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Toby, the boy with cat ears, has moved from the caverns to a new home above ground. One night a mysterious light falls from the sky and Toby begins a new quest to find the source. Someone else follows the same path. A leader who would go to any length to obtain the light's power. Join Toby on an exciting adventure of redemption and forgiveness.

It is 2056, five years after an influenza pandemic wiped out nearly half the world's population. Local level government and law enforcement have stabilized society to the point that 12-year-old Tharon Trace's biggest concern is being used as a pawn in her fickle friends' quest for popularity. But all that changes when Tharon and her two best friends, Helm Harris and Kaid Walker, are tangled in a web of murder, abduction, and government conspiracy. No longer a pawn, Tharon, Helm, and Kaid must escape.

Welcome to Flood City, the last inhabitable place left above the waters that cover Earth. It's also the last battleground between the Chemical Barons, who once ruled the planet and now circle overhead in spaceships, desperate to return, and the Star Guard, who have controlled the city for decades. Born and raised in Flood City, Max doesn't care about being part of either group. All he wants is to play his music with the city band, keep his sister from joining the Star Guard, and be noticed by his crush, the awesome drummer Djinna.

A new world. A lost hope. A choice that will define him. After his escape from the island of trash, Rodney faces unexpected challenges in the Lands of Luxury. Because of the scar on his face, he fears he doesn't belong in such a picture perfect world. Things go awry when he meets a man named Mr. Ottenfox who offers him the opportunity to make his scar disappear forever. But Rodney soon discovers Ottenfox isn't someone he can trust. How far is Rodney willing to go to make his scar disappear? Will he listen to his friends before there are dire consequences?

In a future United States under the power of a charismatic leader, everyone gets the Mark at age thirteen. The Mark lets citizen shop, go to school, and even get medical care—but without it, you're on your own. Few refuse to get the Mark. Those who do . . . disappear. Parents are looking for...

Cyril Rush is the heir to a large American business fortune. He was pushed out of the family and is being hunted by his uncle to prevent him from inheriting what is rightfully his. Cyril has been in hiding and while doing so, has developed a number of skills that are neither socially, nor legally, acceptable. There are various killings ("Call me Connie"), a very funny counterfeiting operation and many other anti-social acts culminating in a very realistic assassination of both the predatory uncle and the President of the United States. Cyril and his band of merry pranksters cross the ...

David's mother has got an idea into her head. She thinks that if she can turn her son into a girl, then everyone will admire her. She's already getting very excited about this. Yes, she's already dreaming of appearing on TV chat shows and on the front cover of glossy magazines. She's even thinking that if she can turn her son into a daughter, she'll win Mother of The Year and become a VIP. David, however, does not want to be a girl. Even though his mother buys him girls' clothes and tries to get him to play with dolls, David turns his back on all of it. And now his mother is getting angry ...

Robin is having fun sabotaging former Sheriff of Nottingham Marjorie Kovacevic's election campaign for President from the safety of his IT centre at Sherwood Castle. Meanwhile his best friend Marion Maid is spending time in Pelican Island, the country's most notorious prison. Then Marion's father, biker-gang leader Cutthroat Maid, offers Robin a chance to help protect Marion from other prisoners. But can they break her free? More high-octane, outrageous action from everyone's favourite teen rebel.

Mankind's darkest secret has just been unleashed... When they first saw it they were young; three misguided teenagers looking for trouble. But then the years passed, and the nightmare they swore to forget, the truth they fought to reject - returned. Now the world is churning. After 19 years the lights in the sky are burning brighter than ever, as a new darkness, a conspiracy of inhuman proportions, embroils Mitch, Bill and Casey so quickly, so deeply... they can't even trust themselves. From the dead fields of deserted country to the soundless halls of clandestine compounds, something is ...

An Edgar Allan Poe Award Nominee! From Edgar Award nominee and WNDB cofounder Lamar Giles, this middle grade adventure stars the Epic Ellison twins as they race to solve the mystery of Cosmos Camp for young geniuses in a stand-alone companion to the Legendary Alston Boys series. School’s out...

Bells is a poor fae who works on a farm outside the protections of the dragon city. When her family is attacked by trolls, she goes to the one person she knows can help her. But will he? The dragons brought peace to the city and the surrounding area when they rose. Jaekob believes there is no reason for further dragon involvement. They’ve’ lost enough lives to this cause. They’ve done their fair share and owe the world nothing more. But when the dark elves infect his city with a virus unlike anything he’s ever seen, he knows they need a solution.

