Blaze – Sky on Fire

Malin would give anything to be as pretty and popular as Sarina, one of the girls in her dance team. Maybe then Yannik would finally see her. Instead, Malin only attracts attention when her family embarrasses her again. Then Malin hears a rumour about their new classmate Maira. They say she’s some sort of witch – and can turn you into the person you want to be. In her desperation, Malin agrees to a dark pact. But is she ready to pay its price?Maira knows that people think she’s a witch, but all they truly care about is getting her help for better grades, more selfconfidence, more success. They don’t really see the person behind it, or that Maira’s help comes at a price. When Maira meets Malin and the two agree on a pact, things are no different. At least, at first. But then Maira starts to enjoy living Malin’s life a little too much …

Ever since his parents died in a tornado, Finn and his best friend Billy have been working on developing Stormwitch, their very own early warning system, so that no one has to find themselves in Finn’s shoes in the future. However, their tests are constantly sabotaged by Colonel Remington, the ruthless self-appointed king of tornado hunters. When their classmate Sandra and the young camera assistant Laura, who is working on a documentary film about tornado hunters in Oklahoma, end up in mortal danger, Finn and Billy try everything in their power to help them. But the four can’t even imagine the magnitude of the storm that is heading their way …

Rich, beautiful, popular, and successful – Reese Whitmore has it all when she mysteriously disappears from one day to the next. The three people closest to her – her awkward outsider twin sister Addie, her temperamental best friend Cass, and her troubled boyfriend Troy – couldn’t care less. Things change, however, when Reese’s body is found and the three find themselves at the centre of the investigation. All of them have their secrets – and motives? – and someone seems to know those a little too well. To find their blackmailer, wash their names clean, and catch the murderer, unexpected alliances are formed, friendships broken, and dirty games played – all in the name of finding the truth …

Birk lives an ordinary teenage life with annoying parents and a massive crush on the prettiest girl in his class. He's over the moon when Kathy asks him out on a date. Yet there's this one thing that he has to keep a secret under any circumstances. If it goes public, his social life will be dead. At least he can talk about his problem on an anonymous blog. This way, he can spread some awareness and maybe even help others in the same situation. Online he can hide his true identity so nobody will ever find out in real life, right?!

Lu is over the moon: She secured a spot in a coveted art programme on La Palma - a chance that might kick-start her career in fashion design! The summer on the island proves to be inspiring, the workshops are interesting, and the company is excellent. Well, Lu could do without Jesper. The snobby artist belittles her dreams and somehow manages to push her buttons in a way that brings out the worst in her. Lu would much prefer to keep her distance but the two end up as partners on an assignment. Jesper seems to have some control issues himself though. And then there are the sparks flying between them every time they go head to head ...

Sky has the recurring dream about a storm that destroys Sidh until there’s nothing left but ashes. The message seems to be very clear. She has to free the island from the curses that have been haunting it for generations. With that, she could also help the people who mean the most to her: Her mother Moira, who struggles with the late complications of a curse instead of finally starting her own B&B. Rory, who longs for more than just secret kisses at the beach. And Jamie, whose future at the shipyard Sky desperately wants to save at any cost. As Sky realises that breaking one curse after another isn’t enough but it’s about something much bigger, she sees herself at the finish line. But she misses the most important aspect – until it’s almost too late.

Soot-City is threatened by a new danger: An unknown firebug sets seemingly random houses on fire. The sweeps do everything to protect the residents. Therefore, they need to take measures that fan the embers of rage among the citizens. Cleo and Leander experience at first hand how easily a single spark can ignite the tense situation. In their attempt to protect the population from the firebug, they inevitably get closer to each other. By now, Gwynnie is no longer the only one who is convinced that the city must finally be liberated from the soot and the power of the Industrials. It’s about life and death – especially for the people that Cleo loves…

