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Die Redaktion der Schülerzeitung – kurz SZ – recherchiert Ausgabe für Ausgabe spannende Storys am Geschwister-Scholl-Gymnasium. Die Chefredakteure Adrian, Kathi und Anna sind nicht nur privat gute Freunde, sie leiten auch die Redaktion der zehn Schülerinnen und Schüler. Band 1: Im Zeichen des Sonnenkreuzes Das neue Team wird direkt bei der ersten Redaktionssitzung mit mysteriösen Graffiti-Zeichen konfrontiert, die seit den Sommerferien überall an der Schule auftauchen.

Luciana, 17 años, está en coma por haber ingerido una pastilla de éxtasis. Es "el día siguiente". Mientras sus amigos se preguntan qué ha pasado, Eloy, el chico que la ama, busca desesperado al camello que le vendió la pastilla para tratar de salvarle la vida. Sólo analizando qué contenía la droga sabrán los médicos a qué se enfrentan.

La inspectora de la Policía Nacional Luisa Ferrer investiga la desaparición de Carol Roig, una influyente diseñadora y empresaria ibicenca. Lo que en principio parece una investigación rutinaria, pronto se complica por una serie de extraños acontecimientos que desafían toda lógica. Mientras bucea en la vida de la desaparecida, Ferrer descubrirá secretos ocultos, relaciones peligrosas y un entorno donde nada es lo que parece.

Kari and Lucas had two run-ins with a snarling painter who appears to be copying Rembrants. Using the kind of ingenuity and determination that only two teenage girls could come up with, Kari and Lucas embark on an international adventure to figure out who the mystery painter is and what he's up to. But neither is prepared for what they find. Suddenly what began as a madcap pursuit becomes deadly serious. Will they risk their lives in the name of art?

The stakes have never been higher. The games are do or die. Cory’s life has become one big gamble, and he’s on a path he never intended to take. Cory must decide whether he's willing to risk his life to save his friends and the one he loves, or save himself. In this deadly game of chance, Cory’s life once again becomes intertwined with the girl who betrayed him. But if he's not careful or misses the clues, he just might make a wager he will certainly lose.

Mirabelle’s past is shrouded in secrecy, from her parents’ tragic deaths to her guardians’ half-truths about why she can’t return to her birthplace, Beau Rivage. Desperate to see the town, Mira runs away a week before her sixteenth birthday - and discovers a world she never could have imagined. In Beau Rivage, nothing is what it seems - the strangely pale girl with a morbid interest in apples, the obnoxious playboy who’s a beast to everyone he meets, and the chivalrous guy who has a thing for damsels in distress.

Since first grade, Christopher Creed has been everyone's favorite freak and weirdo whipping boy. But when he disappears without a trace, leaving behind only a strange e-mail message that might be a suicide note, his quiet town becomes consumed with speculation and finger-pointing. And the longer he remains missing, the more clear it becomes that for most people, finding out what happened to Christopher is much less important than finding someone besides themselves to blame.

Justine Childs is your average teenage girl, until the day ex-child-star Eva Kate Kelly moves in across the way. Eva Kate is gorgeous, seductive, and eager to invite Justine into her glittery world. Their relationship intensifies quickly, but there is a lot they aren't telling each other, and in the midst of the whirlwind, a girl lies dead. Who killed Eva Kate? Justine swears her innocence - and she'd like you to hear her side of the story.

Teddy’s favorite place is Bottomrock Lake, where sunfish swim in their little saucer nests and lilypads edge the shore. She’s worked there as a lifeguard every summer, including last year, when her twin sister Izzy waded into the lake for a midnight swim and never came out. Now, Teddy can’t stop scripting stories for where she went. Izzy was an accomplished swimmer, so she couldn’t possibly have drowned. And if she did somehow drown, where’s her body and why is her passport missing?

At the very southern tip of South America looms an isolated finishing school. Legend has it that the land will curse those who settle there. But for Mavi - a bold Buenos Aires native fleeing the military regime that took her mother - it offers an escape to a new life as a young teacher to Argentina’s elite girls. Mavi tries to embrace the strangeness of the imposing house - despite warnings not to roam at night, threats from an enigmatic young man, and rumors of mysterious Others. But one of Mavi’s 10 students is missing, and students and teachers begin to behave as if possessed.

