Coming of Age

Gloria Forman and Xia Harper go to the same high school in a small South Carolina town, but they couldn’t be more different. While Gloria is part of the popular, Christian crowd, Xia sleeps through class, antagonizes anyone who dares talk to her, and buries herself in books that help her pretend she’s somewhere else—anywhere that being lesbian wouldn’t be a waking nightmare. When the two form an accidental friendship, they begin noticing each other in ways they promised themselves they'd avoid.

Everest es el chico más popular de la escuela. Es guapo, rico y capitán del equipo de fútbol; tiene el mundo a sus pies, pero está desesperadamente infeliz. Y cuando esos sentimientos se vuelven demasiado abrumadores, intenta quitarse la vida. En la superficie, Beverly es diferente a Everest en todas las formas posibles. Es tranquila, tímida, trabajadora y se mantiene alejada de los demás en el campus, enfocándose en sus estudios y su trabajo a tiempo parcial, distrayéndose de su crianza menos que perfecta.

London in the year 1976, a place and a time desperate for change. Chris, a 17 year old expat American Air Force brat is shoved into the alien world of a British private (public) school. A gifted classical cellist, Chris struggles to reconcile the focus on form, control and technique with being increasingly drawn into the vortex of raw, rebellious energy that is the punk movement. It allows him to let out pain that has been held in too long. He meets Johnny Rotten and is inspired to start his own band.

Storia accorata di una solitudine, è uno dei primi romanzi di Hesse, in cui il protagonista per sconfiggere la mediocrità che lo circonda si accanisce negli studi. Ma lo attende una rovinosa amicizia che lo porterà gradualmente alla perdita della propria identità.

Graduation is just over a year away, but all Tarni can think about is her Year 12 formal. The shoes, the makeup, the car, the photos and most importantly, the dress! But Tarni’s perfect dress is a whopping $950, and she will have to save every cent to get it. Tarni checks each item off her list, one by one, but by the time she’s saved enough money, the dress has disappeared! Can she find her perfect dress—and in the right size? And what will she do when she graduates?

Der erste Band der neuen Rom-Com-Trilogie von Dagmar Bach voller Urlaubsfeeling, erster Liebe und mit ein bisschen Magie für Hörer:innen ab 14 Jahren Anouk muss ihren Happy Place retten – das Strandhaus ihrer Eltern in der magischen-verträumten Junos-Bay an der kalifornischen Küste. Doch leider muss das heimlich geschehen, und leider trudeln plötzlich auch noch mysteriöse Postkarten ein, die Anouk auffordern, die Liebe zu finden, und zwar schnell! Gut, dass Noah da ist, ihr allerbester Kindheitsfreund aus Junos. Wieso ist der allerdings dieses Jahr so anders?

It’s the beginning of the school year—and Briar’s newest resident, D.J. Rosenblum, is not here for it. Ever since her cousin Rachel died, D.J.’s family has been a mess: Her aunt and uncle are catatonic. Her mom is even more scatterbrained than usual. She had to postpone her bat mitzvah a whole year. Worst of all, she and her mom had to move—leaving her best friend, Eva, behind.

Most twenty-somethings travel to Berlin in search of the weird, wild, and wunderbar. For Brooke Neville, it’s the perfect place to stage a fantasy; one where she’s just another college student backpacking through hostels on a shoe-string budget. No billionaire family. No pro-tennis career. No gut-wrenching tragedy. But remaining anonymous and aloof becomes increasingly difficult upon meeting Patrick, a charismatic Aussie traveler. With his easy grace and killer smile, Brooke isn’t the only woman distracted by his charms.

Sixteen-year-old Robyn Gale, along with her younger sister Anne, is sent away for the summer holidays of 1997 to stay with her grandmother at a caravan park in Devon. Robyn’s had a tough few months: trying to cope with the fallout of their mother’s attempted suicide, messing up her GCSEs, and finding herself attracted to girls. Perhaps getting away from her real life is just what she needs…she can focus on finding a boyfriend, watching Neighbours, and swimming. A solid plan, until she meets charismatic Australian lifeguard, Autumn, and her life is turned even more down under.

On the historic campus of the fictional Parthenon University lies Potential Street, a non-descript alley lined by the University's twelve clubs. Each club bears a sign of the Zodiac. The most notorious of the clubs is Pithon which has housed the ancient Greek deities in order to seize absolute political power in North America. All it needs to complete its devious plan is to have one qualifying student from each of the twelve Zodiac Signs participate on their birthdays in Virtues Constellation, a mega-spell that will consolidate all the power of the other clubs under Pithon.

