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Lenore Spalding ha un solo obiettivo: lasciarsi tutto alle spalle. Il Wellington College, i raccomandati, la competizione spietata, le scorciatoie dei figli di papà. Ma più di tutto, vuole laurearsi a Cambridge. Ha lottato con le unghie e con i denti per arrivarci: una borsa di studio, il massimo dei voti, nessun piano B. Peccato che l'universo abbia un senso dell'umorismo tutto suo, e le rimetta tra i piedi l'unica persona che avrebbe voluto cancellare per sempre: Damian Crawford.

Für die 17-jährige Dera ändert sich alles, als an ihrer neuen High School keine Leichtathletik für Mädchen angeboten wird. Nichts darf zwischen ihr und ihrem Ziel, bei den Olympischen Spielen anzutreten, stehen, und so erkämpft sie sich einen Platz im Lauf-Team der Jungs. Doch die sind alles andere als begeistert, erst recht, als sie sich von Deras Bestzeiten bedroht fühlen. Täglich ist sie in der Schule und online Mobbing ausgesetzt. Unter den wenigen, die zu ihr halten, ist der stille Gael, der ihr Herz nicht nur beim Training schneller schlagen lässt.

Deux mois se sont écoulés depuis la libération des Fatalités du jeu de la Destinée, et les épreuves continuent pour les sœurs Dragna. Scarlett est sur le point de découvrir un secret qui va bouleverser les fondements de son existence. Quant à Donatella, elle fait face à la froideur de Légende qui s'est déclaré héritier d'Élantine. Scarlett et Donatella vont devoir affronter la pire des Fatalités, l'Étoile Tombée du Ciel, au risque de tout perdre.

All James wants to do is coast through senior year under the radar, after his mother Penny relocated them to Beacon the day before school started. But his plans are thwarted on day one after he crosses paths with Grady Tomlinson, Beacon High's star quarterback. And, somehow, James finds himself unexpectedly on the football team. With more and more time together, James begins to fall for Grady. All this while learning to navigate the social circles of Beacon and actively avoid Penny and her boyfriend Ralph, the town pariah and religious zealot.

It's 1981 in Texarkana, Texas, and Noah Ellis is trying hard to remember. Still reeling from the loss of his father in a suspicious tragedy, Noah is in a tragedy of his own—one that results in another inexplicable death, this time leaving Noah to suffer from severe amnesia. After that day, everything changes. Noah becomes an unwitting star in a highly publicized trial. Girls start to notice him, and kids who once bullied him now allow him to run with their pack—at a cost.

After a roller coaster of ups and downs last year, Aiden Rothe starts sophomore year on a high. After all, he's dating the boy of his dreams. What else matters? But Aiden's hopes for a drama-free school year are thrown aside when a new student captures everyone's attention: Michelle, an incredibly athletic, transgender black belt.

The 16-year-old pours her cynicism and grief into poetry and an intense relationship with her powerhouse best friend, Yasmina Khdour. When Melody’s father drags her to an overseas archeology conference in Jerusalem, she is left to wander alone. Hanging out on a Tel Aviv beach, smoking dope with her Israeli cousins and their army buddies, sounds like fun until she is sexually assaulted by a friend of her cousin. She cannot share this devastating truth with her emotionally distant dad and impulsively flees to Hebron where Yasmina is visiting her family.

After Zahra Paracha makes a decision at odds with her beliefs, her mother forces Zahra to make an impossible choice about her future. So Zahra runs away. A train and a plane ride later, she finds herself in New York, where she relinquishes her past in favor of a new future. There, she must learn who she is without the marionette strings of control in her mother’s hands. There, she must learn who she wishes to become.

There's something strange about the Layne sisters, and Wade Diaz wants nothing to do with them. Especially the one who ripped his heart out and set it on fire before tossing it in the garbage several months ago. Iris. He can't even think her name without unconsciously rubbing the spot in his chest where she left a gaping hole. But now her sisters are claiming some evil spirit is after his soul, and Iris is the only one who can save him. Well, at least his heart would stop hurting, right? Didn't sound so bad.

Will is a 17-year-old on the cusp of freedom—freedom from providing and caring for their abusive, addicted mother, freedom from their small town with an even smaller mindset, and freedom from having to hide who they truly are. When their mother dies months before their 18th birthday, Will is granted this freedom earlier than expected. They begin to dream of escaping to the big city of Baltimore, of dating the magnetic and gorgeous Julian, and of living, unencumbered and free.

