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Cada mañana, A despierta en el cuerpo y la vida de una persona diferente. Nunca hay aviso previo de dónde ocurrirá o quién será el elegido. Pero A ya se ha hecho a la idea de ello, incluso tiene una serie de normas que sigue para vivir: nunca involucrarse. Pasar desapercibido. No interferir.

Willow Covington has conquered every obstacle thrown at her to become one of the best figure skaters in the nation until a devastating injury shatters her Olympic dreams. She’ll do anything to get back on the ice, though, and if that means rehabbing while blocking shots and slapping a puck around, so be it. Coach says no dating, but that’s A-Okay with her anyway - she’s singularly focused on her goal. If only the team captain, Brodie Windom, wasn’t so infuriatingly hot as he shows her the ropes.

Hvad gør man, når man hedder Edel, er femten år og opdager, at graviditetstesten er positiv efter en nat med klassens lækreste røvhul? Og hvad stiller Jokum op med sin flossede selvtillid, sine bumser og en mor, der tvinger ham til psykolog? "KAOS (kys ah oh shit)" handler om livet, når det følger den snoede vej. Om tilvalg og fravalg og to søskende, der krydser hinandens spor. Der er tidspunkter i ens liv, hvor man ikke er klar til at flirte. Hvor skarpe kommentarer ikke ligger på tungen.

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Todo cambiará... después de diciembre. El tiempo es algo relativo. Para algunos pasa más rápido; para otros, no tanto. A Jenna Brown el último año se le ha hecho eterno. Cuando superas una ruptura, el tiempo se rige por otras leyes físicas, y estar un año sin Jack Ross ha sido uno de los retos más difíciles de su vida. Pero ha conseguido superarlo, centrarse en sí misma y convertirse en una Jenna renovada que tiene un nuevo objetivo vital: terminar los estudios.

The world of 16-year-old Niara Saunders just reached maximum overload. If one more family secret revealed itself, she just might scream. How much reality could one girl take? She wasn't starring in her own teen documentary where drama guaranteed high ratings and unlimited Access Hollywood exposure.

OMG, I hate soccer! I’ve been waiting for my best friend to return from soccer camp for half the summer. We’re meant to be together forever, I just know it. But when Tony is finally back in town, his mind is focused on that new girl in his co-ed team. I definitely won’t give up my true love that fast, so there’s only one thing I can do now: get on the team, too! My performance at the qualifications must have raised more pity than admiration, however, because in the end, I’m actually accepted. Crap! And now?

After tragedy hit her family, Meg Matthews officially crossed the line from "good girl" to "bad girl." Motorcycle? Check. Graffiti? Check. The only thing Meg hadn't planned on was blackmail. Too bad now a certain infuriating boy holds Meg's future in his hands . . . When Luke Prescott—star pitcher and town golden boy—catches Meg vandalizing the school, she's given two choices: face the consequences or enter into a fake relationship with him to get his parents and his ex off his back.

Wäre Sallys Leben ein Film, würde sie darin ganz sicher nicht die Hauptrolle spielen. Sie wäre eher der Sidekick - die Tochter, die keine Probleme macht, die Schwester, die Konflikte scheut, die Freundin, die ihre Meinung für sich behält. Sally mag diese Rolle nicht, dennoch füllt sie sie aus. Bis die ein paar Jahre ältere Leni bei ihnen einzieht und das Gefüge durcheinanderbringt. In ihrer Gegenwart fühlt Sally sich zum ersten Mal irgendwie echt. Und ist deswegen mehr hin- und hergerissen denn je.

Para Jenna Brown, su primer año en la Universidad suponía alejarse de su familia y sus amigos y enfrentarse al mundo por primera vez en su vida. Su novio le había dejado claras sus intenciones: a partir de ese momento, tenían una relación a distancia y abierta. Ambos podían hacer lo que quisieran porque sabían que se querían el uno al otro. Así que no pasaba nada si no dejaba de acercarse al mejor amigo del novio de su compañera de habitación, ¿no? Todo volvería a la normalidad en diciembre. ¿Cambiaría algo? Tenía hasta entonces para descubrirlo.

A Kiss to Wake Me is a modern-day love story between Jamie and Cara. When the two first lock eyes in the high school cafeteria, “love at first sight” is no longer just a cliché to either of them. Their romance takes off at record speed but just as quickly crashes into a wall of disbelief when a figurative bomb is dropped into their lives, upending the world as they knew it: Cara is pregnant, even though she believed she was a virgin.

A história acompanha a jornada de Aza Holmes, uma menina de 16 anos que sai em busca de um bilionário misteriosamente desaparecido—quem encontrá-lo receberá uma polpuda recompensa em dinheiro—enquanto lida com o transtorno obsessivo-compulsivo (TOC).

Tiene que decidirse: su familia y Nueva York, su novio y su amor por la música clásica. Pero entonces, ocurre un accidente. Ya nada será como antes. Y solo le queda una decisión: vivir o morir.

Da quando è bambina Stella entra ed esce dagli ospedali per colpa dei suoi polmoni "fuori controllo". In attesa di trapianto, non può permettersi la minima infezione: per questo tra lei e il mondo deve esserci sempre una "distanza di sicurezza". Anche Will è malato, ma aspetta solo di compiere diciotto anni per smettere di curarsi e poter andare a scoprire il mondo. Per Will e Stella stare vicini potrebbe essere letale. Eppure non possono farne a meno.

Between school, two jobs, and trying to get into NYU film school, Bailey Banfield has zero time for a social life. But then she meets Alex in her express lane at the grocery store, and their secret friendship becomes the only place she can breathe. She refuses to complicate that with more. No matter how charming Alex can be. When Bailey decides to film outrageous promposals for her NYU application, she enlists Alex's help to plan an over-the-top, epic promposal to someone else. Too bad the only prom date Alex wants anywhere near Bailey is him.

All I wanted was a little trouble. Okay, so, maybe, choosing Cruz Donovan’s 18th birthday party wasn’t the way to go about it. Three years ago, I fell for him. I thought he fell for me, too. But when he broke it off, he took my heart, and as if that wasn’t enough, he took my best friends, too. They aren’t the same boys I knew before high school started.

It’s just that telling the truth is so . . . tricky. She knows she shouldn’t be making out with a drama club hottie behind her football-player boyfriend’s back. She should probably admit that she can’t stand eating quahogs (clams), especially since she’s running for Quahog Princess in...

After a traumatic breakup, Dee is left wondering how much worse her life can get. A handsome new boy in the village offers some hope, but her friends are wary. And life would be a whole lot easier if her phone would stop playing up.

Alicia, quindicenne, figlia di un'indiana e un italiano, è nata e cresciuta a Bologna. Durante un giro in centro con un'amica e il suo inseparabile cane, Teo, vede su una bancarella un ciondolo a forma di cuore molto simile, ma molto simile, a quello che le aveva regalato la nonna durante una visita in India l'anno prima e che è scomparso misteriosamente. Per lei quel ciondolo ha un significato particolare perché le ricorda le sue origini e perché, nella tradizione orientale, rappresenta un futuro ricco di amore e prosperità.

At Europe’s hottest ski resort, life is never drama free. This time, the Chalet Girls—Melissa, Harley, and Lily (a.k.a. Dove)—find their bond with one another on the line. Melissa’s feelings are split between two guys, and Lily’s heart is still with her boyfriend on the faraway island of Nevis. When Harley gets a chance to go to that very locale and learns secrets about Lily, the limits of the girls’ trust are put to the test. As the holiday season approaches, the work gets tougher—and relationships get chillier—at Les Trois Alpes.