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Hvem kunne have forestillet sig, at nogle glemte nøgler skulle komme til at betyde så meget? Der sker noget i Annelises tilværelse - og ikke altid det, hun kunne have ønsket sig. Først at familien må flytte fra lejligheden i Sydhavnen til et moderne højhus i Virum - og så det med Annelises mor... Men Jan, som det faste holdepunkt i tilværelsen, er der... "Hvad nu Annelise?" er Tove Ditlevsens anden børnebog, en selvstændig fortsættelse af den præmierede succesbog "Annelise 13 år". "Hvad nu Annelise?" er lige så spændende og fremragende som forgængeren.

In this searing indictment of the juvenile justice system, one teen in detention weighs what she is willing to endure for forgiveness. All it took was one night and one bad decision for fifteen-year-old Violetta Chen-Samuels’ life to go off the rails. After driving drunk and causing the...

A Sydney Taylor Honor Book A sixteen-year-old girl is on a mission to find the perfect boyfriend this Hanukkah, but love might not go according to plan, in this charming winter romcom from the author of The Summer of Lost Letters. Shira Barbanel has a plan: this Hanukkah, she’s going to get a...

Romeo and Juliet meets Chinese mythology in this magical novel by the New York Times bestselling author of The Astonishing Color of After. Hunter Yee has perfect aim with a bow and arrow, but all else in his life veers wrong. He’s sick of being haunted by his family’s past mistakes. The only...

Clap When You Land meets On the Come Up in this heart-gripping story about navigating first love and overcoming grief through the power of music. Aarón Medrano has been haunted by the onstage persona of his favorite DJ ever since his mother passed away. He seems to know all of Aarón’s...

David, o Déibid Weirdo, como le gusta que le llamen, es un preadolescente que ve el mundo desde una perspectiva muy diferente a la del resto de su familia y no está pasando por su mejor momento: sus padres se acaban de separar, su hermano mayor, Dano, ha dejado de hablarle sin que Déibid sepa el motivo y, para colmo, se ha enamorado por primera vez de una chica de la que no sabe ni su nombre.

When high-school senior Tally and her twin brother Max head off on an exchange trip to Israel over their winter break, Tally thinks it will be a good distraction for Max; he might be trying to hide it, but she knows he's still struggling in the wake of a car crash that injured him and killed the driver. Maybe this will help him get back on track and apply to college the way he and Tally always planned. But as the group travels across the country, Tally realizes her plan might not be working and that her brother might not be the only one with a lot on his mind.

Da Annelise og hendes lillebror Jens fik at vide, at de et stykke tid skulle bo hos deres faster og onkel på Vesterbro, drømte de ikke om de genvordigheder, det skulle fore med sig. Først var der overraskelsen med onklen, så var der det med pengene - og historien med pyromanen... Men lyspunkter var der naturligvis også - ikke mindst Jan... "Annelise - tretten år" er Tove Ditlevsens første børnebog, og man behøver ikke at have læst mange linjer for at se, at der er en bog i særklasse, hvor hver eneste person i det brogede persongalleri er set og oplevet.

Ro's mum is a compulsive hoarder. Their home is a horror show. So Ro has become an expert at hiding: from social services, from friends, from having any sort of normal life. Then Tanvi Shah, the girl who almost died, comes tumbling back into her life and Ro’s carefully constructed walls start to come crashing down around her. Sometimes it takes a real friend to show you who you truly are.

Maisa on 17-vuotias lukiolaistyttö, joka lähtee kesätöihin ravitalleille isänsä luokse. Kesä ei kuitenkaan ole aivan sellainen kuin Maisa odotti. Se on täynnä ulkopuolisuuden tunteita. Isällä on uusi elämä uuden puolisonsa kanssa. Onko Maisalla minkäänlaisia mahdollisuuksia tulla osaksi vanhempien uutta elämää? Ihmiset tuottavat Maisalle lähinnä pettymyksiä, mutta onneksi nuoren naisen elämään saapuu yllättäen myös rakkaus.

Hilla on 12-vuotias tyttö, joka on adoptoitu kaksivuotiaana Suomeen Kolumbiasta. Hän ei muista synnyinmaastaan juuri mitään, mutta siitä huolimatta hän on monen suomalaisen mielestä ulkomaalainen. Koulussa Hilla saa kuulla olevansa mutakuono. Tyttö kääntyy yhä enemmän sisäänpäin.

Pelles morbror er sjov og anderledes og fyldt med fantastiske historier om blæksprutter og flagermus og sommerfugle og lappedykkere. Men en dag flytter han uden varsel til Norge. Der er ingen, der fortæller Pelle, hvad der er sket.

Paw har fået nok. Både af sin fordrukne plejefar og af skolen, hvor eleverne driller ham med hans grønlandske baggrund: Is-perker, kalder de ham.

Dad has moved out and Mom has checked out, leaving the door wide open for the beautiful, erratic Rachel to torment her "loser, loner" younger sister, Nadine. With her family in full meltdown mode, Nadine is alone, trying to cope with Rachel’s increasingly unpredictable moods. Friendless, but determined to turn her life around, Nadine meets Anne, who introduces her to field hockey and to her hot twin brothers, Matt and Cameron.

Det er søndag og den første rigtige sommerdag. Men Killes mor skal død og pine arbejde. Så Kille må tage med far. Med far og hans mærkelige venner til årets vigtigste fodboldkamp ...

Sara forsøger at løse sommerferiens hjemmeopgave: en stil om sig selv og sin familie. Det lyder måske enkelt, men det er det ikke! Det hele er faktisk helt uoverskueligt i øjeblikket. Saras mor kommer ud for en (ret pinlig) ulykke i pizzeriaet, hvor hun arbejder (sort). Under morens hospitalsophold må Sara og hendes (irriterende) storebror flytte ind hos morens kusine Dorthe og hendes datter Laura i det grimme højhus overfor.

Azadeh is a budding violinist on a music scholarship at an expensive private school, dealing with all the usual trials of being 16: trying her best to fit in, keep up and have fun. Then as her mum's mental health spirals out of control, Azadeh's world starts to unravel. Her friendships fall away and as much as she and her dad try to keep a lid on everything, their problems insist on taking over. Feeling alone, it's her violin that finally helps Azadeh to find her way back to her friends, herself and even her mum.

The author of National Book Award finalist Everybody Looking presents a poignant novel about a teenager reckoning with her family’s—and her home town’s—secrets. “A tender, poetic story about what it’s like to experience loss and learn to continue living anyway.”—Bookpage...

It's no one’s fault that Hallie Jacob is alone. That her grandpa got sick half a world away and so her parents yanked her to Colorado the last semester of her senior year. That career-wise, she’s specialized in fighting fire, and now she’s surrounded by ice, snow, and a thousand cousins she’s half-banned from hanging around with. But that’s what's happened. That's what her December looks like.   

What would you do if the sun became your enemy? That’s exactly what happens to Viola Li after she returns from a trip abroad and develops a sudden and extreme case of photosensitivity — an inexplicable allergy to sunlight. Thanks to her crisis-manager parents, she doesn’t just have to wear layers of clothes and a hat the size of a spaceship. She has to stay away from all hint of light. Say goodbye to windows and running outdoors. Even her phone becomes a threat when its screen burns her.