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        Trapped

        by Mel Wallis de Vries

        Two friends, a tragic accident... Who can you still trust?When Lara opens her eyes she can’t see anything. She can’t move. First, Lara thinks she is dreaming. But then she starts hearing voices in the darkness: angry voices, sad voices. What do they want from her?Lara’s memory slowly returns and she realises she’s been in a terrible accident. Is she dead? Will she be trapped in the dark forever? In her despair, she knows one thing for sure: her best friend Maud’s life is in danger. But how can she reach Maud from the darkness to warn her? Lara does everything in her power, but time is running out…

      • Children's & YA

        False

        by Mel Wallis de Vries

        Four friends are staying in a secluded cottage; one by one, they disappear… During the Christmas holidays, Abby, Kim, Pippa and Fay go to a cottage in the Belgian Ardennes, where they get snowed in. There is no electricity, the mobile network is down and the nearest house is a few kilometres away. The girls have a good laugh about their situation. Until Kim disappears. When Fay disappears too and they find a trail of blood in the snow, concern turns into fear. Pippa and Abby can’t go anywhere because of the bad weather. Who has it in for them? And does this group of friends really know each other as well as they think?

      • Children's & YA

        Seeing the Sea

        by Koos Meinderts

        They were both going to climb the chimney. That was what they had agreed. They wanted to know if you could see the sea from up there, beyond the dunes. In the end, only John climbs up. Con watches him fall to his death and runs off. Hours later, when he’s told that his friend is dead, he pretends to be shocked, as if he knows nothing about it. Years later, looking back on that traumatic event from his youth, the time has come to tell the story.I stood below and watched while John climbed the chimney, singing as he went. When he got to the top, he waved triumphantly. He shouted something that I couldn’t quite understand – ‘I saw the sea!’, could that have been it? – and then he fell and I ran home: nothing happened, nothing happened.

      • Children's & YA

        May She Live Happily Ever After

        by Koos Meinderts

        ‘I just wanted to ask you something else,’ I say. ‘That time on the tracks,didn’t you hear me calling?’Mrs Earl looks shocked. ‘Did you call?’‘I screamed. But you never looked back.’On her way to school, Eva sees an old woman standing on the railroad tracks, while the barrier is dropping down and the warning bells are ringing. Without hesitation she pulls the woman from the oncoming train just at the last second. At school, she’s a hero. She’s in the newspaper and on TV. Curious about the person she’s saved, she decides to visit the woman, at which point she is confronted with the shocking truth.

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        Knock Out

        by Cis Meijer

        Shortly after the disappearance of her sister, Fay witnesses a horrible beating on her way home from kickboxing class. She intends to contact the police, but she’s threatened: if she doesn’t keep quiet, she’ll be next. During a Halloween party, another battered girl is found. Fay suspects there’s a connection between her sister’s disappearance and the beatings. Her search for the truth puts her and others in mortal danger.

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        Endgame

        by Cis Meijer

        Robin and her twin brother Kai are going on a school trip to the Ardennes. Just before they leave, however, Kai is expelled from school for aggressive behaviour. Robin is furious.In the Ardennes, she convinces her friends to teach the teacher who expelled Kai a lesson. But then he suddenly disappears. Is the teacher playing a trick on them? Robin is afraid that he is in real trouble and goes looking for him. When her best friend also disappears, the search becomes a true nightmare.

      • Children's & YA

        The Fall

        by Cis Meijer

        Liv is an urban climber. She wants to visit New York, the ultimate urban climbing city. Her best friend Sofia attends high school there. But while Liv is counting down the weeks, Sofia’s behaviour becomes increasingly weird. Then Liv receives horrible news: Sofia has died in a tragic accident. Liv has suspicions about Sofia’s cause of death and starts having ominous nightmares. Was it really an accident? Liv leaves for New York. Putting her own life on the line, she searches for the truth behind Sofia’s disappearance.

