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In this stunning debut, legends collide with reality when a boy is swept into the magical, dangerous world of a girl filled with poison. Everyone knows the legends about the cursed girl - Isabel, the one the senoras whisper about. They say she has green skin and grass for hair, and she feeds on the poisonous plants that fill her family's Caribbean island garden. Some say she can grant wishes; some say her touch can kill.

Sixteen-year-old Cade Curtis is an angel thief. After his mother’s family rejected him for being born out of wedlock, he and his dad moved to the apartment above a local antique shop. The only payment the owner Mrs. Walker requests: marble angels, stolen from graveyards, for her to sell for thousands of dollars to collectors. But there’s one angel that would be the last they’d ever need to steal; an angel, carved by a slave, with one hand open and one hand closed. If only Cade could find it....

After Veronique’s parents died, her grandmother raised her on a farm in rural Louisiana. For sixteen years, it’s just been Veronique, MawMaw, and an ocean of trees. That’s because Veronique has a secret—one MawMaw has warned her she must always keep safe. Veronique has the power to control the wind. But when MawMaw falls ill, Veronique is forced to move to New Orleans to live with family she never knew she had. New Orleans is a far cry from her old quiet life, but Veronique finally gets her chance for a normal life—one with school, friends, and even love.

Seventeen-year-old Vienna was used to being awkward and unusual, but she had Logan by her side, so the rest of the world didn’t matter. But when their relationship was fractured in high school, she watched helplessly as Logan turned his back on her. Determined to make it through graduation, she kept her head down and focused on her future. Until the World of Magic, came knocking.

The lines between Light and Dark blur when Alder and Lily assume their crowns as the new King and Queen of the Fae Kingdom. The goal of their reign is to fulfill Gideon’s wishes of uniting the fairy Kingdoms, but something sinister stands in their way. Determined to find Bennett and retrieve the stolen book, Lily’s attention strays from her duties, making her rely on her sisters more than ever before.

There’s a new kid on the block… Max Damiano is less than thrilled when talented and pretty Priya Agarwal arrives with her parents to train with him in demon-hunting. Graceful, deadly and double-gifted like him, she’s every bit his match. Not only does he need to contend with the strange girl, there's talk of future marriage too. But the appearance of a bone-sucking demon on the streets of New York City threatens Hunters and civilians alike. Can Max and Priya set aside their rivalry to face this new and insidious threat? The City Never Sleeps is the fourth book in the Damiano Legacies ...

Master storyteller David Almond presents a beautiful collection of short fiction interwoven with pieces that illuminate the inspiration behind the stories. May Malone is said to have a monster in her house, but what Norman finds there may just be the angel he needs. Joe Quinn's house is noisy with poltergeists, or could it be Davie's raging causing the disturbance?

Jameson Innis is different. As graduation from the esteemed Academy looms near, all students must bind virtues—bestial manifestations of the twelve base elements. To each student a single virtue is given to decide their future and career. Jay, however, seeks to do the impossible: bind them all.

The mysteries unfold. As a Starlighter, Koren knows her destiny is to save her fellow human slaves from the dragons’ bondage - but by following the orders of the smooth-talking dragon king, Taushin, has she in fact doomed her people and herself? As Koren struggles over her choices, Elyssa discovers a new aspect to her Diviner gifts when her pendant begins to unlock mysteries surrounding the star drops from the Exodus star.

As the long-awaited invasion of human forces looms, Jason, Koren, and Elyssa struggle to alert the soldiers to an unforeseen menace on the planet of Starlight—a deadly illness has been released, one that already has Koren in its grip. Starlighter Cassabrie harbors a secret she believes can counter the devastation being unleashed by dragon king Taushin’s latest maneuverings, but she can disclose little of her risky plan. As Cassabrie fights to save her people, the dragon Magnar works to move the Starlight prophecy in his favor.

In the gripping conclusion to the Otherside series, Mikey Black, burdened by the darkness within himself, faces his ultimate challenge: uniting the fractured realms against the Devouring, an ominous force born from the God of Death. As the threat looms, alliances must be forged, old wounds healed, and sacrifices made.

A year ago, Boy, the son of Frankenstein's monster, had never even met a human. Now he's living with his human "family", the descendants of Dr. Frankenstein, in Switzerland. That is until the maniacal genius Dr. Moreau, long-ago banished to a remote island for his crimes against humanity, asks for Boy's help.

A remote island. Old secrets. And a cascade of unintended consequences. Long ago, four clans from earth's four corners were given magical abilities to help save humanity from oblivion. For generations, their descendants have lived in hidden communities and occasionally intermingled with regular humans—leading to whispers of unforeseen consequences. Now, in the present-day and for unknown purposes, one Clan quietly and desperately seeks the rumored, undiscovered offspring.

Welcome to Elsewhere. The beaches are marvelous. It’s quiet and peaceful. You can’t get sick, and you’ll never turn even a day older . . . This is where fifteen-year-old Liz Hall ends up, after she has died. It is a place so like Earth yet completely different. Here, Liz will age backward from the day of her death until she becomes a baby and returns to Earth. But Liz wants to turn sixteen, not fourteen again. She wants to get her driver’s license. She wants to graduate from high school and go to college.

The Inquisitor has taken over Ea and executed innocent women for witchcraft. Now, Alaia's father is dying from lung disease. Alaia is a gifted healer and can cure him given enough time, but instead she must disappear, because the Inquisitor has accused her of practicing magic. Mateo has loved Alaia since childhood and vows to protect her from his uncle, the Inquisitor. Together, they attempt to flee in his boat in a forbidden romance, but the young healer must learn to use her herbal knowledge to fight back for those she loves. Herbs not only heal but kill.

Eury llega al Bronx como una niña atormentada. Atormentada por haberlo perdido todo en el huracán María y por un espíritu maligno llamado Ato. No duda de que la tragedia que los azotó a ella y a su familia en Puerto Rico la perseguirá hasta Nueva York. Sin embargo, por un momento, puede casi olvidar el miedo gracias a la presencia de este chico....

Maddy yearns for her life to be mystifying, to be as magical as a fairy story. And then one day, on the beach, she meets the strangest young man she has ever seen.

Though everyone in the village of  Tres Montes thinks Sonia Ocampo is blessed, she knows she is nothing but a fraud. She’s spent her life listening to the hopes and wishes of her neighbors and family, but when a classmate dies despite her prayers, she is forced to realize that she has no special powers - no way to prevent bad things from happening.

Compilation de récits adorés par les sorcières et sorciers de tous âges, "Les Contes de Beedle le Barde" sont l'équivalent des contes des frères Grimm dans le monde des sorciers. Cette édition a été traduite des runes originales par Hermione Granger en personne et contient des annotations du professeur Dumbledore et de J.K. Rowling. Parfaite occasion de découvrir les histoires qui ont joué un rôle crucial dans le combat contre Lord Voldemort, ces classiques de la littérature raviront petits et grands. Cinq contes sont présentés : "Le Conte des trois frères", qui ne sera pas inconnu aux lecteurs et lectrices de "Harry Potter et les Reliques de la Mort", ainsi que "La Fontaine de la bonne fortune", "Le Sorcier au cœur velu", "Le Sorcier et la marmite sauteuse" et "Babbitty Lapina et la souche qui gloussait".

Sure, jumping through books into the world's most beautiful libraries to protect humans from mystical creatures is awesome. No one knows that better than Gia Kearns, but she could do without the part where people are always trying to kill her. Oh, and the fact that she and Pop had to move away from her friends and life as she knew it.