In a city where coal is as valuable as gold and powers all aspects of life, Cleo dreams of becoming one of the prestigious sweeps. After all, she would finally be able to openly work as a mechanic as only sweeps are allowed to repair machines and put out fires. This dreams seems to be unattainable until Cleo breaks the law to stop a house from going up in flames and she’s given a devious choice: become a figurehead to quench unrest in the general population and successfully complete the sweeping apprenticeship or lose the home she and her sister share. A task that seems almost impossible with the other apprentices and sweeps looking down on and even sabotaging her, her sister giving her the cold shoulder, and her friends turning away from her in fear of the power she now holds. Slowly, however, Cleo realises that she’s finally in a position to actually make a change – which comes in handy when she begins to suspect that something is seriously wrong in the city and the system that powers it …

Valerie is deeply shaken. How could Ben just leave her? Since he went to boarding school without a word, she has taken care of the ponies all by herself – being pushed to her limits way too often. Threatening things are happening in the mountains surrounding Rydal Hill, as if the Aldringhams’ curse is getting stronger. Despite her broken heart, Val refuses to leave the herd to its fate. Bit by bit, the pieces of the past come together and Val makes an unbelievable discovery: Has the curse always been about more than just the destiny of the Aldringhams? How could they fail to see that the ponies are the key to everything?In a race against time, Val tries to find the descendants of Edith’s herd. However, she needs Ben’s help for that. Is their love strong enough to prevent the disaster that threatens the whole town?

For Frieda, it’s time to return to her family back in the year 1822. As she attempts to escape society’s expectations, she stumbles upon hidden clues regarding the magical origin of her writing desk. Her investigation could not only change her own life forever. Dottie on the other hand starts her new school year with a resolution in mind: to finally be herself and find happiness in the present. The anticipation to see her best friend and Johann over fall break gives her the strength to grow. But can their friendship through time really prevail? As Frieda returns to her family in the year of 1822, she’s confronted with society’s expectations and a diagnosis: ‘overstimulation of the nervous system’. Initially upset by the diagnosis, with Dottie’s help she learns to use it to her advantage. Meanwhile, Dottie has decided to prove to her classmates that she is no longer a shy wallflower. All that she is missing is her first kiss. As Johann and Dottie are about to have just that Johann accidentally messes it up and Dottie questions their relationship’s future. Frieda and Dottie start to unveil their magical writing desk’s origin story: when was it made? Who crafted it? What is great-aunt Eugenie’s secret and how is it connected to the magical writing desk?

After her recovery from Malaria, Sky’s mother Moira arrived in Sidh, but rather than staying for a while she plans to leave … and take Sky with her. Sky, who is still uncertain whether she wants to continue her dangerous task, decides to buy herself some time by removing the curse on Tigh-Violet-Rose manor. The council finds out and they demand Sky to stay at the manor and prove that the curses has truly been lifted, but as is turns out it wasn’t just simply a curse that affected the roses, but all things staying overnight at the manor… Faced with the true power of the curse, Sky is reluctant to stay at the manor and Moira volunteers on her behalf. At first everything seems fine, but as Moira’s illness returns and the water turns brackish, Sky is faced with the consequences of a curse lifting gone wrong. 

Emmi can hardly believe she gets to spend the summer in New Zealand helping out with guided whale watching tours and finally being able to swim with her favourite animals – the ones she found comfort in after a car accident left her mentally and physically scarred. Everything could be perfect and the much needed change of scenery to get out of her head, if it weren’t for Valentin, the son of her host family. One moment, he is cold and unapproachable, the next he offers to show her around and to help her overcoming her fear of driving, thoroughly confusing her. And yet, Emmi can’t deny that there’s something going on between them. What she doesn’t know: Valentin is hiding a secret that could shatter Emmi’s fragile progress. It’s a good thing she can always rely on her sisters, even when they’re half a world away …

Sometimes, Felix feels like an old soul in the body of a 16-year-old. Due to shouldering a lot of responsibility looking after his little sister, he feels like a fish out of water among his peers. So when a group of classmates unexpectedly invites him to join them breaking into a supposedly haunted mansion for social media content, he decides to go along in the hopes of finally making some friends. When things go awry, he suddenly has to deal with the mysterious and unapproachable Lina, a self- proclaimed witch carrying her own bag of secrets. Even though they couldn’t be more different, the two form a tentative bond. And yet, they constantly clash on how to deal with their past trauma. Will their friendship prevail? And what’s the secret of the mansion – is it truly haunted or is something else at play?