      • Children's & YA

        Numb

        by Cis Meijer

        When Lottie unexpectedly receives a postcard from her sister Nina, who has gone to Paris to work as a fashion model, she becomes suspicious. On the card, she discovers a secret cry for help: HLP. Lottie realizes that Nina is in danger and she heads for Paris. That’s the beginning of a desperate search. Lottie discovers the dark side of the Parisian art world. Time is running out. Will she find Nina?

      • Children's & YA

        Pain

        by Mel Wallis de Vries

        One beautiful, warm summer evening, the lifeless body of a girl is found. Her murderer has shared the girl’s final minutes on Snapchat. It’s the talk of the town. Especially when it turns out she’s not the only one...Five girls who don’t know each other. A killer who outsmarts the police. All available for public viewing. Nobody’s perfect, but what if the whole world suddenly gets to watch?

      • Children's & YA

        Hatred

        by Mel Wallis de Vries

        Imagine waking up in a park, injured and bleeding. You’re holding a knife and a badly wounded girl is lying on the ground. You have no idea who she is. Everything indicates that you’ve stabbed her. But you don’t remember any of it…This happens to 16-year-old Nikki. Her search for the disturbing truth will change her life forever. What really happened in that park?

      • Adventure stories (Children's/YA)

        Blame

        by Mel Wallis de Vries

        Three pupils from the same school commit suicide in rapid succession. The victims don’t seem to be connected in any way: they weren’t in class together and they barely knew each other. The police conclude that it’s an unfortunate coincidence. But then 16-year-old Tess receives a note that changes everything: You’re next...When Tess tries to get to the bottom of it, she makes a shocking discovery. She suddenly fears for her own life, but no one believes her.

      • Children's & YA

        Shock

        by Mel Wallis de Vries

        Imagine: your best friend disappears after a school party. Only her bike and bloodied coat are found. You are overwhelmed with grief, but also with fear. What happened to her that night?It takes months before you are able to pick up your life where you left off, but then the murderer returns, and this time he’s coming for you. Can you escape? Or is it too late? The truth is more gruesome than your worst fears.

      • Children's & YA

        Cruel

        by Mel Wallis de Vries

        What if your worst nightmare becomes a reality and there is no one left to help you? Slowly and in a daze, Danielle regains consciousness. She is blindfolded and has been tied to a bed. She senses the presence of another person in the room. She begs her kidnapper to let her go but no matter what she says, the kidnapper remains silent. Suddenly she feels something cold and sharp. Danielle realizes that her nightmare has only just begun. Will she be able to get out alive?

      • Children's & YA

        Stuck

        by Mel Wallis de Vries

        A dead body, and a class full of suspects. Who did it?A school trip to the island of Vlieland – everyone’s looking forward to having a great time, but then things go terribly wrong. One of the pupils is found strangled in the sand dunes. Everyone is horrified. What happened that night? And who is responsible?Bad weather prevents everyone from leaving the island. More and more facts come to light. Almost everyone seems to have a motive, and hardly anyone seems to be telling the truth. Friendships find themselves under pressure, and the trip slowly turns into a nightmare.

      • Children's & YA

        Winter Ice

        by Peter van Gestel

        1947: Post-war Amsterdam. During a long, hot summer, 10-year-old Thomas wanders through the city all by himself. He looks back on the coldest and longest winter ever. His mother has died; his father is an artist who can barely make a living. Then Thomas befriends a Jewish boy called Zwaan and Zwaan’s cousin. Thomas gradually discovers the scars the war has left on their lives, which considerably changes his own life. The expressive detail and the constant changes in time and place create a three-dimensional map of post-war Amsterdam, including the smells and colours of a crowded classroom, the solid cold snow on the canals, the slippery ice of the river Amstel and the double bed in which Thomas and Zwaan sleep. The underlying emotions are timeless: children like Thomas are still bullied because they are different. Children and adults alike still suffer in silence, unable to share their emotions. This tale of a child who is physically and emotionally neglected deserves a place amongst the great classics.

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