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When Hinton Helsinger leaves the Youth Correctional Center, he's set on reforming his impulsive ways. But things at home have changed: his dad has been killed, his mom's remarried his uncle, and his uncle is the new kingpin of the family gang that controls the town's drug trade. Threatened by Hinton's return, Hinton's uncle hatches a sinister plot using Hinton's girlfriend, Olivia, as a pawn. As Hinton struggles between the impulse to avenge his dad's death and the desire to seek a way out of that corrupt life, he embarks on a downward spiral of revenge and madness....

Wenn einem das Glück abhanden kommt, muss man nur wieder nach ihm suchen! Eddy ist ein ganz normaler Teenager, ein bisschen eigenbrötlerisch, aber voll Lebensfreude und ausgestattet mit der Fähigkeit zum Glücklichsein. Eines Tages jedoch kommt Eddy das Glück abhanden. Seine geliebte Großmutter, bei der er aufwächst, erkrankt schwer. Von einem Tag auf den anderen steht Eddy vor wichtigen Entscheidungen, muss sich auf die Suche begeben nach Möglichkeiten, sein Leben in den Griff zu bekommen - und dabei seinen großen Traum nicht aus den Augen zu lassen: einmal um die Welt mit einer alten BMW R75!

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When Adam joined the Pioneer program, he became one of six teens to forfeit their bodies for a new, digital existence. Together, the Six were unstoppable, protecting the world from artificial-intelligence systems that threatened the human race. But they were more than a team, they were family. Until now. Adam has a complex power within his circuitry that defies the very laws of physics. He wasn't programmed to have this power, and he can barely control it or its consequences. Adam's never felt more alone. Amber, the newest Pioneer, knows what it is like to be an outsider.

Alle har den slags dage, hvor det ikke kører. Jeg har mange. Jeg kan faktisk ikke rigtigt huske tiden før... Var jeg glad i låget dengang? Var jeg virkelig så gode venner med Bastian, som min far siger? Storm er alene med sin far, og det har været svært at holde fast i vennerne og fodbolden efter hans mors død. Storm lukker sig inde i sig selv og forsøger at styre uden om medlidende blikke. Men en dag da han er ude og cykle i skoven, møder han Ariel. Hun har kort hår og vilde øjne - og så dufter hun af pige.

On the night Donovan Turner is thrown out of a car on a highway in the middle of nowhere, he can barely remember his own name, let alone the past 24 hours. Where is he? Where is his girlfriend, Bee? In an attempt to flag down the next passing car, he startles the driver, causing a fatal accident. With sirens in the distance and the lingering feeling that he's running from something - or someone - Donovan grabs the dead driver's briefcase and flees.

Moses and his cousin Charlie were best friends, wisecracking pranksters, unstoppable forces of teenage energy - until the night they became accidental arsonists and set in motion a chain of events that left Moses alone, guilt-stricken, and most likely trapped in his dead-end town. Then Moses gets a lucky break: the chance to volunteer as a camp counselor for a week and prove the incident at the bowling alley should be expunged from his record. And since a criminal record and enrollment at Duke are mutually exclusive, he’s determined. But tragedy seems to follow him wherever he goes.

Graduation was supposed to be a relief. Except Quinn can't avoid the barrage of well-intentioned questions about her college plans. Why does no one understand that it's hard for her to think about the future - or feel as if she even deserves one - when her best friend is dead? Spending the summer with her aunt on the Jersey shore may just be the fresh start Quinn so desperately needs. And when she meets Malcolm, a musician with his own haunted past, she starts to believe in second chances. Can Quinn find love while finding herself?

"Ciao a tutti. Spero per voi che siate pronti, perché sto per raccontarvi la storia della mia vita. O meglio, come mai è finita. E se state ascoltando queste cassette è perché voi siete una delle ragioni. Non vi dirò quale nastro vi chiamerà in causa. Ma non preoccupatevi, se avete ricevuto questo bel pacco regalo, prima o poi il vostro nome salterà fuori... Ve lo prometto."

