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The wait is over! John Green, the number one best-selling author of The Fault in Our Stars, is back. It all begins with a fugitive billionaire and the promise of a cash reward. Turtles All the Way Down is about lifelong friendship, the intimacy of an unexpected reunion, Star Wars fan fiction, and tuatara. But at its heart is Aza Holmes, a young woman navigating daily existence within the ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts.

Lara Jean is having the best senior year a girl could ever hope for. She is head over heels in love with her boyfriend, Peter; her dad's finally getting remarried to their next door neighbor, Ms. Rothschild; and Margot's coming home for the summer just in time for the wedding. But change is looming on the horizon. And while Lara Jean is having fun and keeping busy helping plan her father's wedding, she can't ignore the big life decisions she has to make. Most pressingly, where she wants to go to college and what that means for her relationship with Peter.

Mi madre solía describir la pequeña isla donde vivimos como un lugar donde las olas llegan a la orilla con suavidad, la arena es dorada y el mar sabe a sal. El tiempo me hizo ver que Helena, mi madre, era tan grandiosa que consiguió hacernos felices aun cuando su vida se rompía en mil cristales diminutos. Ella siempre decía que la mejor parte de alejarse de casa es volver.

From the no. 1 international bestselling author of Better than the Movies, childhood sweethearts reunite in a hockey-loving town where romance is about to heat up the ice. *Pre-order now!* From play dates on the playground to sneaking into movie theatres, Dani and Alec were inseparable as kids...

It's been eight months since seventeen-year-old Emma left the quaint town of Briar Glen to attend boarding school in New York City. Now, she's back—and she's not alone: Her new boyfriend, Sam, has come to visit the most picturesque village in New England during the most magical time of the year.

Wren Martin is socially awkward. She blocks off herself to the world, hiding behind her favorite hoodie. All she wants to do is keep a low profile and graduate with high enough grades to qualify for a college scholarship. But then, a babysitting job leads her to cross paths with Asher Reed, Eastview Highʼs notorious athlete. When a field injury kick-starts his senior year, he begins to dedicate his free time and attention to Wren...and maybe she might not want to be invisible after all.

Le difficili esistenze di due giovani di provincia si intersecano a formare un mosaico vibrante di speranza, fame di vivere e amore. Marina sfrutta il proprio fascino per evadere da una quotidianità opprimente, sepolta sotto la noia di un’immobile Biella, ed entrare nel mondo dello spettacolo. Andrea, figlio dell’ex sindaco, si mantiene con un lavoro part-time, sognando di rilevare una cascina di montagna e produrre formaggi. I loro sogni di libertà sono destinati a incrociarsi e a scontrarsi in questo potente romanzo di formazione.

18-year-old Bel has lived her whole life in the shadow of her mom’s mysterious disappearance. Sixteen years ago, Rachel Price vanished and young Bel was the only witness. Rachel is gone, presumed dead. The case is dragged up from the past when the Price family agree to a true crime documentary. Bel can’t wait for filming to end, for life to go back to normal. But then Rachel Price reappears, and life will never be normal again.

My parents spend every Christmas in the hospital. My dad is a charge nurse, and my mom’s a doctor. And me? I’m their disappointing daughter who faints at the sight of blood and can never imagine wearing scrubs to work every day. We spend every Christmas at the hospital because injuries and illnesses don’t take a day off, and every year I feel bad for the people there. So this year, I’m going to do something about it.

Brought to you by Penguin. A notorious playboy. A girl on a mission. A juicy YA revenge romance impossible not to fall for. John Tucker Must Die meets Lynn Painter’s Better than the Movies. Beckett Lane . . . How do you begin to explain Beckett Lane? Beckett Lane is a legend. He has more...

Jayden ist bekannt dafür, nur nach einer schnellen Nummer zu suchen – eine Einstellung, die er sich hart erarbeitet hat, um seine dunklen Geheimnisse zu verbergen. Er trägt er ein schweres Päckchen auf seinen Schultern, über das er mit niemandem spricht. Nelly hat ihre eigenen Dämonen, die sie tief verletzt haben. Sie hat sich geschworen, sich nie wieder auf jemanden einzulassen – bis sie Jayden begegnet. Trotz seiner rauen Fassade spürt sie eine Verbindung, die ihr Herz schneller schlagen lässt. Doch je näher sie sich kommen, desto mehr droht alles zu zerbrechen.

