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Ezekiel is a seemingly normal young man who leads a simple life in Bryson Village. His days are a tapestry of honest work, shared laughter, and the comforting rhythm of a close-knit community. But his peaceful existence is about to be shattered. Thrust into a war between dragons and Dragon Slayers, Ezekiel must navigate his new reality. He discovers he is an Elemental, capable of transforming into a powerful dragon.

Seventeen-year-old Raz uses his gift for acting to hide the truth of who he really is. After being a target for the bullies at his high school, he’s sworn that this year he’s going to reinvent himself. Instead of the shy theater geek he’s always been, he’s decided to portray a new identity so he can belong. Getting noticed in a small town is difficult, especially when you’ve got Raz’s reputation—because last summer gave him a black record and a secret.

Will is a 17-year-old on the cusp of freedom—freedom from providing and caring for their abusive, addicted mother, freedom from their small town with an even smaller mindset, and freedom from having to hide who they truly are. When their mother dies months before their 18th birthday, Will is granted this freedom earlier than expected. They begin to dream of escaping to the big city of Baltimore, of dating the magnetic and gorgeous Julian, and of living, unencumbered and free.

Miracle’s fingers roam through her hair as memories of her brother, Andre, float into her subconscious. His death changed her. It changed everything. All she wants to do now is try to survive life without him. But memories of her best friend, Kim, blaming Andre for his own death, linger in her mind. Her body tenses at the thought. “I saw him point the gun at the officers.” Kim’s words sink deep inside Miracle’s soul, shattering the love that once existed.

Written in a tongue-in-cheek style by a teenage boy to his best buds, Birth of a Hero explores on a deeper level what it means to go on with your life, particularly after experiencing an unthinkable trauma. Even more precisely, it speaks to what a family is and how we become bonded to one another. It is part love letter to the comic book world and part coming-of-age tale.

Darkness has a way of bringing things to life. Things forgotten. Things from our past. This becomes all too apparent for Miracle Jenkins. All she wants is a normal life filled with friends, family, and the occasional red Slurpee. But a life-changing event involving the police turns her world upside-down. Miracle’s only retreat is music, which takes her soul on adventures in the past. But even music cannot hide her from the racism of her small California city. Nor can it shield her from the evils of this world. Still, she turns to the darkness.

From Jas Hammonds, award-winning author of We Deserve Monuments, comes a gripping read about a girl willing to risk it all for the chance to join an underground sorority with her wealthy best friends—perfect for fans of Euphoria and Girl in Pieces. It’s the summer before college and...

Two Muslim teens in Texas fight for access to abortion while one harbors a painful secret in this near-future speculative novel “with sparkling humor and warmth” (Booklist, starred review) that’s perfect for fans of Unpregnant. In a not-too-distant America, abortions are prosecuted and the...

Bestselling author of Scythe and Challenger Deep Neal Shusterman, here with coauthors Debra Young and Michelle Knowlden, tells an intense yet tender story of two teens, trapped in impossible circumstances and unjust systems, willing to risk everything for love—no matter the consequences...

Vlak voor haar laatste jaar op de middelbare school verhuist Hannah naar een dorpje aan zee. Ze gaat in een vuurtoren pal aan het strand wonen, iets waar ze al jaren van droomt. Snel weet ze vriendschap te sluiten met een kleurrijke groep mensen die vaak 's avonds op het strand bij elkaar komen rond een kampvuur. Wat volgt zijn vele zomeravonden aan zee, geheime nachtelijke uitstapjes en dagenlang luieren op het strand. Het is de perfecte zomer en het lijkt erop dat er zelfs liefde om de hoek komt kijken.

Me llamo Óscar. Tengo 15 años y tengo un secreto: me gusta Pablo Bernabé, el chico guay de la clase, el deportista, el buenorro, el guapísimo, el... bueno, pilláis la idea, ¿verdad? Sí, vamos juntos a clase, pero yo creo que ni se sabe mi nombre. Y llevo tiempo pensándolo. ¿Y si me acerco y le saludo? ¿Qué es lo peor que podría pasar?