Soon after moving in with her grandfather, Sky Lamar realises that no one prepared her for life on the remote Scottish isle of Sidh. Not only is the old feud between the Lamars and MacLeods still going strong, resulting in a particularly frosty welcome, there are also several types of curses wandering the island – ranging from minor annoyances to absolutely deadly. And for some reason, Sky seems to be especially attuned to them!  Since messing with the curses is forbidden and could get her banned, no one can find out! Not Jamie, the gruff girl Sky tries to befriend, and especially not Rory MacLeod, who of all people, albeit grudgingly, happens to be the only person willing to reveal the island’s secrets to Sky and who triggers a variety of conflicting emotions in her. When the curses suddenly change and new ones appear, Sky finds herself in a balancing act trying to keep her secret while figuring out what is going on …

Valerie has decided to stay in England for the new school year. She could be happy with Ben, if it weren’t for the looming threat that his father Gordon has told them about: The Aldringhams seem to be cursed – and the curse affects not only horses but people as well.With the help of their friends, Valerie and Ben investigate the old stories. The deeper they delve into the mysteries of the past, the more clues they find that Gordon may have been telling the truth. And time is running out: while they are looking for a way to break the curse, more and more inexplicable things happen to the free-living herd. Suddenly, it’s not just the lives of the horses that are at stake ...

July can’t take it any longer. She has to get away from her overbearing parents who think they know what’s best for her – except they really don’t! Her escape is cut short when she finds a boy washed up on the shore. He has no memory of his past, can’t even remember his name. July sees her hopes validated: If the ocean brought back this boy, her twin sister Mira, who disappeared at sea three years ago, could still be out there somewhere as well! Together with the puzzling boy, whom she names August, July soon finds herself on a daring summer road trip through Europe, not knowing what, if anything, they will find …

Dottie can hardly believe it: Frieda came to the 21st century with her! The future seems just as adventurous to the baroness as she had always imagined. Everything is brighter and louder and faster. There’s ice cream in the middle of summer, cars, bicycles, music boxes with dubious autocorrect ... and the fact that you have to cook for yourself is by no means the biggest challenge! Yet the limitless freedom comes to an abrupt halt when you’re a fourteen-year-old trying to get on a plane without a passport.Together, Frieda and Dottie, who is dealing with a lot of strange feelings, try to find out more about their magical writing desk. They come across clues that it made a detour across the Atlantic in its mysterious history. Will Frieda’s big dream of travelling to America come true after all?

The last thing Valerie expected when escaping to her brother in the English Lake District for a much needed change of scenery was to get involved with horses again. Not after the events that led her here in the first place. But the herd of half-wild ponies and their enigmatic owner Ben immediately draw her in even though her new friends warn her to stay away. Soon, the two start to bond over their attempts to protect the herd when the ponies are involved in a series of strange and dangerous events. Is there some truth to the legend of a ghost stallion and the rumours about a curse? To make matters worse, Ben’s father is set to sell the ponies in order to protect his son. Can Valerie and Ben stop him and figure out what’s going on before it’s too late?

Dumpster diving for likes? Of course Joel has heard about saving groceries, he’d just never thought he’d find himself going through a dumpster in the middle of the night. But when his crush Merle, a sustainability influencer, asks him to help her write a story for her channel, Joel ventures into this new world. Soon, he discovers that it’s not just greenies and idealists who go dumpster diving, but also people like Kira, who tries to support her family. The two form a tentative bond, but Merle’s ever-increasing ruthless sensationalism puts a strain on their relationship. When Joel and Kira are caught on one of their nightly outings, he realises that he has to choose a side …

Sofie’s whole life revolves around achieving her ultimate goal: getting a coveted spot on the Ice Trolls ice hockey team. Being the only girl on the ice, she has to work extra hard to prove herself – and she’s damn good at what she does! But suddenly, the mysterious Dawn appears and it’s no longer just her and her team mates vying for that spot. Dawn, who is easily outplaying them all and is doing things to Sofie’s heart that make her focus waver. Will he derail her shot at achieving what she’s worked so hard for? And what’s behind the weird messages that warn her to stay away from him? Who is he – and more importantly: what game is he playing?