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Here's to You, Rachel Robinson is Judy Blume's classic novel about family conflict. From the bestselling author of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Meet Rachel, the youngest in a family of high-achievers. She's also the cleverest. But it's not easy being super-intelligent – especially...

After Zahra Paracha makes a decision at odds with her beliefs, her mother forces Zahra to make an impossible choice about her future. So Zahra runs away. A train and a plane ride later, she finds herself in New York, where she relinquishes her past in favor of a new future. There, she must learn who she is without the marionette strings of control in her mother’s hands. There, she must learn who she wishes to become.

У четырнадцатилетней Даши, на первый взгляд, благополучная семья: мама, папа и полный комплект дедушек и бабушек. Ее ждут беззаботные летние каникулы: долгожданная встреча с друзьями, костер, игры, первая влюбленность... Но этим летом Даше предстоит пережить серьезное потрясение, которое разделит ее жизнь на "до" и "после", заставит по-новому взглянуть на свою семью и задуматься о том, что такое любовь.

Mika weiß nicht, was es bedeutet, eine richtige Familie zu haben. Seine Eltern sind gefangen in ihrer Sucht und kümmern sich kaum um ihn. Die Hoffnung, dass sich etwas ändert, stirbt endgültig, als er eines Tages selbst mit Drogen erwischt wird. Das Jugendamt schickt Mika gegen seinen Willen fort: raus aus der Stadt, auf einen Bauernhof zu einer perfekt scheinenden Pflegefamilie. Er hat so gar keinen Bock darauf, heile Welt zu spielen, aber nach und nach bringt vor allem Joanna seine harte Mauer zum Bröckeln. Und während Mika lernt, wieder zu hoffen, tut er alles, um sein Herz nicht zu verlieren.

Mati's family is reeling from the death of Mati's mother. Her Baba has drawn into himself, her sister Chichi is rebelling, and her young brother Tana is desperate for love and normalcy. When Chichi pulls her worst stunt yet, Baba uproots the family from their home in England for an extended camping holiday in their native Zimbabwe. Along for the trip is Meticais, a fabulously attired gender-neutral spirit--or ghost? or imaginary friend?—who only Mati can see and converse with.

No passado, Ana Lúcia tomou uma decisão muito difícil para viver um grande amor: deixar sua filha com o pai e perder completamente o contato com a menina. Muitos anos se passaram, e o arrependimento começou a brigar com a certeza de ter tomado uma decisão boa para si. Ao olhar para a tela do computador e ver na internet o perfil da filha, agora já com 15 anos, decide entrar em contato e, a partir daí, muita coisa precisará ser explicada. Um livro inteiramente composto por trocas de mensagens que explora diferentes pontos de vistas sobre o poder do perdão e as relações humanas que nos definem.

Pedro and Daniel are Mexican American brothers growing up in 1970s Ohio. Their mom doesn’t like that Pedro is a spitting image of their darker-skinned father, that Daniel plays with dolls, that neither boy loves sports like the other kids in their neighborhood. Life at home can be rough—but the boys have an unshakable bond that will last their entire lives.

Na família Sinclair, ninguém é carente, criminoso, viciado ou fracassado. Mas talvez isso seja mentira. Os Sinclair são uma família rica e renomada, que se recusa a admitir que está em decadência e se agarra a todo custo às tradições. Assim, todo ano o patriarca, suas três filhas e seus respectivos filhos passam as férias de verão em sua ilha particular. Cadence - neta primogênita e principal herdeira -, seus primos Johnny e Mirren e o amigo Gat são inseparáveis desde pequenos, e juntos formam um grupo chamado Mentirosos.

Relationships fall apart and come together. But through it all, there's one thing the Singhs can count on: Their family will always be there for one another.

Teddy’s favorite place is Bottomrock Lake, where sunfish swim in their little saucer nests and lilypads edge the shore. She’s worked there as a lifeguard every summer, including last year, when her twin sister Izzy waded into the lake for a midnight swim and never came out. Now, Teddy can’t stop scripting stories for where she went. Izzy was an accomplished swimmer, so she couldn’t possibly have drowned. And if she did somehow drown, where’s her body and why is her passport missing?

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.

Viola, generazione millennial, è una biologa napoletana e una testarda certificata, che tra le altre cose è anche disabile. I suoi genitori, iperprotettivi e terrorizzati che alla loro "piccolina" possa succedere qualcosa, non si sognano minimamente che possa avere una vita indipendente, figurarsi una relazione. Ma Viola un ragazzo ce l’ha, anche se da poco. L’ha conosciuto online, e lo sta frequentando di nascosto, grazie alla complicità della sua migliore amica, Federica, che le fa da copertura e racconta un sacco di bugie per coprirla.

