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Fifty Cents for a Dr Pepper is about an 11-year old boy, Timmy, who wakes up in a storm drain in St. Louis with blood on his Nike pullover. And he's not sure it's just his own. Timmy begins the journey of re-discovering who he is, who he was, and how we can return to a life he doesn't quite remember. Through trial and error, he learns first-hand about dumpster diving and surviving, no matter what it takes.

Am liebsten wäre Charlie unsichtbar. Zwischen Schulstress, familiären Konflikten und der Angst, nicht dazuzugehören, versucht sie, einfach durchzuhalten – bis zum Abi, bis zum nächsten Tag, bis alles irgendwann leichter wird. Doch Charlie trägt ein Geheimnis in sich, das schwerer wiegt als alles andere: Sie hat sich verliebt – in ihre beste Freundin Mia.

A student record can follow you forever. Quinn has learned to read the systems no one else thinks to question: transfer logs, amendment histories, district forms, public data portals, and the quiet procedural gaps where truth can be rewritten before anyone notices. When a transferred classmate leaves two words inside her locker — Ask why — Quinn starts pulling at a thread that leads to a pattern hidden inside Westfield High’s official records. Five students. Five mid-semester transfers. Five files amended shortly before departure. Each change marked voluntary.

Everything in Emily Tannenbaum’s life is going according to plan. Graduate high school as valedictorian? Check. Gain admission to Dartmouth? Check. Decide to pause everything to embark on a gap year adventure abroad? Wait, what? Ever since her sister died, Emily has done everything in her power to be the good girl, the safe girl, the one her parents don’t have to worry about. She’s worked hard, she’s studied, she’s attended school-approved functions.

Sixteen-year-old Sara Salinger arrives at a U.S. peace camp expecting enemies. Instead, she discovers friendship, love, and a glimpse of a world her own people say can never exist. For three unforgettable weeks, Israeli and Palestinian teens break through generations of fear and hatred. But when Sara returns home, a shattering tragedy threatens to destroy everything she learned - and everything she now believes.

In a tale inspired by Peru’s Andean cosmovision and earth-centered spirituality, Call of the Owl Woman is a gripping coming-of-age story for people who like to immerse themselves in other times, places, and cultures, people who love adventure, and those who are drawn to the mystical and magical.

Пятнадцатилетняя Вера едет на шахматный турнир в Сочи. Она мечтает оправдать надежды тренера и родителей, но совершенно не верит в себя, поэтому на экскурсии загадывает желание у древнего дольмена—стать знаменитой хотя бы на один день. Желание как будто начинает сбываться, однако для окончательной победы Вере нужно обыграть соседку по комнате, Свету, которую дома жестоко накажут за проигрыш. Света на призовые деньги мечтает сбежать в Москву и обрести свободу от родительских ожиданий. Истории девушек переплетаются. Какой же выбор сделает Вера и как он отразится на судьбе каждой из них?

Sixteen should be a year of birthdays, teenage crushes, and the small joys of growing up. For Emit, it starts that way. Surrounded by family and friends, he feels the warmth of home and the laughter of those he loves. But soon he notices things that don’t add up. The familiar feels unfamiliar, and the ordinary begins to shift in ways only he seems to perceive. As he struggles to make sense of the changes around him, Emit must navigate changing family dynamics, the fragility of friendship, and the small moments that define a life.

Have you ever struggled to forgive someone? Maybe it was someone you’ll never be able to talk to again… Rachel can relate… With her mother gone and her father burying himself in his work, Rachel Landon often has to fend for herself. Rachel feels completely abandoned when jealous rivalry rips her friend group apart. Will anyone ever be there for her? Follow Rachel on a journey toward forgiveness as she discovers that doing the right thing isn’t always easy.

When budget cuts cancel her senior softball season at Will Rogers High School, seventeen-year-old Cherokee pitcher, Sky Forest, refuses to surrender her dream. Her decision to try out for the boys’ baseball team ignites controversy throughout her school and community.

