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In the devastating but uplifting tradition of Adam Silvera and Nova Ren Suma comes a queer supernatural coming-of-age story from acclaimed author Maria Ingrande Mora. How do you face your fears when everything is terrifying? Fifteen-year-old Brynn can’t stop thinking about death. Her intrusive...

So könnte es gehen! Wer hätte nicht schon einmal davon geträumt, ein Star zu werden? Tina, die Heldin dieser Geschichte, hatte diesen Wunsch lange gehegt. Dann, eines Tages, wurde der Traum Wirklichkeit. Kaum zu glauben! Wie es dazu kam und wie es dann weiterging, davon erzählt dieser satirische Roman. Er ist mit einem Augenzwinkern geschrieben, was heißt: Exakt so hat es sich nicht ereignet, ähnlich aber hätte es sein können.

The Wizard of Oz meets Ready Player One in this darkly comic YA novel about identity, depression, giving up, and finding your way home. High school senior Rainbow is trapped with three other teens in a game-like world that may or may not be real. Together, they must complete quests and gain...

Macy's school officially classifies her as "disturbed", but Macy isn't interested in how others define her. She's got more pressing problems: Her mom can't move off the couch, her dad's in prison, her brother's been kidnapped by Child Protective Services, and now her best friend isn't speaking to her.

"Valget" er en spændende roman af Sarah Engell, der handler om at tage store valg. Beretningen om den 18-årige Xenia fokuserer på spørgsmålet om, hvor meget man vil ofre for en fremmed. Xenia har kæmpet længe for at blive frontfigur i Etisk parti. Hun er endelig ved at opnå sin drøm og kan se sig selv have en positiv indflydelse på verdenssituationen. En dag møder hun en pige, der er flygtet hele vejen til Danmark, alene. Nu må Xenia træffe et valg. Med "Valget" har Sarah Engell skrevet en smuk roman, der viser børn og unge, hvor store konsekvenser valg kan have.

Central International School’s annual lock-in is legendary - and for six students, this year’s lock-in is the answer to their dreams. The chance to finally win the contest. Kiss the guy. Make a friend. Become the star of a story that will be passed down from student to student for years to come. But then a group of students, led by Marisa Cuevas, stage an eco-protest and chain themselves to the doors, vowing to keep everyone trapped inside until their list of demands is met.

This exceptional and powerful anthology explores the joys, heartbreaks and triumphs of immigration, with stories by critically acclaimed and best-selling YA authors who are shaped by the journeys they and their families have taken from home - and to find home.