Se hai voglia di dire qualcosa a qualcuno, fallo. Ora. «È che ogni giorno che passa mi rendo conto che praticamente tutti avrebbero bisogno di coraggio. Glielo vedi negli occhi che hanno un progetto che non hanno ancora trovato il coraggio di realizzare, un ragazzo con cui non hanno trovato la forza di provarci o, come me, qualcosa da andare a dire a qualcuno, e che non ci sono mai riusciti.» È importante dire quello che si prova, sempre. È importante dirlo nel momento giusto. Perché, una volta passato potremmo non trovare più il coraggio di farlo.

Shapeshifter Ferly was cursed to live in a lamppost and on her first night witnessed an orb stealing a man’s soul and taking over his body, glasses, and his briefcase. She eventually escapes and begins her quest by soldiering up with ancient heroes. Ferly has to use everything she has experienced to save the last surviving village from the evilized ants controlled by that same orbed human, Dr. Mikros, in the world of Amagi. On Ferly’s odyssey she searches for her soulmate, discovers an entire covey of souls, and unveils the mystery of her longtime missing uncle.

After Blossom gets taken into her thirty-one-year-old brother's custody, Captain James marigold, she finds herself facing her past experiences.

Jens Markwart war eigentlich ein ganz durchschnittlicher Student, der keine großen Ansprüche an die Zukunft hatte. Frau und Kind, ein Häuschen im Grünen und einen guten Job – das war sein Plan. Vielleicht wäre es so gekommen, wenn er nicht dieses verflixte Experiment durchgeführt hätte. Damit fing alles an.

Marrow is a fourteen-year-old prodigy at FIST (Fantom Institute for Superheroes-in-Training). With a perfect score on his finals, the ability to smash through walls, and leaps that can launch him over a city block, the Sidekick Internship Program is bound to place him with a top-notch superhero mentor for the summer. But when a series of disastrous events lands Marrow on academic probation, he is forced to team up with Flex—a drunk, hippie bum with the power of elasticity.

Sophie Bradley has a lot to contend with in her senior year of high school. She has to play catch-up with her school credits. Her crush of seven years is no longer interested--she botched that one up nicely. And her biggest problem of all? The Darkness isn't finished with her. Three years ago, Sophie had a mental breakdown and shut herself off from the rest of the world. While her friends were living the typical teenage experience, Sophie was navigating the ruinous world of depression and anxiety. Now she's back at school, ready to experience everything senior year has to offer.

Die 17-Jährige New Yorkerin Ellis hat genaue Vorstellungen davon, wie ihre Zukunft aussehen soll: an der Columbia aufgenommen und Journalistin werden wie ihr erfolgreicher Vater. Als ihre Eltern sich vorübergehend trennen und ihre Mutter sie in die Kleinstadt Bramble Falls mitschleppt, um bei ihrer Tante und Cousine zu leben, bricht für die strebsame Ellis die Welt zusammen. Wie soll sie hier ihre Ziele verfolgen? Stattdessen findet im idyllischen Kleinstädtchen das alljährliche Herbstfestival statt, und Ellis muss aushelfen.

Als die Eltern aus beruflichen Gründen nach Persien gehen, bleibt Ulrike bei ihren Tanten in Deutschland. Doch Ulrikes selbstbewusste und erwachsene Art wird schnell als Respektlosigkeit gewertet, und es wird entschieden, dass Ulrike ins Internat soll. Dort merkt sie, dass sie mit ihrer selbstherrlichen und bockigen Art nicht weiterkommt... Ob das Leben im Internat doch ein Erfolg werden kann?

In the quiet corners of Seattle, Hash Blink's ordinary life is upended following a seemingly innocuous exploration with his friends. Stumbling upon a mystical cave, Hash is thrust into a world beyond his wildest imagination, chosen to ascend to godhood, destined to battle a looming evil. As he grapples with his newfound powers, the line between friend and foe blurs, and the weight of the world settles upon his shoulders. An epic saga unfolds as Hash's abilities evolve, manifesting in ways that exhilarate and alarm.

After too many coincidences and strange happenings, eleven year old Daphne Mulligan begins to believe that her dreams are more than just nighttime wanderings. A recurring dream keeps bringing the foster child back to a ghostly, snow-covered shack. Her regard for the rules and investigative skills are put to the test as she unravels the dark truth of what happened to the family that once lived there.