Sue Divin's Runaway Road is a riveting and moving story of family and belonging set in contemporary Northern Ireland, perfect for readers of Margaret McDonald's Glasgow Boys. 'An absolutely gripping read, the sort of book it's impossible to put down.' - Jan Carson 'Moving, funny, cinematic...

Things People Ought to Know About Me: After my brother died, I didn’t cry. Thirteen-year-old Lucy Bains is smarter than your average seventh grader, but there is a lot she doesn’t understand: how her brother Henry, a seventeen-year-old violin virtuoso, can possibly be depressed when he’s...

A teenage ghost in love with life becomes bound to the house of the grieving artist who summoned her via Ouija board in this darkly funny YA paranormal. One hot dog with banana peppers. That’s all Hot Dog wants. An invisible teenage ghost, she haunts a food cart outside the Metropolitan Museum...

A young girl faces the harsh realities of bullying, embarking on a transformative journey of self-discovery. Through resilience and inner strength, she learns that true belonging comes from within, inspiring others to embrace their own paths to acceptance. In Displaced, listeners are drawn into the poignant world of a young girl who grapples with the emotional turmoil of being bullied. As she navigates the complexities of her relationships with family and friends, she confronts feelings of isolation and despair.

Fifteen-year-old Emma Watters has been running each day since she watched her little sister die in their front yard six years ago. But no matter how fast or far she runs, she can’t outdistance what haunts her most—Casey would be alive if it were not for her. Recently diagnosed with PTSD, Emma longs to reclaim a life worth living. If she has any hope of recovery, she’ll need to confront long-buried truths surrounding Casey’s death, as well as face their formidable mom, who harbors secrets of her own. Can Emma muster the courage it will take to reset her course?

Sydney Hoffmann hat eine besondere Gabe: 72 Stunden bevor jemand stirbt, sieht sie eine rosafarbene Neonuhr über dem Kopf der Person, die die Sekunden bis zur Stunde Null herunterzählt. Erst mit der Ankunft des neuen Schülers Peter Beckett ändert sich ihre Einstellung. Gemeinsam, aber ohne ihr Geheimnis zu verraten, sprechen sie die Betroffenen an. Als sie den ersten Funken echten Glücks verspürt, versetzt ihr das Universum einen weiteren Schlag.

All the odds are against her. She's young. She's female. She's from the rough end of town. But there's nowt ordinary about Lena Matthews. When thirteen-year-old Lena is taken from Manchester's back-to-back terraces to the imposing Norfolk House in the Derbyshire mill town of Glossop after a family tragedy, she expects safety. Instead, she finds a house full of secrets, whispered conversations and people who seem determined to hide the truth. The servants watch everything. The family keep their own counsel.

During her second year at Cursed Academy, Giselle has three goals: 1.) Stop her friends from turning into monsters. 2.) Make sure she doesn't turn dark. 3.) Get out of Cursed Academy. When Giselle returns for her second year at Cursed Academy, it doesn't take long for things to go south. Sure, she's on the verge of slowing down her friends' transformations into monsters, as well as slowing down her own horrific changes. But that doesn't matter when her best friends, Maria and Mikey, take a curse meant for her--a curse that could ruin their lives.

Casey McQuiston meets Heartstopper in this "sparkling" sapphic romance. Cami, 15, is one of the only out queer students at her conservative boarding school in Italy. Artistically ambitious, she's struggling to imagine how to survive the upcoming two-and-a-half years of bullying. Seeking respite...

Emma verbringt ihre Zeit am liebsten in der Welt der Bücher. Eines Tages trifft sie auf den seltsamen Eli, der sich in ihrem alten Baumhaus einquartiert hat. Nach anfänglichem Misstrauen ist Emma fasziniert von dem geheimnisvollen Vagabunden. Im Gegensatz zu ihr scheint er genau zu wissen, was er will. Schon bald muss sie jedoch erkennen, dass Eli mehr ist als ein gewöhnlicher Mensch. Ihn umgibt ein Geheimnis, und Emma muss plötzlich die wichtigste Entscheidung ihres Lebens treffen.