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During the kissing season, one kiss from Remy or her older sister Maggie will give the boy—or girl—good luck. Or so it has been for all the Holloway girls before. But this year, Remy's first season, she doesn't follow the rules, dooming the boy she kisses to bad luck that almost kills him and leaving Remy with a cursed kissing season. Now Remy is adamant about keeping her lips to herself. But the new boy in town is making it hard to keep her promise. Especially because he seems to really want to get to know her, and isn't just using her for the Holloway luck.

Lupita, a budding actor and poet in a close-knit Mexican American immigrant family, comes of age as she struggles with adult responsibilities during her mother's long illness. As the oldest of eight siblings, Lupita is used to taking the lead—and staying busy behind the scenes to help keep everyone together. But when she discovers Mami has been diagnosed with cancer, Lupita is terrified by the possibility of losing her mother, the anchor of her close-knit Mexican American family.

I en förort till Stockholm lever 11-åriga Mik tillsammans med sin storebror Tony och deras pappa. Med en bortgången mamma och en pappa som tillbringar mer tid i baren än hemma är Tony den enda han har att luta sig mot. Men när socialnämnden ringer på dörren splittras den dysfunktionella familjen. Mik sätts ensam på en buss som för honom från storstaden till hans faster uppe i Norrland. Vädret är kallare än vad han är van vid, alla i staden verkar känna varandra och det finns en hund som vill äta upp honom. Men just när Mik börjar lätta på garden mot folket i byn rycks han iväg.

Eleven-year-old Be hasn't spoken a word since her mother left. She hangs on to the hope that one day they will be reunited, but after two years of waiting, it's becoming more difficult. Her father can do little to protect her from her stepmother, Big Mother. Thankfully, Be has a secret friend, her little kitten Meo, to comfort her in the worst of times. Unfortunately, Big Mother has other plans.

O que a lenda de uma cidade submersa tem a ver com a vida de uma adolescente? No caso da greco-americana Liv Varanakis, a resposta é tudo. Quando era pequena, Liv e seu pai passavam horas tentando descobrir a localização de Atlântida, mas, desde que ele foi embora sem explicação, ela evita pensar na cidade perdida a todo custo. Com dezessete anos, Liv tem uma nova vida, um novo namorado e está muito bem, obrigada.

Sutton going missing is the worst thing to happen to Casey, to their family. She's trying to help find her sister, but Casey is furious. And she can't tell anyone about their argument before Sutton disappeared. Everyone paints a picture of Sutton's perfection: the popular cheerleader with an entourage of friends, a doting boyfriend, and a limitless future. But Sutton manipulated everyone around her, even stole an heirloom bracelet from Casey. People don't look for missing Black girls—or half-Black girls—without believing there is an angel to be saved.

Ungdomsroman om Luna, som er ved at blive kvalt af sin mors druk og løgne. Luna er vant til at tage ansvar for sin mors liv, men hendes grænse er nået, og hun må væk. En historie om kærlighed, svigt og om at føle sig udenfor. Studieturen med gymnasieklassen er Lunas vej ud og væk fra sin mor. Luna pakker sit tegnegrej og planlægger at blive i Paris, hvor hun kan være sig selv og måske leve af at tegne. Det er i hvert fald planen … Hvem kender Luna? indgår i forlagets Zoom serie. Stærke ungdomsbøger, der er lette at læse.

Henrike er 13 år og bor alene med sin mor, en populær sangerinde, som smådrikker og er mere optaget af sit arbejde og sine skiftende herrebekendtskaber end af sin datter. Henrike har sommerferie og føler sig til overs hos moderen og hendes nye ven, og hun beslutter at stikke af. Men hvor skal man rejse hen, når farmor – som var den eneste, der forstod hende – ikke findes mere.

Three strangers who also happen to be cousins: Matt. Evangelical Christian. Earnest. Film nerd. Carrying a dream to make movies—despite the future his father has planned for him. Ethan. Jewish. Gay. Sci-fi nerd. Carrying a phone that contains his entire relationship with Levi—unless they finally get to meet IRL on this trip. Oscar. Stoner. Smartass. Too cool to be a nerd. Carrying a letter that haunts him—no matter how hard he tries to escape it.

Tan burbujeante como una copa de champán, la novela más reciente de la exitosa escritora Sarah Dessen es romántica, divertida y llena de puro placer! Louna ha pasado sus años de escuela secundaria trabajando en el exitoso negocio de planificación de bodas de su madre. Ha visto todo tipo de...

