Resultados para "The Star" en Adolescentes

A coming-of-age teen is thrown into a world of ancient secrets when he discovers a supernatural artifact that protects a weapon of mass destruction. With the help of a diverse group of friends, he embarks on a global adventure, seeking the truth about his sister’s death, and uncovers two clandestine, supernatural societies waging an epic, hidden war that threatens the future of civilization.

All her life, Spensa has dreamed of becoming a pilot. Of proving she's a hero like her father. She made it to the sky, but the truths she learned about her father were crushing. The rumors of his cowardice are true - he deserted his flight during battle against the Krell. Worse, though, he turned against his team and attacked them.

Fake dating the pop star next door? What could possibly go wrong... First grade teacher Maisie Lang thought her heartbreak was old news—until her ex-boyfriend and former best friend announce their wedding in her small hometown of Maplewood Springs. Determined to keep her dignity (and her...

Do right, fear nothing. Sam Hopkins is a good kid who has fallen in with the wrong crowd. Hanging around with car thieves and thugs, Sam knows it’s only a matter of time before he makes one bad decision too many and gets into real trouble. But one day, Sam sees these friends harassing an...

The second story in the bestselling fantasy series The Power of Five by Anthony Horowitz. After his experiences at Raven's Gate, fourteen-year-old Matt Freeman thinks his days of battling evil are over. But he is pulled into another horrifying adventure when he discovers a second gate exists...

Every Falling Star, the first book to portray contemporary North Korea to a young audience, is the intense memoir of a North Korean boy named Sungju who is forced at age 12 to live on the streets and fend for himself. To survive, Sungju creates a gang and lives by thieving, fighting, begging, and stealing rides on cargo trains. Sungju richly recreates his scabrous story, depicting what it was like for a boy alone to create a new family with his gang, his "brothers".

Rebecca Caelum has gone through a rough period in her life. First, her mother dies in a tragedy that would scar her home city for the rest of its days. Then, her father withdraws into himself, leaving Rebecca to her own devices. Finally, after getting involved with some unscrupulous individuals, Rebecca ends up in Upper Octave's Juvenile Detention Center. Things weren't going great, to say the least.

Seventh-grader Dawn Hibana has an aloof dad, one odd friend, and a generally unremarkable life. Dawn often feels like the little island town of Downbeat, cloaked in a fog that rises from the surrounding river, is all there is to the magical world of Aria. One day, on the walk to school with her depressed-yet-handsy best friend, they spot a shooting star. Although a skeptic, Dawn makes a private wish at her friend’s insistence. She gets much more than she asked for when a nine-foot-tall giantess on a flying motorcycle drops out of the sky and bashes her face in with a bass guitar.

Miracles do happen, but at what cost? Lucas Walker's sudden recovery from a terminal illness leaves everyone in awe, except for his girlfriend Emma, who never gave up hope. As they bask in the joy of his miraculous healing, Emma notices something off about Lucas. His speech is slow, and he...

He saved a dragon. Now he must save him again. Rowan Ashfell thought the hardest part was keeping Kaelthar alive. He was wrong. After the dragon's first rise into the sky, whispers spread throughout Aryndale. Riders talk. Stablemasters watch. And Commander Varek's suspicions only deepen. Varek believes Kaelthar is dangerous. Perhaps even something far worse. Unable to destroy the dragon without cause, the commander issues a challenge instead: prove Kaelthar belongs among Aryndale's dragons—or lose the sky forever.

The kingdom of Stelauris is slowly dying. A season of poison infects the air, earth, and water with increasing deadliness each year, and a deep love of gold and power infects the failing mind of the king. His only daughter and first in line to the throne, Princess Seren, lives in tightly controlled isolation. When she is suddenly thrust into royal society, she struggles to hide the strain of untamed magic awakening in her blood.

En Starside, el poder no se hereda. Se reclama. Cada cincuenta años, las puertas de Starside se abren y cincuenta aspirantes tienen la oportunidad de participar en una prueba letal. Harán lo que sea para conseguir lo más codiciado por cualquier mortal: magia. Todo el mundo tiene sus motivos para intentarlo, y el de Aris es la venganza. Pero cruzar las puertas es solo el principio, porque Starside es más peligroso de lo que parece. Aris no puede confiar en nadie, y mucho menos en Harlan Raker...

Kara is going to do a play at the club. She has never tried being on a stage before, but she is excited. Julie is too. Maybe a bit more than Kara, because she is sure she is going to get the lead role. But maybe Kara wants the lead role too.

When the old woman who raised him in a remote village is murdered, Kriss Lemarc finds himself alone on a planet where he'll always be an outsider. His only link to his long-dead, unknown parents is the touchlyre they bequeathed him, a strange instrument that not only plays music but pours his innermost feelings into the minds of his listeners.

Morgan Pickford is keen to please his dad. But sometimes the simplest of things are the hardest to achieve. A life-affirming novel exploring masculinity, friendship and family from an internationally acclaimed, bestselling Australian author.. Two things that are true and one that is a lie: I...

In a world where nutrition can be transferred via a pill, and society is split into Eaters and Non-Eaters, 17-year-old Princess Vela has a grave dilemma. Her father, the king, is dying, and only a transplant of organs from a healthy Non-Eater boy will save him. Vela is tasked with choosing a boy fit to die for the king, which is impossible enough. But then Carr, the boy she's loved all her life, emerges as the best candidate in the Bittersweet Trials. And he's determined to win, because by doing so, he can save the life of his Non-Eater sister.

"Rivo was like a shooting star; when it seemed the sun had set on the Kingdom and darkness came, he shone brightly. And like a shooting star, when the sun rose again and the darkness lifted, he was gone." He falls in battle, only to be brought back to witness the rise of his own legend.

Steal away to Italy for a hot summer, a sexy dare, and a romance that was never supposed to happen. For fans of The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue and Love and Gelato -- this is the escapist read you've been looking for! Bea is an outspoken English girl determined to break with family...

In a world scarred by the breach of Antarctica’s great ice wall, the Veil that once separated ancient realms has ruptured. Elira Torres, a half-Fae, half-Cosmic Being, is the last MoonBorn. Raised in Punta Arenas and destined by starlight, she holds the power to either restore the Veil or tear it apart forever.

Six children were conceived at the exact moment that the star Mentaras-H went supernova, and the explosion transformed their souls into living star fragments. Now the Star Shards face the ultimate battle - and the true purpose of their gifts will be revealed, for it is no accident they have these powers. Once despised for their "deformities", the Star Shards are now worshiped and feared as gods....