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All Anna Xu wants to do as she starts freshman year at the local prestigious Brookings University is keep up her stellar academic performance, break out of her shell, be more social...and investigate the unsolved on-campus murder of her former babysitter six years ago. And if that wasn't difficult enough, it seems that Chris Lu, whose family are the Xu's business rivals, is attending Brookings too.

Rockstar-Romance meets Haters to Lovers vor winterlicher Tokio-Kulisse. Zwei ausgebuchte Konzerte in einem riesigen Stadion in Tokio - für die 19-jährige Hailee könnte das den lang ersehnten Durchbruch als Musikerin bedeuten. Als Warmup-Act ist sie mit dem hypererfolgreichen Sänger Finn Wolfcraft unterwegs. Doch leider findet sie den unnahbaren Finn mit seinen hysterischen Fans absolut furchtbar. Und auch Finn ist nicht sonderlich angetan von Hailee, denn er reagiert höchst allergisch auf Menschen, die ihn als Sprungbrett für ihre Karriere nutzen wollen.

Ten bestselling, critically acclaimed authors deliver a fresh novel of interconnected stories that follows a group of young adults over the course of a few wild, transformative hours at an epic house party! The biggest event of the year is happening, and you’re invited! Join us for Florence...

Ryder Brooks is living the dream—he's famous, loved by millions of girls, and miserable. All he really wants is to write his own music, not Seconds to Juliet's sugary sweet pop. In order to do that, though, the "bad boy" of the band will have to play by the rules. And that includes behaving with his new—and super cute—tutor. Tutoring her favorite member of her favorite band? Mia Reyes is in fangirl heaven. Then it turns out Ryder is crude, arrogant, and a total jerk. And the worst part? She's roped into pretending to be his girlfriend so that no one finds out he's being tutored.

Winner of an American Indian Youth Literature Award New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Leitich Smith turns to realistic fiction with the thoughtful story of a Native teen navigating the complicated, confusing waters of high school — and first love. When Louise Wolfe’s first real...

Zara loves love in all forms: 90s romcoms and romance novels and grand sweeping gestures. And she's desperate to have her own great love story. Crucially, a real one. So when her best friend Adnan begs her to pretend to date him to cover up his new top-secret relationship, Zara is hesitant. This isn't the kind of thing she had in mind. But there's something in it for Zara too: making her parents, who love Adnan, happy might just stop them arguing for a while. She may not be getting her own love story, but she could save theirs.

Ramona Lambert is a typical shy, artistic sixteen-year-old. She has a best friend whom she’s known since they were in diapers, parents who love her, a love for cosplay, and a crush on the cute boy in her class. The only problem? Her best friend moved away, her parents don't quite understand her love of cosplay, and she is pretty sure her crush has no idea she exists. To escape her troubles, Ramona turns to cosplay and her original character, Rel, who gives her the confidence and freedom that she lacks in real life.

Marty has terrible luck and she knows exactly why. While working as a housekeeper at the ritzy Grand Palms hotel in Maui, Marty made it a habit to steal small items from the guests. What better way to stick it to the rich snobs they have to clean up after? Marty knows how to turn her luck around—she just has to return all of the items she stole. When Marty meets Will, a new guest who is staying for the summer, she does the one thing she always promised herself she'd never do—fall for an out-of-towner. But Will's different from the other guests. Maybe Marty's luck is turning around.

Miles Carlisle is every teen girl's fantasy. His rugged good looks and exotic British accent have helped catapult his boy band, Seconds to Juliet, to super-stardom. But after two disastrous and very public breakups, Miles isn't interested in dating just any girl; he wants The One. And the only girl he's interested in won't even give him the time of day. As a kid, Aimee Bingham had a huge thing for Miles until he made fun of her for always tagging along. The prospect of going on tour with the childhood crush who broke her heart isn't exactly enticing. Except now Miles seems interested.

Dieses Jahr ist für Lia auf dem Landsitz ihrer Familie nichts mehr, wie es einmal war: Finn, der Neffe des Wildhüters, verdreht Lia den Kopf. Obwohl er sie mit seinen spöttischen Sprüchen herausfordert, verliebt sie sich Hals über Kopf in ihn. Doch wer ist dieser Junge wirklich, der mit einem wilden Fuchs Ball spielt und ihm Gedichte vorliest? Bald erreichen die Schatten der Vergangenheit die Wildnis von Badfearna. Sie bringen Dinge über Finn ans Licht, die keinen Zweifel lassen: Ein Mädchen wie Lia hat in seinem Leben keinen Platz.

Jay, Kelvin and Cia are The Lunar Ticks, a dedicated band who are convinced they are on their way up. They hope to win an upcoming battle of the bands where the first prize is a full day in a recording studio. Jay is struggling to write new material but finds he lacks the experience to come up with a truly original song. Going up against Indigo Daze, a band from another school, Jay finds himself falling for Rowan, the leader of the other band. When Rowan's guitar is trashed right before the contest The Lunar Ticks are the prime suspects.

