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Poppy Pullman has her life all planned out. Her social media is carefully curated. Her list of extracurriculars is flawless. All so she can achieve her ultimate goal: Stanford. Her best friends say she’s missing out. But Poppy’s playing a long game. And the morning of her Stanford alumni interview, she’s positive everything is going to work out. 

New York City. June, 1982. When eighteen-year-old Beth arrives in Manhattan for a prestigious journalism internship, everything feels brand new—and not always in a good way. A cockroach-infested sublet and a disaffected roommate are the least of her worries, and she soon finds herself caught up with her fellow interns—preppy Oliver, ruthless Dan and ridiculously cool, beautiful, wild Edie. Soon, Beth and Edie are best friends—the sort of heady, all-consuming best-friendship that’s impossible to resist.

Only Rae knows the extent of the corruption at the heart of the kingdom of Menaiya, from the noble lord who betrayed her, to the Circle of Mages whose wards protect the slavers from discovery. Injured and imprisoned on a slave ship, Rae's options are quickly running out. When a desperate escape attempt goes terribly wrong, she finds herself indebted to a terrifying Fae sorceress. Now Rae will not rest until she has rescued her fellow prisoners and freed her land from the darkness that has taken hold.

Wer braucht schon ein Happy End?! Liebe ist was für Idioten. Das zumindest findet das Audrey. Nach der Trennung ihrer Eltern muss sie allein mit ihrer frustrierten Mutter zurechtkommen. Deshalb nimmt sie einen Nebenjob im Kino an und trifft dort auf Harry. Der ist eigentlich der nächste Martin Scorsese, nur weiß das noch niemand. Während er auf seinen Durchbruch als Filmemacher wartet, verbringt er seine Zeit mit dem Aufsaugen von Popcorn, mit Flirten und mit Gras rauchen. Damit ist er ganz sicher nicht Audreys Traumtyp. Trotzdem verlieben sich die beiden Hals über Kopf ineinander.

Teenagers Corey Alloway and Bree Dovemuir are best friends. They live on an island where people still pray to ancient Greek gods, and the Underworld is rumoured to be visible from the top of a certain hill. They're closer than sisters—until Bree betrays Corey, and steals her boyfriend, Ali. Corey is consumed by hatred. She goes so far as to vehemently wish Bree dead. At the annual Thesmophoria Festival, Corey kisses a stranger, a boy with golden lips, to show Bree and Ali she's over them both. And later that night, Bree is found floating in the lake—dead.

Patricia está a punto de cumplir 17 años, y todo lo que siente es muy intenso y confuso. Siente rabia, dolor, rebeldía, ganas de llorar y de comerse el mundo al mismo tiempo. Patricia es la protagonista de esta historia de búsqueda y deseo. Toca la guitarra, compone, canta, escribe, sabe lo que "no quiere", pero está sola para decidir y enfrentarse a lo que "sí quiere". Y en apenas seis meses, todo cambiará. El amor, la música, la literatura... harán que la rabia encuentre un destino.

Zinc Peris emprèn un viatge, un llarg viatge de pocs quilòmetres de distància, des d'un barri de València fins al Perelló, un poble de la costa on els pares han decidit obrir un restaurant, El Racó de Penèlope. De fet són ells qui s'han vist obligats a canviar d'aires i de retruc, de la nit al dia, capgiren la vida del fill com un mitjó. Àlex, el cuiner del restaurant, un home enginyós i enigmàtic, es converteix en el guia de Zinc.

Carlos Miguel ha disfrutado durante años de una vida acomodada gracias a sus padres, destacados miembros de la sociedad guatemalteca. Sin embargo, el encuentro con un joven profesor le hará replantearse muchas de sus prioridades y dar un giro a su vida. ¿Qué realidades conocerá? Una novela que ahonda en las diferencias de clase y en la necesidad de realización personal.

Ivy has spent years looking for her birth mother, but when she finally finds her on Bardsey Island, she is shocked by what greets her. According to folklore, the cormorants that fly over the remote Welsh isle are the terrifying witches of Arthurian legend—and they are searching for Ivy. Her mum warned her not to come and to stay away from the lighthouse, but now it's too late. As the shadows draw closer, Ivy must look deep within herself if she wants to survive.

The Breakfast Club meets Can't Hardly Wait with an unforgettable ensemble cast in another swoony YA contemporary from award-winning author Julian Winters! Seventeen-year-old Theo Wright has it all figured out. His plan (well, more like his dad’s plan) is a foolproof strategy that involves...

Pere Gabriel, fill d’una família obrera, es fa gran en un temps de revoltes i incerteses. De ben petit ha de treballar i enfrontar-se amb una vida molt dura, però plena d’il·lusions, curiositat i tendresa. La guerra civil, la derrota, sobretot, les hi anorrearà i li imposarà un silenci, que amagarà un secret íntim que no revelarà fins a la vellesa.

