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Nedej se je příběh duchařský, milostný i detektivní. Je v něm přesně tolik líbání a povídání, kolik v knížkách Rainbow Rowellové čekáte – ale mnohem, mnohem víc nestvůr. Staletá proroctví předpověděla příchod Největšího mága, který díky své obrovské moci zachrání kouzelnický svět před ničivým zlem. Smůla je, že Simon Snow je nejhorší Vyvolený, jakého kdy kdo vyvolil. Svými kouzly většinou nadělá víc škody než užitku, a tak se radši ohání mečem a čarování nechává na své nejlepší kamarádce. Svět, který má zachránit, nad ním ohrnuje nos. A v boji s tajemným Zlořádem Pletichou se Simon za posledních sedm let taky moc nevyznamenal… Teď ho čeká poslední rok na Watfordské škole magických umění – možná taky poslední rok jeho života – a on si ho nenechá zkazit ani tím, že mu jeho příšerný, zákeřný, nafoukaný upírský spolubydlící Baz nejspíš přebral holku. Jenomže Baz udělal něco ještě záludnějšího. Beze stopy zmizel. A Simon nebude mít klid, dokud téhle záhadě nepřijde na kloub.

Simon Snow je ten najhorší vyvolený, aký sa kedy objavil. Prinajmenšom to tvrdí jeho spolubývajúci Baz. Baz je síce zlý upír a totálny idiot, no v tomto má zrejme pravdu. Simon v podstate nevie pracovať s prútikom a pomerne často sa mu podarí niečo zapáliť. Jeho mentor sa mu vyhýba, frajerka sa s ním rozišla, po svete pobehuje netvor so Simonovou tvárou a požiera mágiu. Baz by mal z toho všetkého veľkú radosť, no hoci mal spolu so Simonom nastúpiť do posledného ročníka Watfordskej školy mágie, Simonov úhlavný nepriateľ sa ani neobťažoval ukázať. Nedaj sa je príbeh o duchoch, o láske a o jednej záhade. Je v ňom zhruba toľko bozkávania a rozprávania ako v priemernom príbehu od Rainbow Rowellovej, no oveľa viac netvorov – na svoje si prídu aj fanúšikovia Harryho Pottera. Keď som dokončila Fanúšičku, dokázala som sa oslobodiť od Cath, jej frajera Leviho a ich sveta. Mala som pocit, že ich príbeh som už dopísala... No nedokázala som sa oslobodiť od Simona. Prostredníctvom iných hlasov som o ňom napísala veľa a ustavične som myslela na to, čo by som s ním urobila, keby bol v mojom príbehu, a nie v Cathinom či Gemminom. Čo by som urobila so Simonom Snowom? Čo by som urobila s Bazom? A Agathou? A Penny? Čítala som mnoho príbehov o vyvolených – no ako by som napísala vlastný? O tom je Simon Snow.

Simon Snow just wants to relax and savour his last year at the Watford School of Magicks, but no one will let him. His girlfriend broke up with him, his best friend is a pest and his mentor keeps trying to hide him away in the mountains where maybe he'll be safe. Simon can't even enjoy the fact that his room-mate and longtime nemesis is missing, because he can't stop worrying about the evil git. Plus there are ghosts. And vampires. And actual evil things trying to shut Simon down. When you're the most powerful magician the world has ever known, you never get to relax and savour anything. Based on the characters Simon and Baz who featured in Rainbow Rowell's bestselling Fangirl, Carry On is a ghost story, a love story, a mystery and a melodrama. It has just as much kissing and talking as you'd expect from a Rainbow Rowell story - but far, far more monsters.

Kamarátky a kolegyne Beth Fremontová a Jennifer Scribnerová-Snyderová vedia, že im niekto číta maily. (V redakcii to nie je tajomstvo. Také sú firemné pravidlá.) Napriek tomu si však v pracovnom čase ustavične posielajú vtipné odkazy a rozoberajú svoje osobné životy. Lincoln O’Neill by sa nikdy neuchádzal o zamestnanie v redakcii, keby v inzeráte stálo: „Hľadáme človeka, ktorý bude druhým čítať maily.“ V inzeráte sa spomínala pozícia špecialistu na internetovú bezpečnosť. Predstavoval si, že sa bude starať o počítače a chrániť noviny pred útokmi nebezpečných hackerov, nie posielať upozornenia zakaždým, keď niektorý zamestnanec pošle kolegovi za vedľajším stolom sprostý vtip. Lincoln vie, že by mal aj Beth a Jennifer poslať upozornenie, ale neurobí to, lebo ich vzájomná komunikácia je veľmi zábavná – a ide v nej dokonca oňho! No keď si uvedomí, že k jednej z nich začína cítiť viac, už je prineskoro na to, aby vyšiel s farbou von. Veď čo by jej povedal?

