Showing results for "one-summer" in Teen & Young Adult

Annie McFarland is sick of being a shy nobody. A session at summer camp seems like the perfect opportunity to reinvent herself - gain some confidence, kiss a boy, be whoever she wants to be. A few days in, she's already set her sights on über-hottie Kyle. Too bad her fear of water keeps her away from the lake, where Kyle is always hanging out.

After her mother's suicide, Scarlett's grief consumes her. When a beautiful, otherworldly stranger offers her a release from her pain, it's too tempting an opportunity to resist. She's lured into Faerie and sucked into a royal battle as two fae brothers prepare for the Battle of Heirs where the winner earns the right to the throne. Human emotion fuels fae power and Scarlett's is the most potent Cade has ever tasted. He's certain she is the key to defeating his brother Raith. But Raith has surprises of his own, and Scarlett fits perfectly into his devious plan.

As 14-year-old Christy leaves her family's Wisconsin farm to spend the summer at her wealthy aunt and uncle's home in Newport Beach, she hopes this will be the best summer of her life. When she meets surfer Todd with his screaming silver blue eyes, she's certain it will be. But when the summer doesn't unfold as Christy had hoped, she wonders if she'll keep her promise to her parents not to do anything she'll regret. Will she do anything to get Todd's attention, to be accepted, to force her summer to give her everything it promised?

Sometimes a chance meeting can change everything. At 15, Jamie Maxwell’s main goals in life are to make the United States youth national soccer pool, move past the Incident-That-Shall-Not-Be-Named, and maybe - someday - kiss a girl. When she meets Emma Blakeley at a tournament in Southern California, something about the older girl draws her in. And it isn’t that she expects to ever get the chance to kiss Emma. Really.

Wanna make a bet? That's Ford Cross' go-to line whenever he sees me. He's Mr. Popular, Mr. high school quarterback, and Mr. all the girls want me. And me, Hannah Clark? I'm just a quiet brainiac who wants high school to be over. Ask me if I've ever made a bet with Ford? Not a chance. At least not until he has the ultimate wager. I'd be stupid not to take this bet; but if I lose, my life will never be the same.

Bayleigh is addicted to her cell phone and her mom has had enough. After catching her sending a less than ladylike photo to a boy who barely knows her, Bayleigh's mom sends her away to her grandparent's house for the summer - sans cell phone, laptop, and iPod. Bayleigh thinks the summer will be torture without social media - that is until she meets the boy next door.

Das perfekte Sad-Girl-Summer-Buch. Nach ihrer schrecklichen Vergangenheit ist Juliet froh, bei den Eltern ihres Freundes Danny untergekommen zu sein. Ihre eigenen Pläne für die Zukunft hat sie längst begraben - bis Danny eines Tages Surfer Luke vom College mit nach Hause bringt. Bei ihm hat sie das erste Mal in ihrem Leben das Gefühl, dass es sich für ihre Träume zu kämpfen lohnt. Juliet will sich von ihm fernhalten, egal wie stark die Anziehungskraft zwischen ihnen ist - bis ein schlimmer Schicksalsschlag alles zerstört ... Auftakt DER TIKTOK-Geheimtipp-Reihe.

Belly misura il tempo in estati. Tutto ciò che di bello e magico è successo nella sua vita, è successo fra giugno e agosto. L'inverno è solo il periodo che la divide dalla prossima estate, dalla casa sulla spiaggia e da Susannah che, oltre a essere la migliore amica di sua mamma, è anche la madre di Jeremiah e Conrad. Loro sono gli amici con i quali è cresciuta: uno è il ragazzo su cui contare, l'altro è quello che ti fa battere il cuore.

The world of 16-year-old Niara Saunders just reached maximum overload. If one more family secret revealed itself, she just might scream. How much reality could one girl take? She wasn't starring in her own teen documentary where drama guaranteed high ratings and unlimited Access Hollywood exposure.

After Massie Block gets kicked off her high horse and out of her ultra exclusive Westchester riding camp, her parents force her to do the unthinkable-find a summer job. Not one for dog-walking or brat-sitting, Massie comes up with the ah-bvious solution: She'll be a sales rep for the cosmetics brand Be Pretty. Massie fully hearts her new role as fairy gawdmother of makeup-until she discovers transforming LBRs into glam-girls takes more than a swish of her royal purple mascara wand.