En drabbande och självupplevd berättelse om en trasig uppväxt, vuxna som sviker och den villkorslösa kärleken till en mamma. Det är slutet av 1980-talet och vid endast sex års ålder kastas Fija och hennes tre småsyskon in i en värld inget barn ska behöva uppleva. Med en mamma som försvinner i långa perioder och en pappa som inte är förmögen att vara förälder hamnar syskonen i socialtjänstens händer. Fija är dock aldrig ensam i de främmande fosterhemmen de slussas mellan – det ena ett större helvete än det andra.

Lydia Jones and her younger sister Penny have had it with boy drama. Last year was marred by relationship disasters for both of them, threatening Lydia’s standing with her school’s theater tech club and Penny’s perfect GPA. Penny has, naturally, diagnosed the problem and prescribed a drastic solution: a summer off from boys. Lydia and Penny decide to stay with their Aunt Grace and her boyfriend Oscar in Los Angeles while their parents are off on a European cruise. Penny follows her dreams with an internship at Oscar’s office, and Lydia gets a part-time job at Grace’s neighborhood coffeeshop.

With her dad’s incarceration, escalating fights with her mom, and an overbearing stepdad she’s not sure she can trust, Asha is desperate for the fresh start promised by a move to the country. Her great aunt Aggie’s crumbling, pest-ridden house isn’t exactly what she had in mind, but the immediate connection she makes with her new neighbor Cole seems like a good sign. Soon, though, Asha’s optimism is shadowed by strange and disturbing occurrences within the old house’s walls: footsteps stalking the halls; a persistent chill; cold hands around her neck in the middle of the night …

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.

Melvin Junior is een urban explorer. Samen met zijn broer Otis bezoekt hij stiekem verlaten gebouwen: oude ziekenhuizen, fabrieken en vergeten villa's waar de tijd lijkt stil te staan. Terwijl Otis foto's maakt, fantaseert Melvin over de mensen die er ooit woonden of werkten. Wanneer ze naar Prinsenbeek verhuizen, ontdekt Otis in het Liesbos een leegstaande woning die hij het Jagershuis noemt. Een perfecte urbex-locatie. Maar dan wordt Otis aangereden en er lijkt opzet in het spel. Heeft het ongeluk soms met het Jagershuis te maken? Melvin gaat op onderzoek uit en doet een mysterieuze ontdekking.

From New York Times bestselling author J.C. Cervantes comes a sparkling, unforgettable YA romance, perfect for fans of You’ve Reached Sam. Best friends and soul mates since they were kids, Hart Augusto and Ruby Armenta were poised to take on senior year together when Hart tragically drowns in...

Indigo and her mother, once-famous artist Zoe Serra, have barely been scraping by since her mom's breakdown. When a gallery offers Zoe a revival show for her unfinished blockbuster series, Wolfwood, Indigo knows it's a crucial chance to finally regain stability. Zoe, however, mysteriously refuses. Desperate not to lose the opportunity, Indigo secretly takes up the brush herself. It turns out, there might be a very good reason her mother wants nothing to do with Wolfwood.

When Rose Campbell, a shy orphan, arrives at "The Aunt Hill" to live with her six aunts and seven boisterous male cousins, she is quite overwhelmed. How could such a delicate young lady, used to the quiet hallways of a girls' boarding school, exist in such a spirited home? It is the arrival of Uncle Alec that changes everything. Much to the horror of her aunts, Rose's forward-thinking uncle insists that the child get out of the parlor and into the sunshine. And with a little courage and lots of adventures with her mischievous but loving cousins, Rose begins to bloom.

Two boys, one struggle. A new family, an uncovered secret. Tommy and Ryan are as different as they come. Tommy is a young offender, he’s tough and he’s cool. Ryan is a good student, well-behaved, and definitely not cool. Forced to become a family, the two discover their shared dyslexia and develop an unlikely friendship. As Ryan helps Tommy to read, a secret is revealed that will change their lives forever. Prize-winning Malcolm Duffy's third novel explores the joys and challenges of dyslexia in a story full of his hallmark heart and humour.

Rachel and her little sister, Jane, are spending the summer with two strangers who happen to be their grandparents. Up until their mom’s death a few months ago, Rachel didn’t know these people existed, and now she’s been packed off to the family ranch in the interior of British Columbia—a place with mountains, lakes, and zero cell service. But her newfound family isn’t the only secret that’s been kept from her.