It’s the beginning of the school year—and Briar’s newest resident, D.J. Rosenblum, is not here for it. Ever since her cousin Rachel died, D.J.’s family has been a mess: Her aunt and uncle are catatonic. Her mom is even more scatterbrained than usual. She had to postpone her bat mitzvah a whole year. Worst of all, she and her mom had to move—leaving her best friend, Eva, behind.

While attempting to overcome their greatest fears, five college students discover something far more terrifying.

Bea Fletcher never met a cold case she didn't want to solve. So when she finds herself staying with family near Lake Paloma, she's torn. Sure, she's not thrilled to be bunking with her moody, taciturn uncle and his wife while her father's out of town. Being away from Cabot Cove means less time for Bea to work on her true crime blog, visit her great-aunt Jessica, and spend time with new friends Leisl, Leif, and Carlos and the mysterious underground treasure hunting game they've been playing.

Set in Crestwood High, where the sudden disappearance of its blueprint overshadows the excitement of a new science wing, the story follows Mia Chen, a bright and resourceful 16-year-old with a knack for solving puzzles. Alongside her friends Jake and Emma, Mia dives into a thrilling adventure, piecing together clues and navigating unexpected twists. As they race against time to recover the blueprint before the school's grand unveiling, they uncover deeper secrets that test their courage, teamwork, and resilience.

Kelly et ses amies sont sans cesse à la recherche d’un moyen pour s’immiscer dans une nouvelle enquête. Comme toujours, Derek s’y oppose, mais cette fois il ne prévoit pas céder. Le monde de la rue est beaucoup trop risqué et les gangsters responsables du trafic de stupéfiants qu’il poursuit sont sans pitié. Il ignore toutefois que le passé de la mère de Kelly la rattrapera et les circonstances obligeront Kelly à s’en mêler.

When John receives a letter, his once-dormant nightmares return. Haunted by memories of his best friend’s tragic death thirty-five years ago, John is thrust back into a past he thought he’d escaped. John and his wife Sara fled their hometown of Lizardville over two decades ago, desperate to leave the ghosts behind. But as the letter pulls them back into the heart of their old community, they’re forced to confront long-buried secrets or risk losing everything they hold dear.

A knife streaked with blood. A teenage gang held in jail. A dangerous man owed a load of money. A life-changing offer too good to refuse. Welcome to the world of 15-year-old Evan Banksky, a world that seems to be spinning dangerously out of control. A world that seems impossible to escape. Until he gets some unexpected help from a mysterious group on a mission to reveal the truth behind a great illusion.

Dúas vidas que se cruzan de madrugada a través das redes. Un rapaz e unha rapaza que se entregan a un xogo misterioso: compartir os seus soños, as súas ilusións e os seus temores, pero non a súa identidade. Axiña darán o seguinte paso: unha cita ás cegas. Con todo, atoparse cun descoñecido sempre ten os seus riscos. Porque todos ocultamos segredos... Un cadáver. O corpo dun rapaz, desfigurado pola violencia da caída. Unha vida nova arruinada para sempre, unha morte que suscita máis preguntas ca respostas.

You don't know who you are. But they do. You wake up on the subway tracks in Los Angeles with no memory of who you are. A backpack is at your feet. Inside is a fresh set of clothes, $1,000 in cash, a phone number, and the instructions "Do not call the police." As you try to figure out your identity, the questions swirl. What is your name? How did you get here? What is the meaning of the tattoo on your wrist of a blackbird and the code FNV02198? There is only one thing you know for sure: People are trying to kill you.

Best-selling sportswriter and Edgar Award winner John Feinstein is back with another sports mystery featuring Stevie Thomas and Susan Carol Anderson—this one set at the summer Olympics in London. In this book, Susan Carol isn't a reporter—she's an Olympian, competing as a swimmer at her first Olympic games. Stevie is both proud and envious of her athletic prowess. And he's worried by the agents and sponsors and media all wanting to get up close and personal with Susan Carol.