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Venetia King is the hottest girl at school. Too bad Lemar is the second shortest guy in his year. Everyone calls him Liccle Bit, and his two best friends, McKay and Jonah, never tire of telling him he has no chance with girls. Things aren't much better at home. His mum is permanently hassled, his sister a frustrated single mum and his dad moved out years ago. Liccle Bit wishes he could do something - anything! - to make life better. A new phone would be a start....

This timely, moving debut novel follows a teen's efforts to keep his family together as his parents face deportation. Mateo Garcia and his younger sister, Sophie, have been taught to fear one word for as long as they can remember: deportation. Over the past few years, however, the fear that...

Twelve-year-old Julia keeps a diary about her life growing up in Juarez, Mexico. Life in Juarez is strange. People say it's the murder capital of the world. Dad’s gone a lot. They can’t play outside because it isn’t safe. Drug cartels rule the streets. Cars and people disappear, leaving behind pet cats. Then, Dad disappears, and Julia and her brother go live with her aunt in El Paso. What’s happened to her Dad? Julia wonders. Is he going to disappear forever?

A funny and heart-warming coming-of-age story, set in a rural Australian community, about 17-year-old Jackson finding the courage to explore who he is, even if it scares him. 'I don't paint so much anymore,' I say, looking to my feet. 'Oh. Well, I got a boy who needs to do some art. You can help him out,' Aunty Pam says, like I have no say in the matter, like she didn't hear what I just said about not painting so much anymore. 'Jackson, this is Tomas. He's living with me for a little while.'

Ava huye a Tokio para alejarse de todo y allí conoce a Kanna, una tatuadora con una personalidad arrolladora. Por su parte, Lily no podría estar peor en Londres: Oliver parece incapaz de dejarla tranquila y Tom necesita tiempo para superar lo ocurrido con Ximena, con Alice... y sí, también con Jasmine. Menos mal que Connor se ha convertido en un apoyo inesperado, ahora que se encuentra lejos de la influencia de Rex y Martha. Aunque ¿quién es esa chica rubia con la que Meredith se empeña en que hable? Y lo más importante de todo: ¿dónde están Jordan y Nate?

From Los Angeles Times Book Prize Award winner and Edgar Award nominee Malla Nunn comes a stunning portrait of a family divided and a powerful story of how friendship saves and heals. When Amandla wakes up on her fifteenth birthday, she knows it's going to be one of her mother's difficult days...

Silvia, estudiante de Medicina, marcha a la India para trabajar como cooperante durante el verano en un hospital ubicado en un recóndito lugar lejos del mundo. Al hacerlo, se opone a sus padres, a su novio, y toma así, siguiendo su instinto y su corazón, una decisión que cambiará su vida y su forma de pensar. En ese país lejano conocerá el dolor y el sufrimiento de los que no tienen nada, pero también la alegría y la paz de su conciencia.

In the technologically advanced African city of Numbani, in the not-so-distant future, humans live in harmony with humanoid robots known as omnics. But when a terrorist tries to shatter that unity, a hero named Efi Oladele rises! Efi has been making robots since she was little - machines to better her community and improve people's lives. But after she witnesses Doomfist's catastrophic attack on the city's OR15 security bots, Efi feels the call to build something greater: a true guardian of Numbani.

Cast into the underworld after an act of shattering betrayal, Mayana and Ahkin must overcome unimaginable odds if they are to return home and reclaim the throne of the Chicome. A river of blood and demons disguised as children are only two of the challenges standing in their way. Fortunately, they are not unequipped. Mayana’s royal blood controls the power of water, and Prince Ahkin wields the power of the sun itself. Ometeotl, the Mother goddess, provides them with other gifts - and an ominous warning that one of them may not survive. But can the goddess be trusted?

A novel-in-verse about a young girl coming-of-age and stepping out of the shadow of her former best friend. Perfect for readers of Elizabeth Acevedo and Nikki Grimes. "Mahogany L. Browne's debut YA ia an absolute masterpiece. It will leave you breathless." -Elizabeth Acevedo, New York Times...

