Showing titles in Coming of Age

Sophie ha una mente fuori dal comune e nasconde un segreto: avverte i pensieri delle persone che la circondano come se le parlassero ad alta voce. Un giorno incontra Fitz, un ragazzo che condivide il suo stesso dono e che le rivela una verità sconvolgente: Sophie non appartiene al mondo umano, ma a quello degli elfi. È tempo di lasciarsi alle spalle la vita che conosceva e tornare alle Città Perdute. Ad attenderla ci sono creature straordinarie e la prestigiosa accademia di Fosforia, dove potrà mettere alla prova i suoi talenti.

Pam fyddai rhywun eisiau lladd Gwenno Evans, a gadael ei chorff hi yn y chwarel yn waed i gyd? Stori emosiynol, gignoeth, yn dilyn criw o ffrindiau Gwenno ar ôl iddi gael ei llofruddio'n ddisymwth yn 16 oed. Daw nifer o gyfrinachau am fywyd Gwenno a'i theulu i'r amlwg, ac mae sawl cynllwyn a thro annisgwyl yn dod i'r fei ynglŷn â'r hyn wnaeth arwain at ei lladd.

You know you’re invisible when even your bullies forget to pick on you. That’s me, Bettina Blair, hidden in plain sight. No matter how hard I try I just never fit in with my classmates. Now I know why. I’m a witch...apparently. One little demon attack and my parents confess their ugly secret…and ship me off to an elite academy of magic—for witches only. I can't summon magic. I can't fight with my hands or my fists. I just don't belong here, and Jackson Lancaster keeps reminding me every single chance he gets. This boy is the most insufferable, intolerable, unbearable, judgmental person.

Everyone knows that Nick and Charlie are the perfect couple – that they’re inseparable. But now Nick is leaving for university, and Charlie will be left behind at Sixth Form. Everyone’s asking if they’re staying together, which is a stupid question – they’re ‘Nick and Charlie’ for God’s sake!

But as the time to say goodbye gets inevitably closer, both Nick and Charlie question whether their love is strong enough to survive being apart. Or are they delaying the inevitable? Because everyone knows that first loves rarely last forever....

Susan Beth Pfeffer’s Life as We Knew It enthralled and devastated listeners with its brutal but hopeful look at an apocalyptic event--an asteroid hitting the moon, setting off a tailspin of horrific climate changes. Now this harrowing companion novel examines the same events as they unfold in...

Theo Briggs is a rule follower. He's a decent student in his junior year, an appeasing son, and a lifelong Christian, just trying to make it through high school unscathed. Caleb Raynard is a romantic. One of the few out-and-proud kids at Specter High School, Caleb's dating life has been hellish, to say the least—fraught with misread social cues and embarrassing situations—and Caleb is about ready to call the whole thing off. When Theo and Caleb meet in the basement of an old Catholic church that's rumored to be haunted, an instant and electric connection forms between them.

My name is Adelaide Edington, and my life was mapped out for me before I even entered the world: who I'd date, where I’d attend college, what I'd be when I grew up. But there comes a time in everyone's life when they face a fork in the road. Should I go left, or should I go right? It didn't matter as long as I didn't remain stagnant any longer. Jett Stone opened me up to a whole new world, reminding me that it was okay to find my own way. I could have roots in Willow Springs and still spread my wings and fly. What I didn't expect was to fall in love with the broody football player.

Aziz e Mattia si incontrano per caso una notte: Mattia è scappato di casa e Aziz dall'Afghanistan e dopo il lungo viaggio, è arrivato in Italia; dorme vicino a una siepe, è solo e affamato. Mattia condivide con lui il poco cibo che ha e lo accoglie nel suo rifugio segreto nei sotterranei di una scuola. Aziz è sollevato ma le sue condizioni fisiche non sono buone, ha la febbre alta. Mattia si dà fare come può per aiutarlo ma scopre che Aziz non è stato del tutto sincero con lui.

* Instant New York Times Bestseller * Indie Bestseller * In this riveting sequel to the New York Times bestselling novel Dark Rise, Will and his allies have survived the Dark’s first assault, but at a terrible cost. A new threat from the past is rising, and only a handful of heroes remain to...

