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A tender hate-to-love YA romance about two teens who connect through their high school poetry club, where the power of the written word tears down the walls they’ve built around their hearts. No one in Delray knows Jae Aƒenyo’s story—that she’s a teen mom who placed her baby for...

The business of love gets messy when two best friends decide to fake a romantic relationship in this uproarious and gorgeously romantic novel, inspired by the 80s classic movie, Risky Business. Audrey Barbour has had enough of following the rules. Eighteen years of being the perfect...

Patch ist ein unterschätztes Schauspieltalent, findet er zumindest, dem eigentlich nur noch eins fehlt: der erste feste Freund. Darum nimmt er sich zu Beginn des neuen Schuljahrs vor, das mit der ersten Liebe und dem Theatererfolg endlich in die Tat umzusetzen. In seinem Heimatort Hiverhampton ist er jedenfalls der Teenager mit den größten Ambitionen und einem besorgniserregenden Level an Selbstbewusstsein. Das hilft schon eine ganze Menge, als das Casting fürs neue Schul-Theaterstück beginnt.

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection From Schneider Family Award-winning author Shannon Stocker comes The Roach King of Raleigh, an unflinching YA novel about a high school sophomore who’s determined to rise above his circumstances—even if it means starting a secret roach breeding...

Every morning, sixteen-year-old Sol wakes up at the break of dawn in her hometown of Tijuana, Mexico and makes the trip across the border to go to school in the United States. Though the commute is exhausting, this is the best way to achieve her dream: becoming the first person in her family to go to college. When her family’s restaurant starts struggling, Sol must find a part-time job in San Diego to help her dad put food on the table and pay the bills. But her complicated school and work schedules on the US side of the border mean moving in with her best friend and leaving her family behind.

Marco should be at university, studying biomedicine. Instead, he’s been sent to live on a cruise ship in the Mediterranean with his estranged uncle, all because of a “blip” everyone else is convinced was a panic attack. (Which it most definitely was not.) And even though Marco’s trip is supposed to provide answers—about himself, about his family—all he finds on board the Ocean Melody are more and more questions.

Riley is so confident and kind, and she and Valerie bond quickly over existing as multiracial teens in a very white Christian community. As Valerie explores her feelings for Riley, she begins to see that the world she knows is a carefully crafted narrative. Publicly, the girls are close friends—holding hands in prayer, rooming together at a conference. Privately, they grasp at any chance to continue their forbidden romance—until they are found out. Now, Valerie must choose between staying with a family she fears will never accept her, or running away with the girl she loves.

As Wyn’s search for the perfect story leads her to an anonymous, campus-wide dating app, she hits it off with a mystery man she thinks might be the cute RA from her dorm. But Wyn is all too familiar with being rejected because of her weight, and she’s hesitant to reveal her identity, even as she grows closer with someone who might be the guy of her dreams. When Three breaks a story that’s closer to home than he or Wyn expects, the two must put aside their differences to expose the truth—and face their real feelings for each other, which threaten everything Wyn has built.

From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Atlas Six comes Twelfth Knight, a grumpy/sunshine YA romantic comedy and coming of age story. Featuring gorgeous inside cover artwork. Viola and Jack do not get along. Popular Jack Orsino is the worst Student Body President Viola Reyes has ever...

Da ist das namenlose Geschwisterpaar, das im Chor spricht. Da ist ein Zuhause mit Ma und Pa, die mit ihren vier Armen wie eine Gottheit erscheinen. Da ist die Geschwindigkeit der Velos, mit denen die Kinder hinaus zu ihren Spielen fahren: zur Telefonzelle, zur Müllhalde, ins Schilf. Und da kommt ein neues Kind in die Klasse und bahnt den Geschwistern einen Weg aus ihrem eigenen, inneren Gebirge.

Lexie und River – die Geschichte der beiden beginnt irgendwo im Nirgendwo von Tennessee. In einem heißen Sommer geht Lexies Schulzeit allmählich zu Ende. Als wäre das nicht aufregend genug, tritt auch noch River in ihr Leben – und verändert damit alles. Von nun an ist er immer an ihrer Seite: bester Freund, Musiker und Retter in wirklich jeder Not. Nächster Halt ist ein Studium in Kalifornien: Aus Träumen werden Pläne und gemeinsam machen sich Lexie und River auf den Weg in die große, weite Welt. Doch wie sieht eine Zukunft aus, wenn man alles füreinander, aber nur als Freunde verbunden ist?