Dziesięć stron świata i dziesięć historii piętnastolatków żyjących w różnych miejscach na świecie: na Białorusi, w Danii, w Finlandii, w Indiach, w Japonii, w Kolumbii, w Polsce, w Senegalu, na Ukrainie i w USA. Cesaria pracuje jako prostytutka, ale marzy o tańcu. Noburo od dwóch lat tkwi w wirtualnym świecie, bojąc się powrotu do rzeczywistości. Santosh stopniowo ślepnie w fabryce dywanów, do której został porwany jako pięciolatek. Anlę chcą wydać za mąż, nie dostrzegając jej wybitnych zdolności i chęci do nauki.

When Sophie receives a parcel from her best friend, Freya, she expects it to contain the reason why Freya left town so suddenly, without goodbyes and without explanation. Instead, she finds a letter addressed to Win, a girl Freya barely knew - or did she? As more letters arrive for more people on the periphery of Freya’s life, Sophie and Win begin to piece together who Freya was and why she left. Sometimes it’s not about who’s gone, but about who they leave behind....

With the unexpected help of a giant prehistoric sloth, ghostly grandfathers return to help a suicidal teenager. Winning a national high-school geography competition should be the high point of Jomon's life. So why does he find himself running through the streets of Georgetown, Guyana, later that...

It’s 1976 in South Africa, and four young people are living in Johannesburg and its black township, Soweto: Zanele, a black female student organizer; Meena, a South Asian girl working at her father's shop; Jack, an Oxford-bound white student; and Thabo, a teen-gang member, or tsotsi. From each of their points of view, this book explores the roots of the Soweto Uprising and the edifice of apartheid in a South Africa about to explode.

Silvia, estudiante de Medicina, marcha a la India para trabajar como cooperante durante el verano en un hospital ubicado en un recóndito lugar lejos del mundo. Al hacerlo, se opone a sus padres, a su novio, y toma así, siguiendo su instinto y su corazón, una decisión que cambiará su vida y su forma de pensar. En ese país lejano conocerá el dolor y el sufrimiento de los que no tienen nada, pero también la alegría y la paz de su conciencia.

Cuando esta obra fue escrita el imperio británico estaba en la cima y el Reino Unido controlaba colonias y dependencias a lo largo de todo el planeta. Marlowe, un marinero, cuenta a sus compañeros, como consiguió trabajo de piloto y realizó un viaje por el río Congo hacia una las estaciones de explotación de marfil, en el centro de la jungla. Allí se encuentra con un personaje rodeado de un especial halo de misterio a lo largo de toda la novela: el comerciante de marfil Kurtz.

In the second of the Paul Faustino novels by Carnegie Medal-winning author Mal Peet, teenage football prodigy El Brujito, 'the Little Magician', has vanished without a trace, and Paul finds himself reluctantly drawn into the mystery. As the city of San Juan pulses to summer's sluggish beat, Paul gets more than he bargained for as a story of corruption and murder unfolds, forcing him to confront a bitter history of slavery and the power of the occult.

In 1935, 10-year-old Alex Maki from Bainbridge Island, Washington, is disgusted when he’s forced to become pen pals with Charlie Lévy of Paris, France - a girl. He thought she was a boy. In spite of Alex’s reluctance, their letters continue to fly across the Atlantic - and along with them, the shared hopes and dreams of friendship. Until the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the growing Nazi persecution of Jews force them to confront the darkest aspects of human nature.

Heir apparent, young Prince Ahkin feels unprepared for leadership after his father's death. His royal blood controls the power of the sun, and he’s now responsible for the lives of all the Chicome people. Despite all Ahkin’s efforts, the sun is fading - and the end of the world may be near. For Mayana, the only daughter of the Chicome family whose blood controls the power of water, the old emperor’s death may mean that she's next. Ahkin must marry before ascending the throne, and Mayana is one of six noble daughters presented to him. Those who are not chosen will be sacrificed.

A girl walks home from school. She's tall for her age. She's wearing her winter coat. Her headphones are in. She's hurrying. She never makes it home. In the aftermath, while law enforcement tries to justify the response, one fact remains: A police officer has shot and killed an unarmed 13-year-old girl. The community is thrown into upheaval, leading to unrest, a growing movement to protest the senseless taking of black lives, and the arrival of white supremacist counter-demonstrators.