From the award-winning author of Princess Princess Ever After comes The Tea Dragon Society, a charming all-ages book that follows the story of Greta, a blacksmith apprentice, and the people she meets as she becomes entwined in the enchanting world of tea dragons. After discovering a lost tea dragon in the marketplace, Greta learns about the dying art form of tea dragon care-taking from the kind tea shop owners, Hesekiel and Erik. As she befriends them and their shy ward, Minette, Greta sees how the craft enriches their lives—and eventually her own.

Nevel wordt in een onbekende kamer wakker en heeft geen idee wie ze is en hoe ze daar terecht is gekomen. Om haar rechterhand zit een handschoen met op de rugzijde een doorzichtig kogeltje en een scherm dat het getal vijftig aangeeft. Als ze op onderzoek gaat, vindt ze een geheimzinnig briefje waarin staat dat haar herinneringen zijn gestolen. In het briefje staat eveneens informatie over de stad Mystanica. De stad is gebouwd rondom een afgrond, waarin een dikke mist hangt. Uit de mist wordt nevelenergie gewonnen. Dankzij de energie kunnen robots door de stad vliegen en worden machines aangedreven. Alles wordt ermee betaald of geactiveerd, waaronder de mysterieuze runen. Meteen staat Nevel voor een belangrijke keuze: drie deuren, drie richtingen, drie runen. Zelf hoeft ze die beslissing niet te maken, die is voor jou. Door een experiment ben jij namelijk met het boek verbonden. Ze wil erg graag haar herinneringen terug en ontdekken wat er aan de hand is, maar uiteindelijk bepaal jij welke richting het verhaal op gaat en hoe ze haar energie gebruikt. Een verhaal vol mist, mysterie en mechanica: Mystanica.

New York Times-bestselling author Aiden Thomas returns to the beloved world of Cemetery Boys in Espiritu, this time following Julian, who is dealing with newfound powers, a new relationship with Yadriel, and the return of demons he had hoped were gone forever!Julian used to be a ghost and now he can’t stop seeing them.Ever since being sacrificed as part of a forbidden ritual, Julian has been able to see and communicate with the spirits of passed brujx. And that would be okay, if it allowed him to be part of his new boyfriend's community. But Julian’s also seeing other shadows in the corner of his eyes, glowing eyes in the dark, and “dark spots” on people – gaping, black gashes that are somehow wrong. He did ask his new magical boyfriend about it, but Yadriel has never heard of anything like it either, and he’s so busy with his new Brujx responsibilities, trying to figure out where all the new malingos are coming from, that Julian hates for his problems to ruin what little time together they have.Then, a strange new brujx shows up. Ángel, as a nonbinary brujx, can heal the living and release the dead, but more than that, they can also see the same dark spots as Julian. Despite Yadriel’s reservations, Julian eagerly accepts their help. But, Ángel’s ruthless methods feel wrong to Julian, who wants to move away from hurting others.With the shadows growing darker, and the discovery of a gaping dark spot on his friend Luca, Julian has to decide who he wants to put his trust in, and just how far he’s willing to go to save what is his.

Tyrus grew up in a world without seasons, only snow and ice. A world, where humans and elves used to get along. A world, where fiery magic once thrived through a connection between owls and people. A world, he is destined to save. Long ago, a never-ending Winter conquered all of the Wingspan Continent, and any hopes of that ever changing, had died silent deaths. But when Tyrus bonds with a curious owl that shouldn't exist, all those hopes are resurrected. He becomes the first Owlbound mage in over a century, capable of wielding the magical flames of legend and myth. Together with the friends he makes along the way, he embarks on a fantastical journey to bring back the dancing seasons of ages lost and free his world from Winter's deadly beak. Welcome, to the Wingspan Continent! Owlbound by Winter's Beak is a young adult fantasy adventure set in a world ravaged by a never-ending cold. The story features a plethora of fantastical creatures, a quest to save the world, a chosen one, an adorable magical owl, found family, fiery colourful magic, a boy who explores the depths of his powers and sexuality, complete with a fun-loving and witty cast of characters.

A student will find that the hardest lessons sometimes come outside the classroom in this stunning dark academia novel from the acclaimed author of The Year of the Witching and House of Hunger. Lennon Carter’s life is falling apart. Then she gets a mysterious phone call inviting her to take the entrance exam for Drayton College, a school of magic hidden in a secret pocket of Savannah. Lennon has been chosen because—like everyone else at the school—she has the innate gift of persuasion, the ability to wield her will like a weapon, using it to control others and, in rare cases, matter itself. After passing the test, Lennon begins to learn how to master her devastating and unsettling power. But despite persuasion’s heavy toll on her body and mind, she is wholly captivated by her studies, by Drayton’s lush, moss-draped campus, and by her brilliant classmates. But even more captivating is her charismatic adviser, Dante, who both intimidates and enthralls her. As Lennon continues in her studies her control grows, and she starts to uncover more about the secret world she has entered into, including the disquieting history of Drayton college, and the way her mentor’s tragic and violent past intertwines with it. She is increasingly disturbed by what she learns. For it seems that the ultimate test is to embrace absolute power without succumbing to corruption . . . and it's a test she's terrified she is going to fail.

MP3 CD Format Nino Cipri's Finna is a rambunctious, touching story that blends all the horrors the multiverse has to offer with the everyday awfulness of low-wage work. It explores queer relationships and queer feelings, capitalism and accountability, labor and love, all with a bouncing sense of humor and a commitment to the strange. When an elderly customer at a Swedish big box furniture store—but not that one—slips through a portal to another dimension, it's up to two minimum-wage employees to track her across the multiverse and protect their company's bottom line. Multi-dimensional swashbuckling would be hard enough, but those two unfortunate souls broke up a week ago. To find the missing granny, Ava and Jules will brave carnivorous furniture, swarms of identical furniture spokespeople, and the deep resentment simmering between them. Can friendship blossom from the ashes of their relationship? In infinite dimensions, all things are possible.

THE CITY BURNED BENEATH THE DREAMING MOON In the ancient city-state of Gujaareh, peace is the only law. Upon its rooftops and among the shadows of its cobbled streets wait the Gatherers - the keepers of this peace. Priests of the dream-goddess, their duty is to harvest the magic of the sleeping mind and use it to heal, soothe...and kill those judged corrupt. But when a conspiracy blooms within Gujaareh's great temple, the Gatherer Ehiru must question everything he knows. Someone, or something, is murdering innocent dreamers in the goddess's name, and Ehiru must now protect the woman he was sent to kill - or watch the city be devoured by war and forbidden magic.

On Monday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walk into detention. Bronwyn, the brain, is Yale-bound and never breaks a rule. Addy, the beauty, is the picture-perfect homecoming princess. Nate, the criminal, is already on probation for dealing. Cooper, the athlete, is the all-star baseball pitcher. And Simon, the outcast, is the creator of Bayview High's notorious gossip app. Only, Simon never makes it out of that classroom. Before the end of detention, Simon's dead. And according to investigators, his death wasn't an accident. On Monday, he died. But on Tuesday, he'd planned to post juicy reveals about all four of his high-profile classmates, which makes all four of them suspects in his murder. Or are they the perfect patsies for a killer who's still on the loose? Everyone has secrets, right? What really matters is how far you would go to protect them. One of Us Is Lying is the story of what happens when five strangers walk into detention and only four walk out alive. Everyone is a suspect, and everyone has something to hide. An alternate cover edition for this book can be found here.