Eigentlich wollte sich Luca nur entschuldigen. Beim Skaten hatte er einen Rollstuhlfahrer gerammt: Theodor Langhans, den Direktor des Stadtmuseums, der an der Glasknochenkrankheit leidet. Doch bei dem einen Besuch bleibt es nicht. Theodor öffnet für Luca eine Zauberwelt. Zu jedem Treffen hält er eine Story parat, die in ferne Zeiten führt und schillernde Persönlichkeiten wie auf einem Schnürchen aneinanderreiht. Behutsam greift Theo Lucas Sorgen auf, spiegelt sie an vergangenem Geschehen. Bis Luca das Heft selbst in die Hand nimmt.

Sophie ha una mente fuori dal comune e nasconde un segreto: avverte i pensieri delle persone che la circondano come se le parlassero ad alta voce. Un giorno incontra Fitz, un ragazzo che condivide il suo stesso dono e che le rivela una verità sconvolgente: Sophie non appartiene al mondo umano, ma a quello degli elfi. È tempo di lasciarsi alle spalle la vita che conosceva e tornare alle Città Perdute. Ad attenderla ci sono creature straordinarie e la prestigiosa accademia di Fosforia, dove potrà mettere alla prova i suoi talenti.

Lea fühlt sich in ihrem eigenen Körper unwohl. Jeder Blick in den Spiegel wird zur Herausforderung. Umso unglaublicher ist es für sie, als sich ausgerechnet Ben, der Sänger ihrer Lieblingsband, für sie interessiert. Zwischen Lea und Ben entsteht eine tiefe Freundschaft. Lea merkt, dass auch Ben eine Maske trägt – und dass sie füreinander der sichere Ort sein können, an dem man ehrlich sein darf. Dieses Hörbuch von Jana Crämer erzählt ehrlich und einfühlsam von Bodyshaming, Mobbing, Selbsthass, Freundschaft und Hoffnung.

Life is lonely for Kasienka. She misses her old home in Poland, her mother's heart is breaking, and at her new English school friends are scarce. But when someone new swims into her life, Kasienka learns that there is more than one way to stay afloat.

Astria's only dream is to become a Dragon Rider, like her ancestors who once forced peace upon their warring neighbors. But when her father disappears, Astria is left unpartnered and untrained as the dragons leave the valley. All but Zephyr. Crippled and flightless, he refuses to leave Astria's side after she saves his life.

L'hiver s'installe à Castlecatz. Le Manoir a survécu au désastre de Chamonios, le danger semble écarté. Pourquoi, alors, les perturbations magiques continuent-elles ? Qu'est-ce que l'Ordre du Kháos originel vient faire entre ses murs ? Pour quelles raisons Kovhan, Bruyne, Lexios et Serenya sont-ils contraints de mentir ? Tandis que les leçons se compliquent, le Deuxième quart apporte une énigme de taille : KERNUNNOS Ce mot n'existe nulle part. Serait-ce un nom ? Un lieu ? Un événement ? Les Aspirants s'attèlent à le découvrir, intrigués et inquiets.

Marion High, an inner-city school in Indianapolis, has never had a state championship. It’s D-Bow’s senior year, his A-game is ready, big-time colleges are taking notice, and he’s dreaming big. The doctor says the rehabbed knee is ready for ball. D-Bow celebrates with new kicks, the LeBron XIIIs. Still, his life is not easy. First, there’s the girl trouble. Lia is his steady, but his ex, Jasmine, starts texting him late at night. At home, his mom is acting crazy, because, well … she’s pregnant! Still, the heart of Quicks is basketball.

Indebted to a cruel duke, Aidan and his older brother make ends meet by tending sheep out in the country. It's a bit boring, and the sheep can get really stinky, but Aidan wouldn't have it any other way. His brother is the only family he has left. When his brother is taken, Aidan refuses to sit by and do nothing. He enrolls in Mountainfall Academy to become a powerful Mage or Adventurer. From the moment he enters the academy, it's clear the deck is stacked against him. He's an outcast with little knowledge of magic and a rival who'll stop at nothing to get him expelled.

Noranto knows who he is. Or at least, he thinks he does. Footballer. Hustler. One of the boys. He's got the playground game on lock and big plans for his mum's birthday this weekend. But poetry? That's just something he does quietly - in his head, on the bus, between goals. Then his teacher spots his talent and urges him to enter a writing competition. Noranto laughs it off. The deadline's in three days and he's already got too much on. His mates agree - poetry doesn't win matches. But the rhymes won't stop coming. And a voice inside him keeps asking: What if this is his shot?