Jacqueline West

Even the smallest wish can be dangerous. That’s why the Collectors are always keeping watch. Van has always been an outsider. Most people don’t notice him. But he notices them. And he notices the small trinkets they drop, or lose, or throw away—that’s why his collection is full of treasures. Then one day, Van notices a girl stealing pennies from a fountain, and everything changes. He follows the girl, Pebble, and uncovers an underground world full of wishes and the people who collect them. Apparently not all wishes are good and even good wishes often have unintended consequences—and the Collectors have made it their duty to protect us. But they aren't the only ones who have their eyes on the world’s wishes—and they may not be the good guys, after all.  

Eleven-year-old Fiona has just read a book that doesn’t exist. When Fiona’s family moves to be closer to her older sister’s figure skating club—and far from Fiona’s close-knit group of friends—nobody seems to notice Fiona’s unhappiness. Alone and out of place, Fiona ventures to the town’s library, a rambling mansion donated to the town by the long-dead heiress. And there she finds a gripping mystery novel about a small town, family secrets, and a tragic disappearance. Soon Fiona begins to notice strange similarities that blur the lines between the novel and her new town. And when she looks for the book again, it’s gone. Almost like it never existed. With stubbornness and a little help from a few odd Lost Lake locals, Fiona uncovers the book’s strange history. It’s not a novel, but the true story of an unsolved century-old crime filled with clues to the mystery. Lost Lake is a town of restless spirits, and Fiona will learn that both help and danger come from unexpected places—maybe even the sister she thinks doesn’t care about her anymore.

In Olive's third adventure, what lurks below the house could be as dangerous as what's hidden inside . . .Some terrifying things have happened to Olive in the old stone house, but none as scary as starting junior high. Or so she thinks. When she plummets through a hole in her backyard, though, she realizes two things that may change her mind: First, the wicked Annabelle McMartin is back. Second, there's a secret underground that unlocks not one but two of Elsewhere's biggest, most powerful, most dangerous forces yet. But with the house's guardian cats acting suspicious, her best friend threatening to move away, and her ally Morton starting to rebel, Olive isn't sure where to turn. Will she figure it out in time? Or will she be lured into Elsewhere, and trapped there for good?

Olive thought she'd uncovered all the house's secrets. She was wrong. It's Halloween night when strangers come to Linden Street...and something dear to Olive goes missing. To what lengths will she go to get it back? Can she trust the strangers? Will she turn to a new and dangerous magic within the paintings of Elsewhere? Or will she put her faith in her own worst enemies to save the people and home she loves? The stakes grow higher, the secrets more dangerous, and mystery and magic abound as Olive, the boys, and the cats uncover the true nature of the house on Linden Street.

Olive ist verzweifelt. Weil sie die magische Brille zerstört hat, kann sie nicht mehr in die Bilderwelt steigen, in der ihr Freund Morton noch immer ein-gesperrt ist. Und die drei sprechenden Katzen Horatio, Leopold und Harvey haben nur wenig Lust, Olive zu helfen. Als Olive schließlich auf das Zauberbuch der McMartins stößt, glaubt sie, mit seiner Hilfe endlich eine Lösung für Morton finden zu können. Sie ahnt nicht, dass sie schon längst in einen sehr gefährlichen magischen Bann geraten ist. Denn nicht Olive hat das Buch gefunden – das Buch hat Olive gefunden …

When strange things start happening to local music idol Anders Thorson, everyone blames his number-one-fan, Thea. But is she out to hurt him? Or protect him? High school senior Anders Thorson is unusually gifted. His band, Last Things, is legendary in their northern Minnesota hometown. With guitar skills that would amaze even if he weren’t only eighteen, Anders is the focus of head-turning admiration. And Thea Malcom, a newcomer to the insular town, is one of his admirers. Thea seems to turn up everywhere Anders goes: gigs at the local coffeehouse, guitar lessons, even in the woods near Anders’s home. When strange things start happening to Anders—including the disappearance of his beloved cat, then his sort-of girlfriend, and, somehow, his musical talent—blame immediately falls on Thea. But is she trying to hurt him? Or save him? Can he trust a girl who doesn’t seem to know the difference between dreams and reality? And how much are they both willing to compromise to get what they want?

