C. G. Drews

An emotionally charged story about the power of dreams, and how passion can turn to obsession. Beck hates his life. He hates his violent mother. He hates his home. Most of all, he hates the piano that his mother forces him to play hour after hour, day after day. He will never play as she did before illness ended her career and left her bitter and broken. But Beck is too scared to stand up to his mother, and tell her his true passion, which is composing his own music - because the least suggestion of rebellion on his part ends in violence. When Beck meets August, a girl full of life, energy and laughter, love begins to awaken within him and he glimpses a way to escape his painful existence. But dare he reach for it? Thrilling and powerfully written, this is an explosive debut for YA readers which tackles the dark topic of domestic abuse in an ultimately hopeful tale.

A Thousand Perfect Notes

Působivý příběh dospívajícího Becka, který žije se svou despotickou matkou a malou sestřičkou Joey. Veškerou náplň Beckova života tvoří hudba. Matka, bývalá koncertní umělkyně, se rozhodla, že ze svého syna vychová klavírního virtuoza, který nemá žádné přátele. Beck od brzkého rána do pozdní noci hraje a hraje. Matka s ním nikdy není spokojená a odměnou jsou mu jen nadávky a násilí. Jediné, na čem mu opravdu záleží, je jeho malá sestřička. Až do chvíle, kdy se kvůli školnímu projektu sblíží se spolužačkou Augustou. Dokáže kvůli ní změnit svůj život, dokáže se vzepřít matce a vymanit se z naprosté izolace?

Tisíc dokonalých tónů

This Barnes & Noble YA Book Club Edition includes an annotated chapter and three bonus fairytales, stained edges, designed endpapers, and a unique case stamp. As alluring as it is unsettling, award-winning author CG Drews' debut YA psychological horror will leave readers breathless and hesitant to venture deeper into the woods. Once upon a time, Andrew had cut out his heart and given it to this boy, and he was very sure Thomas had no idea that Andrew would do anything for him. Protect him. Lie for him. Kill for him. High school senior Andrew Perrault finds refuge in the twisted fairytales that he writes for the only person who can ground him to reality¿Thomas Rye, the boy with perpetually ink-stained hands and hair like autumn leaves. And with his twin sister, Dove, inexplicably keeping him at a cold distance upon their return to Wickwood Academy, Andrew finds himself leaning on his friend even more. But something strange is going on with Thomas. His abusive parents have mysteriously vanished, and he arrives at school with blood on his sleeve. Thomas won't say a word about it, and shuts down whenever Andrew tries to ask him questions. Stranger still, Thomas is haunted by something, and he seems to have lost interest in his artwork¿whimsically macabre sketches of the monsters from Andrew's wicked stories. Desperate to figure out what's wrong with his friend, Andrew follows Thomas into the off-limits forest one night and catches him fighting a nightmarish monster¿Thomas's drawings have come to life and are killing anyone close to him. To make sure no one else dies, the boys battle the monsters every night. But as their obsession with each other grows stronger, so do the monsters, and Andrew begins to fear that the only way to stop the creatures might be to destroy their creator...

Don't Let the Forest In

Evander has lived like a ghost in the forgotten corners of the Hazelthorn estate ever since he was taken in by his reclusive billionaire guardian, Byron Lennox-Hall, when he was a child. For his safety, Evander has been given three ironclad rules to follow: He can never leave the estate. He can never go into the gardens. And most importantly, he can never again be left alone with Byron's charming, underachieving grandson, Laurie. That last rule has been in place ever since Laurie tried to kill Evander seven years ago, and yet somehow Evander is still obsessed with him. When Byron suddenly dies, Evander inherits Hazelthorn's immense gothic mansion and acres of sprawling grounds, along with the entirety of the Lennox-Hall family's vast wealth. But Evander's sure his guardian was murdered, and Laurie may be the only one who can help him find the killer before they come for Evander next. Perhaps even more concerning is how the overgrown garden is refusing to stay behind its walls, slipping its vines and spores deeper into the house with each passing day. As the family's dark secrets unravel alongside the growing horror of their terribly alive, bloodthirsty garden, Evander needs to find out what he's really inheriting before the garden demands to be fed once more.

Hazelthorn

Don't Let The Forest In

»The Boy Who Steals Houses« ist wie eine zärtliche Umarmung und ein unerwarteter Faustschlag ins Gesicht Sam ist erst fünfzehn, aber er muss selbst sehen, woher er etwas zu essen bekommt, wo er die Nacht verbringen und wie er seinen älteren autistischen Bruder beschützen kann. Sam steigt in verwaiste Häuser ein, lebt dort so lange wie möglich und macht, was er findet, zu Kleingeld, das er mit seinem Bruder teilt. Eines Tages kommen Besitzer, eine Familie mit sieben Kindern, früher zurück. Zu Sams Überraschung wird aber nicht die Polizei gerufen, sondern er zum Essen eingeladen. Jeder hält ihn für einen Freund eines anderen Geschwisters. Und er verliebt sich in die gleichaltrige Moxie. Aber Sam hat ein dunkles Geheimnis. Und seine Vergangenheit lauert schon darauf, ihn einzuholen ... Ein aufrüttelnder Roman über zwei Brüder, die sich nach einem Zuhause sehnen.

C. G. Drews

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