Teen Contemporary

Never in her life has Harlow felt as low as she does now. Even a beating from her mother was easier to take then the humiliation she just suffered at the hands of the Summer's siblings. Unable to return home due to a promise made to her foster father, she has to stay on until her commitments have concluded. With her new friends Alex and Shane trying to convince her to stay, and her grandparents and father of the same mind, Harlow's heart is torn in two. But a mysterious phone call and a possible job opportunity may just swing the pendulum to one side.

Hannah knows there's been a mistake. She doesn't need to be institutionalized. What happened to her roommate at that summer program was an accident. As soon as the doctor and judge figure out that she isn't a danger to herself or others, she can go home to start her senior year. Then Lucy arrives. Lucy has her own baggage, and she's the perfect project to keep Hannah's focus off all she is missing at home. But Lucy may be the one person who can get Hannah to confront the secrets she's avoiding - and the dangerous games that landed her in confinement in the first place.

When Austin Keller's family moves across the country for his chance to play with the prestigious Frost Lake soccer team, he's ready to seize the opportunity. But on his first night out with the team, a dare to kiss the team captain's ex-girlfriend sets in motion a rivalry that threatens his future. Claire Crawford was once an aspiring figure skater, but a recent injury has changed everything. To make matters worse, her boyfriend dumped her. Starting her junior year, she's unsure of her next steps. One thing she knows for sure: she's not falling for the new guy.

Isadora Stilton and Quinn Avery have known each other since before they were ten. They continued being friends through puberty and into high school. Alas, first love withers under the long, icy axe of college acceptance letters. The two young lovers decide to say goodbye to each other and hello to successful careers, his as an actor and hers as a writer. Years later, the dance of life brings them both around to see each other again, and an unexpected health crisis brings them closer than ever before.

A funny, angsty, inspired-by-true-a-story novella about first love, first relationship, and all the other...firsts. What happens when your first love is doomed and has an expiration date? Find out with Lana.

Life was complicated enough for Sivia before Keeley came into her life. Her parents' divorce leaves her with a self-centered Dad, resentful Mom, and a brother who overeats to try to deal with it all. But when the new student, obnoxious and legless Keeley, becomes her project partner, her life becomes even more complicated.

Seventeen-year-old Lacey Kerr is a lot of things: head cheerleader, an A+ student, vice president of student council, a loyal friend, and beloved by her classmates. What she isn't is a fan of star soccer player Vaughn Collins. And he knows it. Unfortunately for him, he needs her. With his grades on the line, he'll do anything to turn it around and keep his spot on the soccer team. Even if it means winning over his ex-girlfriend's best friend and convincing her to tutor him.

For Lucy, the Jersey Shore isn't just the perfect summer escape, it's home. As a local girl, she knows not to get attached to the tourists. They breeze in during Memorial Day weekend, crowding her costal town and stealing moonlit kisses, only to pack up their beach umbrellas and empty promises on Labor Day. Still, she can't help but crush on charming Connor Malloy. His family spends every summer next door, and she longs for their friendship to turn into something deeper. Then Superstorm Sandy sweeps up the coast, bringing Lucy and Connor together for a few intense hours.

Annie McFarland is sick of being a shy nobody. A session at summer camp seems like the perfect opportunity to reinvent herself - gain some confidence, kiss a boy, be whoever she wants to be. A few days in, she's already set her sights on über-hottie Kyle. Too bad her fear of water keeps her away from the lake, where Kyle is always hanging out.

Dié blitsverkoper is uiteindelik ook as luisterboek beskikbaar! Wat hét met Anna gebeur die oomblik ná sy die sneller getrek het? Ná sy haar stiefpa wat haar soveel jare lank fisies en emosioneel verrinneweer het, vroeg een oggend in Bloemfontein in die oë gekyk, en toe geskiet het? Agt jaar ná die verskyning van Dis ek, Anna neem Anchien Troskie aldus Elbie Lötter weer haar pen op, en skryf die opvolg. Hoe vra 'n mens vergifnis, en wanneer mag jy wraak neem?

An emotional, small-town, first-love romance between a spirited athlete and her football hero neighbor.