Nell'arco di un'ora di lezione a scuola, si intrecciano le storie di quattro adolescenti che non si conoscono, ma vivono nello stesso momento una svolta cruciale della loro vita. In quell'ora magari si incrociano, ma ognuno è preso dai propri problemi. Quel giorno, in quei 3.300 secondi, le loro vite saranno trasformate.

Elena har försökt komma över Holton, grannpojken hon endast haft ögon för sedan barnsben. Men Holton har ett stort problem som han inte kan komma över, ända tills ett dödsfall återförenar dem. Just som de börjar se ljuset i tunneln råkar Elena ut för en fasansfull olycka och hon pendlar mellan liv och död. Ska ödet slita dem isär en gång för alla just som de började våga tro på framtiden? "När öden kolliderar" är den svenska översättningen av boken "The long ride home".

È passato quasi un anno dalla mattina in cui la madre di Veronica è stata uccisa per mano di un folle. La vita della ragazza è finita quel giorno e le sue notti da quel momento sono tormentate da una frase incomprensibile che la madre ha cercato di dirle prima di morire. Ora vive sola in un monolocale e le sue giornate si susseguono monotone e uguali, grigie come la periferia in cui vive. Finché, una notte, Veronica si trova nel mezzo di un incendio che distrugge una pompa di benzina.

Fourteen-year-old Kit Bridges is slowly growing accustomed to her new equestrian school, the illustrious Covington Academy, and life as an American teen in England. But it's not easy finding a new normal since her mother's death, especially when it seems like her dad, Covington's riding instructor, might be starting to move on.

James Patterson presents this emotionally resonant novel that shows that while some broken things can't be put back exactly the way they were, they can be repaired and made even stronger. Kira's Twelve Steps To A Normal Life 1. Accept Grams is gone 2. Learn to forgive Dad 3. Steal back...

Clara går i gymnasiet og kæmper med sorgen efter sin mors død. Om natten hjemsøges hun af zombier, og om dagen kæmper hun med det anstrengte forhold til faren, hans nye perfekte familie og ekskæresten Charlie, der er kommet videre i sit liv. En aften i byen bliver det hele for meget for Clara, og det ender grueligt galt. Clara må nu finde vejen tilbage til livet og give sig selv lov til at elske og drømme igen.

Rick Ward wants to go to war. And he's not sure why. Maybe he's running from his dad and his crazy temper. Maybe he's running from his girl, who seems to think he's more of a joke than a man. Or maybe he's just running - to find himself. After basic training, Rick enlists with the Charlie Rangers, a special unit that ambushes the enemy in secret jungle raids. It is the most dangerous front line duty, and Rick's six-man team will experience everything from horrifying enemy encounters to mourning the death of a comrade.

For fans of Julie Halpern and Morgan Matson comes a summer road trip story about adventure, sisters, and finding out who you truly want to be. Anna's always idolized her older sister, Storm. So when Storm dies in a tragic car accident on the night of her high school graduation, Anna is...

His whole life has been mapped out for him. Carlos Portillo has always led a privileged and sheltered life. A dual citizen of Mexico and the United States, he lives in Mexico City with his wealthy family, where he attends an elite international school. Always a rule follower and a parent pleaser, Carlos is more than happy to tread the well-worn path in front of him. He has always loved food and cooking, but his parents see it as just a hobby.

Competitive climber Cara Jenkins feels most at home high off the ground, clinging to a rock wall by her fingertips. She's enjoyed a roaming life with her mountaineering parents, making the natural world her jungle gym, the writings of Annie Dillard and Henry David Thoreau her textbooks. But when tragedy strikes on an Ecuadorian mountaintop, Cara's nomadic lifestyle comes to an abrupt halt.

Nineteen-year-old Tessa is suddenly tasked with spreading her great aunt's ashes all over the US and Canada so the rest of her relatives can receive their inheritance. After her initial dismay, she finds the road trip full of mystery and surprises. Old family secrets, girlfriend problems, and beautiful sunsets accompany her as she honors her aunt's wishes.