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In the sandy Mojave Desert, Madison is a small town on the road between nothing and nowhere. But Eldon wouldn't want to live anywhere else because in Madison, everyone gets one wish - and that wish always comes true. Some people wish for money; some people wish for love. But Eldon has seen how wishes have broken the people around him. And with the lives of his family and friends in chaos, he's left with more questions than answers. Can he make their lives better?

The Titanic meets the delicious horror of Ransom Riggs and the sass of Mean Girls in this follow-up to the #1 New York Times bestseller How to Hang a Witch, in which a contemporary teen finds herself a passenger on the famous “ship of dreams”—a story made all the more fascinating because...

Rick Ward wants to go to war. And he's not sure why. Maybe he's running from his dad and his crazy temper. Maybe he's running from his girl, who seems to think he's more of a joke than a man. Or maybe he's just running - to find himself. After basic training, Rick enlists with the Charlie Rangers, a special unit that ambushes the enemy in secret jungle raids. It is the most dangerous front line duty, and Rick's six-man team will experience everything from horrifying enemy encounters to mourning the death of a comrade.

“Jessi Kirby’s books just keep getting better and better, and The Secret History of Us is her best yet. It beautifully touches on all the most important things in life—love, family, friendship, memory, and bacon. I loved it.”—Morgan Matson, New York Times bestselling author of The...

When 16-year-old Macie O'Sullivan and her masterfully manipulative mother, Aubra, arrive at the gates of Witchtown - the most famous and mysterious witch-only haven in the world - they have one goal in mind: to rob it for all it's worth. But that plan derails when Macie and Aubra start to dig into Witchtown's history and uncover that there is more to the quirky haven than meets the eye. In fact, while exploring the haven by herself, Macie finds that secrets may be worth more than money in Witchtown.

Piper Perish inhales air and exhales art. The sooner she and her best friends can get out of Houston and get to New York City, the better. Art school has been Piper's dream her whole life, and now that senior year is halfway over, she's never felt more ready. But in the final months before graduation, things are weird with her friends and stressful with three different guys, and Piper's sister's tyrannical mental state seems to thwart every attempt at happiness for the close-knit Perish family.

Anise can't wait to spend the summer before her senior year surfing and hanging out on the beach with friends. Santa Cruz is more than her home - it's her heart. But when her aunt is in a serious car accident, Anise must say goodbye to California to go help care for her three young cousins in Nebraska - the last place Anise wants to be. As much as she loves her family, it's hard to put her past behind her when she's living in the childhood house of the mother who abandoned her.

From the critically acclaimed author of The Gospel of Winter and the coauthor of All American Boys comes a cool, contemplative spin on hot summer nights and the classic teen love story as two teens embark on a cross-country journey of the heart and soul.

Lily ha lasciato una Moleskine rossa piena di piccole sfide tra gli scaffali della sua libreria preferita. Una sorta di diario segreto che aspetta solo che il ragazzo giusto passi di lì e accetti di stare al gioco. Dash, che si ritrova a casa da solo per le vacanze di Natale, entra in libreria in cerca della compagnia di una buona lettura... e si ritrova in mano un piccolo taccuino rosso. Quello che segue è un vorticoso gioco d'amicizia che si trasforma in qualcosa di più via via che Dash e Lily si passano segretamente il diario in una New York tutta neve e lucine.

Vedkommende og bevægende roman, der kaster lys over alle de forskydninger og komplicerede følelser af skyld, afmagt, kærlighed og frustration, der sker i en familie, når den ene teenager dropper ud af gymnasiet og burer sig inde på sit værelse på grund af angst, mens den anden fortsat har skole, venskaber, fester og endda en spirende forelskelse, der kalder. Astrid og hendes storesøster Cecilie går begge i gymnasiet. Astrid burde nyde tiden i 1.g, og Cecilie burde glæde sig til studentertid og sabbatår.

8 noveller om at være ung og bange for ikke at være god nok (i andres øjne), om at være farligt forelsket og at være usikker på (næsten) alting, ikke at turde føle det, man føler, og at vove sig ud, hvor der er meget langt ned.

