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A turma do último ano do Colégio Gordon deveria estar estudando a Segunda Guerra Mundial, mas os alunos parecem um tanto quanto céticos em relação ao nazismo. Afinal, parece impossível para eles que a juventude alemã tenha apoiado um regime com ideias tão deturpadas, que causou a morte de tantas pessoas. Mas Ben Ross, o professor de história da escola, parece ter a ideia perfeita para engajar a classe. Ele começa um movimento estudantil focado no discurso de “disciplina” e “comunidade”, bastante semelhante às premissas que inspiraram a juventude de Hitler.

Donick Walsh: king of the school bullies, secret dancer, closet-case. What’s to be done when a football injury means he can never play again? Dance in the school musical, of course! Not like he has a choice. Fingers crossed his father doesn’t find out! Enter Michael Penrose: theatre-kid, and Donick’s former best friend. For years Michael has been the object of Donick’s ridicule simply because Michael is out and proud, and Donick is afraid. Suddenly confronted with his old friend, Donick sinks under the weight of the guilt of his past. How can a bully make amends for all the hurt he’s caused?

Danny's mam has a new boyfriend. Initially, all is good – Callum seems nice enough, and Danny can't deny he's got a cool set up; big house, fast car, massive TV, and Mam seems to really like him. But cracks begin to show, and they're not the sort that can be easily repaired. As Danny witnesses Mam suffer and Callum spiral out of control he goes in search of his dad. The Dad he's never met. Set in Newcastle and Edinburgh, this supremely enjoyable coming-of-age drama tackles domestic violence head on, but finds humour and hope in the most unlikely of­ places.

Sixteen-year-old Amina Conteh has always believed in using her tongue as her weapon—even when it gets her into trouble. After cursing at a classmate, her father forces her to volunteer at their church with Pastor Johnson. But Pastor Johnson isn’t the holy man everyone thinks he is. The same voice Amina uses to fight falls quiet the night she is sexually assaulted by Pastor Johnson. After that, her life starts to unravel: her father is frustrated that her grades are slipping, and her best friend and boyfriend don’t understand why the once loud and proud girl is now quiet and distant.

Elliott D’Angelo-Brandt is sick and tired of putting up with it all. Every week, she attends a support group for teen victims of sexual assault, but all they do is talk. Elliott’s done with talking. What she wants is justice. And she has a plan for getting it: a spell book that she found in her late mom’s belongings that actually works. Elliott recruits a coven of fellow survivors from the group. She, Madeline, Chloe, and Bea don’t have much in common, but they are united in their rage at a system that heaps judgments on victims and never seems to punish those who deserve it.

Spannender Jugendthriller um 10 Influencer:innen auf einer einsamen Insel, die zur tödlichen Falle wird. Für Fans von "The I-Land" und "One of Us Is Lying". Jeder kennt Unknown Island – es ist das exklusivste Reiseziel der Welt. Weiße Sandstrände, türkisfarbenes Meer, Luxusunterkünfte... Nur geladene Gäste dürfen kommen und niemand über einundzwanzig. Plus: Es ist absolut kostenlos. Wer würde also nicht hinwollen? Über eine virale Kampagne werden die Türen des Resorts zum ersten Mal und exklusiv für zehn ausgewählte Influencer geöffnet.

Unravelling the truth, one loop at a time. When Spence witnesses his classmate, Clara, die in what looks like a tragic accident at a house party, he is caught in a flicker in the fabric of time. Waking up to relive the same day again and seeing Clara alive and well, Spence realizes he has been granted a second chance and is determined to prevent the terrible events of the party. To escape the time loop, he has to re-evaluate everything he previously took for granted and find the courage to call out his own and others' complicity in events that marked the life and death of Clara Hart.

Rune bryder sig ikke om den klasse han går i, og klassen, anført af Merlin og Sanne, bryder sig heller ikke om ham. Han er tvunget til at tage med på lejrskole til den svenske skov, selvom han frygter for, hvad de andre kan finde på at gøre ved ham... "DET SORTE VAND" er en barsk historie om mobning i sin yderste konsekvens.

Raven is a deeply disturbed teenager, who, after witnessing the death of his mother, is placed in foster care. The Russells do their best to earn his trust, but only little Ella manages to get through to him. Meanwhile, at school, bullies are making his life a living hell. An unexpected companion comes in the form of Lotte, a classmate bored by her "ordinary" friends. Together, they track down Raven's mum's killer, with the goal of exposing him to the police. But their carefully crafted plan goes dangerously wrong, and suddenly nothing is as it seems.

