Ergebnis für "Monster" in Coming of Age

Und plötzlich ist alles anders: Als die zehnjährige Mona für eine Stunde ihr Augenlicht verliert, verweisen ihre Ärzte die besorgten Eltern an einen Kinderpsychiater. Monas Großvater Henry soll sie zu den Terminen begleiten, doch der hat eine andere, bessere Idee: In der Zeit, die seiner geliebten Enkelin bleibt, soll sie die ganze Schönheit der Welt in sich aufnehmen. Heimlich gehen die beiden in die großen Pariser Museen und betrachten dort Woche für Woche ein einziges Kunstwerk. Mit jedem Leonardo, jedem Monet und Kandinsky entdeckt Mona eine neue Weisheit – und dringt zum Grund ihres Leidens vor.

When a truck ran down Tyler, he didn't think he'd wake back up...but he did. Now he's in a fantastical world filled with wonder, adventure, and battling monsters tamed by humans like one of his favorite video games.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the author of Uprooted and Spinning Silver comes the first book of the Scholomance trilogy, the story of an unwilling dark sorceress who is destined to rewrite the rules of magic. FINALIST FOR THE LODESTAR AWARD “The dark school of magic I’ve been...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The specter of graduation looms large as Naomi Novik’s groundbreaking, New York Times bestselling trilogy continues in the stunning sequel to A Deadly Education. “The climactic graduation-day battle will bring cheers, tears, and gasps as the second of the...

Tyler never could have imagined where he wound up after dying and waking up in a strange new world. A certified monster trainer now, he, his dragon monster, Titan, and his friends and companions are on their way to see this amazing new world, tame new monsters, and continue their training in the Monster Trainer Academy. But there are always fresh dangers to go with the wonders this world has to offer.

"Monsters aren't real." That's what sixteen-year-old Lucy Brannigan has always believed, until, broke and desperate, she and her father move to an isolated farmhouse in the small Scottish town of Helsbridge. It's their last chance, and they have to make it work. For Lucy, life appears to be over. With no friends, and surrounded by miles of thick woodland, there's nothing to do. But why did the previous occupants leave their belongings behind?

A young couple's toxic Instagram crush spins out of control and unleashes a sinister creature in this twisted, viciously funny story. "Um, holy shit ... This novel will be the most fun you'll have this summer." —Emily Temple, Literary Hub Remy and Alicia, a couple of insecure service workers...

“National Velvet with monsters and a big helping of palace intrigue, Race the Sands is monstrous (literally), heartwarming, and empowering in equal measure. An incredibly fun and inspiring read.” – Katherine Arden, New York Times bestselling author of The Bear and the Nightingale In this...

Tyler's quest to become the greatest monster trainer in history continues! Along with his beloved monsters, his dear companions, and his best friends, he pushes on to the next region and higher levels of expertise! But all is not well in the desert. As word of his special bond with monsterkind spreads, new threats rise to stop his ascent to the top . . . or to try to steal his power for their own twisted means. The stakes may be higher and the danger greater, but it's up to Tyler to keep his monsters, his friends, and his power safe, all to become the very best!

To win the God of War’s favour was wise – to fall in love with him would ruin me 'Lush, deeply romantic, and endlessly enchanting. Sue Lynn Tan is a master of both fable-like whimsy and epic, sweeping adventure' —Ava Reid, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning...

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, the book that changed the world. Published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and a movie starring Elle Fanning as Mary Shelley, Monster is a brilliant fictionalized biography akin to The Other Boleyn Girl. Two centuries ago this year, the young woman who invented science fiction was only 20 when she wrote the book that became Frankenstein. Mary Shelley said, “People ask how I, then a young girl, could think of, and dilate upon, so hideous subject?”

“Dark and delectable. I gobbled this book up and enjoyed every last bite.“ —Kirsten Miller, author of The Change and The Women of Wild Hill The women in Cold Harbor all have something to prove, and they'll have to do it in a world full of monsters. Something’s not right in Cold...

"Durst consistently defies expectations."—Publishers Weekly (starred review) From award-winning author Sarah Beth Durst, a standalone epic fantasy set in a brand-new world of towering mountains and sparkling cities, in which a band of aging warriors have a second chance to defeat dark magic...

Tyler and his friends are back, traveling the world as they are on their way to become Master Monster Trainers. What starts off as a normal academy year quickly takes a turn when a new Behemoth monster is born. Tyler has always had a special connection to the rare Behemoth monsters. And he has to discover why exactly that connection exists in order to harness it and save the world he's come to know and love.

Was this ragtag band of precocious intellectuals the worst, or the most courageous, team in college football? From 1892 until the 1930s the legendary Monsters of the Midway dominated college football. However, in 1939 the University of Chicago killed its varsity football program. But now, it's1969 and football is back. Sadly, the team plays more like the lab mice of the Midway. They lose game after game. Yet, guys whose IQ is greater than their weight refuse to give up their mission to win one for their old coach, Wally Hass.

This audiobook is narrated by actor Chase Sui Wonders, known for her work on Genera+ion, Bodies, Bodies, Bodies and the upcoming Apple TV original City On Fire “This one’s a killer.” —Erika T. Wurth, author of White Horse Liz Kerin’s Night’s Edge is a sun-drenched novel about the...

He was an artist. She was his muse. To everyone in town, Abel Adams was the devil's spawn, a boy who never should have been born. A monster. To 12-year-old Evie Hart, he was just a boy with golden hair, soft t-shirts and a camera. A boy who loved taking her picture and sneaking her chocolates before dinner. A boy who made her feel special. Despite her family's warnings, she loved him in secret for six years. They met in empty classrooms and kissed in darkened church closets. Until they couldn't. Until the time came to choose between love and family, and Evie chose Abel.

"A riveting page-turner that begs to be read quickly, compulsively. But page by page, this electrifying debut by Willa Richards weaves an increasingly complicated and dark tale of guilt, fury, and the danger of building stories on that shakiest of foundations, memory." —Elizabeth Wetmore, New...

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Una tarde de otoño en la Ciudad de México, Luisa, de diecisiete años, no regresa a casa. En su lugar, aborda un camión a la costa del Pacífico con Tomás, un muchacho al que apenas conoce. Él parece representar todo lo que le falta a su vida: temeridad, impulso e independencia. Y Tomás también puede ayudarla a satisfacer una extraña obsesión: encontrar a la compañía de enanos ucranianos. Según los reportes del periódico, los enanos escaparon recientemente de un circo soviético durante una gira por México.