"Bist du ihm wirklich nahe gewesen? Du weißt gar nicht, wer Joshka ist." "Das ist dem Herzen egal. Es verliebt sich trotzdem. Und tut umso mehr weh." Kein Tag vergeht, an dem Mira nicht an Joshkas übereilten Aufbruch aus Maple Creek denkt. Als sie für einen Termin nach New York muss, steht er plötzlich vor ihr. Obwohl die Anziehung zwischen ihnen stärker denn je ist, stößt er Mira von sich. Verletzt und bestürzt über seinen Zustand, fragt sie sich umso mehr, was ihm in den letzten Monaten widerfahren ist.

**A New York Times Best Romance Book of the Year** A swoony, heart-melting YA romance from beloved author Rebekah Weatherspoon about two awkward teens who decide to practice dating in order to be good at the real thing. Perfect for fans of Nicola Yoon and Jenny Han. Sixteen-year-old Bethany...

"Wer bist du?"" Ich bin derjenige, der dich in den Abgrund stürzen wird. Aber ich werde auch der sein, der unten steht und dich wieder auffängt." Plötzlich ist Miras Leben in Maple Creek nicht mehr so, wie es einmal war: Unerwartet steht ihr Zwillingsbruder vor ihr, von dem sie bisher nichts wusste. An seiner Seite ist sein bester Freund Joshka, dessen Narben Mira erahnen lassen, dass in seiner Welt in der New Yorker Untergrundszene andere Regeln gelten. Trotz aller Zweifel fühlt sie sich zu ihm hingezogen, und auch Joshka beginnt, seine harte Schale abzulegen.

For "Perfect Paige" Westfeld, today is "D" Day. As in, she just got one on her calculus test. With her dreams of Stanford, her reputation, and her parents' expectations at stake, Paige needs to find a way to save face before everything she's worked for goes up in flames. Ben Franklin (yes, he's related) is from the wrong side of town, with the wrong clothes and the wrong kind of life. He also knows an opportunity when he sees one, and he'll be happy to tutor Paige—if she makes him into the kind of guy her best friend, the hottest girl in school, will date. 

If high school has taught mathlete Jade Aaron anything, it's that nerds never get the guy. So when rock star Lennon Pryor starts pursuing her, it's not rocket science. This doesn't add up. I mean, sure, he's hot. And charming. And a god on the guitar. But he's also the world's biggest player. Being with him would be a bigger mistake than 2+2=5. Until graduation night, when a reckless moment leads to a reckless kiss. And now Jade's falling for the one guy destined to break her heart.

"Das kann doch nicht alles sein im Leben", sagt sich Lisa, bricht ihre Ausbildung als Bankkauffrau ab und bricht damit auch mit allem, was ihre Eltern und Freund Max sich vorgestellt haben. In einer Spontanaktion bucht sie ein Busticket nach Köln. Dort beginnt ein Abenteuer, in dem sie auf die Tätowiererin Karla trifft, die ihr eine Welt zeigt, die Lisa bis dahin nur aus Filmen kannte. Zwischen Couchsurfing, Partys und existenziellen Lebenskrisen erkundet die junge Frau nicht nur ihre Sexualität, sondern auch die Möglichkeit, dass Träume keine Träume bleiben.

Award-winning author Laekan Zea Kemp’s heart-wrenching novel-in-verse follows two teens who must come together to heal the pain from their pasts, perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo and Nicola Yoon. Danna Mendoza Villarreal’s grandfather is slowly losing himself as his memories fade, and...

EU PRECISO FAZER UMA CONFISSÃO: nunca foi fácil ser eu. Você pode até pensar, com um quê de impaciência e uma boa dose de deboche (e já digo logo que entendo super, tá?): "Ah! Ser loira, popular, bonita, rica e invejada é realmente péssimo! Ter tudo o que deseja e ainda ser o crush de dez entre dez garotos é, com toda certeza, um martírio... Viajar para o exterior duas vezes por ano e ficar nos melhores hotéis é, sem sombra de dúvida, uma coisa pavorosa. Ó-meu-Deus--coi-ta-di-nha!" Já disse, eu entendo que você pense assim.

Claire O'Connor is back in Juniper Falls, but that doesn't mean she wants to be. One semester off, that's what she promised herself. Just long enough to take care of her father and keep the family business—a hockey bar beside the ice rink—afloat. Enter Tate Tanley. What happened between them the night before she left town resurfaces the second they lay eyes on each other. But the guy she remembers has been replaced by a total hottie. When Tate is called in to take over for the hockey team's star goalie, suddenly he's in the spotlight. It's the absolute worst time to fall in love.