Jude tenía siete años cuando sus padres fueron asesinados y, junto con sus dos hermanas, fue trasladada a la traicionera Corte Suprema del Reino Feérico. Diez años más tarde, lo único que Jude desea, a pesar de ser una mera mortal, es sentir que pertenece a ese lugar. Pero muchos de los habitantes desprecian a los humanos. Especialmente el Príncipe Cardan, el hijo más joven y perverso del Alto Rey. Para hacerse un hueco en la Corte, Jude deberá enfrentarse a él. Y afrontar las consecuencias. 

Hache lleva poco menos de un año en su nuevo colegio —masculino, religioso— y se hace amigo de los chicos más rudos, fiesteros y altaneros del lugar. Como cualquier adolescente en busca de aceptación, logra encajar sin saber qué quiere decir eso para su destino ni el de su familia. En su primera novela, María del Mar Ramón explora los vericuetos de los ataques en manada.

Linda, ein 15-jähriges Mädchen und Mobbingopfer, macht eine schwere Zeit durch. Täglich ist sie einer Tortur aus physischer und psychischer Gewalt ausgesetzt. Dieses Buch ist ein Blick hinter die Kulissen der einzelnen Charaktere und wirft grundlegende Fragen auf. Hätte Linda eine bessere Schulzeit, wenn die Täter ein anderes Leben hätten? Wie bekämpft man Mobbing an Schulen, wenn jene, welche die Macht haben etwas dagegen zu tun, wegsehen? Wer kann den Schweigenden die Angst und Scham nehmen, an die Öffentlichkeit zu treten? Diese Geschichte ist fiktiv, aber für viele Kinder und Jugendliche ist sie bittere Realität.

Da Johan flytter ind i nabohuset begynder Kalle at få problemer. Johan har to bidske kamphunde og et voldsomt temperament, og han udser sig Kalle som sit nye mobbeoffer. Hver eftermiddag afskærer han Kalles vej hjem fra skole og truer med at pudse hundene på ham, hvis ikke Kalle gør, som han får besked på. Ingen lytter, når Kalle fortæller om afpresningen, og efterhånden som truslerne bliver værre, indser han, at han må tage kampen op alene. "Slip køterne fri" er en barsk historie om afpresning, om mobning, om at føle sig alene og magtesløs – og om hævn.

I skolen får Billie ikke sagt fra, da Funny og Hugo udvælger Malena som mobbeoffer. Billie tør ikke betro sig til sin mor, som hun bor alene med. Moren har et hårdt job som sygeplejerske med stressende nattevagter, og Billies far bor langt væk i Brasilien. Men så begynder Billie at skrive breve med usynlig skrift og gemme dem i det store træ i gården, og pludselig er der svar tilbage.

Max and Jay have always depended on one another for their survival. Growing up with a physically abusive father, the two Bribri American brothers have learned that the only way to protect themselves and their mother is to stick to a schedule and keep their heads down. But when they hear a classmate in trouble in the woods, instinct takes over and they intervene, breaking up a fight and beating their high school's star soccer player to a pulp. This act of violence threatens the brothers' dreams for the future and their beliefs about who they are.

Kane will do everything he can to save his mother and little brother Sam from the violence of his father, even if it means becoming a monster himself. Mrs Aslan will protect the boys no matter what – even though her own family is in pieces. Ada wants a family she can count on, while she faces new questions about herself. Mr Bailey is afraid of the refugees next door, but his worst fear will take another form. And Gugulethu is just trying to make a life away from terror.

Her name is Domino Ray. But the voice inside her head has a different name. When the mysterious Ms. Karina finds Domino in an alleyway, she offers her a position at her girls' home in secluded West Texas. With no alternatives and an agenda of her own, Domino accepts. It isn't long before she is fighting her way up the ranks to gain the woman's approval . . . and falling for Cain, the mysterious boy living in the basement. But the home has horrible secrets. So do the girls living there. So does Cain.

Noah is in love with his online best friend. Which is a huge problem, for the following reasons: 1. His crush has no idea. 2. Noah only knows him as his gaming avatar. 3. There’s zero chance they’ll ever meet in real life. So, when Noah sees an opportunity to secretly meet his crush, he takes it. Even though he’ll have to join the cast of a local production of Chicago with his self-obsessed mother. Even though he’ll need to lie to his best (and only) friend. And even though he’ll have to sing and dance in front of actual people. Because love is worth the risk. 

As a straight-A student and girlfriend of the school's star rower, Charlotte believes in what the school has to offer. Meanwhile, scholarship student Max is struggling. Until he's asked to join the rowing team offering him popularity - but at what cost? Then there's Quinn, a sixth-generation legacy student, who should be able to lay claim to the school in a way others can't. Who instead must watch the boy who assaulted her continue to play at the top of the school's food chain. Only in the dead of night does Q realize the solution to her suffering: Colin Pearce must die.

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.