Nur knapp ist Mara einem Bombenattentat in der U-Bahn entgangen. Ihre Mitschüler nennen sie seither "Das Mädchen, das überlebt hat" und erwarten Betroffenheit von ihr. Aber Mara hat ganz andere Sorgen. Ihre Freundin Sirîn meldet sich immer seltener und scheint plötzlich komplett unerreichbar. Je mehr Mara ihr zu helfen versucht, desto mehr Unverständnis und Ablehnung erntet sie. Was verheimlichen alle vor ihr? Erst als sich ihr Schwarm Chriso in die Suche einschaltet, kommt die erschütternde Wahrheit ans Licht.

Liebe kann jeden verwunden, doch niemanden so sehr wie Jael. Sein Auftrag ist es, anderen die Gefühle zu stehlen, und dafür muss er eiskalt sein. Als Jael auf Xenia trifft, schlägt sein Herz zum ersten Mal seit langem schneller. Dabei ist Xenia eigentlich ein ganz normales Mädchen - mal davon abgesehen, dass sie Geräusche hört, sobald sie jemanden berührt. Nur bei Jael herrscht Stille in ihrem Kopf. Die beiden sind füreinander bestimmt, doch können sie sich den Fängen derjenigen entziehen, die es auf Xenias Herz abgesehen haben?

Will ist einer, der geht. Von zu Hause zur Schule zur Arbeit und wieder zurück. Tag für Tag. Er geht an diesem kleinen Kerl vorbei, der auf Schmetterlinge wartet. Vorbei an Superman, dem Obdachlosen in der First Street. Vorbei an dem wahnsinnigen Hund, der immer bellt. Aber es gibt auch Orte, an denen will er nicht - kann er nicht - vorübergehen: der Brücke über die Fourth Street, dem Laden mit den hundert chinesischen Segenssprüchen, dem Haus seiner Freundin Playa.

Von Glück kann man nie genug bekommen. Lina kann es immer noch nicht glauben: Sie ist tatsächlich eine echte Fee, und sie kann Wünsche erfüllen! Nur - warum funktioniert es dann manchmal nicht? Warum scheint sie manchen Menschen die falschen Wünsche zu erfüllen und damit alles schrecklich kompliziert zu machen? Noch dazu wird das Zusammenleben innerhalb der frisch zusammengewürfelten Patchworkfamilie auf einige harte Proben gestellt, neue Nachbarn bringen den Hausfrieden durcheinander, und sowieso ist Lina bis über beide Ohren so verliebt, dass es ihr schwerfällt, in dem ganzen Chaos einen klaren Kopf zu bewahren.

Wünsche in Erfüllung gehen zu lassen, das wär's! Früher war Lina überzeugt, dass sie das kann und eine echte Glücksbringerin ist: Um sie herum gingen urplötzlich geheime Wünsche in Erfüllung. Doch das ist schon lange her. Und was genau es war, das die Wünsche wahr werden ließ, hat Lina nie herausgefunden. Schade eigentlich, denn nun hat sie selbst einen riesengroßen Wunsch: Sie will sich endlich, endlich richtig verlieben, mindestens auf den ersten Blick! Wild entschlossen versucht sich Lina wieder an der Sache mit den Wünschen.

Nothing is beyond Kristi Carmichael's disdain - her hippie high school, her friend Jacob, her workaholic mom. Yet Kristi has a vulnerable side. She can hear the thoughts of her fellow students calling her fat and gross. She's hot for Gusty Peterson, one of the most popular guys in school, but of course, she's sure he thinks she is disgusting. And she's still mad at her father, who walked out on them two years ago. Soon, a school project brings her together with Gusty, her father comes home and drops a bombshell, and a friend comes out of the closet.

Frankie Parsons is twelve going on old man, an apparently sensible, talented boy with a drumbeat of worrying questions steadily gaining volume in his head: Are the smoke alarm batteries flat? Does the cat, and therefore the rest of the family, have worms? Will bird flu strike and ruin life as we know it? Is the Kidney-shaped spot on his chest actually a galloping cancer?

In an attempt to lose weight, Izzie tries everything: one diet after another, a punishing exercise program and every bit of conflicting advice everyone can give her. Her constant worrying about her weight causes her to lose her confidence, and she stops appreciating the things in her life that are special - her supportive friends, the fact that she has been selected for a TV teen panel and a cute boy at the TV studio who seems to appreciate her just the way she is.

A gorgeously spooky book about magic, family, power and love. Being sixteen is confusing and unpredictable enough for anyone. But if you’re Undine, you also begin hearing voices calling you home in the middle of the night…and then you suddenly produce a storm out of thin air. Your best friend Trout insists on falling messily in love with you, while you end up with a crush on his older brother.