Old Teen Fiction

Cattle rustling is about to get the best of some of the finest ranches in Texas—until the Rangers come to call. But while Nate, Hoot, and the rest of Captain Quincy’s Texas Rangers are out to arrest the outlaws, things take an unexpected turn for the worse. When Nate throws in with the renegade rustlers, his Ranger friends can hardly believe it. It seems that the compadre they’d trusted and accepted into their regiment as one of their own has turned on them—but can it be true? Nate appears to enjoy the life of crime as he not only steals cattle, but robs banks and stagecoaches on ...

By turns thrilling, witty, and heartbreaking, this dramatic conclusion to the Brilliant Death duet transports us to a Vinalia on the verge of transformation and radiates with the electric power of love. With her power over magic finally in hand, and her love for Cielo at last confessed, Teodora di Sangro should be on top of the world. But the country of Vinalia is in chaos as the dictator like Capo threatens to plunge them all into war and capture every strega in the land - including Teo and Cielo.

Millions of Africans were enslaved during the transatlantic slave trade, but few recorded their personal experiences. Olaudah Equiano's The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano is perhaps the most well known of the autobiographies that exist. Using this narrative as a primary source text, authors Monica Edinger and Lesley Younge share Equiano's life story in "found verse," supplemented with annotations to give listeners historical context.

Welcome back to Bayview High.... It is a year after the action of One of Us Is Lying, and someone has started playing a game of truth or dare. But this is no ordinary truth or dare. This game is lethal. Choosing the truth may reveal your darkest secrets, accepting the dare could be dangerous, even deadly. The teenagers of Bayview must work together once again to find the culprit, before it's too late....

In Kabul, 15-year-old Damsa runs away to avoid being forced into marriage by her family. She is found by a police officer named Shauzia, who takes her to Green Valley, a shelter and school for women and girls run by Parvana. It has been 20 years since Parvana and Shauzia had to disguise themselves as boys to support themselves and their families. While Asif tries to get Maryam and Rafi on one of the last flights out of Kabul, the Taliban come to the school, and Parvana must lead the girls out of Green Valley and into the mountains.

In Durchs wilde Kurdistan setzt Kara Ben Nemsi zusammen mit Halef und dem spleenigen Sir David Lindsay seine Orientreise fort...

As an autistic scholarship student at the prestigious Webber Academy in New York City, Waverly is used to masking to fit in—in more ways than one. While her classmates are the children of the one percent, Waverly is getting by on tutoring gigs and the generosity of the school’s charming and enigmatic dean. So when her tutoring student and resident “it girl” asks Waverly to attend the school’s annual fundraising Masquerade disguised as her, Waverly jumps at the chance—especially once she finds out that Ash, the dean’s daughter and her secret ex-girlfriend, will be there.

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ROCHESTER MANSION! Sergeant Steve Ballard never thought... ...he'd be the proud owner of a spunky little Jinn! With years of extensive specialty military training, Steve's biggest use to his unit was his experience as a plumber before he enlisted. Now, fresh off the debacle with the hot, California-blonde MILF succubus, Steve's got bigger fish to fry. The succubus is hot on Cinder's trail and the nerdy girls have to team up once Steve goes missing! What is magic anyway, and how far does its influence stretch? Steve has a lot to learn, but his tutor, a sweet ...

Slava, a 14-year-old teen, comes to Canada with her parents and sister and a suitcase filled with memories of a lost childhood, memories that now haunt her new life. She cannot forget the hunger, stench, and disease in the Warsaw Ghetto, nor the fear and humiliation of being incarcerated behind a high brick wall. She cannot forget her extraordinary escape from the Ghetto, leaving behind her beloved parents and sister. Nor can she forget being swallowed up in a strange and unknown place to survive under a hidden identity.

Lizzie Colton and her mother move from Salt Lake City to Panguitch, Utah to live with her grandmother after her father passes away from cancer. On her first day of fifth grade, she is shocked when she discovers that due to the small community, her school class will consist of third to sixth graders. To make matters worse, the cutest boy in the class tells another boy that he would never marry a girl that has freckles! Lizzie is a strawberry-blonde with a face full of freckles! As the weeks go by, Kyle starts calling her the cootie ugly duckling! Lizzie is sure her life can't get worse. Her ...