Jane Callahan is a reclusive, 17 year old high school student dealing with the death of her beloved brother. Her home in Southern California with her mother is a constant reminder of her loss and pain. In hopes of escaping her painful past she moves to North Bend Oregon to live with her father. There she meets a beautiful, boy named Aidan Summers. After months of unusual conversation and frustration, an uncertain romance brews between Jane and Aidan, but Aidan has a ghastly secret that can destroy everything.

Four months shy of turning 16, Lexi Montoya was still trying to come to terms with her parents' divorce and her mom's marriage to a man she met online, relocating to Maui, Hawaii. Choosing to remain with her dad in Seattle, Lexi had planned to spend her first summer since the divorce hanging out with her boyfriend, Matt, and her best friend, Robin. But her dad had other plans, insisting she spend the summer visiting her mom and stepdad at his ranch called Paradise Ranch in Wailuku, west Maui.

From the best selling author of Summer Unplugged, comes a new series set in the same world. Becca's senior year of high school is approaching and she's tired of being the dorky best friend. Determined to reinvent herself with help from Bayleigh, she plans to spend the summer breaking out of her shell. When Bayleigh gets grounded and sent away for three months, Becca's plans come crashing down before they've even started.

All four novellas of the Summer Unplugged series in one book. Summer Unplugged: Bayleigh is addicted to her cell phone and her mom has had enough. After catching her sending a less than lady-like photo to a boy who barely knows her, Bayleigh's mom sends her away to her grandparent's house for the summer - sans cell phone, laptop and iPod. Bayleigh thinks the summer will be torture without social media - that is until she meets the boy next door.

Home is where the heart is. Erin hatte immer nur ein Ziel: ihre Heimat Hawai'i verlassen, um Biochemie zu studieren und ein Heilmittel für die Krankheit ihres Vaters zu finden. Als sich sein Zustand verschlechtert, kehrt sie nach Hause zurück und lernt den Schnitzkünstler Shane kennen. Zunächst kann Erin ihm und seinem Lebensstil nicht viel abgewinnen, denn Shane lebt in den Tag hinein und jagt der perfekten Welle hinterher. Doch über den gemeinsam verbrachten Sommer bringt er Erin die Schönheit ihrer Heimat näher und wird nach und nach zu einem Grund, zu bleiben.

In 2012, Summer’s family left everything in their American small town and bought a camper to explore Europe. At the age of 14, she wasn’t so keen on the idea and struggled with leaving everything she once knew. While trying to keep in contact with friends back home and living out of a suitcase, she realizes how much more there is to life than she had once believed. This is a story of self-discovery and world exploration for a family of four who have no idea what is in store for them.

Marooned in the dark. Alone. Hunted. Faced with terrifying magic that's waking in her blood. Lilik, a 17-year-old from a port town slum, already knew how to suffer. This expedition was supposed to offer a way out. A chance to drag her family out of poverty. The night-drenched shores of the volcanic island, Ioene, promised mystical power. Salvation. Lilik didn't count on the eruption that destroyed the expedition's hopes.

Sixteen-year-old Emilia Moretti’s goal for the summer is simple: forget her brother’s best friend - Nick Grawsky - ever existed. It should be easy. He’s spending his summer in the Hamptons, adding girls in tiny bikinis to his list of broken hearts. Guaranteed, he won’t be telling them they’re like his little sisters. This summer, Emilia won’t stay awake at night thinking about him.

In the shadow of a devastating hex, pursued by a stealer of souls, with both interference and help from Tormy and the potty-mouthed kitten Tyrin, Omen faces monsters, ghosts, and grave troubles unshackled by the volatile seasons themselves. Accompanied by the prince of Terizkand, a Sundragon scholar, a cynical spy, and a reckless Corsair, our young firebrand has to employ all his strengths as the autumn winds carry them into the center of a cataclysm that threatens to swallow the world.

Blaming himself for the death of his father, college junior Shawn Carpenter is all about taking care of his family, working hard, and paying penance. Friendship and romance? Not for him, not while his family pays for the sins of his past. He has to make up for everything he lost them.