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Neues Pferdeabenteuer von Nell und ihren Freunden vom Reiterhof Dreililien! Auf Nell und ihre Freunde wartet ein Winter voller Abenteuer: Zum ersten Mal nach langer Zeit wird auf Dreililien wieder ein Fohlen geboren. Matty verliebt sich in Maja, die auf Dreililien ihre Ferien verbringt. Nell plant zu ihrem 16. Geburtstag eine riesige Party, zu der natürlich auch ihr Freund Jörn eingeladen ist. Doch dann kommt es zum Streit zwischen den beiden und es herrscht Funkstille. Werden sich Jörn und Nell noch rechtzeitig zur Party wieder vertragen?

Plötsligt står hon där, ensam i USA. VM i travsport väntar och det är första gången Martina är utomlands. Men, hon har som tur är världens kanske snabbaste travhingst med sig, King of Sunset. Något skumt visar sig snart vara i görningen. De är förföljda av någon som vill skada Sunset. En vacker ung man vid namn Kevin kommer till deras undsättning. Fastän Martina har en pojkvän hemma i Sverige får hon allt svårare att dölja sin förtjusning... Ulrika Ekblom (f. 1961) författade åren 1993-2000 serien i fem delar om Martina och King of Sunset.

Den första delen i serien om den unge fotbollstalangen Markus Cerwin. Han älskar att spela fotboll och hans enda sorg är att familjen saknar parabol så att han kan se fotboll från Italien, Frankrike och Tyskland, där han har sitt favoritlag FC Frankfurt. En dag blir han upptäckt av en talangscout när han spelar fotboll på skoj med några kompisar. Han får ett erbjudande som är svårt att tacka nej till. Men hur ska han få tiden att räcka till? Han har ju även en tjej han gärna vill träffa.

Otto spiller Counter-Strike sammen med fire venner på Go Gaming-holdet. De er ikke professionelle, men drømmer om at blive det. Otto drømmer også om at blive professionel fodboldspiller, men da han får tilbudt en plads på førsteholdet, står han pludselig i et kæmpe dilemma. Der er ikke tid til begge dele, så hvordan skal Otto vælge mellem de to ting, han elsker allermest? Go Gaming er en ny serie om at spille Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, om at være en del af et hold og nogle gange måtte træffe valg, som føles helt umulige.

Sommeren er på vej og det samme er en hestetransport med en meget speciel hest ved navn Elvis. Pony ved ikke lige, hvad hun skal synes om staldens nye stjerne. Det ligger nemlig ligesom i luften, at hun skal være den, der passer og rider på den store mørkebrune pony, der efter sigende skulle være en ganske god springer. Det er fristende. Men tænk nu hvis det betød, at hun måtte svigte Tessa? Samtidig har hun sine problemer med Jonathan.

Det er blevet forår. Pony, Maja og Lise glæder sig vildt til at skulle ride ponyvæddeløb og tage på lange skovture og lære at springe på Tessa og Rainbow og alle de andre elskede Welsh Mountain-ponyer på gården. Efter Lises dramatiske vintertur i grusgraven et par måneder tidligere har de tre pigers forældre dog rottet sig sammen og betinget sig, at pigerne samtidig skal have én ordentlig ridetime om ugen hos en rigtig ridelærer på den lokale rideskole. Forældrene får selvfølgelig deres vilje, lykkeligt uvidende om hvad der venter de tre piger af farlige forviklinger.

Det er frysende kold vinter. Det er ikke mere end et par måneder siden, Pony prøvede at slå op med to kærester på én gang. Selvom hun stadig savner Jonathan lidt, selvom hun er trist over, at det ikke var Tessa, der var under juletræet i år - og selvom hun er død misundelig over at Majas forældre har købt Rainbow og Melody til Maja, så er der også mange store lyspunkter. Hun har fået lov til at ride Bajads til fastelavnsridningen og Tessa er ved at være frisk igen. Så selvfølgelig siger Pony ja, når Maja skal rejse til Indien og spørger, om hun og Lise vil se efter hendes ponyer.

Henry "Biggie" Abbott is the son of one of Finch, Iowa's most famous athletes. His father was a baseball legend and his step-dad is a close second. At an obese 300+ pounds though, Biggie himself prefers classroom success to sports. As a perfectionist, he doesn't understand why someone would be happy getting two hits in five trips to the plate. "Forty percent, that's an F in any class", he would say. As Biggie's junior year begins, the girl of his dreams, Annabelle Rivers, starts to flirt with him and suggests he should play baseball.

Isaiah loves football. In fact, football saved Isaiah’s life, giving him structure and discipline after his sister’s death tore his family apart. But when Isaiah gets knocked out cold on the field, he learns there’s a lot more to lose than football. While recovering from a concussion, Isaiah wonders what his life would look like without the game. All his friends are on the team, and Isaiah knows they can’t win without him. The scholarship offer from Cornell is only on the table if he keeps playing.

