Showing titles in Coming of Age

Elise looks forward to a fresh start at EASS, a prestigious arts and sciences academy across the country. It’s a chance for a future; a chance to fulfill her dreams. Most importantly, it’s a chance to reconnect with Lily–the love of her life. But things rarely go according to plan, and by the end of her first week at EASS, Elise’s carefully crafted fantasies have been shattered by the cruelty of reality, leaving her with more questions than answers.

Junior year is drawing to a close, but the carefree days of summer have never seemed so far away. Diego grapples with difficult truths from his past while Ricky tries to keep him from going off the deep end. Mindy juggles two relationships at once as she struggles to decide which boy will win her heart. Cameron is moving to the other side of the country, putting his love for Anthony to the test. Omar feels sidelined when Silvia chooses a new direction for her future. Keisha is still dating the enemy.

The classic recording of Northern Lights, read by Philip Pullman and a full cast of narrators. 'Without this child, we shall all die.' Lyra Belacqua lives half-wild and carefree among the scholars of Jordan College, with her daemon, Pantalaimon, always by her side. But the arrival of her...

You know you’re invisible when even your bullies forget to pick on you. That’s me, Bettina Blair, hidden in plain sight. No matter how hard I try I just never fit in with my classmates. Now I know why. I’m a witch...apparently. One little demon attack and my parents confess their ugly secret…and ship me off to an elite academy of magic—for witches only. I can't summon magic. I can't fight with my hands or my fists. I just don't belong here, and Jackson Lancaster keeps reminding me every single chance he gets. This boy is the most insufferable, intolerable, unbearable, judgmental person.

Bloomsbury presents Holes by Louis Sachar, read by Kerry Beyer WINNER OF THE NEWBERY MEDAL AND NATIONAL BOOK AWARD ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME The iconic, multi-million bestselling novel. An unmissable modern classic. 'Joyous... Everyone should be reading it, including...

The classic recording of The Amber Spyglass, read by Philip Pullman and a full cast of narrators. 'We're going to the land of the dead and we're going to come back.' Will and Lyra, whose fates are bound together by powers beyond their own worlds, have been violently separated.? But they must...

The classic recording of The Subtle Knife, read by Philip Pullman and a full cast of narrators. ‘She had asked: what is he? A friend or an enemy? The alethiometer answered: he is a murderer. When she saw the answer, she relaxed at once.’ Lyra finds herself in a shimmering, haunted otherworld...

Three novels from the phenomenally talented Alice Oseman – winner of the 2021 YA Book Prize and creator of the beloved graphic novel series Heartstopper, now a major Netflix series. SOLITAIRE My name is Tori Spring. I like to sleep and I like to blog. Last year – before all that stuff with...

A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that makes for a thrilling listening experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy...

Georgia feels loveless - in the romantic sense, anyway. She’s 18, never been in a relationship, or even had a crush on a single person in her whole life. She thinks she's an anomaly, people call her weird and she feels a little broken. But she still adores romance - weddings, fan fiction and happily ever afters. After a disastrous summer, Georgia is now at university, hundreds of miles from home. She is more determined than ever to find love - and her annoying roommate, Rooney, is a bit of a love expert, so perhaps she can help.

Ben has been in love with Molly forever. When she finally kisses him at a party, he thinks all his dreams have come true. Later that night he thinks they've started something really special. Molly loves Ben too – of course she does. But not like that. He's her best friend's brother – which makes him practically her brother too, right? But after a few drinks at a party Molly kisses Ben. And she can't remember what happened next. The months of freedom after GCSEs should be the best of your life.

Brought to you by Penguin. An utterly addictive and twisty thriller, full of dark family secrets and deadly stakes. Perfect for fans of One of Us is Lying and Knives Out. She came from nothing. Avery has a plan: keep her head down, work hard for a better future. Then an eccentric billionaire...

An unexpected hero returns to Nova City and crash lands into Nick's home, upturning his life, his family and his understanding of what it means to be a hero, in the explosive finale of the thrilling and hilarious Extraordinaries trilogy by New York Times best-selling author TJ Klune. 

Penguin Audio presents Eve of Man by Giovanna and Tom Fletcher, read by Charlotte Ritchie and Josh Dylan. AGAINST ALL ODDS, SHE SURVIVED. THE FIRST GIRL BORN IN FIFTY YEARS. THEY CALLED HER EVE . . . Described by Tom and Giovanna as an unconventional love story set in a dystopian future, Eve of...

Brought to you by Penguin. Shortlisted for Audiobook of the Year at the British Book Awards 2020. Winner of Best Solo Narration at the New York Festival Radio Awards 2020 It is twenty years since the events of La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One unfolded and saw the baby Lyra Belacqua...

A passionate, hilarious and heartfelt YA romcom debut full of juicy secrets and leap-off-the-page chemistry about how we choose to live our lives and what it means to live your truth. For fans of To All the Boys I've Loved Before and The Sun is Also a Star. Quinn keeps lists of everything - from...

Teen boys find love when their parents' NASA mission uproots their lives in this sweet debut perfect for Adam Silvera fans. As a successful social media journalist with half a million followers, seventeen-year-old Cal is used to sharing his life online. But when his pilot father is selected for...

Just as Ayrion’s priorities are involuntarily split between the Elondrian Lancers and his tribe, Noph - the notably cunning chief of Sandstorm - calls for a secret meeting between himself and Hurricane. The outcome of that meeting forces Ayrion, Reevie, and Sapphire to make a decision that will not only affect their role within the tribes but will test the true strength of their friendship.

The first full-length Dragonlings novel is unfolding in The Portal: A Dragonlings of Valdier Adventure! They were just looking for an adventure… Now they’re lost across an unknown world. Boredom is a dangerous thing when you’re a Dragonling. With a two-week break, their dads busy...

READ BY LOUISE RENNISON. Brilliantly funny, teenage angst author Louise Rennison’s second audiobook about the confessions of crazy but lovable Georgia Nicolson. What is the matter with my life? Why is it so deeply unfab? It's a day and a half now since I snogged the Sex God… I think I have...