Suspense Law

Aged seventeen, Lee is inside for a crime he has committed. And he soon finds out that prison is not the holiday camp he’s heard about. Warned to ‘play by the rules’, he has to decide whose rules - the screws’ or the other cons’. Life in a Young Offenders Institution is about survival. But the real struggle is inside Lee himself. Is he destined to be a ‘career con’ or can he choose to change his life? A powerful, compelling story for older children about one boy’s experience of prison, from acclaimed author J.A. Jarman.

Luke was not eager to accompany his best friend, Hayden, and the cocky new kid, Russell, up to the cliff that night. The plan was to watch Russell jump off the cliff into the lake - his initiation for the Briar Academy fencing team. But instead, after an angry confrontation with Hayden, Russell falls to his death. Now Hayden is in jail and the pressure is on Luke to report what he saw. But what did he see?

Since their parents' divorce, 16-year-old Rig and his sister, Karma, have drifted apart. Now she is in college - too busy to even return Rig's calls. So one day he Googles her and discovers a website "shrine" filled with photos of his sister. His mother thinks it's romantic, but Rig finds the whole thing creepy; and much to his surprise, his judgmental, estranged father shares Rig's concerns. Together, they fly out to Karma's college to investigate. The website grows increasingly disturbing, with voyeuristic photos and angry rants. Then Rig is attacked at knifepoint.

Micah will freely admit she's a compulsive liar, but that may be the one honest thing she'll ever tell you. Over the years she's fooled everyone: her classmates, her teachers, even her parents. And she's always managed to stay one step ahead of her lies. That is, until her boyfriend dies under brutal circumstances and her dishonesty begins to catch up with her. But is it possible to tell the truth when lying comes as easily as breathing?

Zoe - a beautiful young woman, class president, driven to be the best at everything she does - uses skills honed as captain of the rifle team, when she finds herself the only thing between her class and a massacre at graduation.

Written in free verse, Hidden is a compelling tale about an unlikely friendship between two girls. Darra Monson and Wren Abbott first cross paths when Darra’s deadbeat dad is arrested for theft and kidnapping after he steals a car - unaware that Wren was sitting in the back. Years later, the girls - now teens - attend the same summer camp, and are forced to confront the fateful event that changed their lives.

In a future London, Concentr8 is a prescription drug intended to help kids with ADD. Soon every troubled teen is on it. It makes sense, doesn't it? Keep the undesirable elements in line. Keep people like us safe from people like them. What's good for society is good for everyone. Troy, Femi, Lee, Karen, and Blaze have been taking Concentr8 as long as they can remember. They're not exactly a gang, but Blaze is their leader, and Troy has always been his quiet, watchful sidekick - the only one Blaze really trusts.

Meet Daisy Bauer and her sometimes best friend, Graham, who are determined to break Daisy's dad out of prison in this hilarious middle-grade debut. No one believes her, but Daisy Bauer knows her dad has been wrongfully imprisoned and that it's up to her to break him out of jail (aka Club Fed). She has a plan that she's calling the Graham Cracker Plot because it was all Graham's idea. She just needs a miniature horse, a getaway truck, and a penny from 1919 - the idea coin.

Atticus Grammatticus Cattypus Claw, the world’s greatest reformed cat burglar, is back. This time, the tabby with talent is on the right side of the law. And when Jimmy Magpie and his gang are busted out of jail by a mysterious villain and an evil cat called Ginger Biscuit, Atticus knows from bitter experience he’s going to need all his skill and courage to catch them. This hilarious sequel to Atticus Claw Breaks the Law takes him from tea with the Queen to the dungeons of the Tower of London.

Children around the world have long enjoyed the adventures of Cam Jansen, the pint-sized sleuth with the photographic memory. In this amusing addition to the series, Cam and her friends are holding a talent show to entertain the residents of the senior center. Everyone is having a blast with the jokes, tricks, juggling, and especially the treats from Ken’s Bake Shop. But then a wedding cake disappears from Ken’s truck - and the ceremony is only a few hours away! It will take Cam’s remarkable memory to solve this sweet case.

Award-winning author Paul Griffin is renowned for his spot-on dialogue and affecting characterization. Stay With Me features the unlikely romance between 15-year-olds CeCe, a sensitive "A" student, and Mack, a high school dropout. With every moment that passes, CeCe and Mack grow closer as they bond over a rescued dog and share their most intimate secrets. But when Mack makes a terrible mistake, their shared vision of the future begins to crumble.

