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A charming romantic dramedy from the author of The Art of Insanity High schooler Skyler Davidson spends most of her time with her pet rat, Five. The daughter of scientists, she’s determined to finish her late mother's research on neutron stars. So she teams up with aspiring videographer...

Ever since Ellie and Ash Anderson got together, Ellie Pillai has been discovering love, and kissing and doubting yourself, and questions.so.many.questions. Like, what happens when your boyfriend (boy that is more than just a friend) hand is half way down your back, fumbling at the place where a bra hook should exist, but instead there's a neon pink band that reads 'HELLO KITTY' because your dad shrunk all your bras in a 90° hot wash, when your dad never does your washing - ever.

Most days, Ellie Pillai is somewhere between invisible, and not very cool—and usually she's okay with that. But suddenly, Ellie feels different. Maybe it's the new boy at school who makes her brain explode into rainbows every time she sees him (and also happens to be going out with her best friend), or maybe it's her new drama teacher, the one who seems to have noticed she exists. Suddenly, her misfit style, her skin colour, her songwriting and all that getting lost in the music in her head seem to be okay, too. Because maybe standing out isn’t a bad thing after all.

Wer braucht schon ein Happy End?! Liebe ist was für Idioten. Das zumindest findet das Audrey. Nach der Trennung ihrer Eltern muss sie allein mit ihrer frustrierten Mutter zurechtkommen. Deshalb nimmt sie einen Nebenjob im Kino an und trifft dort auf Harry. Der ist eigentlich der nächste Martin Scorsese, nur weiß das noch niemand. Während er auf seinen Durchbruch als Filmemacher wartet, verbringt er seine Zeit mit dem Aufsaugen von Popcorn, mit Flirten und mit Gras rauchen. Damit ist er ganz sicher nicht Audreys Traumtyp. Trotzdem verlieben sich die beiden Hals über Kopf ineinander.

Efter en uheldig episode med et friluftsbad er Emmy meget mod sin vilje blevet deporteret til verdens ende, nærmere bestemt Grønnevangens Dramaefterskole langt ude ved Vesterhavet. Heldigvis er der lyspunkter i vis-skal-alle-sammen-være-venner-hele-tiden-ondskaben. Der er værelseskammeraten Rakel, der er goth og som ikke er bange for at sige sin mening om noget som helst.

What you see isn't always what you get in this funny and heart-wrenching story about two girls from different crowds who find common ground, by National Book Award finalist Julie Anne Peters. Antonia is a "nerd," and Jazz is a "punk." Antonia belongs to the math club; Jazz hangs out at the...