Showing results for "The Gunns" in Literature & Fiction

Freya isn't your average suburban school kid–she's a demigoddess. But even a demigoddess can't hold back the sea. After a violent storm, Freya and her family are set adrift in a world where the weather comes with attitude, and rising sea levels are as much about personality clashes as climate change.

Christy is going to Europe! It’s a three-week outreach trip with Doug, Katie, and Tracy. First stop is London for some sightseeing, and then on to a castle in the English countryside for group training. Christy is so excited to be headed for Belfast with her friends. Their roommate, Sierra Jensen, adds lots of energy to their late night conversations along with Katie. Why is it that Tracy seems to be avoiding the merriment? If Christy can go the distance and trust God more than ever before, Christy will discover that a promise really can last forever.

Summer means beach time to Christy. But her best friend, Katie, has a different idea - let's be camp counselors! Christy warms to the plan until Katie announces at the last minute that she has to back out. Christy takes on the challenge and soon finds she is bewildered and overwhelmed by her fifth-grade girls, who have boundless energy for anything except what Christy wants them to do.

It’s Christmastime, and Christy has lots going on with school, family, work, and maybe, just maybe, going to the Rose Bowl Parade with a bunch of friends. If only she could answer Uncle Bob’s tough questions about life. What does her future hold? Todd’s friend, Doug, gives her some insight that causes her to start appreciating Doug in a whole new way. Since Todd is still off at college in Hawaii, Rick takes the opportunity to show up at the most unexpected moments.

As 14-year-old Christy leaves her family's Wisconsin farm to spend the summer at her wealthy aunt and uncle's home in Newport Beach, she hopes this will be the best summer of her life. When she meets surfer Todd with his screaming silver blue eyes, she's certain it will be. But when the summer doesn't unfold as Christy had hoped, she wonders if she'll keep her promise to her parents not to do anything she'll regret. Will she do anything to get Todd's attention, to be accepted, to force her summer to give her everything it promised?

Christy's senior year is going great! Especially the time she spends with Todd. It's painful, though, to see how her best friend Katie is struggling in her relationship with Michael. A weekend at Uncle Bob and Aunt Marti's in Newport Beach is supposed to help cheer Katie up. How is the future going to shape up for all of them after she and Katie graduate? Christy discovers the answers when she is willing to listen, not only to her friends but also to her heart where she can hear God gently prompting her to "let go". What does that mean?

What is a true friend? Christy Miller knows she has two of them: Todd and Katie. But Todd took off for Hawaii where he's attending college and surfing every chance he gets. Katie turns up the encouragement and convinces Christy to join the ski club with her even though Christy is pretty sure skiing is not a sport where she's going to shine. But besties support each other, right? Things get complicated when Christy finds herself caught between new friends who invite her into their circle and her loyalty to Katie who is now on the outside.

Christy is back at Aunt Marti and Uncle Bob's beach house at Christmastime, and she can't wait to see Todd, the surfer who captured her heart last summer. Why is it that Christy and her aunt are barely speaking? And why does it seems like all her friends are mad at her, too - including Todd? Figuring out relationships is more complex than Christy ever imagined, but she's not willing to give up on the people who really matter to her.

Christy’s family makes a big move just before her sophomore year of high school, and Christy has to start all over making friends. Despite an embarrassing escapade at a slumber party, things are going pretty well until some midnight fun leads to a trip to the police station. Why is it so hard to know who your friends really are? Christy wonders if Katie will remain a loyal friend. More importantly, she wonders if she'll ever see Todd again.

Sehnsüchtig erwartet: Die Story um Prinzessin Margrethe der erfolgreichen Coming-of-Age-Reihe "Royalteen", verfilmt von Netflix! Prinzessin Margrethe ist klug, schön und weiß immer, wie sie in der Öffentlichkeit auftreten muss. Doch hinter der perfekten Fassade bröckelt es: Ihre Familie bricht auseinander, jeder kämpft mit seinen eigenen Problemen. Ihre beste Freundin kündigt ihr die Freundschaft und die vergangene Halloweennacht hängt wie ein Damoklesschwert über Margrethe.

Coming-of-Age-Reihe einer royalen Clique ab 14 über den Mut, zu seiner Vergangenheit zu stehen. Über alte Geheimnisse, neue Freundschaften und eine royale Liebe - Eine Geschichte, die zeigt, dass Liebe keine Hierarchien kennt. Mit ihrer Familie zieht Lena nach Oslo, um Abstand zwischen sich und ihre Vergangenheit zu bringen. Auf der neuen Privatschule lernt sie den Kronprinzen Karl Johan und seine Schwester Prinzessin Margrethe kennen und gehört bald zu ihrem Freundeskreis. Zusammen fahren sie Boot, feiern Partys und machen Kurztrips.

Somebody cursed Lucinda’s Abuelita. But who? And why? And why are the authorities and her family too frightened to investigate? When Lucinda recognizes she is Abuelita’s only hope for survival, she and her best friend enlist the help of the most unlikely ally, the son of the local gang boss… …the gang boss her family killed. Using bruja witchcraft, Lucinda and her friends open a gateway to relive Abuelita’s memories, only to discover terrible secrets and powerful enemies who pose an even greater danger than a single curse.