Showing results for "sue" in Teen & Young Adult

The town of Paradiso, California, is abuzz during the lead-up to its annual Peach Blossom Festival. This year, the theme is the 1950s, so the locals are already calling the soon-to-be-named queen, “Peggy Sue” after the Buddy Holly song. The four finalists are all seniors at the high school, with an equal chance of winning the crown—or dying . . .

With a suspect who has confessed to the murder of the Peach Blossom Queen behind bars, the cloud over Paradiso, California, has lifted. Along with everyone else, high school senior and part-time sleuth Hope Hubbard is relieved to move on from the tragedy and flurry of false accusations. When the new Peach Blossom Queen is announced, the longshot winner realizes that it’s no fun being celebrated by the town when someone you’ve known your whole life is behind bars.

Senior year isn’t supposed to end like this—with the death of a fellow student. Now, instead of fun times with good friends, there is fear and mourning. The girl who was to be crowned queen of the annual Peach Blossom Festival has been brutally murdered, leaving behind a trail of broken bonds and malicious rumors in her wake . . .

With the killer of the Peach Blossom Queen still on the loose and the festival on hold, everyone is on edge in the small town of Paradiso, California. Amid all the horror and sorrow, one good thing has happened: the hunkiest guy in school likes Hope Hubbard. It’s a dream come true for the high school computer whiz (and sometimes bookie). But she’s not betting on everything getting back to normal soon. As a tornado of rumors swirls through town, a few suspects are cleared while others emerge.

Colorful 16-year-old Fireball and her elite team of classmates from Cinzento Secure’s corporate academy must do exactly that. They’re investigating a hack at a prestigious bank, and the bizarre network issues they've observed are turning out to be something stranger than Team Raven has ever encountered.

An amazing story that captures your attention while candidly sharing about...the darkness of alcohol and drugs on a young person and how it affects others. A mom’s continual prayers and the need to show tough love. The impact a school teacher has toward a rebellious teenager. The strength to stay in a marriage that seems bound to fail. A life-changing motorcycle accident that solidified a belief in a one, true, and loving God.

Rowan is 15, and likes what the mirror shows her. Life is messy but she's not the kind to talk about it. When her hair begins to fall out, her French granny, Sylvie, takes her to Paris clinics and salons, but her new chic style soon falls apart. School resumes after the summer but Rowan can't face her friends or the boy she fancies - even before she loses the last hair on her head. But at an Alopecia UK support group, she meets Daisy Waterhouse.

Quasi il 40% della popolazione mondiale gioca ai videogiochi. Che si tratti di smartphone, console o PC, l'industria del gioco è in rapida crescita, senza segni di stagnazione. Ma lei probabilmente fa parte di una percentuale molto più piccola, perché non si limita a giocare qualche partita a Candy Crush nel tempo libero di tanto in tanto, ma lo fa un po' più seriamente. Forse ha pensato a cosa significherebbe essere un e-atleta, oppure sa benissimo che il grado successivo è alla sua portata.