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Bloomsbury presents Friends Like These by Meg Rosoff, read by Amy Handelman. 'This summer's must read' – The Times ‘An irresistible account of female friendship … Nobody describes the strength, pain and comedy of being young as elegantly and eloquently as Meg Rosoff’ – Amanda Craig...

A thrilling and intoxicating cat-and-mouse thriller about envy, revenge and the price of perfection, from the acclaimed author of THE GOLDENS ‘An enthralling YA cat-and-mouse thriller with a toxic female friendship and a steely twist’ Guardian IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN HER … For reluctant online...

From Joya Goffney, author of hit YA romcom Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry, comes a stirring coming-of-age, best friends-to-lovers romance... Nikki's always had a difficult relationship with her mum. So when she finds herself homeless at the start of spring break, she decides to rage-quit Texas and...

A queer coming-of-age about three teenage boys in small town Alabama who set out to get revenge on their ex-boyfriends and end up starting a student rebellion. Perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and Jason June! Ezra Hayes has always felt like a background character compared to BFFs Lucas and...

Fabio’s named after the most popular romance cover model of all time, but he can’t get his best friend to fall in love with him. Video games and Harry Potter movie marathons might be fun, but Fabio’s going to have to do something big if he wants to get out of the friend zone. Grace is ready for the adventure of a lifetime: a summer teaching english in China. For the first time in her life, she’ll be away from her parents and her lifelong best friend. But when he makes the biggest confession of all, she has to decide between her future and Fabio.

Devaney Diamond's summer is shaping up to be the best one ever. Her longtime crush is finally interested. Just when their relationship is getting started, she finds out she's leaving on a three-week vacation. She's not thrilled about being gone for that long, but she is looking forward to spending time doing nothing but getting a killer tan and hanging out with her lifelong best friend, Chase.

A feel-good, coming-of-age rom-com from debut author Page Powars that follows a trans teen who joins a boyfriend borrowing service masquerading as an Italian Club to prove that he’s one of the guys, especially to its frustratingly handsome leader. Noah Byrd is the perfect boy. At least...

Cuando Blair vuelve a su pueblo natal porque su tía está muy enferma, se da cuenta de que es hora de dejarlo todo y pasar el verano cerca de su familia. Allí se reencuentra con su mejor amigo de la infancia (y primer amor), con quien perdió el contacto hace mucho tiempo de forma abrupta cuando ambos iban a empezar la universidad. Mientras Blair transita el duelo por la muerte de su tía, también reconecta con Declan y con su pasado juntos.

This honest, laugh-out-loud novel brimming with body positivity, bite-sized nuggets of feminism, and commentary on eating will have readers rooting for sixteen-year-old BB as she navigates her world while maintaining her plucky zest for life even in the most trying of times. It's a food diary. I...

The fall of the Awesome Threesome is the talk of the junior class. The three friends - Jennie, Emily, and Hillary - thought they’d be a trio forever. But what with Jennie’s relentless ambition, Emily’s jealousy, and Hillary’s building resentment, it seems the Awesome Threesome is over.

I'm your average girl at your average high school, trying to figure out my place in life. After catching my now ex-boyfriend messing around with my now ex-best friend, I've made some big changes. No more band, no more backstabbing friends and no more boring old life. Now I have new friends, a new job and new interests. But there's a certain someone who's interested in me, and I don't get it. Jordan Tuttle could have anyone he wants. He's the most popular boy in school.

When Evy loses her boyfriend to suicide, her life unravels in grief and unanswered questions. With the help of her best friend Henry and her classmate Chloe, who carries her own hidden struggle, Evy channels her pain into The Happy Face Project, a senior film that dares to talk openly about mental health. What begins as a school project becomes something bigger: a mission to break the silence, to offer hope, and to save at least one life before graduation. Along the way, Evy, Henry, and Chloe discover that healing is found in music, courage, and in standing together when it matters most.

The butterflies pick up their pace. I like that Andy isn’t trying to be coy. Like, he’s making it pretty clear that he’s into me. And I’m into that. Emma Bishop is ready for a fresh start. She's in high school now, after all, so there's no room for last year’s drama to follow her. She's older and wiser, more confident, and determined to make this her best year yet. In what might be the most exciting development of her life, Emma finally has a boyfriend. Andy is cute and nice and really likes her– what could go wrong? As it turns out, everything.

Nach einer fürchterlichen öffentlichen Blamage meldet Ellie sich für ein Auslandsschuljahr in England. Sie braucht jetzt Ablenkung! Und was wäre dafür besser als ein "Hot British Boyfriend"? Will ist so hinreißend und charmant, dass er die Hauptrolle in einem Austen-Roman spielen könnte. Nur: Ellie weiß eigentlich gar nichts über ihn – und über England auch nicht. Sie überredet ihren Mitschüler Dev, einen Streber, ihr Kricketregeln beizubringen, nur um Will zu beeindrucken.

From E. Lockhart, author of the highly acclaimed, New York Times bestseller We Were Liars, which John Green called "utterly unforgettable," comes The Boyfriend List, the first book in the uproarious and heartwarming Ruby Oliver novels. Ruby Oliver is 15 and has a shrink. She knows it’s unusual...

Giosuè Gallucci ha appena dodici anni quando è accolto nella grande tenuta del senatore Aquileni. Lì, conosce il figlio Pietro, di appena due anni più piccolo. I due ragazzi diventano fin da subito inseparabili. Nonostante l’affetto che li lega, già dai loro cognomi emerge la diversa estrazione sociale che li separa.