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Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > Adventure Stories > Thrillers
A boy on a quest against the power of the storm Eleven-year-old
Danny's parents are storm chasers - which sounds fun and exciting,
and it is, so long as you aren't the son who has to wait behind at
home. And one night, after a particularly fierce storm, Danny's
parents don't come back. Stranger still, the old sycamore tree in
Danny's yard seems to have been struck by lightning, and when he
picks up a fragment of wood from the tree's heart, he finds he can
hear voices ... including that of next door's rather uppity cat,
Mitzy. The stick is a taro, a shard of lightning that bestows upon
its bearer unnerving powers, including the ability to talk with
plants and animals - and it is very valuable. So valuable, in fact,
that it attracts the attention of a Sammael, an ancient figure of
darkness and a buyer of souls. And he will do anything to get his
hands on it ... And so begins a dangerous and daring quest. Danny,
who is bewildered, alone and unaccustomed to acts of bravery, must
confront his fears, find his parents and unravel the secrets of The
Book of Storms ...
Alyn, Jes, Ryan and Elsa are Nowhere. A concrete cube in the middle of a dense forest. Imprisoned inside are one hundred teenagers from all over the country. They're all criminals.
But none of them remember committing any crimes.
Who has put them there? What do their captors want? And how will they ever break free...?
An intensely gripping conspiracy thriller for 11+ readers.
They were only supposed to be on their own for one night. When her
mother remarries after an all-too-short courtship, Lottie and her
new stepsister must house sit for a night while their parents
honeymoon in Reno. Lottie feels out of place at her new stepdad's
fancy ski cabin in Tahoe, especially since her lone companion is
her new smart and sullen stepsister, Jade, who she's only met
briefly once before. And when a solar flare causes a massive
blackout-no cell signal or power-Lottie knows they've got a long
night ahead of them. Then, in the dark, someone else shows up at
the cabin-a cute, fast-talking stranger named Alex with his dog,
claiming to be lost and needing shelter from the developing
snowstorm. Lottie's suspicions about him grow throughout the night,
but when a fireplace malfunction causes a fire, the three of them
are forced out into the blizzard and must rely on one another to
find shelter and safety.. In the remote, freezing woods with no way
to call for help, the wary trio encounters the perils of the
wilderness as well as two mysterious young men who seem to know
Alex. Now Lottie must decide who she should trust in order to
survive.
When a secret society has you in their sights, it can lead to
power, privilege... or death. It's been two weeks since Polly St.
James went missing. The police, the headmistress of Torrey-Wells
Academy, and even her parents have ruled her a runaway. But not
Maren, her best friend and roommate. She knows Polly had a secret
that she was about to share with Maren before she disappeared-
something to do with the elite, ultra-rich crowd at Torrey-Wells.
Then Maren finds an envelope hidden among Polly's things: an
invitation to the Gamemaster's Society. Do not tell anyone, it
says. Maren is certain her classmates in the Society know the truth
about what happened to Polly, though it's no easy feat to join.
Once Maren's made it through the treacherous initiation, she
discovers a world she never knew existed within her school, where
Society members compete in high-stakes games for unheard-of
rewards-Ivy League connections, privileges, favors. But Maren's
been drawn into a different game: for every win, she'll receive a
clue about Polly. And as Maren keeps winning, she begins to see
just how powerful the Society's game is-bigger and deadlier than
she ever imagined. They see, they know, they control. And they
kill.
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The Boy Who Dared
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Rachel Coverdale; Edited by Amanda Horan; Illustrated by Michael Douglas Carr; Cover design or artwork by Amanda Horan
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Samantha Gibson
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The trust no-one tension of One of Us is Lying meets legendary scam
Fyre Festival. A high-energy, wildly entertaining,
read-in-one-sitting YA thriller to get obsessed with. Plum Winter
has always come in second to her sister, the unbelievably cool,
famous influencer Peach Winter. And when Peach is invited to an
all-expenses-paid trip to a luxurious art-and-music festival for
influencers on a private island in the Caribbean, Plum decides it's
finally her time to shine. So she intercepts the invite - and asks
her two best friends to come along to the fest with her. It'll be a
spring break they'll never forget. But the island is run-down,
creepy, and there doesn't even seem to be a festival - it's just
seven other quasi-celebrities and influencers, and none of the
glitz and glamour she expected. Then people start to die... Plum
and her friends soon realize that someone has lured each of them to
the "festival" to kill them. Someone has a vendetta against every
person on the island - and no one is supposed to leave alive. A
serial killer thriller with twists you won't see coming!A no-escape
setting and characters you'll love-to-hate. Black comedy and edgy
glam on every page.
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