Ergebnis für "The Silver Key" in Literatur & Belletristik

Silver has been trained since birth for her mission: collect data on the humans to test if Earth is viable for her home ship, Charybdis, to colonise. The only rules are that she must feed back the data she collects to the ship, and at all times follow the Mantra: To touch is agony. To feel is pain. So when Silver inhabits the body of a young woman and infiltrates the house she is staying in, she must learn to pass as a human without revealing her true identity. But she isn't prepared for how the humans will get under her skin. And she definitely isn't prepared for Finch, the boy she falls for.

The thrilling conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Lone City trilogy, which began with The Jewel, a book BCCB said "will have fans of Oliver's Delirium, Cass's The Selection, and DeStefano's Wither breathless." For too long, Violet and the people of the outer circles of the Lone City...

Bronwyn und Nick, die sich von Kindheit an kennen, ziehen gemeinsam mit ihrer Freundin Claire aus den beengten Verhältnissen in Louisiana nach New York. Schon lange schlägt Bronwyns Herz für den attraktiven Stuntman Nick, doch ein vor Jahren geleisteter Pakt macht ihre Liebe unmöglich. Mit vierzehn Jahren schwören sich Bronwyn, Nick und Claire, für immer Freunde zu bleiben, ohne dass ihnen andere Gefühle dazwischenfunken.

Azadeh is a budding violinist on a music scholarship at an expensive private school, dealing with all the usual trials of being 16: trying her best to fit in, keep up and have fun. Then as her mum's mental health spirals out of control, Azadeh's world starts to unravel. Her friendships fall away and as much as she and her dad try to keep a lid on everything, their problems insist on taking over. Feeling alone, it's her violin that finally helps Azadeh to find her way back to her friends, herself and even her mum.