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In this short story by Kody Boye, a girl discovers the digital world her mother escaped into during her final days of life.

Dans "Le baiser du lion", Élizabeth Turgeon tisse une histoire poignante de deuil, de culpabilité et de quête de rédemption. Gabriel, un adolescent de Montréal, est consumé par la douleur de la perte de son frère Jérémie et de ses amis dans un accident tragique qu'il a lui-même filmé. Alors qu'il se débat avec ses émotions, sa grand-mère Jo s'efforce de préserver les traditions familiales malgré l'absence de plusieurs membres de la famille, dont son mari Charles et son frère Jean, disparus lors d'une mission paléontologique en Tanzanie.

Kaija si trasferisce con la famiglia da una grande città al paese sperduto dove sono cresciute la madre Ruth e la zia Josepha. Nella nuova scuola si sente invisibile, ignorata da tutti, ma questa solitudine diventa anche l'occasione per scoprire molte cose di sé stessa e chi sono i veri amici. Il ritorno non è facile nemmeno per Ruth e Josepha. Entrambe, in tempi diversi e per motivi diversi, erano fuggite da lì, spinte dal desiderio di un'altra vita.

Il giorno stesso dei risultati dell'esame di terza media, Teo fugge. Non sa bene da cosa, ma sa che deve andarsene. Finisce nel punto più a nord dell'Irlanda, e da lì ogni cartolina che scrive all'amico Jack racconta avventure che sembrano uscite da una leggenda, un villaggio spazzato dal vento, l'aurora boreale, la voce di una ragazza difficile da decifrare. Racconta una trasformazione che non fa rumore, ma cambia tutto.

'I wonder what she would've said if I'd told her all the parts the report left out, like how I'd woken up that morning and pulled that sock out of my draw and filled it, one after the other, with the D batteries I'd bought the last time I visited my dad in the city. But there was no way. There...

Jesse Dienstag's favorite sweatshirt says, "The real world isn't real." That's the slogan of the vacation-home community in Pennsylvania where his family has always spent every vacation and weekend for as long as he can remember. In the summer of 2019, as Jesse is about to enter his junior year of high school in New York City, he desperately wants to believe the slogan is true. For one thing, the two girls he loves—equally and desperately—are in Pennsylvania, and all the stresses and pressures of his daily life and school are in New York.

Magdalena Herrera is about to graduate high school, but she already feels like an adult with serious responsibilities: caring for her ailing grandmother; working a part-time job; clandestine makeouts with a girl who has a boyfriend. And then there's her secret, which pulls her into the basement each night, drains her of energy, and leaves her bleeding. A secret that could hurt and even kill if it ever got out—like it did once before.

I'm prepared for revenge, but starting college and moving in with my best friend has put everything on hold. Life almost seems normal. That is, until a series of bizarre videos posted online mysteriously coincides with an unusual crime spree hitting our community.

Jesse's childhood took a backseat as he became his ailing mother's primary caregiver, patiently counting down the days until high school finished and his real life began. When a new student, Sabiha, arrives at his school he meets his dream girl, but she’s met his best friend first. After Jesse’s debut novel is published while he’s a high school student, he's thrust into the spotlight. Can Jesse steer his way through his new-found triumph, be with his dream girl, and ride the high school popularity wave without losing sight of who he truly is?

Die 16-jährige Starr lebt in zwei Welten: in dem verarmten Viertel, in dem sie wohnt, und in der Privatschule, an der sie fast die einzige Schwarze ist. Als Starrs bester Freund Khalil vor ihren Augen von einem Polizisten erschossen wird, rückt sie ins Zentrum der öffentlichen Aufmerksamkeit. Khalil war unbewaffnet. Bald wird landesweit über seinen Tod berichtet; viele stempeln Khalil als Gangmitglied ab, andere gehen in seinem Namen auf die Straße. Die Polizei und ein Drogenboss setzen Starr und ihre Familie unter Druck.

He's always there for her, and she knows they'd be the perfect couple-except that they're still in high school, and she's watched too many friends go through painful breakups. Besides, Penny has bigger things to worry about-like her mother, who desperately wants to have more children. After an endless string of miscarriages and failed adoptions, Penny's mother is ready to give up hope.

Raised amongst the rolling waves of a peaceful fishing village, Althalos had no idea of his legendary heritage. But when an unbearable tragedy tears through his home, he is forced into a journey full of strife and betrayal. The Observant Darkness series whisks listeners away on a gripping journey as Althalos battles enemies both old and new while unraveling what it truly means to be a hero in a merciless world.

Portugal, 1967. Sonia thinks she knows what her future holds. She'll become a poet, and together she and her artist boyfriend, Ze Miguel, will rise above the government restrictions that shape their lives. The restrictions on what Sonia can do and where she can go without a man's permission. The restrictions on what music she can enjoy, what books she can read, what questions she can ask.

Ninth-grader BJ Maki knows there is an evil presence on a killing spree in the hills above his Lake Superior home. And, thanks to strange messages he has been receiving, he knows that the Red Hand Warrior can help protect his family and community. But what he doesn't know until he climbs out of a mysterious cave is that the warrior he is supposed to find lives five hundred years in the past.

Will Braddock doesn’t want some old judge dictating his future. The newly orphaned fourteen-year-old embarks upon a quest to determine his own destiny. He heads west to find his uncle, a surveyor on the first transcontinental railroad. He has to convince his only living relative not to sign the judge’s papers sentencing him to a blacksmith apprenticeship.

A snake spirit transforms into a boy and hides his true identity after falling for a headstrong prince. Sher Lee's Legend of the White Snake, is a lush, queer romantasy retelling of the traditional Chinese folktale. Gorgeous cover design by Kuri Huang. When Prince Xian was a boy, a white snake...

Жизнь девушки Сиа вот-вот изменится — новый город, новая школа, новые друзья… Но у судьбы свои планы! Сиа встречает загадочного кота с разноцветными глазами: один фиолетовый, второй — золотистый. Следуя за ним, девушка ныряет в нору, как Алиса, и оказывается в другом мире. Волшебном. Так кажется на первый взгляд... Пока Сиа не понимает, что кот привел ее в самую страшную ловушку — ресторан монстров! Съешь хоть кусочек еды здесь, и твое сердце покроется плесенью и остановится.

At sixteen, Gwen knows exactly one thing about her dad: he must have existed. Though her mom confirms this rather obvious conclusion, she refuses to add anything else about him. Annoying certainly, but honestly, Gwen is fine with it. Really, what would be the point of digging up a past that’s never been part of her present?

In einer unfreiwilligen Berliner WG des «Betreuten Wohnen e. V. Hermannplatz» wohnen: a) Rabea, die bei ihren häufigen Panikattacken gern Vogelstimmen nachahmt, vorzugsweise Kraniche, b) Queen Tiger, selbst ernannte Ebay-Voodoo-Hexe, die in der Wohnung Liebeszauber mithilfe von abgenagten Hühnerknochen ausübt, und c) Musti, ein syrischer Geflüchteter, der versucht seine Deutschkenntnisse mit (schiefen) Redewendungen aufzupeppen.

The hilarious and heartening story of a teen girl who makes several astonishingly terrible decisions in an effort to find the support she needs. A spectacular YA novel from a long-time teacher and debut author, perfect for fans of coming-of-age stories like Radio Silence and The Rest of Us Just...