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With his world unraveling around him, and pressure rising at home, Joey Lynch's life has never been in more turmoil. Desperate to prove himself worthy of the only person he's ever put his trust in, Joey fights to stay away from a world that threatens to destroy everything. But with the odds stacking against him by the day, can he keep his head above water?

Luke spots Eve at his dad's funeral. She's hot - and she's the perfect distraction from his messed up family life. There's only one problem - she's got a boyfriend. Still, Luke's not going to give up that easily.

Joey Lynch, el segundo hijo de un matrimonio roto, lleva toda la vida recogiendo los pedazos de una familia en descomposición. Cuando su hermano mayor, Darren, abandona la ciudad, Joey se ve obligado con tan solo doce años a asumir el papel de protector de su madre y sus hermanos pequeños. Atormentado por el odio que siente hacia sí mismo y furioso con el mundo, afronta la vida adolescente y el inquebrantable sentido del deber que le profesa a su familia mientras avanza peligrosamente hacia una vida de adicción que amenaza con engullirlo por completo.

Mientras el mundo se desmorona a su alrededor, la vida de Joey Lynch es más turbulenta que nunca. Desesperado por sentirse digno de la única persona en la que ha confiado jamás, Joey lucha por alejarse de un entorno que amenaza con destruirlo todo. Pero, con tanto en su contra, ¿logrará mantenerse a flote?

Mina has a stern face, a long braid, and an attitude that has only got worse since her dad died. Caplan is the golden boy, complete with a vast social circle and an on-again/off-again girlfriend who hates Mina's guts. They're neighbours and somehow, despite all their differences, have always understood each other the most. But then in the last few weeks of high school, everything turns on its head. It's a shock when Caplan's best-friend Quinn confesses he wants to take Mina to the prom. It's an even bigger shock when she says yes.

"6" er titlen på anden bog i Ronnie Andersens tematiske trilogi om drenge fra forskellige samfundsklasser, der har det til fælles, at de flygter fra deres følelser. Debutromanen "Date med en engel" (2008) er stilistisk bygget op som et filmmanuskript, og her flygter hovedpersonen gennem stoffer og film. "6" handler om en dreng fra middelklassen. Charli flygter fra sorgen over sin mors pludselige død gennem sex, musik og tegneserier. Tegnesseriemediet inspirerer hans sprog og tankeverden, og da Charli samtidig er talfreak, er bogen bygget op over en matematisk formel med 36 kapitler af 6 sider.

He bullied my sister. Now it’s his turn to pay. Ryker is the top of the Emerson Academy food chain, and he uses his power to remind everyone of just how powerless they are. Until now. When I see him picking on the most innocent girl in school for her weight, I snap. Ignoring him is no longer enough. No, my friends and I are going to make him pay.

The program is read by Jesse Aaronson and Georgia Garrison, an actor and the author's sister. “The narrators work well together, transporting listeners back to high school to endure the teenage experience and all the messy emotions that come with it.” —AudioFile A romantic debut about the...

From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Atlas Six comes Twelfth Knight, a grumpy/sunshine YA romantic comedy and coming of age story. Featuring gorgeous inside cover artwork. Viola and Jack do not get along. Popular Jack Orsino is the worst Student Body President Viola Reyes has ever...

I might have been the one who walked away, but that doesn’t mean I’m not still haunted by her - by what I did to her. But that’s the thing about ghosts…they always return when you least expect it. My stepsister was an outlet for my pain, but everything has changed. Now I’ve got nothing to lose. If she thought I hated her the first time we met, then she’s about to get a shock. The rage I felt didn’t compare to the fury that now consumes me. I might be empty, but I’m going to show her how it feels by taking away everything she has...one painful piece at a time.

I'm determined to make my senior year epic. I'd finally risen up in social rank, and I'm ready to rule the school. Everything seems perfect, until I find myself standing in front of Colten.

An adorable opposites-attract YA romance, from the TikTok sensation and globally bestselling author of The Atlas Six (under the penname Olivie Blake). Alexene Farol Follmuth's My Mechanical Romance explores the vulnerability of first love . . . while building robots! 'It’s romcom perfection'...

Inspired by the real psychology study popularized by the New York Times and its "Modern Love" column, this contemporary YA is perfect for fans of Eleanor and Park. Two random strangers. Two secrets. Thirty-six questions to make them fall in love. Hildy and Paul each have their own reasons for...

Lena steht am Anfang eines neuen Kapitels in ihrem Leben. Zwischen dem strahlenden Influencer Milo, der sie in die glitzernde Welt der Social Media zieht, und ihrem stillen Mitschüler Jonas, der mit seiner Musik ihr Herz berührt, muss sie in nur zehn Tagen eine Entscheidung treffen. Eine Coming-of-Age-Liebesgeschichte über Vertrauen, Echtheit und die Frage, wem man sein Herz schenkt.

De las heridas pueden nacer los guerreros más fuertes. Del dolor pueden florecer alegrías y a veces de la persona menos esperada puedes conseguir nuevas oportunidades para sonreír, luchar, vivir, creer y amar...

Six Muslim teens are falsely accused of a deadly attack in this timely and harrowing examination of America’s justice system, perfect for fans of Angie Thomas and Samira Ahmed. As fireworks pop off at a rowdy Fourth of July bonfire party, an explosion off the California coast levels an oil...

Remember how many lies we told, Molly? It’s enough to make my head spin. You were wild when I met you, and I was mad for you. But then something happened. And now you’re gone. But don’t worry. I’ll find you. I just need to sift through the story of us to get to where you might be. I’ve got places to look and a list of names. The police have a list of names, too. See now? There’s another lie. There is only one person they’re really looking at, Molly. And that’s yours truly.

Nunca había creído en los ligues de una noche. Ni siquiera estaba muy seguro de lo del amor a primera vista. Pero ninguno de los dos había bebido, así que no cabía atribuir al alcohol lo que estaba pasando. Bibiana era una turbulencia. Exudaba ternura, amor, fuerza. Sin embargo, tenía un secreto que lo iba a cambiar todo.

Solo hacen falta cinco segundos para que tu vida cambie por completo, y Chelsea Wallace es testigo de ello. Después de esa noche, su vida ya no volverá a ser la misma, sobre todo cuando regrese a Burlington y se reencuentre con el borde, arisco y antipático excapitán del equipo de hockey de la universidad.

" Je l’aime, c’est certain. Et je ferai tout pour qu’il me revienne. Rien ne pourra m’arrêter. " " Elle m’aime, je le sais. Et je l’aime également. Mais elle m’a trahi. " Malgré ses sentiments, Nick garde un goût amer de son histoire avec Noah. Le jeune homme n’est pas près de lui pardonner son geste.