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An incredibly poignant story about a teen grappling with grief and anxiety who is sent to wilderness "adventure therapy,” where he meets a group of friends who will change his life forever. With its captivating voice and dry wit, this novel is perfect for fans of Jandy Nelson and John Green...

After a chance encounter with an Abolitionist, Rebekah is obsessed by a desire to end slavery. But as a young Amish Girl living on a farm near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, she feels hopeless to do anything about it. Although she feels loved by her Amish family, she believes she has a higher purpose. But her protective father commands that she not interact with the non-Amish world. In his view, what happens outside their tight-knit farming community is none of her concern. But her life, and the outcome of the battle of Gettysburg, changes when the Confederate Army suddenly descends on her farm.

Woody groeit op als jongste van drie in een liefdevol gezin in een dorp aan de IJssel. Naarmate Woody ouder wordt, maakt zijn onbeschroomdheid plaats voor een knellend zelfbewustzijn. Als zijn zus erg ziek wordt, kiest Woody noodgedwongen voor een positie op de achtergrond. Hij moet zich in één klap volwassen gedragen, maar blijft zitten met onbeantwoorde vragen en puberale hartstocht.

Пятеро друзей из калифорнийской глубинки проводят вместе последнее лето, ведь осенью им предстоит разъехаться по колледжам. «Чудовища» — так их компанию прозвали в школе — дружат с детства и даже придумали собственный кодекс чести. Пусть они очень разные — богатая красавица Вайолет, обаятельный балагур Драммер, искренняя Мо, неукротимый Люк и рационалистка Ханна, — но за школьные годы почти сроднились.

Джульетта мечтала танцевать на сцене, но по настоянию мачехи скучала на секретарских курсах. А теперь она вольна жить как хочет и, смутно угадывая начало нового сюжета, отправляется на поиски — себя, своих корней и правды о смерти матери. Театральный округ — дым и зеркала, и Джульетте предстоит узнать, до каких пределов способны дойти люди, чтобы некоторые истории не были рассказаны никогда, — и кто расплачивается за это жизнью.

High school junior Kendall Barrows is insanely together, smart, and laser-focused on attending NYU when she graduates. She's not one for spontaneous jaunts, and she hoards her savings for her future in New York. But when a DNA test reveals a genetic heritage her mother has kept from her, she feels a pull that's bigger than her goals, and quite possibly her budget.

Blue-jean cutoffs and bikinis, Top 40s on a transistor radio, rooting for your school’s team, and trading rings with your boyfriend/girlfriend, but also teenage heartbreak and fights between rival schools. On one level, this is a lighthearted story about romance and rivalry among church youth groups the summer of 1968 during a campout at a state park.

In an enchanting land of magic and mystery, fifteen-year-old Alina finds herself at the heart of a prophecy, where her powers will either save or doom the entire realm. While the Dark Fairy King maneuvers the pieces in his malicious game, Alina journeys into a mystical parallel world and discovers her powers of healing and traveling—a gift that would prove detrimental in the hands of evil. As darkness rises, Alina must not only come to terms with the discovery of her family's secrets, but also accept the expectations placed upon her in this realm of magic.

Fifteen year old Kai lived a mundane and unsatisfied life—no friends, no family. Even worse, he had no memory of his life before being dropped off at Hope Street School for Boys ten years ago. When the chance to discover his past presents itself in the form of a disheveled man wearing tattered sneakers, Kai sets aside his common sense and follows his heart to an underground village. At The Sanctuary, he meets people like him; those with unique abilities. The government has labeled them as too dangerous for society and has spent the past decade hunting them down.

Princess Kyra Calmora was only fourteen when she watched her brother die. Vowing to hunt down the rebels who murdered him, she spends her nights flying across the fractured halves of her country, searching for justice. But after four long years, she has nothing to show for her hard work. Worse still, not even her parents seem to care about their fallen son anymore. When Kyra meets a mysterious servant boy whose sister was kidnapped by those same rebels, she sees a chance to finally find closure. Defying her parents, she leaves the comfort of her old life behind and runs away with Lewis.

