Showing titles in Coming of Age

Most days, Ellie Pillai is somewhere between invisible, and not very cool—and usually she's okay with that. But suddenly, Ellie feels different. Maybe it's the new boy at school who makes her brain explode into rainbows every time she sees him (and also happens to be going out with her best friend), or maybe it's her new drama teacher, the one who seems to have noticed she exists. Suddenly, her misfit style, her skin colour, her songwriting and all that getting lost in the music in her head seem to be okay, too. Because maybe standing out isn’t a bad thing after all.

Brought to you by Penguin. An emotional love story with a thrilling twist from the globally bestselling author of The One Memory of Flora Banks. Ariel's accidental meeting with a handsome stranger called Joe is completely perfect; they have a connection like she's never known before. They...

Ellen är fjorton, snart femton och bor med sina föräldrar i ett stort litet hus. Den sommaren, sommaren då hennes mormor dog och hennes föräldrar åkte bort och lämnade Ellen hos mostern, förändrades något inom henne. Inte bara inom henne, utan det var så påtagligt att alla vuxna runt om henne började oroa sig och leta efter hemligheter i Ellens mörka ögon. Det var som om världen fick ett nytt skimmer.

Ricordati sempre la luce che sei. Gioia ha sempre pensato che ci fosse una parola per dare un senso a tutto. Dove quelle che conosceva non potevano arrivare, c'erano quelle delle altre lingue: intraducibili, ma piene di magia. Ora, il quaderno su cui appuntava quelle parole giace dimenticato in un cassonetto. Gioia è diventata la notte del luminoso giorno che era: ha lasciato la scuola e non fa più le sue chiacchierate, belle come viaggi, con il professore di filosofia, Bove. Neanche lui ha le risposte che cerca. Anzi, proprio lui l'ha delusa più di tutti.

Trine er 16 år og forelsket. Der er mange følelser på spil – men de handler ikke kun om den jævnaldrende Anders. Der er også forældrenes skilsmisse, forholdet til veninderne og livet i skolen at holde styr på.

Miksi valkoiset converset tekivät 12-vuotiaan pojan niin onnelliseksi? Entä miksi nailonien saapuminen Stockmannille oli suuri juttu tytöille? Mitä tapahtui pojalle, joka näytti Elvis Presleyltä?

Lone er kun 16 år, da hun opdager, at hun er gravid. Hun er også arbejdsløs ligesom mange andre unge i begyndelsen af 1980’erne. Det er et kæmpe ansvar at få et barn – men er det ikke trods alt bedre end at sidde med avisen og ringe forgæves om de ledige jobs? Sammen med sin 21-årige kæreste Jacob, der er snedker, beslutter Lone at få barnet, selvom omgivelserne er imod og økonomien dårlig.

Et menneskeligt drama om en ensom dreng rulles op i denne litterære romandebut. Fortællestilen er usentimental og fortættet, og hvert ord synes vejet på en guldvægt.

Azadeh is a budding violinist on a music scholarship at an expensive private school, dealing with all the usual trials of being 16: trying her best to fit in, keep up and have fun. Then as her mum's mental health spirals out of control, Azadeh's world starts to unravel. Her friendships fall away and as much as she and her dad try to keep a lid on everything, their problems insist on taking over. Feeling alone, it's her violin that finally helps Azadeh to find her way back to her friends, herself and even her mum.

A pitch-perfect K-pop rom com! Fame and friendship can get complicated, especially when there are more than platonic feelings at play. Seventeen-year-old Lulu Li has her last summer before college all planned out. But her plans go awry when she learns that Kite Xu, her old next-door neighbor and...

"An open-hearted exploration of loneliness and love against the backdrop of the vibrant L.A. music scene."—Aiden Thomas, New York Times bestselling author of Cemetery Boys This fun and flirty romance follows a teen rocker with a bad boy reputation and the aspiring journalist who’s determined...

The author of National Book Award finalist Everybody Looking presents a poignant novel about a teenager reckoning with her family’s—and her home town’s—secrets. “A tender, poetic story about what it’s like to experience loss and learn to continue living anyway.”—Bookpage...

A high school senior navigates messy boys and messier relationships in this bitingly funny and much-needed look into the overlap of Asian American identity and teen sexuality. June Chu is the “just good enough” girl. Good enough to line the shelves with a slew of third-place trophies and...

Der 17-jährige Sam hat es nicht leicht: Seine Schule will ihn rausschmeißen, sein bester Freund hasst ihn - und dann holt den Teenager auch noch seine leibhaftige Vergangenheit ein. Als Sam blutend in einem Bergwerksstollen aufwacht, steht plötzlich ein fremder Junge vor ihm. Das Kind behauptet, Sams sieben Jahre jüngeres Ich zu sein.

Jerusha Abbott, an eighteen year old orphan, faces an uncertain future in the charity home where she has lived all her life. On reaching adulthood, the orphanage can no longer offer shelter to its inmates. Her anxiety leads her into wild speculation when she is summoned to the matron's office. But a surprise awaits her. One of the visitors, a wealthy Trustee of the orphanage, has offered to fund Jerusha's college education and fulfill her dreams of becoming a writer. The only condition he makes is that he remain anonymous and that she write to him regularly about her progress.

For fans of I'm Not Dying with You Tonight, this gripping YA novel digs into the historical and present-day effects of white supremacy and the depths of privilege. Shania never thinks much about being white. But after her beloved grandmother passes, she moves to the gentrifying town of Blue Rock...

Ask konge taber fortæller om det mest intense efterår i 16-årige Asks liv. Om at føle sig rodløs og lammende forelsket. Om hvor let det er at fucke livet op, og hvor svært det er at holde fast, når man er bange for at miste. Ask starter på efterskole mere af nød end af lyst. Det samme gør Liv. Begge ankommer til efterskolen med en række skuffelser og svigt i bagagen. Ask og Liv tiltrækkes af hinanden, men fester, flirt og misforståelser gør tingene rigtig svære for de to unge, der samtidig slås med konflikter både i og uden for efterskolen.

Everyone says hotshot goalie Luke Jackson is God's gift to girls, but the only girl he wants is his best friend, Malina Hall. He's always known how brilliant she is, but now that he's "accidentally" kissed her, he can't stop thinking about her...or wanting to kiss her again.

“Speculative John Green vibes live in these pages!” —BuzzFeed You’ve Reached Sam meets John Hughes in a funny and heartfelt debut about a boy’s delirious summertime quest with his ex-girlfriend. The summer after senior year should have been a time for Cam to party and hang out with his...

Ein skurriler und schmerzhafter Coming-of-Age-Roman über einen Außenseiter und dessen gewöhnungsbedürftigen Begleiter, in dem Tankred Lerch ein Wechselspiel aus Ernsthaftigkeit, schrägem Humor und einer guten Prise Sex inszeniert. Seit Joe, der Rüberbringer, aufgetaucht ist, herrscht in Reds Leben das pure Chaos. Egal, um was es geht - Joe stellt alles auf den Kopf. Wieso lässt ihn dieser Typ nicht einfach in Ruhe? Doch oft genug trifft Joe mit seinen Sticheleien genau ins Schwarze. Vielleicht sind seine Ideen ja doch gar nicht so übel.