Die 18-jährige Lynn träumt eigentlich von einem Studium in New York, nicht von Rockstars. Bis sie die derzeit beliebteste Band des Landes unverhofft vor einer Horde kreischender Fans rettet - und bei Frontman Ryle mit dem zerzausten Haar und den dunkelblauen Augen selbst ganz weiche Knie bekommt. Von Star-Allüren keine Spur, stattdessen sprüht er vor Charme und zeigt aufrichtiges Interesse an Lynn. Trotzdem versucht sie mit aller Macht ihr Herz zu schützen und wird dabei auf eine harte Probe gestellt.

A debut gothic YA from the USA Today bestselling author of The Hacienda and The Possession of Alba Díaz Sixteen-year-old Minerva has spent her whole life in the slums of the capital city of an unnamed country that resembles colonial Mexico. Though she lives in the shadow of constant government...

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.

Siena Lancaster lebt in einer Welt aus Glamour und Schein: Tochter einer einflussreichen Familie, Vorzeigestudentin, souverän vor jeder Kamera, der perfekte Fake-Freund an ihrer Seite. Doch hinter der makellosen Fassade regt sich in ihr die Frage nach ihrer wahren Identität – jenseits von Likes, Lob und Leistungsdruck. Als Ren in ihr Leben tritt, prallen zwei Welten aufeinander. Er entfacht ihre Liebe zur Musik neu, verstrickt sie aber auch in ein gefährliches Spiel aus Widerstand, Anziehung, Reibung und Misstrauen.

Rebecca, Samantha, Haley, Katie, Ashley – Nora musste schon viele Mädchen sein. Denn sie ist die Tochter einer Trickbetrügerin, die mit ihrer Hilfe kriminelle Biedermänner ausnimmt. Mit zwölf gelingt Nora die Flucht aus diesem Leben. Doch fünf Jahre später holt die Vergangenheit sie ein, als sie mit ihren besten Freunden Wes (ihr Ex) und Iris (ihre neue Liebe) in einen Banküberfall gerät. Die brutalen Gangster erwarten keinen Widerstand. Nichts hat sie auf Nora vorbereitet – oder auf die Tricks, die sie und ihre Alter Egos auf Lager haben. Ein raffiniertes Katz-und-Maus-Spiel beginnt.

La vita di Ophelia è all'apparenza perfetta. Ex ballerina di danza classica, bellissima e ricca, è figlia dell'avvocato penalista più famoso di New York e frequenta l'ultimo anno alla St. George High School. Da quando tre anni prima la madre è venuta a mancare, però, la sofferenza che l'ha travolta è diventata quasi impossibile da sopportare. Ophelia si ritira in giornate di solitudine e indifferenza, entrando in una spirale di dipendenze e depressione in cui farsi del male sembra l'unico modo per sentire meno dolore.

At her new university hidden in the heart of London, she thought she would be accepted, not hunted. Growing up with an anxiety condition wasn’t easy for Alice Brickstone. Learning to fly helped. Meeting others with strange abilities like hers did too. Now, starting university in a different country feels like a new beginning. She even meets a cute guy who demands nothing of her. But Chancery Gate University is not the safe and welcoming place she hoped it would be.

Does happily-ever-after really exist? Arden doesn't think so. After watching her parents' messy divorce, she's convinced that love doesn't last forever—and she can't understand why her sister, Laurel, would want to get married. Arden tries to keep her doubts to herself, but during her maid-of-honor speech at the welcome dinner, her true feelings about marriage slip out in spectacular fashion.

Love is in the Air (of London). Als Abbey Bly einen Studienplatz in London erhält, ist sie überglücklich, denn es ist die perfekte Chance, dem scharfen Auge ihres überbehütenden Rockstar-Vaters zu entfliehen. In England angekommen, erlebt sie erst mal eine gehörige Überraschung. Ihre drei "Mitbewohnerinnen" entpuppen sich als Jungs. Ziemlich unwiderstehliche Jungs! Rugbyspieler Jack lässt Abbeys Herz direkt höherschlagen. Es gibt nur zwei kleine Probleme. Zum einen besagen die WG-Regeln: keine Beziehungen unter den Bewohnern.