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Victor Vollmer isn't a paperboy anymore. He's a copyboy now, but his duties at the newspaper get interrupted by a last request from Mr. Spiro, the old man who became Victor's mentor and helped him take on his stutter in the beloved novel Paperboy, a Newbery Honor Book. Victor takes off on a journey that sends him hundreds of miles from home toward the teeth of a gathering storm. Confronted by an unfamiliar and threatening world, he meets a girl who is strong, smart, and bold like no one he's known before, and together they venture to the place where river meets sea.

""Come for the road trip of a lifetime. Stay for the kissing!”— Meg Cabot, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Princess Diaries series Buckle up for a wild ride with this cheeky and charming rom-com where one girl’s quest across India to seal her first kiss turns into finding first...

Prudence Barnett è sempre pronta a sparare giudizi sui suoi concittadini pigri, cafoni, arroganti. I suoi sogni di "giustizia karmica" sembrano realizzarsi quando, una mattina, si sveglia con la capacità di assegnare a ciascuno il destino che, secondo lei, gli spetta. Vandali e pettegoli vengono sistematicamente puniti. Solo su una persona i suoi poteri paiono non avere effetto: Quint Erickson, il suo compagno di classe scansafatiche. Un lazzarone, ma incredibilmente attraente e dal nobile carattere, visto che lavora come volontario al Centro di recupero animali marini di Fortuna Beach.

A bold and authentic reimagining of The Winter’s Tale full of tragedy, triumph, and forbidden romance—perfect for fans of Sabaa Tahir, Kathleen Glasgow, and Sarah Dessen. Pia and her brother, Max, live on an isolated farm in rural Maine, and it’s the only life they remember. Their father...

Tori Spring è stanca di tutto. È annoiata. Frustrata. Un post-it appiccicato sul suo armadietto a scuola la porta sulle tracce di uno sconosciuto che si fa chiamare Solitaire e che sembra intenzionato a sconvolgere la scuola, finendo per mettere sottosopra anche la sua vita. Oltretutto, poi, questo mistero intorno all'identità di Solitaire attira nella sua vita un ragazzo di nome Michael Holden. E Michael, una volta entrato, sembra non avere alcuna intenzione di andarsene.

In this heartfelt and hilarious debut from Ambika Vohra—that's Netflix's Never Have I Ever meets Jenny Han—one girl tackles a question that changes the trajectory of her senior year: ""How have you gotten out of your comfort zone?"" That’s the Stanford admissions prompt that valedictorian...

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.

Han pasado dos años desde que Óscar escapó del infierno en el que se había convertido su vida, renaciendo de sus cenizas para arder con su propio fuego. Darío luchó muy duro para derretir el hielo que lo congelaba por dentro. Cuando se le presenta la oportunidad de su vida en forma de concurso musical, sabe que tiene que lanzarse de lleno, aunque después de haber vivido reprimido todavía le cuesta acostumbrarse a ser libre. Sergio siempre quiso ser un superhéroe.

Winnie is living her best fat girl life and is on her way to the best place on earth. No, not Disneyland - her granny’s diner, Goldeen’s, in the small town of Misty Haven. While there, she works in her fabulous '50s-inspired uniform, twirling around the diner floor and earning an obscene amount of tips. With her family and ungirlfriend at her side, she has everything she needs for one last perfect summer before starting college in the fall...until she becomes Misty Haven’s Summer Queen in a highly anticipated matchmaking tradition that she wants absolutely nothing to do with.

Scarlett et sa petite sœur Donatella n'ont jamais quitté l'île où leur père, un homme cruel et tyrannique, les retient captives. À 17 ans, alors qu'elle est sur le point d'être mariée à un inconnu, Scarlett reçoit une lettre de Légende, le maître du jeu Caraval. Cette année, Caraval aura lieu sur l'île des Songes, et Scarlett est invitée ! Depuis toute petite, elle rêve d'assister à ce jeu légendaire et fabuleux. Aidées par Julian, un mystérieux marin, les deux sœurs s'enfuient. Mais à leur arrivée sur l'île des Songes, Donatella est kidnappée par Légende.

""An emotion-filled collection."" —Kirkus Reviews Two teens take the stage and find their voice . . . A girl learns about her heritage and begins to find her community . . . A sister is haunted by the ghosts of loved ones lost . . . There is no universal adoption experience, and no two...

This sequel to The Carrie Diaries brings surprising revelations as Carrie learns to navigate her way around the Big Apple, going from being a country ""sparrow"" to the person she always wanted to be. With her signature wit and sparkling humor, Candace Bushnell reveals the irresistible story of...

""I can't just storm in and proclaim my intentions. I can't ‘steal' you away. I just have to wait and hope that, someday, you'll ask,"" Tamani said. ""And if I don't?"" Laurel said, her voice barely above a whisper. ""Then I guess I'll be waiting forever."" Although Laurel has come to accept...

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.

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.

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.

Fame meets Rent in this powerful YA debut about a boy who must reconcile with his identity and insecurity as he steps into the spotlight, from Broadway star Andrew Keenan-Bolger. The only thing standing between Danny and his dreams is…everything. For fifteen years, Danny Victorio has kept his...

Danny Youngblood's destiny was fire magic, just like every man in his family. But fate had other plans. When he enters the prestigious Imperial Mage Academy, his powers manifest as something far more rare and dangerous. Monster Summoning! Now, Danny's a walking dungeon core, able to absorb creatures and unleash them as powerful allies.

Eine Nacht, die ein ganzes Leben verändern kann. Als Lily Hopper beschließt, ihre Rolle als gewissenhafte Musterschülerin und Lehrerliebling abzulegen und vor dem Schulabschluss an dem traditionellen Streich teilzunehmen, erwartet sie Spaß, Nervenkitzel und eine Geschichte, die sie noch ihren Enkeln erzählen wird. Was sie nicht erwartet, ist, sich wieder in ihren Ex zu verlieben.

For as long as she can remember, Kugy has loved to write. Whimsical stories are her passion, along with letters full of secret longings that she folds into paper boats and sets out to sea. Now that she's older, she dreams of following her heart and becoming a true teller of tales, but she decides to get a "real job" instead and forget all about Keenan, the guy who makes her feel as if she's living in one of her own fairy tales.