What would you pay to cure your heartbreak? Banish your sadness? Transform your looks? The right spell can fix anything. When Ari's boyfriend, Win, dies, she gets a spell to erase all memory of him. But spells come at a cost, and this one sets off a chain of events that reveal the hidden - and sometimes dangerous - connections between Ari, her friends, and the boyfriend she can no longer remember.

Based on the extraordinary true story of America's first-ever female detective, this fast-paced adventure recounts feats of daring and danger...including saving the life of Abraham Lincoln! Eleven-year-old Nell Warne arrives on her aunt's doorstep lugging a heavy sack of sorrows. If her Aunt Kate rejects her, it's the miserable Home for the Friendless. Luckily, canny Nell makes herself indispensable to Aunt Kate...and not just by helping out with household chores. For Kate Warne is the first-ever female detective employed by the legendary Pinkerton Detective Agency.

In February 1971, racial tension surrounding school desegregation in Wilmington, North Carolina, culminated in four days of violence and skirmishes between white vigilantes and black residents. The turmoil resulted in two deaths, six injuries, more than $500,000 in damage, and the firebombing of a white-owned store before the National Guard restored uneasy peace. Despite glaring irregularities in the subsequent trial, 10 young persons were convicted of arson and conspiracy and then sentenced to a total of 282 years in prison.

If it moves away from you, it's food; if it moves toward you, you're food. The 1957 murder of an undercover cop in a New York City housing project has unexpected ties to the unsolved disappearance of a young father walking home in those same projects with his son, Angelo, on Christmas Eve six years before. The only witness to the cop killing is Angelo, now 13, while on his way to seek his own revenge in the early morning hours. The killers know he saw them.

Zoe has an unconventional pen pal - Mr. Stuart Harris, a Texas Death Row inmate and convicted murderer. But then again, Zoe has an unconventional story to tell. A story about how she fell for two brothers, betrayed one of them, and killed the other. Hidden away in her backyard shed in the middle of the night with a jam sandwich in one hand and a pen in the other, Zoe gives a voice to her heart and her fears after months of silence. Mr. Harris may never respond to Zoe's letters, but at least somebody will know her story...

De fem detektivbørn Larry, Daisy, Pip, Tykke og Bets er chokerede, da en eller anden begynder at sende anonyme, hadefulde breve til flere af indbyggerne i deres lille by Peterswood. Det rammer også Pip og Bets familie, da deres unge stuepige Gladys modtager et af brevene, som afslører en hemmelighed. Børnene beslutter, at de er nødt til at finde ud af, hvem der står bag. Men deres ærkerival, politimanden hr. Goon, er også på sagen, så de må skynde sig, hvis de vil løse mysteriet før ham.

Lady Candling holder meget af katte - og især af meget kostbare siameserkatte. En dag bliver hendes allerdyreste kat, "Nattens dronning", stjålet! Børnene Larry, Daisy, Pip, Tykke og Bets beslutter sig for at finde den skyldige. Ikke mindst fordi deres gode ven, gartnerdrengen Lukas, bliver anklaget for tyveriet. Men der venter dem mange overraskelser, før det lykkes dem at komme på det rette spor ... I børnekrimiserien om "De 5 detektiver og sporhunden" følger vi Larry, Daisy, Pip, Tykke, Bets og den lille skottehund Buster, som sammen løser en masse mystiske sager.

Kiedy Luis Suárez trafił do Barcelony, powstał niesamowity atak MSN! Leo Messi, Luis Suárez i Neymar grają tak, jakby byli braćmi i znali się od zawsze. Jednak droga Luisa na futbolowy szczyt trwała dłużej i była dużo trudniejsza niż jego kolegów z drużyny. Zanim piłkarz osiągnął swój cel, musiał pokonać wiele przeszkód. Jego historia przypomina scenariusz dobrego filmu akcji i tak też czyta się tę emocjonującą książkę! Największym przeciwnikiem, który stał Luisowi na drodze sukcesu był... on sam. "Suárez.

Susanne forsøger at blive mere populær ved at interessere sig for knallerter ligesom de andre unge, men må igen og igen erkende, at hendes hjerte ligger hos hestene. Hun bliver ved med at vende tilbage til stalden, selvom hun godt ved, at hun bliver udnyttet som billig arbejdskraft. Da hun bliver forelsket i den voksne træner, bliver det endnu sværere at holde sig fra stalden. "Susanne og Rasmus" er en uafhængig fortsættelse af bogen "Susanne Stalddreng". Eva Wikander (1947-2002) var en svensk forfatter.