Die Katze stand auf und reckte sich. «Nur weil deine Eltern dieses Haus gekauft haben, bedeutet das noch lange nicht, dass ihr hier bleiben werdet», sagte sie. «Was meinst du damit?», fragte Olive. «Ich meine, dass dieses Haus jemand anderem gehört. Und dass dieser Jemand euch hier vielleicht nicht haben will.» Olive spürt gleich, dass mit ihrem neuen Haus etwas nicht stimmt. Und dabei sind drei sprechende Katzen noch das wenigste. Was hat es zum Beispiel mit den Bildern auf sich, die sich nicht von der Wand nehmen lassen? Und mit der Brille, mit deren Hilfe man die Bilderwelten betreten kann? Als Olive nach und nach hinter das Geheimnis der Villa kommt, gerät sie selbst in große Gefahr. Denn eine unheimliche Macht droht aus den Bildern herauszukommen und das Haus in Besitz zu nehmen. Wird es Olive und ihren Katzenfreunden gelingen, die Schatten zu vertreiben?

The fifth and final book in The Books of Elsewhere. Annabelle McMartin is gone for good, but something worse lurks just out of sight--watching, waiting, preparing to strike. Then a field trip to the local art museum reveals a shock. What Olive discovers will create a chain of events that propel her to discoveries she may not wish to uncover, involving Morton's vanished parents and the very deepest, darkest roots of Aldous McMartin's creepy painted world. In this fifth and final book, Olive must seek the full, complex story of Elsewhere, its magical origins, and its creator, and in so doing, face her own fears and limitations--and possibly the destruction of Elsewhere itself. How far will Olive go to save the people and home she loves? And what will be the final cost?

Jaye wakes up from a skiing accident with a fractured skull, a blinding headache, and her grip on reality sliding into delusion. Determined to get back to her starring role in the school production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, Jaye lies to her sister, her mom, her doctors. She's fine, she says. She's fine. If anyone knew the truth - that hallucinations of Shakespeare and his characters have followed her from her hospital bed to the high school halls - it would all be over. She’s almost managing to pull off the act when Romeo shows up in her anatomy class. And it turns out that he's 100% real. Suddenly Jaye has to choose between lying to everyone else and lying to herself. Troubled by the magnetic new kid, a long-lost friend turned recent love interest, and the darkest parts of her family's past, Jaye’s life tangles with Shakespeare's most famous plays until she can't tell where truth ends and pretending begins. Soon, secret meetings and dizzying first kisses give way to more dangerous things. How much is real, how much is in Jaye's head, and how much does it matter as she flies toward a fate over which she seems to have no control?

Dwie siostry, nieistniejąca książka i miasteczko na przedmieściach, które niczym pamiętne Twin Peaks skrywa upiorną tajemnicę… Jedenastoletnia Fiona nie ma wyjścia. Nikt nie pyta jej o zdanie, kiedy rodzina podejmuje decyzję o przeprowadzce do Lost Lake. Ta zapyziała mieścina dla rodziców i starszej siostry dziewczyny zdaje się być spełnieniem marzeń. Cisza, spokój i treningi łyżwiarstwa figurowego Arden na wyciągnięcie ręki. Ale Fiona z dnia na dzień traci grupę zgranych przyjaciół i całą chęć do życia. Pewnego dnia w starej bibliotece znajduje jednak powieść kryminalną o miasteczku, rodzinnych tajemnicach i tragicznym zniknięciu, która wciąga ją bez reszty… Z czasem Fiona zaczyna dostrzegać dziwne podobieństwa, które zacierają granice między fikcją a rzeczywistością. Być może to wcale nie powieść, tylko dziennik, intymne wyznanie kogoś, kto żył w Lost Lake przed laty… Jak skończy się ta tajemnicza historia? Jacqueline West, uznana pisarka wielokrotnie goszcząca na listach bestsellerów „New York Timesa”, snuje mrożącą krew w żyłach, magiczną opowieść dla młodzieży. O dawnej tajemnicy, duchach z przeszłości i silnej lecz burzliwej siostrzanej więzi. Fani powieści Katherine Arden i Victorii Schwab zatracą się w tej hipnotyzującej, obejmującej całe stulecia książce.

Old Ms. McMartin is definitely dead. Now her crumbling Victorian mansion lies vacant. When eleven-year-old Olive and her dippy mathematician parents move in, she knows there's something odd about the place--not least the walls covered in strange antique paintings. But when Olive finds a pair of old spectacles in a dusty drawer, she discovers the most peculiar thing yet: She can travel inside these paintings to a world that's strangely quiet . . . and eerily like her own. Yet Elsewhere harbors dark secrets--and Morton, an undersized boy with an outsize temper. As she and Morton form an uneasy alliance, Olive finds herself ensnared in a plan darker and more dangerous than she could have imagined, confronting a power that wants to be rid of her by any means necessary. It's up to Olive to save the house from the dark shadows, before the lights go out for good.