Giovanni - ma preferisce essere chiamato J - ha diciotto anni e vorrebbe una vita normale. Ne ha abbastanza dei continui controlli, delle visite in ospedale, dei progetti a breve termine-perché-chissà-quanto-tempo-gli-concederà-ancora-la-malattia. Per una volta tanto, vorrebbe lasciare da parte il dolore che si abbatte sulle sue giornate come la pioggia sulle strade di Londra. Per una volta tanto, non vorrebbe più pensare alle cose di cui ha nausea, ma a quelle di cui ha fame. Anche Barbara - odia quando la chiamano Barbie - ha diciotto anni. E non è mai uscita con un ragazzo.

Als einziges Mädchen im Umkreis von dreizehn Kilometern ist Maserati Aufmerksamkeit gewohnt. Dabei will sie nur eines: den Feriengästen selbstgemachte Limonade ihrer Oma servieren und die Tage bis zur Volljährigkeit zählen. Mit der Liebe will sie nichts zu tun haben – und schon gar nichts mit den Annäherungsversuchen der Söhne der reichen Familie, die gerade die Villa im Dorf gekauft hat. Doch dann stellen Caspar und Theo verbotene Fragen.

Some cryptic words wake college student Jess Ballard from a terrifying dream into an even more terrifying reality. Jess’ life has never been what anyone would call easy; doing damage control in the wake of your nomadic, alcoholic mother doesn't exactly make for a storybook childhood. But now, her world has fallen apart just when it should be coming together: her mother gone—dead under mysterious circumstances; her life uprooted to stay with estranged relatives she’s never met; and there’s something odd about some of the people she’s been meeting at school: They’re dead.

Sofia ha quattordici anni nel 1964: l'anno della minigonna, dei collant, delle prime polaroid e dell'apertura del Piper. Le vibrazioni della "Swinging London" stanno arrivando in Italia e Sofia, come tutti i suoi coetanei, vive in trepida attesa di quel mitico concerto che nel '65 vide la prima e unica esibizione italiana dei Beatles. Nello stesso appartamento in cui abita Sofia, circa quarant'anni dopo, si trasferisce Matteo con la sua famiglia. Anche lui ha quindici anni, ma l'adolescenza, alle soglie del Duemila, è un luogo pericoloso e scomodo dove vivere.

Lark Winters wants to be a writer, and for now that means posting anything and everything on their social media accounts - just to build their platform. When former best friend Kasim accidentally posts a thread on Lark's Twitter declaring his love for a secret, unrequited crush, Lark's tweets are suddenly the talk of the school. To protect Kasim, Lark decides to take the fall, pretending they accidentally posted the thread in reference to another classmate.

Demian, Historia de la juventud de Emil Sinclair, es una novela que relata en primera persona el paso de la niñez a la madurez de este personaje, del escritor alemán Hermann Hesse. La obra fue publicada por primera vez en 1919, en los tiempos que siguieron a la Gran Guerra. Emil Sinclair es un niño que ha pasado toda su vida en lo que él llama el Scheinwelt (mundo de ensueño o mundo de la luz), pero una mentira lo lleva a ampliar sus visiones del mundo y a conocer un personaje enigmático de nombre Max Demian.

Lockie Leonard, hot surf-rat, is in love. The human torpedo is barely settled into his new school and already he's got a girl on his mind. And not just any girl: it has to be Vicki Streeton, the smartest, prettiest, richest girl in the class. But what chance have you got when your dad's a cop, your mum's a frighteningly understanding parent, your brother wets the bed and the teachers take an instant dislike to you and then you fall in love at 12-and-three-quarter years old? It can only mean trouble, worry, mega-embarrassment and some wild, wild times.

Romances prohibidos, un cumpleaños maldito y rumores escolares... Desde que ha cumplido trece años, la vida de Anton no deja de complicarse. Su vecina Greta, una anciana excéntrica, le envió un aviso inesperado. "Prepárate para los trece" le dijo. ¡Como una maldición! Y al parecer, Greta tenía razón. A Anton empieza a salirle acné, su abuelo se cae por las escaleras y, lo peor de todo, todos sus compañeros se enteran de que está enamorado de su profesora. En medio de este enredo, tendrá que buscar aliados. ¿Le saldrá algo bien a Anton?

"Hvor solen skinner om natten" er en stærk og rørende fortælling om tre menneskers søgen efter frihed.



Pigerne Freddy og Lulu rejser til Grækenland, da de er blevet studenter. De længes efter nogle ugers frihed, inden studielivet med nye forpligtelser skal begynde.



Et helt andet sted i verden begiver Habib sig ud på en farefuld færd over Middelhavet. Han må ud af Syrien, så han ikke bliver en del af Assads hær, og kursen er sat mod Danmark, hvor han håber at blive genforenet med sin kæreste.