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From syndicated humor columnist Marc Acito comes a wildly inventive and hysterically funny novel that is equal parts Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Fame, Risky Business, Dead Poets Society, and The Catcher in the Rye.

Lecie de Laurent is dying to cut the apron strings and strike out on her own. With the house and the money she's inherited from Edouard Renault, she finally has her chance without financial repercussions from Papa. California is an intoxicating place for the sheltered, high society girl from France, and she's not ready to leave when her father insists she return home. Lecie's father, Maurice de Laurent, is a powerful man who will stop at nothing to get what he wants - just ask her brothers, Julian and Andre.

Ann Napolitanos roman "Kære Edward" handler om den 12-årige Edward, der som den eneste overlever et flystyrt med 191 ofre. Edward er sammen med sine forældre på vej fra deres hidtidige hjem i New York til et nyt liv i Los Angeles, hvor moren har fået arbejde, da en pilotfejl får flyet til at styrte ned. Edward kæmper for at forstå betydningen af sin overlevelse og finde et sted i verden uden sin familie. Hans moster og onkel tager ham til sig, og han bliver installeret i det børneværelse, de aldrig har haft held med at få et barn til.

The profound coming-of-age story of a young boy growing up in rural Virginia, and the historic summer that would change his life forever. During the summer of 1959, Virginia’s Prince Edward County is entirely consumed by passionate resistance against, and in other corners, support for, the desegregation of schools as mandated by Brown v. Board of Education. Benjamin Rome, the 10-year-old son of a chicken farmer in one of the county’s small townships, struggles to comprehend the furor that surrounds him, even as he understands the immorality of racial prejudice.

"The Life of Edward Karnadi Husin from Kindergarten to Junior High School" delves into the world of personal struggles. Through the eyes of a young boy who grappled with emotional turmoil and social isolation, the story unfolds with honesty and introspection. As the boy navigated the challenges of childhood and adolescence, he confronts bullying, betrayal, and unspoken trauma.

Inspired by true events...The first day of college gives every girl a chance to reinvent herself. I go and screw mine up by meeting the most gorgeous guy I've seen in five years while talking to my cat. But Andrew Crowner is far from judgmental. By the end of our interaction, he has me smitten by his easy manner and kind smile. And from the way his eyes linger on me before he leaves, I start to think that maybe I've caught his attention, too. I let myself believe that luck may finally be on my side.