Résultats pour "The Star" dans Thrillers et œuvres à suspense

"You are a disgrace, Azala. All your life, you have been living in the shadow of others, begging and pleading for people to like you. You couldn't even march to the beat of your own drum, you had to go and copy others to satisfy your own selfish desires. Then to top it off, when you didn't get your way, you did what you did to get attention!" my dad yelled. Something inside me snapped, but I didn't cry; I couldn't cry.

The day Louisiana teenager Rory Deveaux arrives in London marks a memorable occasion. For Rory, it’s the start of a new life at a London boarding school. But for many, this will be remembered as the day a series of brutal murders broke out across the city - gruesome crimes mimicking the horrific work of Jack the Ripper in the autumn of 1888. Soon “Rippermania” takes hold of modern-day London, and the police are left with few leads and no witnesses. Except one. Rory spotted the man police believe to be the prime suspect.

Senior year was supposed to be a fresh start, but for V, nothing feels normal. Grief is a constant weight on her chest, and nothing can keep it at bay. Then a single clue changes everything—a buried secret she was never meant to find. What begins as a distraction soon spirals into a dangerous mystery, threatening to unravel the fragile life she's holding together and everything she thought she knew.

Ein Superstar. Eine Geheimagentin. Die Mission ihres Lebens. Winter Young ist DIE neue internationale Sensation am Popmusikhimmel – mit einer Stimme wie Samt und einem Aussehen, für das andere morden würden. Seine Starpower bricht regelmäßig alle Rekorde und ausverkaufte Stadien sind für ihn an der Tagesordnung. Sydney Cossettes Leben hingegen könnte nicht unterschiedlicher sein. Denn sie ist Teil einer Elite-Undercovereinheit, der sie als jüngstes Mitglied aller Zeiten beigetreten ist. Doch als der Boss eines globalen Syndikats seiner Tochter ein Privatkonzert mit Winter schenkt, kreuzen sich ihre Wege.

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.

In book five of the award-winning Austin Family Chronicles young adult series from Madeleine L'Engle, author of A Wrinkle in Time, a girl experiences the difficulties and joys of growing up. The Austins have settled back into their beloved home in the country after more than a year away. Though...

When the paths of Zoe Asfah and Miles Blake accidentally cross one quiet, summer afternoon, they feel this inexplicable attraction. Is it fate? Maybe. But if so, they soon discover that fate also has its dark side. The way these two young souls confront what life throws at them defines the focus of this heart-wrenching novel filled with laughter, love, sorrow, and mystery. And a surprise ending that promises goosebumps.