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Als disset anys, el Genís Gràcia creu que la seva vida és un fracàs: els pares s'han separat, no se'n surt amb els estudis, s'avorreix... Quan creu que ha arribat a un carreró sense sortida coneix l'Alícia, que ha fundat una societat secreta on es discuteix sobre la felicitat, els diners o el sentit de la vida . La fascinació per la misteriosa Alícia, amant dels haikus, coincideix amb la singular feina que acaba de trobar en una editorial.

Still reeling from a recent trauma, sixteen-year-old Dell is relieved when her mom suggests a stay at the family cabin. But the much-needed escape quickly turns into a disaster. The lake and woods are awash in trash left by a previous tenant. And worse, Dell’s mom has invited her boyfriend’s daughter to stay with them. Confident, irreverent Ivy presses all of Dell's buttons—somehow making Dell’s shame and self-consciousness feel even more acute. Yet Dell is drawn to Ivy in a way she doesn't fully understand.

Josie is independent, fierce, and does not care what anyone thinks about her, especially where guys are concerned. She may flirt with them, and even kiss them, but it doesn’t mean anything, not even with Michael. He’s more like a friend-with-benefits. So who can explain what happens when Carson Gold decides he’s interested in her? Carson Gold, the hottest senior, the one everyone secretly watches.

High schooler Natalie Cordova has just been diagnosed with Bipolar disorder. Her mom insists she keep it secret. Putting up a front and hiding her mental illness from her classmates is going to be the hardest thing high schooler Natalie Cordova has ever done. It’s her senior year, and she’s...

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.

Liv comes out of a coma with no memory of her past and two distinct, warring voices inside her head. Nothing, not even her reflection, seems familiar. As she stumbles through her junior year, the voices get louder, insisting she please the popular group while simultaneously despising them. But when Liv starts hanging around with Spencer, whose own mysterious past also has him on the fringe, life feels complete for the first time in, well, as long as she can remember.

Un bacio dato per scherzo cambia per sempre la vita di Valerio, diciottenne romano che divide il suo tempo tra le uscite del sabato sera con le amiche di sempre, le lezioni all'università, le ripetizioni al pomeriggio con Irene e il nuoto in una squadra agonistica. A baciarlo è Luca, il suo migliore amico. Lo fa per liberarsi di due ragazze che gli ronzano intorno in un locale e, ottenuto lo scopo, torna a ridere e bere come se niente fosse.

Tetê acaba de se mudar com a família toda para a casa dos avós em Copacabana, no Rio de Janeiro. O lindo e espaçoso apartamento da Barra da Tijuca em que morava teve que ser vendido, pois com a crise o pai perdeu o emprego, e o resultado é que a vida dela virou de cabeça para baixo. Além de perder a privacidade – tendo que dividir o espaço com cinco parentes malucos que brigam o tempo todo –, ela perdeu todas as suas referências. A única coisa que a deixa feliz é cozinhar. E, claro, comer as delícias que faz.

What lines would you cross to save someone you love? Filled with the kinds of impossible choices that made the TV show Weeds such a hit, this compelling drama asks to what lengths an avid rule-follower will go in order to save her family--and the answer involves "growing" in surprising...

"Satans Yngel" er en ærlig og usødet fortælling om dét at få et barn. Og om at fortryde undervejs. For sent. Og om at gøre sig forestillinger og forberede sig i en uendelighed og alligevel ikke ane, hvad der rammer en, den dag, det pludselig er der. Det satans yngel. Alma og hendes kæreste Tobi skal være forældre, og vi følger Alma lige fra de to streger på graviditetstesten og frem til fødslen, der som et meteornedslag opsplitter både bogen og Almas liv i en tid før og en tid efter.

Eighteen-year-old Constance is not interested in marriage or in being a “young lady”. But for a young woman coming of age in the early 1800s, that’s just about all that’s available to her. When her parents arrange her a marriage with a man more than twice her age, she’s powerless to resist. Stance couldn’t possibly find her newfound husband less appealing, but what can she do? Here’s what: Four months into the marriage, she can slip out of their bed in the middle of the night, and she can put on his clothes.

