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Maria Postema

    Maria Postema is an author and translator who has long been captivated by books and stories. After studying English and Film and Television Studies, she quickly became one of the Netherlands' most well-known YA translators. Her work focuses on literary style and themes that resonate with young readers, and her selections reflect a deep understanding of the genre. Postema also writes, emphasizing suspenseful narratives and compelling characters in her own literary endeavors.

    Plague
    Divergent - 1: Inwijding
    Fear
    Catching Fire
    The Hunger games
    Sunrise on the Reaping
    • Sunrise on the Reaping

      • 389 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      When you’ve been set up to lose everything you love, what is there left to fight for?As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honor of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes.Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is making it through the day and being with the girl he loves.When Haymitch’s name is called, he can feel all his dreams break. He’s torn from his family and his love, shuttled to the Capitol with the three other District 12 tributes: a young friend who’s nearly a sister to him, a compulsive oddsmaker, and the most stuck-up girl in town. As the Games begin, Haymitch understands he’s been set up to fail. But there’s something in him that wants to fight . . . and have that fight reverberate far beyond the deadly arena.

      Sunrise on the Reaping2025
      4.5
    • Age range 14+ Raised to be a warrior, seventeen-year-old Eelyn fights alongside her Aska clansmen in an ancient, god-decreed rivalry against the Riki clan. Her life is brutal but simple: train to fight and fight to survive. Until the day she sees the impossible on the battlefield -- her brother, fighting with the enemy -- the brother she watched die five years ago. Eelyn loses her focus and is captured. Now, she must survive the winter in the mountains with the Riki, in a village where every neighbour is an enemy, every battle scar possibly one she delivered. But when the Riki village is raided by a ruthless clan settling in the valley, Eelyn is even more desperate to get back to her beloved Aska clan, which is rumoured to have been decimated by the same horde. She is given no choice but to trust Fiske, her brother's friend who tried to kill her the day she was captured. They must do the impossible: unite the clans to fight together, or risk being slaughtered one by one. Driven by a love for her clan and her growing love for Fiske, Eelyn must confront her own definition of loyalty and find a way to forgive her brother while daring to put her faith in the people she's spent her life killing.

      Sky in the Deep2018
      3.9
    • The Hawkweed Prophecy

      • 368 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      "Poppy Hooper is a troubled teen: moving from school to school, causing chaos wherever she goes, never making friends or lasting connections. Ember Hawkweed is a young witch, struggling to find a place within her coven and prove her worth. The two outsiders become friends, and secretly share knowledge of their two worlds. They don't know that an ancient prophecy, and a life-changing betrayal, are the reason they are connected to each other. Switched at birth by the scheming witch Raven Hawkweed, Poppy and Ember must come to terms with their true identities and fight for their own place in the world. Enter Leo, a homeless boy with a painful past who befriends them both. Can their friendship survive? And can it withstand the dark forces that are gathering?"--Publisher's website

      The Hawkweed Prophecy2016
      3.6
    • Fear

      • 509 pages
      • 18 hours of reading

      As the young residents of Perdido Beach begin to better comprehend the truths of who they are and their relationships to one another, the Darkness finds a new way to be born, bringing their understanding of fear to a new level. It's been one year since all the adults disappeared. Gone. Despite the hunger, despite the lies, even despite the plague, the kids of Perdido Beach are determined to survive. Creeping into the tenuous new world they've built, though, is perhaps the worst incarnation yet of the enemy known as the Darkness: fear. Within the FAYZ, life breaks down while the Darkness takes over, literally--turning the dome-world of the FAYZ entirely black. A will to survive and a desire to take care of those they love endures in this ravaged band, even in the bleakest moments. But in darkness, the worst fears of all emerge, and the cruelest of intentions are carried out. After so many months, is all about to be lost in the FAYZ? As the residents of Perdido Beach begin to comprehend their relationships to one another, the Darkness finds a new way to be born, bringing their understanding of fear to a new level. The plot contains profanity, sexual references, and violence. Book #5

      Fear2015
      4.2
    • Seeker

      • 448 pages
      • 16 hours of reading

      Quin Kincaid has been put through years of brutal training for what she thinks is the noble purpose of becoming a revered âe~Seekerâe(tm). Only when itâe(tm)s too late does she discover she will be using her new-found knowledge and training to become an assassin. Quin's new role will take her around the globe, from a remote estate in Scotland to a bustling, futuristic Hong Kong where the past she thought she had escaped will finally catch up with her.

