Showing titles in Coming of Age

TWO STARRED REVIEWS! Lennon has always tried to live up to her Palestinian Canadian father's exacting standards, even if her older sister hasn't, but when a crush on an older white boy develops into something more, she must find the strength to balance her own desires against her father’s...

A poignant coming-of-age YA featuring an Indigenous teen girl grappling with the effects of intergenerational trauma while navigating school, family and young love, by the bestselling author of Weird Rules to Follow. It is 1990. Morgan has lived all her life in the small fishing town of Prince...

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 YOUNG ADULT INDIE BOOK AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 ABIA JOHN MARSDEN BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR OLDER CHILDREN BEST ROMANTASY BOOKS OF 2024, THE AUSTRALIAN 'Entirely irresistible' CHLOE GONG, author of These Violent Delights IT'S A TALE AS...

The year is 1904, and Russell is 15. Though he dreams of leaving small-town Indiana to become part of a large farm crew in the Dakotas, he's forced to stay in school, where his sister Tansy has just become the new teacher. Through the autumn, Russell observes the strange goings-on in the...

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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.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds transports us back to the early 2000s in Soundtrack, an audiobook original about New York City teens whose talent and love of music lift them to unexpected heights. An Odyssey Award Honor Audiobook! Stuy wanted to play the drums just like his...

El amor es una condena. La vida, una promesa. Y su única verdad... es estar ahí. Estar presente para los demás puede no ser suficiente, y el agotamiento amenaza con romper lazos. Ian cree que el amor es una condena, Amy lo vive como una sentencia de muerte. Sasha lo ve como un billete de ida sin vuelta, Emma como el aire que respira, y Nat como un anhelo inalcanzable.

Emma verbringt ihre Zeit am liebsten in der Welt der Bücher. Eines Tages trifft sie auf den seltsamen Eli, der sich in ihrem alten Baumhaus einquartiert hat. Nach anfänglichem Misstrauen ist Emma fasziniert von dem geheimnisvollen Vagabunden. Im Gegensatz zu ihr scheint er genau zu wissen, was er will. Schon bald muss sie jedoch erkennen, dass Eli mehr ist als ein gewöhnlicher Mensch. Ihn umgibt ein Geheimnis, und Emma muss plötzlich die wichtigste Entscheidung ihres Lebens treffen.

A young girl faces the harsh realities of bullying, embarking on a transformative journey of self-discovery. Through resilience and inner strength, she learns that true belonging comes from within, inspiring others to embrace their own paths to acceptance. In Displaced, listeners are drawn into the poignant world of a young girl who grapples with the emotional turmoil of being bullied. As she navigates the complexities of her relationships with family and friends, she confronts feelings of isolation and despair.

Casey McQuiston meets Heartstopper in this "sparkling" sapphic romance. Cami, 15, is one of the only out queer students at her conservative boarding school in Italy. Artistically ambitious, she's struggling to imagine how to survive the upcoming two-and-a-half years of bullying. Seeking respite...

Sydney Hoffmann hat eine besondere Gabe: 72 Stunden bevor jemand stirbt, sieht sie eine rosafarbene Neonuhr über dem Kopf der Person, die die Sekunden bis zur Stunde Null herunterzählt. Erst mit der Ankunft des neuen Schülers Peter Beckett ändert sich ihre Einstellung. Gemeinsam, aber ohne ihr Geheimnis zu verraten, sprechen sie die Betroffenen an. Als sie den ersten Funken echten Glücks verspürt, versetzt ihr das Universum einen weiteren Schlag.

Since his parents' divorce, John's mother hasn't touched him, her new fiancé wants them to move away, and his father would rather be anywhere than at Friday night dinner with his son. It's no wonder John writes articles like "Interview with the Stepfather" and "Memoirs from Hell." The only...

Bloomsbury presents Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson, read by Zenzi Williams. Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner New York Times bestseller "Timely and timeless." —Jacqueline Woodson "Important and deeply moving." —John Green Bestselling and Newbery Medal winning...

Bloomsbury presents The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale, read by Teegan Hurley. In this first book in New York Times bestselling, Newbery Honor-winning author Shannon Hale's beloved YA fantasy series Books of Bayern, Princess Ani must become a goose girl before she can become queen. Anidori-Kiladra...

"This one is for all the labeled 'bad kids' who need someone to see the good in them. Full of heartache but never short on hope." —Sonido Reyes, bestselling and award-winning author of The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School A heartfelt coming-of-age debut about a girl starting over while...

Loveless meets This Time It’s Real in this aroace story about challenging the idea that romance is the ultimate life goal and finding where you fit in when you don’t follow society’s script. When nineteen-year-old Sasha’s first album throws her into stardom, her fans become obsessed with...

A teen grappling with grief and anxiety is sent to wilderness "adventure therapy,” where he meets a group of friends—and a girl from his past—who will change his life forever. With its captivating voice, this novel is perfect for fans of Jandy Nelson and John Green. Ever since Sean’s...

From the acclaimed author of Beating Heart Baby, an immersive novel following three estranged high schoolers who are pulled into a video game to pursue the disappearance of their friend Three years ago, Elle (the “E” in the self-proclaimed L.O.V.E. Club) disappeared from Calendula, an...

Da mesma autora de Céu sem estrelas, esta é uma história delicada sobre ter coragem para falar o que guardamos bem lá no fundo e para nos abrirmos a novos caminhos . Mari mal se lembra da última vez que se sentiu bem dentro da escola. Desde que seus colegas começaram a espalhar boatos...