GET READY TO RUN! The "IT" book of the early 2000s with the original cast is back - Nico! Karolina! Molly! Chase! Old Lace! And, could it be? GERT?! The heart of the Runaways died years ago, but you won't believe how she returns! Superstar author Rainbow Rowell (Eleanor & Park, Carry On) makes her Marvel debut with fan-favorite artist Kris Anka (ALL-NEW X-MEN, CAPTAIN MARVEL) in the series that will shock you and break your heart! Did Chase and Gert's love survive their time apart? Have Karolina and Nico's feelings made their friendship impossible? What emotional landmines lie in wait to DESTROY the Runaways?! COLLECTING: RUNAWAYS 1-6

Almost Midnight: Two Festive Short Stories by New York Times bestselling author Rainbow Rowell contains two wintery short stories, decorated throughout with gorgeous black and white illustrations by Simini Blocker. 'Midnights' is the story of Noel and Mags, who meet at the same New Year's Eve party every year and fall a little more in love each time . . . 'Kindred Spirits' is about Elena, who decides to queue to see the new Star Wars movie and meets Gabe, a fellow fan. 'Midnights' was previously published as part of the My True Love Gave to Me anthology, edited by Stephanie Perkins and 'Kindred Spirits' was previously published as a World Book Day title.

Kamala Khan continues to mix super-heroic adventure with fun and friendship! Starting with...a slumber party! But if calamity strikes Jersey City while Kamala is having a sleepover with Nakia, Zoe and Mike, how can Ms. Marvel save the day without bailing on her best friends? And speaking of BFFs, Bruno is back - and he and Kamala are learning how to be pals again. What better bonding experience than geeking out over a little science? And what better experiment to run than trying to figure out how Ms. Marvel's powers work? But when things go awry, Kamala is going to have to pull it together - and fight a classic Marvel villain! COLLECTING: MS. MARVEL 31-36

Bestselling author Rainbow Rowell and Eisner Award-winning artist Faith Erin Hicks have teamed up to create Pumpkinheads: a smart and swoony Rainbow Rowell romance in full colour graphic novel form, about two teens discovering what it means to leave behind a place - and a person - with no regrets. Deja and Josiah are seasonal best friends. Every autumn, all through high school, they've worked together at the best pumpkin patch in the whole wide world (not many people know that the best pumpkin patch in the whole wide world is in Omaha, Nebraska, but it definitely is). They say goodbye every Halloween, and they're reunited every September. But this Halloween is different - Josiah and Deja are finally seniors, and this is their last season at the pumpkin patch. Their last shift together. Their last goodbye. Josiah's ready to spend the whole night feeling melancholy about it. Deja isn't ready to let him. She's got a plan: what if instead of moping, they went out with a bang? They could see all the sights! Taste all the snacks! And Josiah could finally talk to that cute girl he's been mooning over for three years . . . What if their last shift was an adventure?

Wayward Son, the sequel to Carry On, is the stunning YA novel by the bestselling author of Fangirl, Rainbow Rowell. With all of her signature wit and heart, this is Rainbow at her absolute best. The story is supposed to be over. Simon Snow did everything he was supposed to do. He beat the villain. He won the war. He even fell in love. Now comes the good part, right? Now comes the happily ever after. So why can’t Simon Snow get off the couch? What he needs, according to his best friend, is a change of scenery. He just needs to see himself in a new light. That’s how Simon and Penny and Baz end up in a vintage convertible, tearing across the American West. They find trouble, of course. (Dragons, vampires, skunk-headed things with shotguns.) And they get lost. They get so lost, they start to wonder whether they ever knew where they were headed in the first place. With Wayward Son, Rainbow Rowell has written a book for everyone who ever wondered what happened to the Chosen One after he saved the day. And a book for everyone who was ever more curious about the second kiss than the first. Come on, Simon Snow. Your hero’s journey might be over – but your life has just begun.

Wayward Son, the sequel to Carry On, is the stunning new YA novel by the bestselling author of Fangirl, Rainbow Rowell. With all of her signature wit and heart, this is Rainbow at her absolute best. The story is supposed to be over. Simon Snow did everything he was supposed to do. He beat the villain. He won the war. He even fell in love. Now comes the good part, right? Now comes the happily ever after... So why can't Simon Snow get off the couch? What he needs, according to his best friend, is a change of scenery. He just needs to see himself in a new light... That's how Simon and Penny and Baz end up in a vintage convertible, tearing across the American West. They find trouble, of course. (Dragons, vampires, skunk-headed things with shotguns.) And they get lost. They get so lost, they start to wonder whether they ever knew where they were headed in the first place... With Wayward Son, Rainbow Rowell has written a book for everyone who ever wondered what happened to the Chosen One after he saved the day. And a book for everyone who was ever more curious about the second kiss than the first. Come on, Simon Snow. Your hero's journey might be over - but your life has just begun.

