Showing titles in Coming of Age

MOUNTAINS IN US is a family saga set outside of Asheville, North Carolina, where the Moyers' two most exciting weekly events are church and ten-year-old Colm's little league baseball games. Otherwise, Colm and his little brother spend their time playing in the woods behind their house with their next-door cousins, his older sister is always figuring out what to do next, his dad devours books, and his mom keeps everyone together. As Colm grows older, his idyllic childhood and the people who made it that way take on a different light.

She woke up with no memory. She soon wished she hadn't. Trapped in a sterile hospital room, the young survivor doesn't remember what brought her to this place. Her mind is an empty canvas—but the nightmares are already painting a grotesque supernatural horror story. The doctor's face melts into black ooze. Her dearest friend is consumed by fire. Whispered words echo a chilling prophecy: Death suits you better. Is she losing her sanity, or is this the terrifying new reality?

Jeremiah Bourne is in great danger. As Jeremiah is swept from his crumbling home in Blackfriars in 2019, to the same house but in 1910, he suddenly faces two questions: how did he get here, and how can he return to his own time? On his quest for answers, he encounters a cast of comic characters and situations: a coven of free-thinking spiritualists, a futuristic residents’ association, warring street gangs, eugenic scientists, aggressive domestic servants and a nudist magistrate.

Der Deal: Verlobe dich mit dem sexy CEO und erhalte eine Beförderung. Der Haken: Eine heimliche Schwangerschaft, die nie Teil des Plans war. Das Leben ist ein ironisches Miststück. Seit Jahren schufte ich mich in dieser Firma ab, ohne etwas erreicht zu haben. Am Rande der Verzweiflung macht mir mein sexy Boss das Angebot meines Lebens. Ich soll seine falsche Verlobte spielen, wofür er mir endlich die Beförderung geben wird, die ich verdiene.

Justine Blackburn sorgt dafür, dass Jugendliche im Rainbow Shelter einen sicheren Zufluchtsort finden. Als ihr Leben verfilmt wird, fühlt sie sich sofort zu Sienna Bright hingezogen, der charismatischen Schauspielerin, die im Film ihre einstige große Liebe verkörpert. Doch alte Wunden sitzen tief, und Siennas glamouröses Hollywood-Leben scheint meilenweit von Justines Alltag entfernt zu sein. Können die beiden ihre Ängste überwinden und der Liebe eine Chance geben?

„Gebt mir Harry Potter‘, sagte Voldemorts Stimme, ‚und keinem soll ein Leid geschehen. Gebt mir Harry Potter und ich werde die Schule unversehrt lassen. Gebt mir Harry Potter und ihr sollt belohnt werden.“ Zum letzten Mal verlässt Harry Potter den Ligusterweg: im Beiwagen von Hagrids Motorrad, wohlwissend, dass Voldemort und die Todesser ihnen dicht auf den Fersen sind. Der Schutzzauber, der Harry sein Leben lang vor dem Bösen bewahrt hat, ist erloschen und es gibt kein Verstecken mehr. In allem, was Harry liebt, atmet der furchteinflößende Hauch des Dunklen Lords...

“A dazzling fictional debut, Jason Diamond’s Kaplan’s Plot calls to mind both John Irving’s darkly funny tales of family dysfunction and E. L. Doctorow’s evocative dives into the early 20th century American underworld. At the same, Diamond sneaks in deeper truths about family history...

All This Could be Different introduces us to Sneha. A recent college graduate freshly arrived in Milwaukee, she occupies her days with rote, stressful work as a young consultant for a battery production corporation. She is, as her boss reminds her, a 'contractor, no benefits'. Her nights are spent ordering furniture off the internet, trying out the newfangled invention of dating apps and avoiding confrontation with the terrifying property manager who lives below her. But the rewards are bountiful.

Michael Woodbine was seven years old when a near-fatal fireworks accident scarred him and led to his placement in foster care. Now a college freshman, he is still trying to hide the effects of his trauma from his classmates, his adoptive family, and himself. When Michael signs up for a film class, he meets Robert Dunning, a teacher who wears his own scars unapologetically. Robert encourages Michael to make a documentary that explores body image and self-perception.

Oliver Marks has just served 10 years in jail - for a murder he may or may not have committed. On the day he's released, he's greeted by the man who put him in prison. Detective Colborne is retiring, but before he does, he wants to know what really happened a decade ago.

I never thought I’d find love. I spent all of high school watching others pair up, my little gay heart slowly withering in despair… until the fateful summer night that I met Tim. His meaty muscles and smoldering silver eyes already haunt my dreams. And I know for a fact that he’s lonely like me. I’ve been taking care of Tim ever since he got into an accident that was technically my fault, but the healing he needs goes so much deeper than that. I need him too. With any luck, I’ll end senior year with the man of my dreams at my side.

The new novel from the best-selling author of Miss Garnet's Angel holiday: a period in which a break is taken from work or studies for rest, travel, or recreation. [literally: holy day] Many years ago Mr Golightly wrote a work of dramatic fiction which grew to be an international best-seller...

Based on true events, rooted in the stunning Southern California landscape, and populated with vivid characters, American Tiger is about more than a frantic tiger hunt. It’s about a child’s quest for self-discovery, her stoic father’s struggle to come to terms with their past, and the innate wildness of every living thing.

It's been a year since Seth made the deal with the gods that pledged his life to them. And so far, the jobs they've given him have been violent and bloody - which is kind of all right with him. But now Apollo has something else in mind for Seth: He has to play protector while keeping his hands and fingers off, and for someone who really has a problem with restraint, this new assignment might be the most challenging yet.

All of my hard work has paid off and now I have a family to call my own - my best friend Avery and my three boyfriends; Harley, Ash, and Blaise. But with more people depending on me, the stakes have never been higher. I’ve stepped out from the shadow of the Jackal. I’ve laid claim on the men I want, and I’m not letting anything get in our way.

Finalist for the 2026 LAMBDA Literary Award Finalist for the 2025 CALIBA Golden Poppy Award Longlisted for the 2026 VCU Cabell First Novelist Award "Jam-packed with queer angst and queer joy . . . and a truly incredible amount of heart. I devoured this novel." —Kristen Arnett, New York Times...

When she arrived in New York on her 18th birthday carrying nothing but $600 cash and a stolen camera, Alice was looking for a fresh start. Now, just one month later, she is the city's latest Jane Doe, an unidentified murder victim. Ruby Jones is also trying to start over; she travelled halfway around the world only to find herself lonelier than ever. Until she finds Alice Lee's body by the Hudson River.

Eilean was born a “wretched”—a lowly foundling raised by the Aldermaston of Tintern Abbey. Then she’s chosen to assist in establishing the new abbey of Muirwood, now the site of a castle in the swampy Bearden Muir. Eilean’s role is as night servant to the druid Mordaunt, the king’s exiled advisor—and prisoner. He’s clever, dangerous, and invaluable to the Aldermaston.

A Frogmorton Farm short story from the million-copy bestselling author of the Chronicles of St Mary's. Perfect for fans of Sarah Addison Allen, Kristen Ashley and Genevieve Cogman.

Brought to you by Penguin. The astounding and expansive coming-of-age novel about a young woman whose quest to become the first Cherokee astronaut irrevocably alters the fates of the people she loves most. A LITHUB MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2025 Steph Harper is on the run. When she was five, her...