      Seeker2015
      3.3
    • Divergent - 3: Samensmelting

      Haar keuze bepaalt alles - druk 1

      • 368 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      Wat als je hele wereld een leugen was? Wat als een enkele keuze alles veranderde? Wat als liefde en loyaliteit je dingen liet doen die je nooit verwacht had? Veronica Roth’s Divergent-trilogie begon met Inwijding en Opstand. Het explosieve slot Divergent 3 – Samensmelting onthult de geheimen van de dystopische wereld.

      Divergent - 3: Samensmelting2014
      3.7
    • Gladiator: Vengeance

      • 304 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Marcus may be free from the brutal training regime of the gladiators but he will not rest until he finds his mother. With his old friends Festus and Lupus at his side, and a letter from Caesar instructing all who cross his path to help him, he begins his journey. He is going back to the lands where he lived as a slave boy.

      Gladiator: Vengeance2014
      4.1
    • Eve and Adam

      • 311 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Escapism doesn't get more thrilling than this book for teens.Fans of Ally Condie's 'Matched' series will love this. Praise for the GONE series by Michael Grant:Exciting, high-tension story told in a driving, torrential narrative .

      Eve and Adam2013
      3.6
    • Divergent - 1: Inwijding

      Haar keuze verandert alles - druk 1

      • 272 pages
      • 10 hours of reading

      Futuristisch Chicago. De wereld van de zestienjarige Tris is opgedeeld in vijf zuilen die elk staan voor een bepaalde waarde: eerlijkheid, onbaatzuchtigheid, dapperheid, perfectie en intelligentie. Ieder jaar weer moeten alle zestienjarigen kiezen bij welke zuil zij de rest van hun leven willen horen. Tijdens de brute ontgroening moet Tris bepalen wie haar werkelijke vrienden zijn. Ook heeft Tris een geheim dat ze voor iedereen verborgen moet houden. Als de ogenschijnlijk perfecte maatschappij verhardt en tegenstellingen uitgroeien tot een steeds groter conflict, komt Tris erachter dat haar geheim levens zou kunnen redden, maar ook haar eigen dood zou kunnen betekenen.

      Divergent - 1: Inwijding2012
      4.2
    • Street Fighter

      • 352 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      'It is settled. The boy is in your charge. You will train him to fight. He must be able to use the dagger, throwing-knife, staves and his bare hands. One day young Marcus may well become a gladiator in the arena. But you must also teach him the ways of the street'. Now a member of Julius Caesar's palace, Marcus' training continues in the city of Rome. The streets are plagued by vicious gang war attacks, and Caesar must employ his own gang leader, who learns of a plot to murder him. Only Marcus can go in undercover. But he's in terrible danger. If the rival gang discover him the price will be fatal. Julius Caesar's isn't the only life at risk...

      Street Fighter2012
      4.0
    • Catching Fire

      • 472 pages
      • 17 hours of reading

      After winning the brutal Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta return to their district, hoping for a peaceful future. But their victory has caused rebellion to break out ... and the Capitol has decidd that someone must pay. As Katniss and Peeta are forced to visit the districts on the Capitol's Victory Tour, the stakes are higher than ever...

      Catching Fire2011
      4.4
    • Plague

      • 526 pages
      • 19 hours of reading

      This is a blood-pumping, white-knuckle sci-fi thriller of epic proportions. The FAYZ goes from bad to worse...The darkness has been foiled once again and the resurrected Drake has been contained. But the streets of Perdido Beach are far from safe, with a growing army of mutants fighting against the humans for power in the town. In a small room of a house near the edge of town, Little Pete lies ill on a bed. In his fevered dreams, he continues his battle with the hidden evil that seeks to use his power to bring about anarchy and destruction.