Obaja majú šestnásť, sú spolužiaci a sú úplne iní ako ostatní. Eleanor Červenovláska z chudobnej rodiny. V jednej izbe sa tlačí so štyrmi súrodencami. S nevlastným otcom sa neznáša pre jeho násilnícke sklony. V škole je nová a nepatrí k obľúbencom – nenosí značkové oblečenie, lebo jej rodičia na to nemajú, nie je štíhla ako spolužiačky a na jej vtipných hláškach sa nikto nesmeje. Park Jeho rodina netrpí núdzou, ale Park nemá rád sám seba. Chýbajú mu svaly bejzbalistu, výška basketbalistu a sebavedomie amerického tínedžera z nebraskej Omahy. Parkovu matku si totiž otec priviedol z Kórey a syn zdedil jej ázijské črty. A tak si najradšej číta komiksy, počúva obľúbenú hudbu a v školskom autobuse sedí sám. Až kým jedného dňa nenastúpi istá červenovláska a nikto – okrem neho – ju k sebe nepustí sadnúť. Eleanor a Park nie sú hlúpi a vedia, že prvá láska takmer nikdy nevydrží. Sú však aj dosť zúfalí a dosť odvážni, a tak to spolu skúsia...

Eleanor is the new girl in town, and she's never felt more alone. All mismatched clothes, mad red hair and chaotic home life, she couldn't stick out more if she tried. Then she takes the seat on the bus next to Park. Quiet, careful and - in Eleanor's eyes - impossibly cool, Park's worked out that flying under the radar is the best way to get by. Slowly, steadily, through late-night conversations and an ever-growing stack of mix tapes, Eleanor and Park fall in love. They fall in love the way you do the first time, when you're 16, and you have nothing and everything to lose. Set over the course of one school year in 1986, Eleanor & Park is funny, sad, shocking and true - an exquisite nostalgia trip for anyone who has never forgotten their first love.

Georgie McCool knows her marriage is in trouble. That it's been in trouble for a long time. She still loves her husband, Neal, and he still loves her - but that almost seems besides the point now. Two days before they're supposed to visit Neal's family in Omaha for Christmas, Georgie tells him that she can't go. She's a TV writer, and something's come up on her show; she has to stay in Los Angeles. She knows that Neal will be upset with her - he is always a little upset with her - but she doesn't expect to him to pack up the kids and go home without her. When her husband and the kids leave for the airport, Georgie wonders if she's finally done it. If she's ruined everything. That night, Georgie discovers a way to communicate with Neal in the past. It's not time travel, not exactly, but she feels like she's been given an opportunity to fix her marriage before it starts...Is that what she's supposed to do? Or would Georgie and Neal be better off if their marriage never happened?

What advice would you give the younger you...and would you listen? As far as time machines go, a magic telephone is pretty useless. TV writer Georgie McCool can't actually visit the past; all she can do is call it, and hope it picks up. Is she going crazy or is this a chance to make things right with her husband, Neal? Maybe she can fix the things in their past that seem unfixable in the present. Maybe this stupid phone is giving her a chance to start over...if that's what she wants...A heart-wrenching - and hilarious - take on fate, time, television and true love, Landline asks if two people are ever really on the same path, or whether love just means finding someone who will keep meeting you halfway.

Almost Midnight by Rainbow Rowell is a beautiful gift edition containing two wintery short stories, decorated throughout for the first time with gorgeous black and white illustrations by Simini Blocker. Midnights is the story of Noel and Mags, who meet at the same New Year's Eve party every year and fall a little more in love each time . . . Kindred Spirits is about Elena, who decides to queue to see the new Star Wars movie and meets Gabe, a fellow fan. Midnights was previously published as part of the My True Love Gave to Me anthology, edited by Stephanie Perkins and Kindred Spirits was previously published as a World Book Day title.

Simon Snow je ten najhorší vyvolený, aký sa kedy objavil. Prinajmenšom to tvrdí jeho spolubývajúci Baz. Baz je síce zlý upír a totálny idiot, no v tomto má zrejme pravdu. Simon v podstate nevie pracovať s prútikom a pomerne často sa mu podarí niečo zapáliť. Jeho mentor sa mu vyhýba, frajerka sa s ním rozišla, po svete pobehuje netvor so Simonovou tvárou a požiera mágiu. Baz by mal z toho všetkého veľkú radosť, no hoci mal spolu so Simonom nastúpiť do posledného ročníka Watfordskej školy mágie, Simonov úhlavný nepriateľ sa ani neobťažoval ukázať. Nedaj sa je príbeh o duchoch, o láske a o jednej záhade. Je v ňom zhruba toľko bozkávania a rozprávania ako v priemernom príbehu od Rainbow Rowellovej, no oveľa viac netvorov – na svoje si prídu aj fanúšikovia Harryho Pottera. Keď som dokončila Fanúšičku, dokázala som sa oslobodiť od Cath, jej frajera Leviho a ich sveta. Mala som pocit, že ich príbeh som už dopísala... No nedokázala som sa oslobodiť od Simona. Prostredníctvom iných hlasov som o ňom napísala veľa a ustavične som myslela na to, čo by som s ním urobila, keby bol v mojom príbehu, a nie v Cathinom či Gemminom. Čo by som urobila so Simonom Snowom? Čo by som urobila s Bazom? A Agathou? A Penny? Čítala som mnoho príbehov o vyvolených – no ako by som napísala vlastný? O tom je Simon Snow.