When Finn Monroe gets chased out of a birthday party and into the quarry during a meteor shower, she starts wishing on the falling stars for a better life- one free of cliques like the Hive, who have been toying with her for years. But once the stars start falling, they don’t stop battering the world until it is unrecognisable in all ways but one: Finn’s still a poor outcast, but in a world where Outcasts are one of many castes, and where the Queen Bees who used to bully her are now potential future queens who potentially have actual magic in their veins. There’s a chance that Finn ...

The chase is over. For Rebecca, Daniel, and the rest of the Forgottens of Second Salvations, there is only one choice: Get with the program or die. But there's a spy lurking somewhere within the cabins of Angel Island, someone with contacts in the outside world. Ruth Black is determined to find out who it is before the world learns the truth about her - and about the special punishment ministry of her husband, the Reverend Matthew. Rebecca and Daniel are not destined to remain forgotten very long.

Rebecca Cordeaux knows exactly what her future will hold: she will marry Andy, her crush of the last five years. Once Andy is ready to settle down, she's sure he will discover that she is his soulmate. After several small parts on stage, Rebecca knows she can become a renowned actress. Her writing also shows promise as a future author. Robots perform most human jobs that can be automated, leaving many free to pursue their personal creative interests.

50 Jahre Momo – das neue Hörspiel zum Jubiläum! "Momo", der weltberühmte Märchen-Roman von Michael Ende, wird 50 und Hörspiel-Regisseur Robert Schoen inszeniert ihn neu – mit hochkarätigen Sprechern wie Friedhelm Ptok als Erzähler, Andreas Fröhlich als Meister Hora und Paula Drescher als Momo. Eine Geschichte von heute für die ganze Familie über Freundschaft, Entschleunigung und den Mut, anders zu sein, atmosphärisch und vielschichtig inszeniert mit der Musik des mehrfach ausgezeichneten Komponisten Tobias Unterberg.

The Zombie Chasers meets The Goonies in David Macinnis Gill’s middle grade debut about a group of tweens who ride out the zombie apocalypse on a cobbled-together train. Fans of Ty Drago’s The Undertakers: Rise of the Corpses and Max Brallier’s The Last Kids on Earth will lose themselves in...

Book 2 in the Johnny Apocalypse series. Johnny and his Tribe travel to the desolate city of Washington Deecee where they hope to find a cure for Deb and begin to build a nation on the ruins of the past. While the Gangers and Ripper still pursue them, Johnny meets a new foe: An old pirate who calls himself Lord Algon has somehow organized the wild vagabond Crazies into a fighting force. With enemies on either side, can Johnny survive, let alone create the world his Tribe hopes for?

One choice will change the world. The Incorporation promised its people safety as they waited out the apocalypse. The Incorporation lied. With the torment of Project Progeny wreaking havoc inside the domes, a single chance for freedom offers Lanni more hope than she’d dared to dream of. A life outside the glass without the threat of starvation or violence. A place where Mari can be safe. A love that can heal Lanni’s shattered heart. But happily ever after must be bought with blood. Will the cost of paradise be more than Lanni can pay?

It happened without warning. A media blackout, a military coup, and suddenly the U.S.A. became the U.S.S.A. — the United Secure States of America. Whatever they called it, it was still a police state. Overnight, rock music was banned, movies were censored, and outspoken teachers began to vanish. Soon, any person who dared question the new authorities was in danger as well. Eddie Ludlow was jusgt a regular high school student in a small Ohio town, but he know that somebody had to stand up to the new government before America was lost. He also knew there had to be others like him. A small, ...

For centuries the bloody hands of Dhoranka, a death hungry warlord with the power over earth, water, and fire, have terrorized mankind. Battling his savagery stood the Oranthium, an ancient secret order determined to crush the ugly face of evil. Finally, news breaks that Dhoranka has been killed, but under the most mysterious circumstances, as no body was ever recovered. Years later, with balance restored, a young boy emerges in the Oranthium with Dhoranka’s power. They decide to send him on his first mission to the World of Laughter. It is a test of power and virtue. Without power, evil ...