New Releases by Lois Duncan

A l’instant où elle pose les yeux sur l’imposant manoir gothique de Blackwood, le pensionnat où elle va passer l’année, un sentiment d’angoisse s’empare de Kit. Comme si un vent glacé traversait son cœur à chaque pas effectué vers la porte. Comme s’il y avait quelque chose de maléfique à l’intérieur des murs du pensionnat, perdu au milieu de nulle part. Lorsque d’étranges phénomènes viennent perturber son quotidien et que les trois autres pensionnaires se mettent à développer des talents artistiques incroyables, le malaise de Kit ne fait que s’intensifier. Hantée par une mélodie de piano, elle devient somnambule et aperçoit d’étranges silhouettes dans les couloirs sombres. Bien décidée à mener l’enquête, Kit découvrira que certains secrets feraient mieux de rester enfouis... car ils dépassent tout ce que la raison peut appréhender.

Written in the Stars contains Lois Duncan's earliest stories - one published at the age of 13 - from an army sergeant whose suspicious behaviour sets off a chain reaction, to a group of children (humorously) tormenting their temporary guardian. This unique collection is a marvellous portrait of the depth and breadth of Duncan's work, covering topics such as WWII, parenthood, sibling relationships and love. As a special bonus, Duncan has followed each story with a brief essay describing her work and life at the time the story was written.

"Quando atropelaram o pequeno Daniel Gregg, os amigos Julie, Helen, Ray e Barry fizeram um pacto: ninguém nunca saberia o que aconteceu naquela noite. Mas agora, um ano depois, alguém sabe. Um bilhete anônimo, com uma única frase – “Eu sei o que vocês fizeram no verão passado” –, dá início ao pior pesadelo dos quatro jovens. O segredo veio à tona, e eles precisam ser mais espertos que seu perseguidor... ou podem ser os próximos a morrer."--

In the 1950s, when the society families of Rivertown decide to launch their daughters in an elaborate debut season, beautiful Lynn Chambers is delighted until her father refuses to let her participate in this display of snobbishness and Lynn finds herself ostracized from the community in which she grew up.

DIVThe new guy at Tracy’s school is handsome, intense, and desperately needs her help—but there’s something about him that isn’t quite right /divDIV High school junior Tracy Lloyd is unsure about the new guy in school. Brad Johnson is attractive, smart, and polite, but Tracy can’t help but feel he watches her too closely. Then one day Brad confides in Tracy a horrible secret: His little sister Mindy has been kidnapped by his stepfather, and he needs Tracy’s help to get her back. But even as Tracy commits to a plan to help her vulnerable new friend, details emerge that suggest nothing is what it seems./divDIV /divDIVThe Twisted Window is a zigzagging thriller that keeps readers guessing up until the final page. /divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Lois Duncan including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection./div

An edge-of-your-seat thriller from the bestselling author of I Know What You Did Last Summer. When Karen closes her eyes, the visions come. Through time and space, she sees a place where stolen children sleep. And if Karen denies a young policeman's request for help, the children may never go home again. Lois Duncan presents a ticking clock mystery with thrills at every turn.

In this paranormal YA novel, a teenager inherits powerful magical abilities and must learn how to control them. "Does anyone write scarier books than Lois Duncan? I don't think so." —R. L. Stine, New York Times –bestselling author of the Goosebumps and Fear Street series When the old woman died, she left her grandchild Nancy with the extraordinary gift of magic. Nancy can read people's minds, know their thoughts, and make them do what she wants. Will she use her gift for good, or satisfy her own selfish desire? This edition of A Gift of Magic features updated text and an exclusive Q&A with bestselling author Lois Duncan. " A master of suspense. Prepare to be spooked." —Sara Shepard, #1 New York Times –bestselling author of Pretty Little Liars "Lois Duncan is the patron saint of all things awesome." —Jenny Han, #1 New York Times –bestselling author of The Summer I Turned Pretty

Nore Roberts didn't ask for a new life, but now that her mom is gone and her dad is newly married, she has to settle in at Shadow Grove, the old Civil War mansion her stepfamily calls home. When she meets her stepmother, Lisette, Nore is shocked by her youth and beauty that gives her chills- and a hint of something sinister. There's hope of becoming friends with her stepbrother and sister, until Nore realizes they're hiding something. When she begins to feel like the target of a deadly plan, Nore starts digging into her stepfamily's past. The skeletons in their closet are more real than she ever imagined. Can Nore expose her stepmother's dark secret before an old and evil magic swallows her up?

