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A steamy paranormal YA romance with deadly stakes for a new generation of Twilight and Vampire Academy readers. A few years ago, Rose was in an accident that nearly claimed her life. In the chaos of that night, a mysterious boy pulled her from the brink of death, then vanished before anyone else...

Thirteen-year-old Matt is spending the holidays at the dilapidated Woodhall mansion where his spirited step-sister Caroline works as cook. In a faded rose garden, Matt meets Alix, proud old Madame Ayre’s granddaughter, and is introduced to the tension-filled relationship between the embittered mother and her crippled son Theo.

Lucia Cruz may be turning eighteen this year, but she is not the debutante type. Everything about a traditional Filipino debut feels all wrong for her. Besides, custom dictates that eighteen friends attend her for a special ceremony on her birthday, and Lucia only has one friend—Esmé Mares. They've stuck to each other's side all throughout high school, content to be friends with only each other. At least, Lucia thought they were content.

After a chance encounter with an Abolitionist, Rebekah is obsessed by a desire to end slavery. But as a young Amish Girl living on a farm near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, she feels hopeless to do anything about it. Although she feels loved by her Amish family, she believes she has a higher purpose. But her protective father commands that she not interact with the non-Amish world. In his view, what happens outside their tight-knit farming community is none of her concern. But her life, and the outcome of the battle of Gettysburg, changes when the Confederate Army suddenly descends on her farm.

After fleeing London and the scandal that tore my family apart, I’m left broken, confused, and mourning a life I never realized was so fragile. I’m used to being on top. I’m used to being admired, and now I’m desperate for a way back in. I think I’ve found it when I see Ashton Cole - my first crush, my first kiss - at my new school. But Ash isn’t who he used to be. He’s the king. And me…well, I’m not going down without a fight - even with the lies and secrets filling the school halls around us.

Georgie Burgess has known only neglect and abuse during his seven and a half years of life. His alcoholic mother does little to prevent the bruises and scars inflicted on Georgie by her brutal boyfriend. With each blow, the little boy withdraws further into his dreams. When he wins a small rose bush in a lottery, it seems as if one of his dreams has finally come true. But after a particularly savage beating, he is taken from his mother and placed in a home for boys.

Perfect for fans of Tell Me Three Things and The Astonishing Color of After, A Constellation of Roses is brimming with a magic all its own—lovable and flawed characters, an evocative setting, and friendships to treasure. Ever since her troubled mother abandoned her, Trix McCabe has preferred...

Rose wants to be alone but instead she's on a road trip of discovery with her mother. This is a warm, generous novel big on family dynamics and a rich portrait of a feisty young girl facing up to love, loss and life's big issues.

Told in letters, journal entries, e-mails, doctors’ reports, and instant messages, the heartbreaking story of an aspiring ballet dancer battling leukemia.

Da de har stået der lidt, siger Frida: "Rose, kommer du ikke lige med? Der er noget, vi vil tale med dig om." Klara kigger på Rose, da hun svarer o.k., og går med. Solen skinner på deres solbrune hud. Frida retter på sit hårbånd og siger til Rose: "Solvej og jeg har snakket om, at vi altså synes, du er meget mere moden end Klara." Rose bliver glad og varm. Hun holder sit blik mod det afsvedne græs." Rose har aldrig været gode venner med Frida og Solvej fra klassen.

Rose er vild med Sigurd. Men er han også vild med hende? Og hvordan gør man, hvis man gerne vil være kærester? Rose får heldigvis hjælp af Sidsel og Klara. Men så kommer hun til at fortælle en hemmelighed til Sigurd, og pludselig går alting galt Anden bog om Rose, der går i sjette klasse. Bøgerne kan læses uafhængigt af hinanden. FRA BOGEN: Da de rejser sig for at tage jakker på, siger Morten: "Ja, altså, vi tænkte, om vi ikke alle sammen skulle mødes hjemme hos Sigurd i morgen efter skole?"

Klara er blevet kaerester med Sigurd, som før var Roses kaereste. Rose kan ikke holde det ud. Hun vil gerne have Sigurd tilbage. Men hvordan får hun det, nu hvor han er begyndt at komme sammen med hendes bedste veninde? Rose vil ikke miste Klara. Det hele er kompliceret, og da Frida begynder at blande sig, bliver det ikke lettere. Endnu en bog i serien om Rose.

Existe bajo el agua. Muévete despacio. En una tierra desértica, cada nuevo amanecer cubre los secretos que se ocultan entre las dunas. Día tras día, una joven protege los suyos a costa de la lealtad de quienes confiaban en ella. Cuenta historias. Miente. No muy lejos de allí, un rey reconstruye lo irreparable y un chico recurre a la magia para desentrañar el enigma de un viejo castigo. Pero hay verdades que es arriesgado desvelar. Algunas están más seguras tras un candado y una llave...