From the award-winning author of A Heart in a Body in The World comes a gorgeous and fiercely feminist young adult novel. When a teen travels to Hawaii to track down her sperm donor father, she discovers the truth about him, about the sunken shipwreck that’s become his obsession, and most of...

It's hard not to notice Terra Cooper. She's tall, blond, and has an enviable body. But with one turn of her cheek, all people notice is her unmistakably "flawed" face. Terra secretly plans to leave her stifling small town in the Northwest and escape to an East Coast college, but gets pushed off-course by her controlling father. When an unexpected collision puts Terra directly in Jacob's path, the handsome but quirky Goth boy immediately challenges her assumptions about herself and her life, and she is forced in yet another direction.

"Jeg er tyk. På den der mine-forældre-og-læge-sender-mig-på-fedecamp-måde." For 14-årige Sarah er sundhedstilbuddet for tykke børn og unge lig med social død. Men hvad hvis campen rent faktisk kan gøre det, den lover? Så vil Lucas måske endelig få øjnene op for hende. Faktisk vil ALLE hendes problemer løse sig, hvis hun bare bliver tynd... Og det med campen er der vel ingen, der behøver at vide.

Hamburg, Juni 1945, die Stadt liegt in Trümmern... Ausgebrannte Häuser, Schutt und Ruinen, britische Soldaten, dazwischen die drei vierzehnjährigen Jugendlichen Jakob, Hermann und Traute. Jakob verschweigt, dass er Jude ist, und gibt sich vor den anderen als Friedrich aus. Als Hermann dies herausfindet, will er nichts mehr mit Jakob zu tun haben... Kirsten Boies berührende Erzählung um schuldig sein und sich schuldig machen, um Wahrheit und Lüge, Freundschaft und Hoffnungen in einer schwierigen Zeit - einfühlsam gelesen von Jodie Ahlborn.

Alles, was Evie will, ist normal zu sein. Und sie ist schon ziemlich nah dran, denn immerhin geht sie wieder zur Schule, auf Partys und hat sogar ein Date. Letzteres entpuppt sich zwar als absolutes Desaster, dafür aber lernt sie dadurch Amber und Lottie kennen, mit denen sie den Spinster Club gründet. Doch schafft sie es auch, mit ihren neuen Freundinnen über ihre Krankheit zu sprechen?

Terese är som vilken vanlig 12-åring som helst. Hon umgås med sina kompisar, drömmer om framtiden, tar hand om sin akvariefiskar och spelar fotboll. Allting hade faktiskt varit supernormalt om det bara inte hade varit för en liten detalj. Terese har epilepsi. Sjukdomen gör att Terese måste ta mediciner två gånger om dagen och alla i hennes närhet är väldigt oroliga för henne. Hennes mamma vill till och med stoppa henne från att följa med på fotbollslägret. Hur ska Terese få henne att förstå att hon bara vill vara som alla andra?

After a terrorist attack rocks the country and anti-Islamic sentiment stirs, three Black Muslim girls create a space where they can shatter assumptions and share truths. Sabriya has trained hard for summer ballet auditions, so she’s devastated when everything is canceled after a terrorist attack.

Viveca North has always done her best to be perfect. She runs three miles every morning before arriving early to school where she volunteers as a peer tutor. After school, she prioritizes studying. On weekend mornings, she reads classic literature and the newspaper—a habit she developed to help prep for the SATs and then never dropped. Her classmates consider her a bit of a know it all. So it’s no surprise doesn’t have many friends, but she feels she’s earned her spot as valedictorian. Too bad Jamison Clifton is trying to take it from her. . .Jamison doesn’t need to try to be perfect.

Tilda kann es nicht fassen: Ihre Zwillingsschwester Maxime bittet sie um Hilfe bei einer ihrer unmöglichen Aktionen. Tilda soll Maximes Platz in der Reality-Show "The Dating Game" einnehmen. Maxime ist nur zum Spaß für zwei Wochen nach Portugal geflogen, hat sich dann allerdings unsterblich in Junggeselle Florian verliebt. Da sie aber dringend zurück nach Deutschland muss, fleht sie Tilda an, sich als sie auszugeben und Florian für sie zu erobern.