In the Old Kingdom, a land of ancient and often terrible magics, 18-year-old orphan Terciel learns the art of necromancy from his great-aunt Tizanael. But not to raise the Dead, rather to lay them to rest. He is the Abhorsen-in-Waiting, and Tizanael is the Abhorsen, the latest in a long line of people who make sure the Dead do not return to life. Across the Wall, in a country where magic usually does not work, 19-year-old Elinor lives a secluded life. Her mother is a tyrant who is feared by all despite her sickness and impending death...but perhaps there is even more to fear from that.

Princess Riva is the second daughter of the kingdom of Faytrue. The crown's dwindling funds and her own odd, dangerous magic spells disaster when a wizard comes for her hand. Riva is taken to the wizard's tower, but she won't stay without a fight.

Learn a Lot While You Sit on the Pot is a family-friendly volume packed with amusing anecdotes, surprising facts, and big splashes of fun. Including science stories, British slang, and other thrilling tidbits, Smart deftly offers a unique gag or holiday gift for teens and adults. If discovering famous plumbers and gross body details sounds delightful, waiting for things to happen in the loo will bring you joy.

Marcus Bola and his friends barely made it through their last self-imposed mission. He found and rescued his estranged son from the clutches of a Seelie drug cartel bent on taking over Columbus, but success means that they’ve proven their ability to get the job done. Now tasked with retrieving the Huntsman's Mantle in hopes of giving the Wild Hunt new life, Marcus and his friends leave the High Table for Grestal, the birth place of nightmares.

You're waiting for the postman - he's bringing your A-level results. University, a career as a journalist - a glittering future lies ahead. But when the doorbell rings, it's your old girlfriend and she's carrying a baby. Your baby. You're happy to look after it, just for an hour or two. But then she doesn't come back - and your future suddenly looks very different.

Can my anaconda come play in your garden? I promise he doesn’t bite. Bryce Jennings demands he’s straight, but ever since he’s let the professor’s anaconda play deep in his well-maintained garden, he can’t get him or his anaconda off his mind. He’s determined to do whatever it takes to make sure his snake has a warm, tight, and hospitable environment to play in. The only problem is Professor Davenport’s anaconda is playing in more than one garden. Professor Davenport is straight, but he’s caught between a rock and a HARD place. He wants to keep up his appearances as a ...

In the bleak future of West Angel City, Vanity Rose is having a great time. She has a loving robot caretaker and a fake elf for a sister, and she roams the walls of West Angel's endless skyscrapers every night, thanks to her precious gravity shoes. What Vanity doesn't have are money and adventure, but she has a plan to get both. She's going to walk the dark side, joining the thieves and mercenaries who get paid to do all the little jobs that make a corrupt city go around. Fourteen is old enough for that, right?

Zac Baxter's grandfather has always told him that he's the descendant of African kings, whose treasure was stolen when his ancestors were sold into slavery. Of course, Zac brushes this off as a tall tale - until his grandfather is murdered and their apartment is completely ransacked. Clearly somebody is after something.

It's been almost two years since Philip left Hell and returned to life - this time for good. But things have changed and so has Philip. He's haunted by terrifying nightmares and has never felt so lonely. Lonely and angry. Then one day the impossible happens and Philip is brought back to Hell. Not by the Devil, but by the Almighty himself. Although the Great Devil War ended a long time ago, the battle is far from over-and the worst is yet to come.

The first lesson Eilean MacAlistair learned in blacksmithing: First, you harden, and then you temper. Otherwise, your metal will break. The same is true with life. A few years back, Eilean didn’t temper herself, and she broke someone. Badly. Hospital badly. Her family had to flee Scotland because of her, but now they’ve returned, and 17-year-old Eilean’s life feels like a forge with the temperature rising around her. Mamó is sick, her family is straining at the seams, and magic is real!