      Plague2011
      4.2
    • Gone

      • 576 pages
      • 21 hours of reading

      Welcome to the FAYZ! The first book in the bestselling cult YA thriller series GONE that Stephen King calls a 'driving, torrential narrative'. In the blink of an eye all the adults disappear in a small town in southern California and no one knows why. Cut off from the outside world, those that are left are trapped, and there's no help on the way. Sam Temple and his friends must do all they can to survive. Chaos rules the streets. Gangs begin to form. Sides are chosen - strong or weak. Cruel or humane. And then there are those who begin to develop powers ... The GONE series is Lord of the Flies for the 21st century. In turns breathtaking, harrowing, and utterly terrifying. Its complex characters and moral dilemmas will delight fans of The Hunger Games, Divergent and The Maze Runner. This is dystopian fiction at its best. Have you got all 6 titles in the New York Times bestselling saga?: Gone Hunger Lies Plague Fear Light 'I am now free to leave the FAYZ, but my time there was well spent' Stephen King

      Gone2011
      3.9
    • De Hongerspelen - 3: Spotgaai

      Het laatste boek van de Hongerspelen-trilogie - Druk 1

      • 411 pages
      • 15 hours of reading

      De verpletterende finale van de Hongerspelen-trilogie Hoe onwaarschijnlijk het ook lijkt, Katniss Everdeen heeft de Hongerspelen twee keer overleefd. Maar ze mag dan wel levend uit de bloedige arena zijn gekomen, dat betekent nog niet dat ze veilig is. Het Capitool geeft haar de schuld van de onrust in Panem. En President Snow heeft bovendien meer dan duidelijk gemaakt dat Katniss niet de enige is die daarvoor zal boeten. Haar vrienden, haar familie; heel District 12 loopt gevaar.

      De Hongerspelen - 3: Spotgaai2010
      3.9
    • De Twilight-saga - 3: Eclips

      Filmeditie

      • 476 pages
      • 17 hours of reading

      "BELLA?" Edward's soft voice came from behind me. I turned to see him spring lightly up the porch steps, his hair windblown from running. He pulled me into his arms at once, just like he had in the parking lot, and kissed me again. This kiss frightened me. There was too much tension, too strong an edge to the way his lips crushed mine - like he was afraid we had only so much time left to us. As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob - knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella has one more decision to make: life or death. But which is which? READERS CAPTIVATED BY Twilight AND New Moon will eagerly devour Eclipse , the much-anticipated third book in Stephenie Meyer's riveting vampire love saga.

      De Twilight-saga - 3: Eclips2010
      3.7
    • Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent her district in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. But Katniss has been close to death before-and survival, for her, is second nature. The Hunger Games is a searing novel set in a future with unsettling parallels to our present. Welcome to the deadliest reality TV show ever...

      The Hunger games2010
      4.4
    • Fans of The Twilight Saga will be enthralled by the riveting story of Bree Tanner, a character introduced in Eclipse, and the darker side of the newborn vampire world she inhabits. In another irresistible combination of danger, mystery and romance, Stephenie Meyer tells the devastating story of Bree and the newborn army as they prepare to close in on Bella Swan and the Cullens, following their encounter to its unforgettable conclusion. 'I'm as surprised as anyone about this novella,' said Stephenie Meyer. 'When I began working on it in 2005, it was simply an exercise to help me examine the other side of Eclipse, which I was editing at the time. I thought it might end up as a short story that I could include on my website. Then, when work started on The Twilight Saga: The Official Guide, I thought the Guide would be a good fit for my Bree story. However, the story grew longer than I anticipated, until it was too long to fit into the Guide.

      The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner2010
      3.5
    • Breaking Dawn

      • 700 pages
      • 25 hours of reading

      The fourth book in the New York Times bestselling vampire romance series that has developed a cult following among teens

      Breaking Dawn2010
      3.8
    • Bella?' Edward's soft voice came from behind me. I turned to see him spring lightly up the porch steps, his hair windblown from running. He pulled me into his arms at once, and kissed me again. His kiss frightened me. There was too much tension, too strong an edge to the way his lips crushed mine - like he was afraid we had only so much time left to us. As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob - knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation approaching, Bella has one more decision to make: life or death. But which is which? Following the international bestsellers Twilight and New Moon, Eclipse is the much-anticipated third book in Stephenie Meyer's captivating saga of vampire romance.

      Eclipse2009
      3.8
    • Twilight

      • 434 pages
      • 16 hours of reading

      Bella Swan's move to Forks, a small, perpetually rainy town in Washington, could have been the most boring move she ever made. But once she meets the mysterious and alluring Edward Cullen, Bella's life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn. Up until now, Edward has managed to keep his vampire identity a secret in the small community he lives in, but now nobody is safe, especially Bella, the person Edward holds most dear. Deeply romantic and extraordinarily suspenseful, Twilight captures the struggle between defying our instincts and satisfying our desires. This is a love story with bite.

      Twilight2008
      3.7