Stell dir vor, dein Leben ist scheiße! Du bist dreizehn, klein, ängstlich und hast keine richtigen Freunde. Dein kleiner Bruder nervt, dein Vater ist ein aggressiver Tyrann und wenn deine Mutter sich nicht gerade selbst bemitleidet, kommandiert sie dich nur herum. Und die Schule... Stell dir vor, du begegnest zum ersten Mal in deinem Leben jemandem, dem du vollständig vertraust und der dich mag - doch du verlierst diesen Menschen wieder und es ist deine eigene Schuld.

Venner er den familie, du selv vælger... Vennerne Hannah og Finn har tilbragt hver eneste jul sammen siden college. Ingen af dem har andre at være sammen med, så de har skabt deres egne skøre og hyggelige juletraditioner. Da de flytter til New York, fuldender den stilfulde Priya og den mystiske Theo deres selvvalgte familie. Men som tiden går, glider vennerne langsomt fra hinanden, og det kulminerer, da Finn annoncerer, at han flytter til L.A. Denne jul kan meget vel blive deres sidste sammen, og Hannah er rædselsslagen for, at vennegruppen helt falder fra hinanden.

Emile : Tu ris de mes jokes plates, tu me regardes quand tu penses que je m’en rends pas compte, tu demandes toujours aux autres où je suis… Moi : Comment tu sais que… Emile (en me coupant la parole) : Parce que moi aussi, je fais pareil. Moi aussi, je te surveille, je t’observe pis je te cherche des yeux quand j’arrive dans une pièce. Moi aussi je pense à toi dès que je me lève et je rêve de toi quand je me couche. Moi aussi je m’inquiète de savoir comment tu vas, je m’assure que tu es correcte et je me retire quand t’as besoin d’espace et d’air.

У четырнадцатилетней Даши, на первый взгляд, благополучная семья: мама, папа и полный комплект дедушек и бабушек. Ее ждут беззаботные летние каникулы: долгожданная встреча с друзьями, костер, игры, первая влюбленность... Но этим летом Даше предстоит пережить серьезное потрясение, которое разделит ее жизнь на "до" и "после", заставит по-новому взглянуть на свою семью и задуматься о том, что такое любовь.

Приложение «ВНикуда» позволяет завязать переписку со случайным адресатом. Девятиклассник Серафим, живущий в маленьком российском городке, отправляет письмо случайному адресату, особо ни на что не надеясь. Но ему отвечает такая же одинокая душа — Соня, которая недавно переехала с родителями в Израиль и так же нуждается в общении, как и Серафим. Завязывается переписка, в которой герои откровенно рассказывают друг другу о самом сокровенном, о чем никогда не узнают ни родители, ни друзья.

Moi : T’as bu ?! Colin (en se redressant et en faisant un pas vers l’arrière) : Ouais, et alors ? Moi : Mais tu disais que tu pouvais pas, à cause de ta tête. Colin : Ma tête va mieux. Et je bois si je veux. Pis j’ai juste pris une bière, de toute façon, pas de quoi capoter.

Seventeen-year-old Hylee Williams didn’t ask to disappear. She didn’t ask to move from Kansas City, Kansas out to the suburbs in Missouri. But she did disappear, and not only that, but when she vanished from our world, she materialized in a dark, twisted version of the night that changed her life forever: the night her older brother went missing. Just as Hylee realizes this moment could be the key to unraveling the truth about her brother, she’s yanked away from the dark place back to our world.

Vlak voor haar laatste jaar op de middelbare school verhuist Hannah naar een dorpje aan zee. Ze gaat in een vuurtoren pal aan het strand wonen, iets waar ze al jaren van droomt. Snel weet ze vriendschap te sluiten met een kleurrijke groep mensen die vaak 's avonds op het strand bij elkaar komen rond een kampvuur. Wat volgt zijn vele zomeravonden aan zee, geheime nachtelijke uitstapjes en dagenlang luieren op het strand. Het is de perfecte zomer en het lijkt erop dat er zelfs liefde om de hoek komt kijken.

Ian Gray isn’t supposed to have a dog, but a lot of things that shouldn’t happen end up happening anyway. And Gather, Ian’s adopted pup, is good company now that Ian has to quit the basketball team, find a job, and take care of his mom as she tries to overcome her opioid addiction. Despite the obstacles thrown their way, Ian is determined to keep his family afloat no matter what it takes. And for a little while, things are looking up: Ian makes friends, and his fondness for the outdoors and for fixing things lands him work helping neighbors.

Mati's family is reeling from the death of Mati's mother. Her Baba has drawn into himself, her sister Chichi is rebelling, and her young brother Tana is desperate for love and normalcy. When Chichi pulls her worst stunt yet, Baba uproots the family from their home in England for an extended camping holiday in their native Zimbabwe. Along for the trip is Meticais, a fabulously attired gender-neutral spirit--or ghost? or imaginary friend?—who only Mati can see and converse with.