"Recommend to readers who thought A Wrinkle in Time could have been funnier." — School Library JournalBreathtaking suspense and surprising twists come together in Patrick Griffin's First Birthday on Ith, the second book of the page-turning Patrick Griffin and the Three Worlds trilogy by Ned Rust.After learning Earth is about to be destroyed, 12-year-old Patrick Griffin is on a mission. Under the protection of a powerful griffin, Patrick and his frie...

"Part Narnia. Part Home Alone. It wouldn't have shocked me to learn the book had been written by some guy named Lemony Vonnegut." —James Patterson, New York Times bestselling author"A terrific read, magic really, an adolescent book for adults, an adult book for adolescents, a funny, wise, enthralling romp from fist page to last . . . So much better than Harry Potter" —Peter Quinn, Author of Hour of the CatWhen Patrick Griffin passes out aft...

Voor liefhebbers van Harry Potter en Warrior Cats!Nadat ze ontvoerd werden, konden Whit en Wisty ternauwernood met hun leven uit de gevangenis ontsnappen. Nu zijn ze de leiders van het verzet en doen ze er alles aan om gevangen en ontvoerde kinderen te redden.Tegelijkertijd doen de soldaten van de Nieuwe Orde hun uiterste best om Whit en Wisty opnieuw op te pakken. Hun boosaardige leider wil namelijk de hele wereld beheersen en manipuleren, en daarvoor heeft hij nog twee di...

Whit e sua sorella Wisty sono due ragazzi come tanti, due fratelli normali che hanno sempre rispettato le regole imposte dal Nuovo Ordine, il regime autoritario che, dopo aver abrogato le leggi democratiche, ha istituito una ferrea censura su qualsiasi forma di espressione: musica, film, libri, arte, televisione... Eppure, una notte, la loro esistenza viene sconvolta da un avvenimento incredibile. Le guardie del governo irrompono nella loro casa e li accusano di un reato gravissimo, punibi...

In un mondo dominato dal Nuovo Ordine, il regime autoritario che ha abrogato le leggi democratiche e proibito qualsiasi forma di libertà, due ragazzi lottano per la propria sopravvivenza e per la salvezza dell’umanità intera... L’arena è gremita di spettatori in trepidante attesa. Sono stati tutti convocati per assistere a un evento eccezionale: l’esecuzione di Wisty Allgood, condannata a morte per stregoneria. Anche suo fratello Whit, mimetizzato tra la folla, osserva impotente la scena, ...

In un mondo dominato dal Nuovo Ordine, il regime autoritario che ha abrogato le leggi democratiche e proibito qualsiasi forma di libertà, due ragazzi lottano per la propria sopravvivenza e per la salvezza dell’umanità intera... Hanno combattuto con coraggio, ma hanno fallito. Nel giro di pochi giorni, Whit e Wisty Allgood sono stati costretti ad assistere all'esecuzione dei genitori e all'arresto di tutti i membri della Resistenza. Ed è solo l'inizio. Perché una nuova minaccia grava su di ...

Voor liefhebbers van Harry Potter en Warrior Cats!Nadat ze ontvoerd werden, konden Whit en Wisty ternauwernood met hun leven uit de gevangenis ontsnappen. Nu zijn ze de leiders van het verzet en doen ze er alles aan om gevangen en ontvoerde kinderen te redden.Tegelijkertijd doen de soldaten van de Nieuwe Orde hun uiterste best om Whit en Wisty opnieuw op te pakken. Hun boosaardige leider wil namelijk de hele wereld beheersen en manipuleren, en daarvoor heeft hij nog twee di...

With supreme abilities, like being able to shape-shift and move objectswith his mind, Daniel is strong enough to take on anything in the world. It's the things from beyond this planet that are the realproblem. Daniel possesses a coverted List that belonged to his father,before he was brutally murdered targeting intergalactic criminals preying on the human race. Now, Daniel vows to take on his father'sdangerous mission as the Alien Hunter. A lone outlaw arrives in the beautiful city of Holl...

When Whit & Wisty were imprisoned by the wicked forces of the totalitarian regime known as the New Order, they were barely able to escape with their lives. Now part of a hidden community of teens like themselves, Whit and Wisty have established themselves as leaders of the Resistance, willing to sacrifice anything to save kids kidnapped and brutally imprisoned by the New Order.But the One has other plans in store for them: He needs Wisty, for she is "The One Who Has the Gift." Whil...

Mithilfe der Geister aus dem Schattenland und ihren Fähigkeiten ist es Whit und Wisty gelungen zu fliehen. Sie schließen sich anderen verfolgten Kindern an und versuchen, das Regime der Neuen Ordnung zu stürzen. Doch dessen Anführer macht erbarmungslos Jagd auf sie. Offenbar steckt dahinter ein persönliches Interesse. Wird es den Geschwistern gelingen, seinen perfiden Plan zu verhindern? "Verbotene Gabe" ist der zweite Band der Jugendbuch-Trilogie "Witch & Wizard" von Bestsellerautor James...

Ned Rust is the author of the Patrick Griffin and the Three Worlds series as well as the co-author of books in the Daniel X series and Witch and Wizard: The Gift with James Patterson. He lives in Croton, New York, with his wife, son, and daughter.

It's 2013 and a jobless Graham Mercy has just returned home to Wilkes-Barre, PA, after graduating from Columbia University. With his country still mired in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, and with nothing better to do, Graham sets out to fulfill a family obligation by attending the weekend-long convention of a failing regional life-insurance co-op. Expecting nothing but tedium and a $600 stipend, Graham instead gets a surprise job offer he can neither accept nor decline, develo...