Showing results for "Maria" in Teen & Young Adult

Seventeen-year-old Annie Tillery and her Aunt Jill set off for Long Island's Fire Island for a vacation of surf, sun, and sailing. Annie is happy to leave behind the stress of her relationship with her parents. Aunt Jill, who is an NYPD detective, is mixing her vacation with a case she must keep secret from Annie, who is suspicious nevertheless. Annie finds romance and intrigue when she meets Ty Egan, the nephew of their host on the island.

Ahora vivo en Londres con mi tío Dylan. Y lo único que tenemos en común es el sentimiento de pérdida. Esta nueva vida ni siquiera parece una vida. Es insoportable. Salvo porque... hay alguien más aquí. Un chico. Aunque no es real. ¿O quizá sí? Es divertido, carismático, desesperante. Y me comprende como nadie. Pero solo yo puedo verlo. Casi sin darme cuenta, es lo único en lo que puedo pensar. Lo único con lo que sueño. Ojalá pudiera tocarlo. Y ojalá él pudiera tocarme. ¿Me estoy enamorando... de un fantasma?

While trying to teach her adopted daughter, Reema, how to work with molten glass, Opal receives a letter from Master Magician Zitora Cowan requesting Opal's immediate help. Zitora resigned from the Sitian Council over two years ago to search for her lost sister, and no one has heard from her since. The letter is probably a trick, but Opal refuses to pass up the opportunity to help her mentor, who may be in genuine trouble. Good thing Opal isn't that easy to fool.

Quali sono i dieci comandamenti. Che tipo di peccati proibiscono. A quali condotte ci obbligano. Sono un vero cammino di felicità o solo una serie di fastidiosi e limitanti precetti e divieti? Come fare per osservare i dieci comandamenti? A queste e ad altre domande si cerca di rispondere nel testo.

Harper ha planificado hasta el último detalle de su futuro. Pronto acabará sus estudios y logrará el trabajo por el que tanto se ha esforzado. Tendrá la vida que desea. Sin embargo, una triste pérdida hará que su plan perfecto, aquello que creía querer más que nada, se transforme de...

The instant bestseller slick and addictive YA mystery thriller that celebrates the nuances and dramas of Nigerian family and culture, perfect for fans of Holly Jackson and Karen M. McManus. Save the date . . . for a killer wedding! True-crime-obsessed Lara Oyinlola is heading to Lagos for her...

Elas mudaram (e estão mudando) a nossa história. Mas você conhece a história delas? Dandara foi uma guerreira fundamental para o Quilombo dos Palmares. Felipa de Souza foi a primeira mulher das Américas a assumir sua homossexualidade e sofreu nas mãos da Inquisição por isso. Bertha Lutz...

Esta es la versión completa en audio del clásico de la literatura Colombiana, María. Ambientada en el Valle del Cauca, en el siglo IXX, María es una historia romántica sobre el amor de dos jóvenes, y los problemas que deben afrontar para estar juntos.

Upon completing her first Big Night assignment of delivering coal to all the kids on the naughty list, coal elf Ember Skye thought all was well at the North Pole. She no longer has to slave away mining coal, and her arch-nemesis - the demonic and evil elf, Sturd - has seemingly been stripped of his power and relegated to obscurity. But you just can't keep a bad elf down.

A dazzling YA anthology that spotlights the transformative power of books while equipping teens to fight for the freedom to read, featuring the voices of 15 diverse, award-winning authors and illustrators. Books are disappearing from shelves across the country. What does this mean for authors...

Dani and Eden Rivera were both born to kill dragons, but the sisters couldn't be more different. For Dani, dragon-slaying takes a back seat to normal high school life, while Eden prioritizes training above everything else. Yet they both agree on one thing: it's kill or be killed where dragons are concerned. Until Dani comes face-to-face with one and forges a rare and magical bond. As she gets to know Nox, she realizes that everything she thought she knew about dragons is wrong.

Como todo el mundo sabe, cuando el Príncipe Azul despertó a la Bella Durmiente, se casó con ella y se la llevó a su reino. Pero las historias no siempre acaban en el momento feliz, sino que la vida sigue y comienzan los problemas. Esta es la verdadera historia de cómo la Bella Durmiente se...

Escribo el momento. Curiosa frase. Fácil de leer. Difícil de entender. La protagonista de esta novela de suspense sabe que la vida está formada por momentos. Muchos momentos forman una vida, y desde su adolescencia lleva un diario en el que escribe sobre la suya, llena de sus pequeñas y grandes cosas, como la de todo el mundo… Hasta que empiezan a ocurrirle sucesos extraños a los que no encuentra explicación. Poco a poco todo a su alrededor se irá derrumbando y solo sus antiguos cuadernos tendrán la clave de lo que está pasando, pero, ¿sabrá leer entre líneas?

Skye Williams knows everything there is to know about mistrust. Dad skipped out when she was five. And now Warren Jacobs tries to sweep her mom off her feet. But Warren's not the only concern rocking Skye's world. Devin Abbott, a guy she's known since kindergarten, has changed. He's become a tall, broad-shouldered guy she might date - if he wasn't her best friend. Skye swears there's nothing between them, but everyone else thinks differently.

Maria er kun 14 år, og alligevel er hun meget syg. Faktisk er hun så syg, at kun en hjertetransplantation kan redde hendes liv. Det sætter gang i mange tanker hos den unge pige, og igennem breve til lillesøsteren lærer vi hendes tanker og følelser at kende. Maria spekulerer både over, hvad der sker, hvis hun dør, og over de følelser, hun pludselig nærer for sin gode ven Markus. Gretelise Holm (f. 1946) er en dansk forfatter, journalist og samfundsdebattør.

Endlich Urlaub! Laura freut sich riesig auf die Ostseetour mit Moritz und besonders auf den Abstecher in ihre Heimatstadt Flensburg. Doch als sie ihren Freund einen Tag vor der geplanten Abreise in flagranti erwischt, macht sie sich wütend und zutiefst verletzt allein auf den Weg.

Meagan’s a teenage girl with a sensitive heart, and emotions that seem bigger than her. She struggles with depression and harmful thoughts that feel like they’re rotting her from the inside out. Every day feels harder than the last, until she finds a way to cope. Meagan begins to cut herself as a way to control her out-of-control world. She soon spirals into a dark and cruel world she doesn't understand, nor does she really want to. And when Meagan’s secret is found out, she realizes there’s no way to outrun her unhealthy habit of self-harm.

Graciela se tiene que ir a vivir a España con su familia. La noticia causa gran conmoción en el grupo, especialmente para Paula, que a toda costa quiere hacer algo para evitar el viaje. pero Graciela está deprimida y malhumorada. ¿Qué va a pasar ahora con Federico? Ni siquiera quiere oír...

Tujuh tahun lalu, kecelakaan mobil itu terjadi. Gara-gara iseng memainkan setir mobil, Ralphie melakukan kesalahan terbesar di dalam hidupnya. Dia merenggut nyawa Viora, adik bungsunya, dan merampas penglihatan Theola, adik tersayangnya. Sejak saat itu Theola membenci kakaknya. Dia menganggap...

After breaking the 100m world record, 16-year-old Calli is whisked away to a secret facility where she's placed with other teens who possess superhuman speed. She soon finds herself in a deadly situation involving other superpowers, a magical diamond, and a centuries-old clan vying for world domination. Calli will have to rely on her quick wit and gut instinct to navigate her new world, which includes secretly carrying a power-infusing diamond, all the while steering clear of the young man who mistakenly believes she's his soul mate.