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Luciana, 17 años, está en coma por haber ingerido una pastilla de éxtasis. Es "el día siguiente". Mientras sus amigos se preguntan qué ha pasado, Eloy, el chico que la ama, busca desesperado al camello que le vendió la pastilla para tratar de salvarle la vida. Sólo analizando qué contenía la droga sabrán los médicos a qué se enfrentan.

Alle ved, at Alice gik i seng med to fyre til den samme fest. Men vidste du også, at hun skrev frække beskeder til Brandon, da han kørte galt? Det passer. Det siger alle. Alle ved, hvad Alice har gjort. Selv hendes bedste veninde siger det, og historien bliver vildere og vildere. I virkeligheden er der vel kun én person, der ved, hvad der sket: Alice selv. Men vil nogen lytte til hende?

I denne guide til teenagere fortæller forfatteren Nicola Morgan om venskaber. Hvordan de fungerer - og hvad man skal gøre, når de ikke gør. Du finder gode råd om, hvordan du får nye venskaber og bevarer dem, og du får redskaber til at komme igennem de hårde stunder, så du bliver mere sikker på dig selv. Du finder ud af, hvordan folks personlighed, følelser og spændinger har betydning for deres adfærd - og for din egen!

«¡Prepárate para enamorarte de Dimple Shah y Rishi Patel!». HelloGiggles A pesar de la agobiante obsesión de su madre por encontrarle un «marido indio ideal», en el fondo Dimple sabe que sus padres confían en sus planes profesionales. Si estuvieran buscando un esposo para ella, no le...

La escuela, la familia, el sexo, los prejuicios, los dramas, la vida adolescente, los ligues (y las apps con las que se consiguen), la terapia, los amigos, el amor y el desamor… Con todo el humor ácido que los caracteriza, uno de los dúos más famosos de YouTube aterriza en este libro, La...

Todo lo que fuimos es una caótica y apasionada manifestación de amor de principio a fin, donde los momentos más dulces de una relación, y también los más amargos, son protagonistas. ¿Llegará el día en el que tus ojos se irán de mí? Estoy aterrado. Amanece una y otra y otra y otra vez...

Der All-Age-Thriller am Puls der Zeit. Für alle Fans von »Erebos« und »Die Welle« Im Rahmen eines Schulprojekts entwickeln Kera, Leonard, Elodie und Max eine App, die den ökologischen Fußabdruck der Mitspieler überprüft, veröffentlicht und so zu einem umweltbewussten Verhalten...

Peu importe ton âge, que tu sois un gars ou une fille, tu y trouveras les conseils et l'expérience de quelqu'un qui te ressemble, te comprend et t'encourage à t'assumer pleinement...pour traverser l'adolescence dans toute ta différence. - Frédérique

Mark Twain wrote this essay when asked to share something with America’s youth. Though he begins in a serious tone, his advice quickly takes a turn for the satirical: “Always obey your parents, when they are present. This is the best policy in the long run, because if you don’t, they will make you.” In a similar tone, he goes on to address the matters of respecting one’s elders, rising early, lying, handling firearms, and reading books. This essay is a great example of Twain’s infamous satirical wit and an easy entry point for anyone interested in the writer’s nonfiction.

In this riveting, beyond-belief true story from the author of The Borden Murders, meet the five children who captivated the entire world. When the Dionne Quintuplets were born on May 28, 1934, weighing a grand total of just over 13 pounds, no one expected them to live so much as an hour...

Endometriosis is a physically and mentally debilitating disease that has tortured women for centuries. Symptoms of heavy periods and excruciating pain most often begin in middle school or high school, yet doctors take an average of 12 years to diagnose it in a patient. As a result, these undiagnosed and misdiagnosed women suffer into at least their mid-20s or early 30s, repeatedly told that the pain is in their minds, that it’s simply part of becoming a woman, or that it’s caused by some other disease or condition. That nonsense must stop, and it must stop now! 

Growing up with a mother suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and a mostly absent father, Nikki Grimes found herself terrorized by babysitters, shunted from foster family to foster family, and preyed upon by those she trusted. At the age of six, she poured her pain onto a piece of paper late one night - and discovered the magic and impact of writing. For many years, Nikki's notebooks were her most enduing companions. In this accessible and inspiring memoir, Nikki shows how the power of those words helped her conquer the hazards - ordinary and extraordinary - of her life.

Ascoltare il "Manifesto del Partito Comunista" è un'esperienza sorprendente. Pubblicato per la prima volta nel 1848, il testo scritto da Karl Marx e Friedrich Engels è infatti ancora oggi attualissimo. Per decenni al centro di studi, discussioni e polemiche, il "Manifesto del Partito Comunista" resta un documento imprescindibile per capire la storia contemporanea e moderna, ma è anche un valido strumento per affacciarsi in maniera più consapevole sul mondo contemporaneo.

The women’s suffrage movement was decades in the making and came with many harsh setbacks. But it resulted in a permanent victory: women’s right to vote. How did the suffragists do it? One hundred years later, an eye-opening look at their playbook shows that some of their strategies seem oddly familiar. Women’s marches at inauguration time? Check. Publicity stunts, optics, and influencers? They practically invented them. Petitions, lobbying, speeches, raising money, and writing articles? All of that, too.

Exclusive interviews with the top athletes in sports today. Trust the Grind: How World-Class Athletes Got to the Top reveals how these men and women reached the heights of their profession so that you can too. Each chapter tells a different story, as each superstar shares the habit that helped them accomplish their goals and reach the pinnacle of their profession.

Shane is still reeling from the suicide of his kid sister, Destiny. How could he have missed the fact that she was so sad? He tries to share his grief with his girlfriend, Tara, but she's too concerned with her own needs to offer him much comfort. What he really wants is to be able to turn to the one person on the rez whom he loves - his friend, David. Things go from bad to worse as Shane's dream of going to university is shattered and his grieving mother withdraws from the world.

Shattering the myth that the battle for reproductive rights has already been won, Fired Up About Reproductive Rights shows us the many ways our reproductive lives remain subject to state control. Engaging with the reproductive justice framework advanced by women of color, the book presents the fight for reproductive rights as contingent with other social justice issues and forces us to grapple with the weaknesses of the feminist and reproductive rights movement as it exists.

"We must be ruthless," Edward snarls, "because we lead ruthless lives: you, of anyone, should understand that. This is our existence, Jordan, this house, this land, that father, that mother - there's no pity, there's no mercy, there's probably no escape. It is hard, Jordan, and we have to be hard to survive it, and the best we can do is fight anything that threatens to make it worse."

Become your best self. Figuring out how to make friends, develop relationships, and be confident is a step-by-step process. Now help is available in Embracing the Awkward, written by the popular teen-advice YouTuber, The Josh Speaks. This isn't another dry instructional book written by a boring adult disconnected from the millennial reality; it's a guide, a workbook, an empowering step towards trying things out, discovering who you are, and becoming your best self.

In Just as You Are, psychologist Michelle Skeen and her daughter, Kelly Skeen, offer simple tips to help you overcome feelings of inadequacy and unworthiness, stop comparing yourself to others, and be more open and accepting of all aspects of who you are. You'll also learn how to be more aware of your thoughts and feelings in the moment using powerful mindfulness tools and build a plan of action for the future based on your values.