The girls at Modesta High School feel like they're stuck in some anti-feminist time warp-they're faced with sexism at every turn, and they've had enough. Sponsored by their new art teacher, Ms. Stark, they band together to form the Daughters of Eve. It's more than a school club-it's a secret society, a sisterhood. At first, it seems like they are actually changing the way guys at school treat them. But Ms. Stark urges them to take more vindictive action, and it starts to feel more like revenge-brutal revenge. Blinded by their oath of loyalty, the Daughters of Eve become instruments of vengeance. Can one of them break the spell before real tragedy strikes?

A teen suspects her orphaned cousin may be a witch in this YA horror classic by the bestselling author of I Know What You Did Last Summer . The basis for the 1978 Wes Craven film. "Filled with suspense and questions about the nature of evil in the world around us, Summer of Fear will cast a spell over both teens and adults." — School Library Journal From the moment Rachel's family takes in her orphaned cousin Julia, strange things start to happen. Rachel grows suspicious but soon finds herself alienated from her own life. Julia seems to have enchanted everyone to turn against her, leaving Rachel on her own to try and prove that Julia is a witch. One thing about Julia is certain-she is not who she says she is, and Rachel's family is in grave danger.

A paranormal rollercoaster ride with goosebumps at every turn--now a motion picture starring Uma Thurman and Anna Sophia Robb! Kit Gordy sees Blackwood Hall towering over black iron gates, and she can't help thinking, This place is evil. The imposing mansion sends a shiver of fear through her. But Kit settles into a routine, trying to ignore the rumors that the highly exclusive boarding school is haunted. Then her classmates begin to show extraordinary and unknown talents. The strange dreams, the voices, the lost letters to family and friends, all become overshadowed by the magic around them. When Kit and her friends realize that Blackwood isn't what it claims to be, it might be too late.

Seventeen-year-old April finds her comfortable life changed forever when death threats to her father, a witness in a federal case, force her family to go into hiding under assumed names and flee the pursuit of a hired killer.

Soon to be a new major motion picture, coming July 18, 2025! Four teens fight to outsmart a killer who intends to avenge a young boy's death in this suspenseful thriller that inspired the classic horror film. After a party, four teens are in a hit-and-run accident that results in a young boy's death. Unable to deal with the consequences, they leave the body behind and make an anonymous phone call to the police, tipping them off. The group makes a secret pact to bury the memory of that night and never speak of it again, but when one of the girls receives a note that reads "I know what you did last summer," their dark lie is unearthed. With twists and turns at every corner, they'll have to fight to stay steps ahead of a killer determined to make them pay.

Andi y Bruce tienen que trasladarse temporalmente a casa de tía Alice, una anciana adorable pero alérgica a los animales. Un día, los niños encuentran a una perrita abandonada y la acogen... poco después se hacen cargo de otro perro del vecindario... Ante semejante panorama, y viendo que el asunto se les empieza a ir de las manos, ocupan una casa vecina deshabitada para convertirla en un hotel para perros, al que se van sumando nuevos huéspedes. Los niños deben guardar el secreto, pero pronto empiezan los problemas: ¿cómo van a cuidarlos y a alimentarlos?, ¿cómo van a mantener el hotel sin que nadie se entere?