Even if it hurts to leave behind his friends and family in Navajo, New Mexico—especially his great-grandmother, Mildred—Derrick knows his scholarship to an elite East Coast boarding school is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Sagefield Academy is totally different from life on the rez: His new classmates vacation in Europe and take study drugs. Derrick wants to stick to caffeine, but handling sports, school, and a twenty-page term paper, all while dodging comments about his hair and heritage, feels straight-up impossible.

Marnie's really messed up this time—expelled and forced to change schools, the only empty seat in Marnie's new school is next to Zed, a nerd with zero tolerance for mistakes. Marnie (skilled at art and Spanish, struggles with numbers) can't wait to lose her virginity. Zed (brilliant at maths and physics, loathes languages) is a loner who can't stand being touched. They couldn't be less alike, but they both need good grades in the subjects they hate.

Buried beneath a ruined world, The Haven was built to protect humanity—by imprisoning it. In this sprawling, subterranean dystopia, survival means obedience, and truth is just another casualty of control. But Lyra Caulder refuses to stop dreaming of the sky. Haunted by forbidden questions and driven by a stolen map, Lyra risks everything to escape The Haven and reach the surface—a journey that will test her body, mind, and the very beliefs that shaped her. What she discovers is not the wasteland she was promised, but a world alive with possibility, secrets, and danger.

Dina was born with deformed feet, adopted by two loving fathers, and raised in a home that tried its best—but she never stopped searching for what was missing. Torn between gratitude and resentment, between feeling wanted and never quite belonging, she spirals into addiction, first love, rebellion, and devastating loss. When the boy she tried to save dies from an overdose, and the father who never gave up on her lies dying in a hospital bed, Dina is forced to face the cost of everything she’s been running from.

Stormport and Crystalbay have been feuding for five hundred years. The two kingdoms are different in almost every way except for one: In both places, girls and women have been stripped of their ancient power and are now owned like property and treated like pets. In the living room of Stormport’s Castle Lumen, none of that is on Ynarra’s mind as she celebrates her 16th birthday with her best friends and her secret and totally forbidden boyfriend from Crystalbay. Everything is going great…until Torren—one of Stormport's mysterious, hooded messengers—arrives with an egg-shaped present.

У пятнадцатилетней Кэлли нет друзей, ее брат болен, связь с матерью очень непрочна, а отца она уже не видела много недель — и у них есть общий секрет. Сейчас Кэлли в «Море и пихты» — реабилитационном центре, где полно других девчонок со своими «затруднениями». Кэлли не желает иметь с ними ничего общего. Она ни с кем не желает иметь ничего общего. Она не разговаривает. Совсем не разговаривает. Не может вымолвить ни слова.

Still grieving her father's recent death and the loss of her comfortable biracial nuclear American family life, fourteen-year-old Ari struggles to adjust to her new life in Portland, Oregon, with a loving but unfamiliar extended Indian family. When Ari steals her mother's necklace and escapes to the forest, she accidentally plunges into a terrifying world of wild birds in the underbelly of Portland's Forest Park trails.

Uncle Chip Proctor thought he had it all under control. After years of protecting Sadie and Addy, two royal half-Fae teens, he’s starting to believe they might just make it to Sadie’s coronation after graduation. But when a fiery portal erupts on the soccer field, his quiet role as their stay-at-home human guardian is about to be put to the ultimate test.

Sheldon Majors has always known that he was different. Growing up on a farm in a small, conservative town, he faced the harsh realities of being different—especially when it comes to his sexuality. In the first installment of the Sheldon Majors series, Sheldon navigates the turbulent waters of adolescence, dealing with bullies, family dynamics, and his first love, all while coming to terms with who he truly is.

И теперь, спустя два года после смерти мамы, одиннадцатиклассник Джеймисон, его отец и младшая сестра вроде бы справляются с потерей, но каждый — в одиночку, своим способом. Джей переживает, что память о маме ускользает, ведь он едва не забыл о ее дне рождения. Тогда он берет в руки подаренный мамой «Никон» и начинает фотографировать обычных людей на улице — в одно и то же время на одном и том же месте сначала для школьного проекта, а потем уже и для себя. Фокусируя объектив на случайных прохожих, Джеймисон постепенно меняет свой взгляд на мир и наконец возвращается к жизни.