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For eight years, Loa Sollilja's world ran like one of those mechanical models of the solar system, with her baby sister, Asta, as the sun. Asta suffered from a genetic disorder that left her a permanent infant, and caring for her was Loa's life. Everything spun neatly and regularly as the whole family orbited around Asta. But now Asta's dead, and 16-year-old Loa's clockwork galaxy has collapsed.

Als die 16-jährige Lily heimlich ihre ADHS-Medikamente absetzt, geht so einiges schief - und im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes zu Bruch. Das bringt ihr schließlich eine Stunde Nachsitzen in der Schule ein, zusammen mit dem an Asperger leidenden Abelard. Als er für sie einsteht, küsst sie ihn spontan und löst damit völlig verwirrende Gefühle in sich selbst und auch in Abelard aus. Der hat schon einmal eine schlechte Erfahrung mit einem Kuss gemacht und stellt Lily nun auf die Probe - und sie besteht.

With a strong family, the best friend a guy could ask for, and a budding romance with the girl of his dreams, life shows promise for Teodoro "T" Avila. But he takes some hard hits the summer before senior year when his nearly perfect brother, Manny, returns from a tour in Iraq with a devastating case of PTSD. In a desperate effort to save Manny from himself and pull their family back together, T's fiery sister, Xochitl, hoodwinks her brothers into a cathartic road trip.

Mysterious murders, shadowy figures, and high school. Life can be hard, death can be harder. Cole Harper is dead. Reynold McCabe is alive and free. Mihko Laboratories has reopened the research facility and works to manufacture and weaponize the illness that previously plagued Wounded Sky. People are missing. The community has been quarantined. What deal did Eva strike with Choch? Who will defeat Reynold and Mihko? Time is running out.

Cole Harper is struggling to settle into life in Wounded Sky First Nation. He may have stopped a serial killer, but the trouble is far from over. A creature lurks in the shadows of Blackwood Forest, the health clinic is on lockdown by a mysterious organization, and long-held secrets threaten to bubble to the surface. Can Cole learn the truth about his father's death? Why won't Choch give him a straight answer? Where the heck is Jayne? Oh, and high school sucks.

We Were Liars meets Speak in this haunting, mesmerizing psychological thriller--a gender-flipped YA Great Gatsby--that will linger long after the final line On wealthy Commodore Island, Fern is watching and waiting--for summer, for college, for her childhood best friend to decide he loves...

Powerful and unfiltered, this fictional account of a teenage boy's addiction to online pornography is equal parts heartbreaking and hopeful. The first time a link to a porn video pops up on his computer screen, Lucas is startled. He was simply trying to stream a superhero movie. Transfixed by...

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When Cole Harper is compelled to return to Wounded Sky First Nation, he finds his community in chaos: a series of shocking murders, a mysterious illness ravaging the residents, and re-emerging questions about Cole’s role in the tragedy that drove him away 10 years ago. With the aid of an unhelpful spirit, a disfigured ghost, and his two oldest friends, Cole tries to figure out his purpose and unravel the mysteries he left behind a decade ago. Will he find the answers in time to save his community?

Bem-vindos de volta ao colégio João Cabral de Melo Neto! Depois dos acontecimentos de Bateria 100% carregada, chegou o momento de se aventurar com a turma do 7º ano. Nesse livro, o tema primordial é a ansiedade, algo que pode bagunçar nosso mundo, como Júlia e Gustavo vão descobrir. Ela: nadadora talentosa, dedicada e vítima de transtorno de ansiedade generalizada. Ele: jogador de basquete, estrela da escola e portador de transtorno obsessivo-compulsivo.

Logan Clark has always had issues. Going all the way back to being four-years-old and crying after stepping on a sidewalk crack. He'd been good at hiding it, though-great friends and a spot on the school football team. But his façade is starting to crack, starting with his mother deciding that his therapist simply isn't cutting it. Now off the football team, he's going to a treatment center four times a week and having breakdowns in front of his friends.

Sophie Bradley has a lot to contend with in her senior year of high school. She has to play catch-up with her school credits. Her crush of seven years is no longer interested--she botched that one up nicely. And her biggest problem of all? The Darkness isn't finished with her. Three years ago, Sophie had a mental breakdown and shut herself off from the rest of the world. While her friends were living the typical teenage experience, Sophie was navigating the ruinous world of depression and anxiety. Now she's back at school, ready to experience everything senior year has to offer.

Corey and her best friend, Kyra, are inseparable. Corey is the only person who understands Kyra's high-highs and low-lows. So when Corey's family moves away from their Alaskan town, she makes Kyra promise to stay strong during the long, dark winters and wait for her return. Except Kyra doesn't. Two days before Corey is to visit, Kyra is found floating underneath the ice. While everyone in Lost Creek deems Kyra's death a suicide, Corey knows something is wrong. With every hour, her suspicion grows.

On the historic campus of the fictional Parthenon University lies Potential Street, a non-descript alley lined by the University's twelve clubs. Each club bears a sign of the Zodiac. The most notorious of the clubs is Pithon which has housed the ancient Greek deities in order to seize absolute political power in North America. All it needs to complete its devious plan is to have one qualifying student from each of the twelve Zodiac Signs participate on their birthdays in Virtues Constellation, a mega-spell that will consolidate all the power of the other clubs under Pithon.

A 17-Year-old girl named Tanna Parmstring was born to terrible circumstances. Her early life full of trauma and abuse, caused her brain to not develop the fundamental synapses for caring for others, which created a toxic girl, who knew exactly what she wanted, and exactly how to get it. She meets an 18-year-old boy named Zeb, who was happy, and trustworthy. They fall in love, but he has a severe aversion to the feeling of another person's skin. This is a story full of betrayal, and toxic control.

In her final semester of high school there’s a string of missing girls. Helene immediately thinks a serial killer is loose. When Fred Thompkins arrives in town to become mayor he becomes her primary suspect. No one takes her seriously. Helene steps into the dark web to search for the culprit, only to endanger her own life. Can Helene solve the case before someone close to her goes missing?

"Haunted Ones" is a gripping young adult novella that delves into the chilling tale of a teenager's descent into darkness. Donna Blyth struggles with family secrets, the ghosts of the past, and her own mind. With its blend of the supernatural, mystery, and heart-pounding suspense, "Haunted Ones" will captivate listeners until the very last minute. Brace yourself for a journey into the unknown where the line between reality and nightmare blurs, and every turn reveals a new twist in this haunting tale of survival.

Cinco años después de casi ahogarse, Olivia Cathart vuelve a casa, a Caldwell Beach, decidida a enfrentarse a sus miedos y a correr algunos riesgos, no sólo nadando, sino abriendo su corazón. Con la esperanza de reavivar sus amistades, está entusiasmada con la idea de pasar un verano sin preocupaciones con sus mejores amigos Keely y Miles. Pero la vida en el tranquilo pueblo ha cambiado y nada ni nadie es lo que parece. Cuando una serie de sorprendentes crímenes amenazan el frágil estado de Olivia, se ve inmersa en un aterrador juego del gato y el ratón.

Tenth grade isn't going according to plan for Lainey. Her twin brother moved across the country to live with their dad and stepmom, leaving Lainey—and her anxiety—behind. And Lainey's starting to realize that maybe most of her friends were really her brother's friends. Thank god for Bliss.