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Für den schüchternen Philip ist der Schulalltag zu einem Spießrutenlauf geworden: Klassenkameradin Dorita mobbt und drangsaliert ihn, wo sie nur kann. Philip hat scheinbar keine Chance, sich gegen die ständigen Hänseleien zu wehren und beginnt deshalb die Schule zu schwänzen. Doch dann erhält er unerwartete Unterstützung von Aster, einem jungen Flüchtlingsmädchen, das gerade neu in die Klasse gekommen ist. Sie hat den Mut, gegen Dorita aufzustehen - doch kann Aster Philip helfen, seine Probleme dauerhaft zu bewältigen?

A sweet and nerdy contemporary YA novel set in the world of marching band perfect for fans of Late to the Party, Fat Chance, Charlie Vega and Kate in Waiting. "As a former band kid, “well behaved” kid, “ideal Catholic” kid, figuring-myself-out kid, It Sounds Like This shines with its...

Theo is better now. She’s eating again, dating guys who are almost appropriate, and well on her way to becoming an elite ballet dancer. But when her oldest friend, Donovan, returns home after spending four long years with his kidnapper, Theo starts reliving memories about his abduction - and his abductor. Donovan isn’t talking about what happened, and even though Theo knows she didn’t do anything wrong, telling the truth would put everything she’s been living for at risk. But keeping quiet might be worse.

Cruda storia di quattro ragazzi crudeli, che si divertono a far soffrire gli altri. Ogni ragazzo del gruppo cerca nella sofferenza degli altri una propria vendetta sul mondo, ma il vero motivo per cui ognuno di loro si diverte a provocare sofferenze è che nessuno di loro ha veramente provato su se stesso la sofferenza.

Seventeen-year-old Seelie Stanton never wanted to kill anyone. She never wanted to be invisible in her own family; she never wanted to crush on her best friend, Alyssa, and she definitely never wanted to know how effectively a mallet could destroy a human head. But the universe doesn't care what she wants and neither does Shane Mayfield. When the former high school basketball star attacks her, she has no choice but to defend herself. She saves her own life, but she can't bring herself to talk about what happened that night.

If being bullied through every school Billy went to wasn’t enough, being attacked in her own home just pushed her over the edge. Now severely depressed and suicidal, Billy takes matters into her own hands and sees a counsellor. After just one session, she’s now on her way to Scotland as a volunteer to help the professor of Edinburgh university dig and clean up an archaeological site that has just been discovered.

From Val Emmich, the bestselling author of Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel, comes a deeply affecting story of two teens who find themselves thrown together overnight during a snowstorm and discover a surprising connection—perfect for fans of Nina LaCour, David Arnold, and Robin Benway. Tegan...

Edie Kramer has a score to settle with the beautiful people at Blackbriar Academy. Their cruelty drove her to the brink of despair, and four months ago, she couldn’t imagine being strong enough to face her senior year. But thanks to a Faustian compact with the enigmatic Kian, she has the power to make the bullies pay. She’s not supposed to think about Kian once the deal is done, but devastating pain burns behind his unearthly beauty, and he’s impossible to forget.

This searing and intimate novel in verse follows a sixteen-year-old girl coping with sexual abuse as she grapples with how to reclaim her story, her anger, and her body in a world that seems determined to punish her for the sin of surviving. "This is more than a story about sexual...

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....

Некрасивый, нескладный, похожий на маленькую обезьянку подросток с непомерно длинными руками. Родной отец называет его уродом и за каждый промах награждает сына увесистым подзатыльником. Но вот этот болезненный, забитый ребенок берет в руки скрипку и происходит чудо. Мир вокруг преображается.

Zer gertatu zitzaion Barbara Molinari? Bere gorpua ez zen sekula aurkitu, eta errudunen bat atxilotzeko frogarik ere ez zen lortu. Telefono mugikor batera egindako dei batek hankaz gora jarriko ditu pertsona askoren bizitzak: jubilatzeko puntuan dagoen polizia baten bizitza, desagertutako alaba aurkitzeko esperantza galdu duen amaren bizitza, eta lagunik onena traizionatu zuen neskaren bizitza.

From the author of the acclaimed Blood Water Paint, a new contemporary YA novel in prose and verse about a girl struggling with guilt and a desire for revenge after her sister's rapist escapes with no prison time. Em Morales's older sister was raped by another student after a frat party. A jury...

As if her parents' divorce and sister's departure for college weren't bad enough, 14-year-old Ricky Bloom has just been diagnosed with a life-changing chronic illness. Her days consist of cursing everyone out, skipping school - which has become a nightmare - daydreaming about her crush, Julio, and trying to keep her parents from realizing just how bad things are. But she can't keep her ruse up forever.

After seventeen-year-old Claire Alalay’s father's death, only music has helped her channel her grief. Claire likes herself best when she plays his old piano, a welcome escape from the sadness - and her traditional Filipino mother’s prayer groups. In the hopes of earning a college scholarship, Claire auditions for Paul Avon, a prominent piano teacher, who agrees to take Claire as a pupil. Soon Claire loses herself in Paul’s world and his way of digging into a composition’s emotional core.

Abby is starting high school - it should be exciting, so why doesn't she care? Abby quickly feels like she's losing a grip on her once-happy life. The only thing she cares about anymore is talking to Luke, a guy she met online, who understands. It feels dangerous and yet good to chat with Luke - he is her secret, and she's his. Then Luke asks her to meet him, and she does. But Luke isn't who he says he is. When Abby goes missing, everyone is left to put together the pieces. If they don't, they'll never see Abby again.

Take a look behind the bully in this modern classic from Newbery medalist Jerry Spinelli that packs a punch. And don't miss the highly anticipated new novel, Dead Wednesday. Cocky seventh-grade super-jock Crash Coogan got his nickname the day he used his first football helmet to knock his cousin...

Running away from home hasn’t solved Iphigenia Murphy’s problems. In fact, it’s only a matter of time before they’ll catch up with her. Iffy is desperate to find her long-lost mother, and, so far, in spite of the need to forage for food and shelter and fend off an unending number of creeps, living in Queens’ Forest Park has felt safer than living at home. But as the summer days get shorter, it all threatens to fall apart.

Cosplay, comic shops, and college applications collide in this novel, perfect for fans of Adam Silvera and Noelle Steveson! Cameron's cosplay creations are finally starting to earn her attention--attention she hopes to use to get into the CalArts costume design department for college. But after...

Kay hat eine große Wut im Bauch. Seitdem sein Vater seine Arbeit verloren hat, lässt dieser den Kummer an seiner Familie aus. Dies lässt Kay auch Dinge machen, die er eigentlich gar nicht will. Mit Sven aus der Parallelklasse tyrannisiert er Erstklässler. Schließlich droht er, von der Schule zu fliegen. Doch er bekommt eine letzte Chance. Er soll sich um die neue Mitschülerin Greta kümmern, die ein ganz besonderes Mädchen ist. Sie hat das Down-Syndrom. Mit ihrer ehrlichen, direkten und emotionalen Art stellt Greta Kay vor eine echte Herausforderung.