When Miranda first hears the warnings that a meteor is headed on a collision path with the moon, they just sound like an excuse for extra homework assignments. But her disbelief turns to fear in a split second as the entire world witnesses a lunar impact that knocks the moon closer in orbit...

5 friends. 5 gifts. Prince Benjamin has just been given the most sought-after gift. One that's causing him to question everything that he is. Niall is drifting further from his friends than ever before, willing his mind to reveal his purpose. Gabriel has always felt invisible; now his gift is teaching him who he really is. Severo never banked on things changing, or that he'd be in love with a girl that can't ever be his. Vara knows who she's supposed to be but is about to learn life just isn't that simple. Welcome to Landis. Get ready to believe...

Some cryptic words wake college student Jess Ballard from a terrifying dream into an even more terrifying reality. Jess’ life has never been what anyone would call easy; doing damage control in the wake of your nomadic, alcoholic mother doesn't exactly make for a storybook childhood. But now, her world has fallen apart just when it should be coming together: her mother gone—dead under mysterious circumstances; her life uprooted to stay with estranged relatives she’s never met; and there’s something odd about some of the people she’s been meeting at school: They’re dead.

A disabled teen, an empathetic dragon, and a bond that will save the world. Sixteen-year-old Amel arrived at Dragon School just like everyone else - with a dream to ride dragons and join the Dominion Dragon Riders. But Amel has a crippled leg, and Dragon School training is grueling. Before she can even become an initiate, she must complete her first flight on a dragon. Can Amel survive First Flight and become a Dragon School initiate, or will her dreams dash on the rocks below?

In a small Mississippi town, Elizabeth Manley, a respected young wife and mother, grapples with the shadows of her past and a hidden secret that has haunted her for years. Her life takes an unexpected turn when she befriends an elderly woman facing her final days, offering her a place in her home, together, with the warmth of small newly-formed group of friends. They experience the healing power of community and learn how to embrace freedom in life while facing the inevitability of death with dignity.

Fußball. Ein verborgenes Geheimnis. Und die erste Liebe. Jannis war fünfzehn, hochbegabt, ehrgeizig, ein Stürmer, wie ihn der FC Bayern München sich nur wünschen konnte. Er traf Tore wie im Rausch, spielte für die U17, träumte von der großen Karriere, und war verliebt in Anna, das Mädchen mit dem Lächeln wie Sommersonne und Haaren, die im Licht wie flüssiges Gold glänzten. Doch sein Leben bestand aus mehr als nur Training und Spiel.

Becky Bexley the child genius goes to university at a much younger age than most people do. She copes with the coursework, but has a few unexpected difficulties. Things begin well, as she makes friends she has fun with, and finds herself giving one of her psychology tutors some psychological help. She has a laugh working on a local community radio station with other students, and interviews the brother of a founder member of the pop group Fleetwood Mac.

Wer bei Tag und bei Nacht die Schule besucht, dem bleibt kaum Zeit für Schlaf. So erging es Veit in seinem ersten Schuljahr in Fabelheim. Während seine Freunde in den Ferien mit Wichteln und Feen herumalbern, brummt man ihm ein Praktikum in den Staubwerken auf. Das nächste Schuljahr soll nicht erholsamer werden. Ein sagenumwobener kleiner Mann in Rot taucht auf und spricht eine Einladung aus: Veit und sein Lehrer, ein lebendiges Skelett, werden zur Kaiserin nach Mori eingeladen – jenem Ort, an dem Fabelwesen von den Fabeljägern verfolgt werden.

Michaela rennt aus der Schule, rennt fort vor drei Jungen, die ihr das Leben tagtäglich zur Hölle machen. Dann aber wird alles anders. Welche Rolle spielen dabei ein altes, sehr seltsames Pferd und ein neuer, rebellischer Mitschüler aus Neuseeland? Warmes Blut ist eine Coming-of-Age-Geschichte der etwas anderen Art.

A New York Times bestseller A William C. Morris Award Finalist “Should be required reading in every classroom.” —Nic Stone, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin “A true love letter to Los Angeles.” —Brandy Colbert, award-winning author of Little & Lion “A brilliantly...

A New York Times bestseller! “Smart and funny…warm and rewarding.” —Booklist (starred review) “A compelling and quirky tale of love and negotiating early adulthood in New York City.” —School Library Journal From the New York Times bestselling author of Emergency Contact, which...