Lockie Leonard, hot surf-rat, is in love. The human torpedo is barely settled into his new school and already he's got a girl on his mind. And not just any girl: it has to be Vicki Streeton, the smartest, prettiest, richest girl in the class. But what chance have you got when your dad's a cop, your mum's a frighteningly understanding parent, your brother wets the bed and the teachers take an instant dislike to you and then you fall in love at 12-and-three-quarter years old? It can only mean trouble, worry, mega-embarrassment and some wild, wild times.

Seventeen-year-old Aluma Banks has always dreamed of soaring freely through the skies astride a powerful winged steed of her own. But flying is a privilege granted only to the Riders of the king's Empyrean Cavalry, the aerial warriors who defend the borders of their land from the fallen kingdom of Laithlann. Each year, Rider hopefuls across Eirelannia compete in the Autumn Tournament for the honor of joining the Cavalry. Aluma, trained to ride and fight by her retired Empyrean Rider father, knows she has what it takes—if only her father hadn't forbidden her from joining their ranks.

My best friend’s that guy. You know the one. Popular. Quarterback. Trouble. And clueless about my deeper feelings for him. So I’m focused on my other love, running. I want to qualify for cross country nationals, and I don’t need to be distracted by Jace Wilder’s latest shenanigans. Good thing there's a new guy in town. Even better, Ryan Harding is a running star, and it seems I've caught his interest. I can handle long miles and hill sprints, but guys? That’s an entirely different challenge.

A fiercely honest and spirited debut that shines a spotlight onto mental illness, the cost of keeping secrets, and childhood trauma, through the hopeful eyes of 18-year-old high school wrestling star, Klay Atwater. Klay is destined for greatness, with his eye on the prize – the nation’s top-rated wrestling program at Penn State. He’s also got his eye on Kassie, his adoring, patient girlfriend – and the only person who has ever made him feel safe and loved.

It’s not long before Nate realizes that basketball is his sport. But Nate has an ax to grind with star players Colin and Bo, who have disrespected him for years. Nate believes that outplaying those two is the most important thing . . . until he learns that life is about more than getting ready for the next game.

Das ergreifende Finale der YA-Trilogie am Nordsee-Internat von Spiegel-Bestsellerautorin Alicia Zett. Alle Teile sind unabhängig hörbar, handeln aber von einer Freund*innen-Clique. Caro und Sam sind das Traumpaar am Internat Schloss Mare. Gemeinsam haben sie die Queer & Friends AG gegründet und spielen im Fußballteam. Am liebsten würde Caro für immer am Internat bleiben - doch nun steht das letzte Schuljahr an. Sie hat Angst, ihre Freund*innen zu verlieren, und auch Sam scheint ihr immer mehr zu entgleiten.

Ein Sichtungslehrgang der U15 steht an. Dort trifft Locke auf den Stürmerkonkurrenten Björn Stössken aus Rostock, der mit allen Mitteln versucht, eine Nominierung von Locke im Länderspiel gegen Portugal zu verhindern. Er stellt ihm eine fiese Falle und Bernd Stettler, der Trainer in der U15, muss Locke aus der Mannschaft werfen. Als unser Held eine zweite Chance erhält, nutzt er die im Spiel gegen die Holländer genial. Schließlich wechselt Locke zum großen FC Schalke 04...

Is this what freedom is supposed to be like? Desperate to provide for himself and his sister Ellie, Bensin searches fruitlessly for work like all the other former slaves in Tarnestra. He needs the money for an even more important purpose, though: to rescue Coach Steene, who sacrificed himself for Bensin’s freedom. When members of two rival street gangs express interest in Bensin’s martial arts skills, he realizes he may have a chance to save his father figure after all...at a cost.

Obsessive-compulsive teen Clarissa wants to get better, if only so her mother will stop asking her if she's okay. Andrew wants to overcome his eating disorder so he can get back to his band and their dreams of becoming famous. Film aficionado Ben would rather live in the movies than in reality. Gorgeous and overly confident Mason thinks everyone is an idiot. And Stella just doesn't want to be back for her second summer of wilderness therapy.

Before that awful Saturday, Molly used to be inseparable from her brother, Hank, and his best friend, Tray. The indoor climbing accident that left Hank with a traumatic brain injury filled Molly with anger. While she knows the accident wasn’t Tray’s fault, she will never forgive him for being there and failing to stop the damage. But she can’t forgive herself for not being there either. Determined to go on the trio’s post-graduation hike of the Pacific Crest Trail, even without Hank, Molly packs her bag. But when her parents put Tray in charge of looking out for her, she is stuck.

Andys Zwillingsschwester Lona hört mit, wie drei Jungen einen hinterhältigen Plan schmieden. Sie schafft es allerdings nicht, dem Trainer alles mitzuteilen. Da fasst sie einen verzweifelten Entschluss, der für einigen Wirbel beim gerade laufenden Turnier sorgt.