Ein Leben zwischen zwei Kulturen. Es sind Sommerferien und der fünfzehnjährige Mahmoud stellt sich auf lange Tage im Plattenbau-Viertel am Rand von Oslo ein. Norwegische Norweger verreisen in den Ferien, aber Mahmouds mittellose Familie? Keine Chance! Doch dieser Sommer wird anders. Die Familie erhält Besuch von Onkel Ji aus Pakistan. Er ist fasziniert von dem fremden Land, doch dann beginnt er sich über Mahmouds kleinen Bruder Ali zu wundern. Denn Ali spielt mit Puppen und benimmt sich in den Augen des Onkels nicht so, wie ein Pakistani-Junge sich benehmen sollte...

NEW YORK CITY, 2000 Twins Trey and Tai are not like other high schoolers. Trey struggles to suppress his surging magical abilities, which continually impede his dream of making first chair cello in orchestra. A budding photographer, Tai just wants to take pictures and maybe find someone to take them with. But disturbing images keep appearing in Tai’s camera lens, reigniting the twins’ search for their mother, who mysteriously disappeared ten years earlier.

Dylan was six when The End came, back in 2018; when the electricity went off for good, and the 'normal' twenty-first century world he knew disappeared. Now he's 14 and he and his mam have survived in their isolated hilltop house above the village of Nebo in north-west Wales. Despite their close relationship, each has their own secrets, thoughts and memories, when emerge as, in turn, they write in a found notebook - the Blue Book of Nebo.

"Zack. Mama hatte sich verpisst. Einfach so. Aus die Maus. 21 Postkarten ins Nichts. Das konnte nicht sein. War aber so." Coco (17). Hätte meine Mutter Coco nicht zum Duschen eingeladen, hätten wir nie in ihrem Tagebuch gelesen. Hätten nie erfahren, was es heißt, aus dem Leben geworfen zu werden. Abzuhauen und auf stinkenden Sofas bei fremden Menschen zu schlafen. Hätte, hätte... denn jetzt ist es zu spät: Coco ist spurlos verschwunden. Niemand weiß, wo sie ist, und uns beschleicht ein schrecklicher Verdacht.

Neils liv tager en fucked up drejning, den dag han bliver smidt ud af skolen. Hans mor henter ham i det skramlende lig af en bil, som hun har stjålet fra sin voldelige eks. Destination: Udkants-Danmark, hvor Neils syge moster bor. Det er ikke så fedt at komme til Jylland, når man hellere ville til månen. Her er ingen internetforbindelse. Kun en kat med et brækket ben. Og en gammel nazi-pistol. Men i Jylland møder han også pigen Thea, og snart bliver alt andet ligegyldigt.

Dette er anden bog om Ida: en kaotisk, dramatisk og temmelig bandende 15-årig, der har det lige så hårdt som de fleste andre teenagere. Eller måske faktisk ret meget værre. Hun lægger ikke fingrene imellem, når hun udbreder sig om sit elendige teenageliv og alle de håbløse mennesker, hun er tvunget til at forholde sig til, herunder hendes mor og hendes stedfar Jørn.

»Jeg er ligeglad, jeg hader december. Det er den værste måned. Når andre tæller ned til jul, tæller jeg ned til katastrofe. Og jeg behøver ikke engang at vente til den 24.«

– Citat fra bogen

Lucia hader december. Især den 13. december, Luciadag. Dagen hun er født og opkaldt efter, og dagen det unævnelige skete. I skolen er hun en freak. Hendes eneste ven er Ghita, og det er kun, fordi solo er no go, medmindre man har et seriøst dødsønske. Alligevel går Lucia med på sin fars ide om, at hun skal holde en stor fødselsdagsfest for klassen.

In diesem Jahr lässt Dad die Bombe platzen. Er ist pleite. Der einzige Ausweg: Ein Job, weit weg von zu Hause. Luca's Brüder sind aus dem Haus und so muss er allein in den sauren Apfel beißen. Er zieht mit seinem Vater aufs Land. Neue Freunde, neue Wohnung... natürlich eine neue Schule. Nicht genug, ist die neue Schule ein Klosterinternat. Zum Glück kann Luca zu Hause wohnen. Doch bald ereignen sich mysteriöse Einbrüche, in die sogar sein Vater verwickelt scheint. Er muss die Wahrheit herausfinden.