A swoon-worthy YA rivals-to-lovers romance between a Nebraskan cowboy and California girl, thrust together on the Oregon Trail. Anything’s possible under a prairie sky… Riley Thomas is feeling stuck—she’s moved from California to Nebraska, she’s on a weeklong Oregon Trail family...

O Colégio João Cabral de Melo Neto já foi palco de diferentes histórias, algumas sobre ansiedade, outras sobre depressão. Todas elas, no entanto, têm em comum amizade e superação. Não poderia ser diferente com este novo livro que encerra a série Cabeça Jovem. Alan sofre com sua baixa autoestima e excessiva timidez; Duda luta contra momentos paralisantes de puro pânico. Ambos se sentem sozinhos, isolados e sem esperança. Porém, a escuridão não é páreo para a amizade e, juntos, os dois descobrirão a força que têm dentro de si.

Textos curtos, diretos, com a cara de um singelo post numa rede social... Mas a carga de emoção e poesia que o escritor Tiago de Melo Andrade consegue imprimir nesse livro não são nada efêmeras nem passageiras. Um diálogo profundo com a alma humana acontece quando nos deparamos com a literatura em seu estado mais simples. É exatamente essa a sensação que as crônicas desse belíssimo livro transmitem, uma leitura necessária e acolhedora para os leitores de todas as idades e de todos os tempos.

Enquanto busca seu lugar no mundo, a sensível protagonista deste livro precisa lidar com as responsabilidades, namoros e amizades complicadas. Além disso, tenta superar dois casos de assédio conversando com as amigas e com os pais, se mobilizando na escola, sendo uma boa aluna e fazendo a diferença no mundo. Esse livro intenso aborda temas difíceis de maneira bastante delicada, retratando com doçura o despertar para questões importantes como o feminismo, a desconstrução de estereótipos, a igualdade e os direitos humanos.

Kalothia has grown up in the shadows of her kingdom, hidden away in the forested East after her parents were outed as enemies of the king. Raised in a woodland idyll by a few kindly adult caretakers, Kalothia can hunt and fish and fend for herself but knows little of the outside world. When assassins attack her home on her sixteenth birthday, she must flee to the king's court in the West—a beautiful but lethal nest of poison, plots, and danger, overseen by an entrenched patriarchy. Guided by the Goddess herself, can Kalothia navigate this most worldly of places to find her own role?

After high school graduation, Mia Peters faces a summer full of painful goodbyes. Songwriting is her only solace. Everyone she knows is moving on, including Britt, her biggest supporter … and kind-of-sort-of girlfriend. Britt keeps pushing Mia to go bigger and do better than their small town, but Mia can’t imagine a life beyond Sunset Cove. Besides, she refuses to follow in the footsteps of her late mother—country music star Tori Rose—who abandoned her family to pursue her dream, leaving Mia and her two grandmothers alone.

Os estudantes do Colégio Vivência estão trilhando seus caminhos, lidando com seus próprios dilemas e preocupações, quando uma notícia vem para chocar a todos: a escola irá encerrar suas atividades. Esse é o fio condutor que conecta as oito partes deste livro, cada uma contada sob a ótica de um jovem da Sala 1208. Seus pontos de vistas são diferentes, assim como suas inquietações e narrativas. A força dessas histórias está justamente nessa descoberta, tão comum na adolescência, de que a vida é intensa, misteriosa, bonita, feia, alegre, triste...

Mais uma vez, venha mergulhar no cotidiano do Colégio João Cabral de Melo Neto e na vida de seus estudantes. Dessa vez, você ficará próximo de Letícia, que passou por um baita susto – imagine ter um quase infarto antes dos 20 anos de idade? –, e de Makoto, que passou por outro tipo de situação... A da perda, e a tristeza que invadiu seu coração está ameaçando dominar seu corpo inteiro. Juntos, esses dois amigos vão descobrir o que significa viver, crescer e vencer os problemas que a vida apresenta, um passo de cada vez.

Perfect for fans of Ben Philippe and Mary H. K. Choi, this charming, insightful YA novel follows two high school students who form a complicated, ground-shifting bond while filming a movie. High school junior Felix Ma wants to prove to his parents that he’s not a quitter. After crashing out of...