den sie seit Tagen beobachtet hatten. Und doch war das Bild über einhundert Jahre alt. Hatten sie sich geirrt? Mit der neuen Mitbewohnerin war auch ein Geheimnis in die WG gezogen. Warum war Frauke immer so müde und schweigsam? Hatte sie etwas zu verbergen?

Mit quietschenden Reifen kommt der Wagen endlich zum Stehen. Anne und Daniel sind starr vor Schreck: Die Frau auf der Fahrbahn war wie aus dem Nichts aufgetaucht -- und sie haben sie überfahren! Doch als sie aussteigen, fehlt von der Fremden jede Spur.

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.

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.

Ten years ago, nine-year-old Freda walked into an underground restaurant and straight into a hostage situation. Those 36 hours still haunt her every move. But was she just an innocent victim manipulated by the one stranger who showed her any kindness: the gunman?

Three years after leaving her family behind on the idyllic lighthouse island where she grew up, 17-year-old Elizabeth "Squid" McCrae returns, full of anger and accusations and eager to confront her father about a family tragedy. But as a ghostly voice from the past sparks her memories, Squid soon realizes that nothing is exactly as she thought it was, and no one, not even herself, is completely free from blame.

A few months short of his 16th birthday, Danny runs away from home after a huge row with his Mom. After only four hours, everything he owns is stolen at a motorway service station. He is approached by Luke, a 19-year-old on a road trip, supposedly making a video diary. Luke has a huge car and plenty of money, and Danny likes him instantly. But Luke is not what he seems, and everywhere they go a mysterious trail of death follows them.

For Bella Swan, there is one thing more important than life itself: Edward Cullen. But being in love with a vampire is even more dangerous than Bella ever could have imagined. Edward has already rescued Bella from the clutches of one evil vampire, but now, as their daring relationship threatens all that is near and dear to them, they realize their troubles may be just beginning.

Wer zur "Krokodil"-Bande von Olaf und seinen Freunden gehören will, muss eine gefährliche Mutprobe bestehen und gut Radfahren können. Aber was soll Kurt tun, der im Rollstuhl sitzt? ...

School is out in the summer of 1925 in Dayton, Tennessee. For Frances Robinson, a 15-year-old daydreamer with a crush on her teacher, John T. Scopes, summer vacation promises tennis and Coca-Colas from her father's drug store. But when Frances' father, the school board chairman, has Scopes arrested for teaching evolution, the sleepiest place on earth becomes a hotbed for famous thinkers, including H.L. Mencken, Clarence Darrow, and William Jennings Bryan.

Featuring two classic horror stories that are sure to send shivers up your spine, Frightful Tales includes "The Night Wire", a story of a small town overrun by a horrible, animated fog and the night wireman who observes helplessly as unspeakable acts occur, and "Rats", a story of a deserted room at an out-of-the-way inn, and the young man who dares to enter.

Working the graveyard shift of a newswire agency, two operators receive a chilling dispatch from a small town that's been overrun by a strange fog. More terrible than that are the strange creatures half-concealed within the eerie mist, creatures that are stripping the flesh from their human victims.

If you look at any listing of the 10 most important books of detective stories published in the United States, chances are you will find Uncle Abner, Master of Mysteries on most of them. It is generally recognized as one of the most important contributions to American detective fiction between Poe and Hammett. In fact, there are some critics who call it the single finest collection of American detective stories ever written. This story is from that famous collection.