Showing results for "The Guys" in Literature & Fiction

When Ethan gets Alek to cut school and go to a Rufus Wainwright concert in New York City’s Central Park, Alek embarks on his first adventure outside the confines of his suburban New Jersey existence. He can’t believe a guy this cool wants to be his friend. And before long, it seems like Ethan wants to be more than friends. Alek has never thought about having a boyfriend - he's barely ever had a girlfriend - but maybe it’s time to think again.

Dans "Le baiser du lion", Élizabeth Turgeon tisse une histoire poignante de deuil, de culpabilité et de quête de rédemption. Gabriel, un adolescent de Montréal, est consumé par la douleur de la perte de son frère Jérémie et de ses amis dans un accident tragique qu'il a lui-même filmé. Alors qu'il se débat avec ses émotions, sa grand-mère Jo s'efforce de préserver les traditions familiales malgré l'absence de plusieurs membres de la famille, dont son mari Charles et son frère Jean, disparus lors d'une mission paléontologique en Tanzanie.

Dans un petit camp de chasse, un élève transi tente d’écrire tandis qu’une bête inconnue rôde. Longue queue rouge, corps de loup ou d’ours, odeur aigre: elle a laissé du sang partout et ses compagnons de classe sont tous morts dans la forêt de Lanaudière. Après une course effrénée dans les bois, il a trouvé ce refuge. Il attend en silence, espérant l’avoir semée, mais sent sa présence et la proximité de sa propre fin. Qu’a‑t‑il vu? Quelle créature inhumaine le traque?

"This Young Adult book is a scream to listen to."—The Berkshire Eagle This program features multicast narration as well as an author's note and acknowledgements read by the author. 13 SCARY STORIES. 13 AUTHORS OF COLOR. 13 TIMES WE SURVIVED... THE FIRST KILL. The White Guy Dies First includes...

Join youth culture expert and author of the popular Guy's Guide to God, Girls, and the Phone in Your Pocket, Jonathan McKee, as he gets real about the four common battles every young man will encounter in his life: sexual temptation, screens, controlled substances, and self-esteem. With humor and honesty, McKee once again offers up practical, spiritual advice filled with real-world applications to help you face today's distractions.

From the acclaimed author of Brooklyn, Burning comes Guy in Real Life, an achingly real and profoundly moving love story about two teens that National Book Award–finalist Sara Zarr has called ""wholly original and instantly classic."" It is Labor Day weekend in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and boy...

Guy Langman can't be bothered with much. But when his friend Anoop wants Guy to join the forensics club with him in the (possibly misguided) hopes of impressing some girls, Guy thinks why not. They certainly aren't expecting to find a real dead body on the simulated crime scene they're assigned...

For seventeen-year-old Delk Sinclair, studying abroad in Ireland means one thing: escape. Delk is tired of hearing about her friends' debutante parties, watching her pregnant stepmother redecorate her mother's house, and having to smile sweetly even though she doesn't think she'll ever get over...

While her parents are away for the week, sixteen-year-old Ivy McIntosh plans on binge-watching her favourite TV show and hanging out with her best friend, Henry. But things quickly go downhill on the very first morning, when Ivy wakes up to find Weston, the gorgeous lead character of her favourite show, in her bedroom. And, oh yeah, he thinks that she's his soulmate. Ivy realizes that her writing has somehow brought Weston as she's imagined him to life, and now he's living out her fanfiction dreams. But those fairytale dreams soon turn into disasters.

Anya Anderson doesn't just need a big break, she needs any break. Living on the streets doesn't leave a girl many options, so when she scores a gig reporting on the Seconds to Juliet tour, she jumps at the chance to earn enough money to sleep somewhere safe. And the paycheck will get bigger—and keep her off the streets for good—if she can dig up dirt on Will Fray, the irritatingly hot "shy guy" of the band.

Mallory Dane has a great family (at least on the surface), is popular at school (as long as she doesn’t make waves), and dates an amazing boyfriend, Todd (who happens to be completely made up). Boys - and sex - are something Mallory just can’t deal with, so she created her “invisible guy” to avoid it all. But when Liam Crawford comes along - a real guy, flesh and bones and strumming his guitar - Mallory starts questioning her fictional relationship.

Filled with romance, rivalry, and passive-aggressive dog walking, Amy Spalding delivers a hilariously relatable story about how even the best-laid plans sometimes need to be rewritten. What's the only thing that could derail overachiever Jules's perfect senior year? Alex Powell--former member of...

A bag of chips. That's all 16-year-old Rashad is looking for. What he finds instead is a fist-happy cop, Paul, who mistakes Rashad for a shoplifter, mistakes Rashad's pleadings that he's stolen nothing for belligerence, mistakes Rashad's every flinch at every punch the cop throws as further resistance and refusal to stay still as ordered. But how can you stay still when someone is pounding your face into the pavement?

One of three thrilling companion novels, set in the universe of the new Doctor Who spin-off show, Class, created by #1 New York Times bestselling novelist Patrick Ness, author of The Rest of Us Just Live Here and the Carnegie Medal-winning A Monster Calls. Young people across the city are acting...

『王の獣』ドラマCD第３弾！ 亜人と皇子。立場の違いを乗り越えてお互いの気持ちを確認しあった藍月と天耀。ただ、天耀の側にいられればそれでいいと思っていたけれど…

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist meets Easy A in this hilariously realistic story of sneaking out, making out, and playing in a band. After catching their bandmates in a compromising position, sixteen-year-old Los Angelenos Riley and Reid become painfully aware of the romance missing from...

『王の獣』ドラマCD第３弾！ 亜人と皇子。立場の違いを乗り越えてお互いの気持ちを確認しあった藍月と天耀。ただ、天耀の側にいられればそれでいいと思っていたけれど…

『王の獣』初のドラマCD化！藍月とともに皇宮の在り方を変える――そう誓ってくれた天耀に心を開きかけるも、未だ葛藤を抱える藍月。そんな藍月を天耀が“ある秘密の場所”に連れ出し――

What does "being a guy" actually mean? Some of the most talented writers are about to show you. In this diverse and original collection of short stories, ten well-known writers, including Mo Willems, Walter Dean Myers, Ron Koertge, Rene Saldaña, Jr., David Levithan, and David Lubar, share their...

From the organization We Need Diverse Books and Dhonielle Clayton, the co-author of Blackout, comes a fantasy collection of short stories from a list of diverse, award-winning, and bestselling authors. This critically acclaimed young adult anthology welcomes every voice to lead, empower, and...