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A tender hate-to-love YA romance about two teens who connect through their high school poetry club, where the power of the written word tears down the walls they’ve built around their hearts. No one in Delray knows Jae Aƒenyo’s story—that she’s a teen mom who placed her baby for...

Mutter in der Entzugsklinik, Vater mit Assistentin auf Geschäftsreise: Maik Klingenberg wird die großen Ferien allein am Pool der elterlichen Villa verbringen. Doch dann kreuzt Tschick auf. Tschick, eigentlich Andrej Tschichatschow, kommt aus einem der Asi-Hochhäuser in Hellersdorf, hat es von der Förderschule irgendwie bis aufs Gymnasium geschafft und wirkt doch nicht gerade wie das Musterbeispiel der Integration. Außerdem hat er einen geklauten Wagen zur Hand.

Being a wizard is hazardous to your health.

Late one night in a dingy Los Angeles club, Nate and Cameron meet and discover they have much more in common than their love of an obscure indie band. But when Nate learns that Cameron is the heir to a soul-sucking record label - the very one that destroyed his father’s life - he runs away as fast as he can. The only evidence of their brief but intense connection is the blurry photo Cameron snaps of Nate’s Sharpied Chuck Taylors.

Brigit, a fae dryad, and Jib, her talking cat, become trapped in a haunted French chateau. They quickly become embroiled in a creepy family mystery with ties to the medieval myths and legends of the Holy Grail.

It’s 1979, and thirteen-year-old Joseph Nissan can’t help but notice that small-town Texas has something in common with Revolution-era Iran: an absence of fellow Jews. And in such a small town it seems obvious that a brown kid like him was bound to make friends with Latinos—which is a plus, since his new buds, the Ybarra twins, have his back. But when the Iran hostage crisis, two neighborhood bullies, and the local reverend’s beautiful daughter put him in all sorts of danger, Joseph must find new ways to cope at home and at school.

When Waylon's mom, Loretta, receives an offer for their old homeplace, they face a difficult decision. Loretta is ready to say goodbye, but Waylon clings to memories from a different time. Can they come together before the offer expires, or will they hold on to what they have?

This audiobook edition includes: The full-length, stand-alone Young Adult suspense novel A bonus scene with one of the Gemini Thief survivors A Q&A between Court Stevens and Ruta Sepetys, New York Times bestselling author of Fountains of Silence From award-winning and highly acclaimed author...

Fire and ashes! The city is burning! Young mage’s apprentice Thomena is gifted in the elements of wind and water, but she yearns to learn the secrets of fire. When she discovers another mage is the one starting fires around her city of Orlaun, her resolve is tested by tragedy and roaring infernos. She needs to win the trust of the toughest heroes around, the fire-fighting vigiles, but they are hard to impress. Can she save Orlaun before the fires consume all Thomena cares about?

This stunning novel by E.R. Frank explores what happens when the truth is worse than the rumor. Twelve-year-old Alex loves her small alternative school. She hangs out with her best friend, Tim, every day, and Simon is the coolest teacher—he’s even starting a soccer team just for them. And...

A fun and upbeat romance about a girl who has a New Year's resolution to make the coming year epic in every way--and is willing to put herself out there for love. Tess and her opinionated older sister Lauren are spending the week after Christmas at the snowy Evergreen Lodge in Vermont and they...

Woody groeit op als jongste van drie in een liefdevol gezin in een dorp aan de IJssel. Naarmate Woody ouder wordt, maakt zijn onbeschroomdheid plaats voor een knellend zelfbewustzijn. Als zijn zus erg ziek wordt, kiest Woody noodgedwongen voor een positie op de achtergrond. Hij moet zich in één klap volwassen gedragen, maar blijft zitten met onbeantwoorde vragen en puberale hartstocht.

Moi : T’as bu ?! Colin (en se redressant et en faisant un pas vers l’arrière) : Ouais, et alors ? Moi : Mais tu disais que tu pouvais pas, à cause de ta tête. Colin : Ma tête va mieux. Et je bois si je veux. Pis j’ai juste pris une bière, de toute façon, pas de quoi capoter.

Max se stěhuje s rodinou do Hawkinsu a netuší, co všechno se tím spustí. Audiokniha pro všechny, kteří ujíždějí na kultovním seriálu Stranger Things! Dvanáctiletá Maxine Mayfieldová to nemá jednoduché. Rodiče se rozvedli a ona byla svěřena do péče mamince Susan, která se znovu provdala za divného týpka Neila Hargrovea. Bylo sice príma, že tím získala cool bratra Billyho, ale ze slunné Kalifornie se odstěhovali do sychravého Hawkinsu, kde to zas tak cool není a do toho rodinná pohoda taky ve finále není taková, jak to vypadá.

Emma is having a difficult week. She's got a maths exam looming and her teacher hates her. Her best friend is too caught up with her boyfriend to help her. She has no other friends to talk to, and to top it all off, two total strangers have started sending her WhatsApp messages that she's actually starting to listen to.

After Eliza Brady’s home in Houston, Texas, is destroyed by Hurricane Harvey, she is forced to transfer to Southwest High School. Traumatized by the floods and anxious in her new surroundings, Eliza throws herself into environmental activism, even if it’s against the wishes of her Big Oil dad. But when she meets Javi—a boy who has experienced climate-related trauma of his own—she’s finally able to connect with someone over the devastating mental effects of ecological disaster.

In 1937, Mary Margaret Joyce is born in the Tuam Home for unwed mothers. After spending her early years in an uncaring foster home, she is sentenced by a judge to an industrial school, where she is given the name Peg, and assigned the number 27. Amid 100 other unwanted girls, Peg quickly learns the rigid routine of prayer, work, and silence under the watchful eye of Sister Constance. Her only respite is an annual summer holiday with a kind family in Galway.

The year is 1938 and a family in the small South Carolina town of Beaufort faces serious adversity. After the birth of her long awaited son, Mary Banks dives into a dark postpartum period, throwing her into a deep depression. Thinking that her sister, Rose, is offering her a helping hand, Mary leaves her family and goes to Boston in search of a medical cure, not to be heard from again.

Atypical meets Every Last Word in this relatable and heartfelt coming of age story about a neurodivergent teen navigating school, friendships and first love. ​ Evvie Chambers is doing her best to skate through the last month of high school to graduation. The only thing standing in her way is a...

Pedro and Daniel are Mexican American brothers growing up in 1970s Ohio. Their mom doesn’t like that Pedro is a spitting image of their darker-skinned father, that Daniel plays with dolls, that neither boy loves sports like the other kids in their neighborhood. Life at home can be rough—but the boys have an unshakable bond that will last their entire lives.