Ein Stop-Schild mit Weihnachtsmütze? Solch eine Absurdität gibt es nur in ihrer Heimatstadt, da ist sich die Studentin Cleo sicher. Trotzdem kehrt sie, ihren Eltern zuliebe, über die Feiertage in das verschneite Santa Valley zurück, wobei sie in flauschiger Begleitung ihres wenig begeisterten Hamsters Heartbreaker ist. Als bekennender Grinch ist der besinnliche Touristen Hotspot für Cleo ein – mit schrill leuchtenden Lichterketten dekorierter – Albtraum. Und er gestaltet sich von Minute zu Minute schlimmer.

In this contemporary romantic drama for young adults, the high-stakes gang politics of Breaking Bad meets the star-crossed romance of Romeo & Juliet. To keep Rajan out of prison, Simran agrees to handle his former gang's books—but when a gang war erupts, they must decide how much they'll sacrifice for each other. As long as Simran has known Rajan, her immigrant community has warned her away. She knows what they call him, especially since he got out of juvie: an addict. A gangbanger. A killer. But Simran can’t believe Rajan is beyond hope.

Wanneer Ben De Backer bij hun ouders uit de kast komt als non-binair, wordt hen uit hun huis gegooid en gedwongen in te trekken bij hun oudere zus Hannah en haar man Thomas, die Ben nog nooit heeft ontmoet. Terwijl de vriendschap tussen Ben en Nathan groeit, beginnen hun gevoelens voor elkaar te veranderen. Wat begon als een rampzalige wending van gebeurtenissen, lijkt ineens een kans op een gelukkiger nieuw leven.

Schon lange träumt Sarah von einer Reise nach New York, nur sie und ihre Gitarre. Allerdings muss sie mit dem besten Freund ihres Bruders reisen, der sie schon als Kind geärgert hat. Am Flughafen trifft sie Johnny nach Jahren wieder und stellt fest: Er ist heiß, musikalisch und die personifizierte Bindungsphobie.

Told in dual timelines - half of the chapters moving forward in time and half moving backward - We Used to Be Friends explores the most traumatic breakup of all: that of childhood besties. At the start of their senior year in high school, James (a girl with a boy's name) and Kat are inseparable, but by graduation, they're no longer friends. James prepares to head off to college as she reflects on the dissolution of her friendship with Kat while, in alternating chapters, Kat thinks about being newly in love with her first girlfriend and having a future that feels wide open.

Un bestseller del New York Times, un lancio internazionale in più di 15 paesi, "Tokyo Ever After" è la nuova Pretty Princess circondata da fiori di ciliegio. Izumi Tanaka non ha mai capito se si sente più americana o più giapponese. Non è facile essere una ragazza nippo-californiana, cresciuta da una madre single. Non ha mai conosciuto il padre, ma un giorno per caso Izumi trova dentro un libro un indizio sulla sua identità... e scopre che lui non è altro che il futuro imperatore del Giappone. Questo, perciò, significa che lei è una... principessa!

LA CHICA QUE SE FUE. Todo puede cambiar en un instante. Hasta hace poco, Cassie era más conocida como Cassandra Crosby, la reputada medallista olímpica en patinaje sobre hielo. Ahora es simplemente Cassie, la chica que todavía sueña con todo lo que una lesión le arrebató. En un intento de reencontrarse consigo misma, vuelve al pueblo en el que nació. Ahí deberá averiguar qué rumbo tomará su vida a partir de ahora. EL CHICO QUE SE QUEDÓ. Con lo que no cuenta es con conocer a Micah, el jugador de hockey que, pudiendo tenerlo todo, eligió quedarse.

Out from under her overprotective parents, Jordyn is ready to kill it in prelaw at a prestigious, historically Black university in Washington DC. When her new roommate’s brother is released from prison, the last thing Jordyn expects is to come home and find the ex-convict on their dorm room sofa. But Devonte needs a place to stay while he gets back on his feet—and how could she say no to one of her new best friends?

Spencer covets her sister's boyfriend. Aria's fantasizing about her English teacher. Emily's crushing on the new girl at school. And Hanna uses some ugly tricks to stay beautiful. But they've all kept an even bigger secret since their friend Alison vanished.