L'Andi adora els gossos.Per això quan es troba una encantadora gosseta amb els seus cadells decideix buscar-los un lloc: a casa seva no es poden quedar. Amb el seu germà Bruce els agafen i els porten a una casa abandonada. Però també hi ha en Red Rover, un setter irlandès maltractat pels seus amos, i en MacTavish, un petit terrier gris, que ha estat abandonat... L'Andi es va engrescant i, quasi sense proposar-s'ho, es troba muntant un veritable hotel per a gossos!Veure tràiler

Role-playing takes on a terrifying cast when 17-year-old Sarah, who is posing as a fortune-teller for a school fair, begins to see actual visions that can predict the future. Frightened, the other students brand her a witch, setting off a chain of events that mirror the centuries-old Salem witch trials in more ways than one. From the Paperback edition.

When 16-year-old Andi and her younger brother, Bruce, find themselves in a foster home with a strict "no pets" policy, the siblings have to find a new home for their dog, Friday. The kids stumble into an abandoned hotel and begin transforming it into something truly magical: a home for their dog, as well as all the stray dogs in the neighbourhood! But the hotel soon arouses the suspicions of the police who want to know - who let the dogs in? Based on Lois Duncan's 1971 children's book, Hotel For Dogs, this live-action movie stars Emma Roberts, Jake T. Austin, Lisa Kudrow, Kevin Dillon, and Don Cheadle in a comedic adventure that shows how far love and imagination can take you.

A collection of twelve stories by different writers and in different genres in each of which a young person is physically and/or emotionally on the edge.

Pour April Corrigan, rien ne sera plus jamais comme avant. Sa vie a basculé cet après-midi de mai où son père, témoin à charge d'une grave affaire criminelle, s'est rendu au tribunal. Elle doit tout quitter : sa maison, ses amies, Steve, le tennis... A-t-elle droit désormais à un avenir sous une autre identité, dans une autre ville ? Sa famille est-elle à l'abri du tueur lancé à ses trousses ?

One day, Karen Connors discovers that she has psychic abilities when a child goes missing and she somehow knows where he is. Ron, the good-looking policeman, wants her to help find another child, and soon Karen is entangled in a massive kidnapping plot.

The best-selling young adult novelist recounts her daughter's mysterious shooting death and her own investigation into the crime, describing her use of a psychic to contact her dead child and expose the truth. “Later! I’ll see you guys later!” They were the last words Lois Duncan would ever hear her daughter speak. On a balmy midsummer’s night in 1989, eighteen-year-old Kaitlyn Arquette was shot to death as she drove home along a deserted strip of new Mexico highway. The police called it a random shooting—even though it had all the earmarks of a professional hit. . . . Who would put out a contract on a beautiful young honor student? Was it grief that made Kaitlyn’s Vietnamese lover try to take his own life?—or was it not an attempted suicide at all? Lois Duncan’s search for answers would take her into the underworld of Vietnamese gangs that stretched across three states. It would lead her to an extraordinary psychic and to a courageous journalist determined to expose the devastating truth. And it would send her on a numbing odyssey into Kaitlyn’s shocking secret life as she desperately sought justice for the daughter she would always love . . . even in the face of shattering betrayal and threats to her own life. . . . Praise for Who Killed My Daughter? “Duncan’s anguish and frustration surface on practically every page of this sad but intriguing mystery. Her forays into the realm of psychics and dreams are downright eerie.”—The Plain Dealer “Who Killed My Daughter? is a story of sadness, frustration and hope. . . . It is an emotional book that reads more like a novel than nonfiction.”—San Antonio Express-News “This book is especially well written, perhaps because Duncan’s writing comes from her broken heart and anguished soul.”—Library Journal “Ms. Duncan is an award-winning yong adult novelist. She does a remarkable job of organizing the untidy events of real life into a cohesive, readable narrative.”—The Atlanta Journal and Constitution

Terrorized by an evil lunch-snatcher at his new school, Brian devises, with the help of a fellow comic book fan, a plan involving a new super hero called Wonder Kid.

Two teenage boys disappear while on a hikingtrip in the mountains.

A seventeen-year-old senses she is being spied on and probably impersonated, but when she discovers what actually is occurring, it is more unbelievable than she ever imagined.