Showing results by publisher "Audible studios" in Coming of Age

Alex ha quindici anni. La malattia della madre lo costringe a lasciare una tranquilla cittadina californiana per seguire l'eccentrica nonna Kate, reporter di professione, in una spedizione nel centro dell'Amazzonia. Bisogna cercare una Bestia mostruosa e gigantesca che paralizza con il suo odore chi la incontra. Alex si trova così ad affrontare eventi e situazioni eccezionali, dalle banali punture d'insetti all'incontro con animali feroci, come l'affascinante giaguaro.

Artist Piper Perish has moved from her hometown of Houston, Texas, to New York City. Her days are spent exploring; her nights are filled with painting. It's her lifelong dream come true.... Except life in the city isn't as glamorous as it looks from afar. Piper's high-pressure work as an assistant to a famous modern artist takes away time from her own art. And Piper's new friend Grace, a budding activist, has Piper beginning to wonder if making great art is really enough.

Pavia. Pietro, Giustino e Davide sono iscritti all'ultimo anno di liceo. Un'età senza compromessi, in cui tutto pare a portata di mano, ma anche pronto a sfuggire per sempre. Giustino, che da anni sta insieme a Laura, sogna di fare il fumettista, ma si sente già fuori tempo massimo; Davide, detto Golia, è un buon giocatore di basket, ma sulla sua strada incrocia la disinibita Lucilla e il sesso diventa una distrazione irresistibile. E Pietro teme di fallire il test di Medicina, dovrebbe studiare intensamente, però è preso con tutto se stesso da Anna.

Dessa Rhodes is a modern day nomad. Her family travels in an RV, their lives defined by state lines, exit signs, and the small, communal caravan they call home. She wants to be a real artist, and going to art school is her ticket to success and a new life. There’s just one problem: she hasn’t been accepted...anywhere. Suddenly, an unexpected opportunity presents itself: an internship working with a local artist in Santa Fe. Dessa struggles to prove to her boss - and herself - that she belongs there, but just as she finally hits her stride, her family suffers an unexpected blow.

Na segunda temporada de Minha vida fora de série, Priscila tem 16 anos e começa a lidar com questões mais sérias da adolescência: o vestibular, o enfraquecimento de amizades que pareciam sólidas e o aprendizado de que um namoro deve ser cuidado constantemente para não se desgastar. Também descobre que atos impensados do passado podem deixar marcas irreversíveis no futuro.

When storied delinquent Cullen Hickson enters the orbit of the O'Dell siblings, everything changes. Bri and Ray find an alluring, addictive outlet in Cullen, who opens their eyes to a world they didn't know existed. For Ray, that means experiencing the singular thrill of crime - from breaking and entering to grand theft auto - while Bri quickly dives into an all-consuming romance with the enigmatic upperclassman.

Christina Evans ha sedici anni, vive a Los Angeles e frequenta il terzo anno dell'high school. Tra feste, amici e buoni voti, la sua è una vita perfetta. Finché la sua famiglia non decide di trasferirsi a Miami, e per Chris cambia tutto. Da un giorno all'altro viene catapultata in una nuova città e soprattutto in una nuova scuola. Nonostante senta la nostalgia di Los Angeles, riesce rapidamente ad ambientarsi e a stringere amicizia con gli studenti più popolari.

Competitive climber Cara Jenkins feels most at home high off the ground, clinging to a rock wall by her fingertips. She's enjoyed a roaming life with her mountaineering parents, making the natural world her jungle gym, the writings of Annie Dillard and Henry David Thoreau her textbooks. But when tragedy strikes on an Ecuadorian mountaintop, Cara's nomadic lifestyle comes to an abrupt halt.

L'amico Kaede ha lasciato il Giappone per l'Italia e Yoshie si ritrova di nuovo da sola. Stavolta, però, la vita in città sembra farle meno paura. Il quartiere le è amico, e le giornate scorrono nella continua scoperta di piccoli motivi di felicità. La giovane impara a leggere nel cuore delle persone, a scorgerne l'anima fragile oltre la maschera di durezza che indossano nella loro quotidianità troppo indaffarata. Riuscirà a lasciare anche qui una traccia lieve, a trovare le parole giuste per portare conforto agli abitanti soli e affaticati della città? E che ne sarà della sua storia con Shin'ichiro? Saprà resistere alla nostalgia di Kaede e della nonna?

An urban fairy tale from the acclaimed author of 99 Reasons Why. Arthur Braxton runs away from school. He hides out in an abandoned building, an old Edwardian bathhouse. He discovers a naked woman swimming in the pool. From this point on, nothing will ever be the same. The Drowning of Arthur Braxton is an unflinching account of the pain and trauma of adolescence and of how first love can transform the most unhappy of lives into something miraculous.

It's 1950 and Mickey Tussler - the now-famous pitching prodigy with autism and a golden arm - is back for another baseball season in this third installment of Frank Nappi's critically acclaimed Legend of Mickey Tussler series. Talk of Mickey's legendary exploits on the field has grown since his improbable debut two years prior, as have the fortunes of Murph and the rest of the lovable ragtag Brew Crew. Now Mickey, Murph, and Lester find themselves heading to Bean Town to play for the Boston Braves.

Renzo è un bambino particolare: poco interessato ai giochi dei suoi coetanei, è attratto dai vestiti. Ma non per vanità. A lui interessano quelli altrui, perché li vede come maschere, gli danno la possibilità di diventare qualcun altro. Insieme alla magia, che scopre grazie a un parroco curioso e amico, trasformarsi diventerà la sua più grande passione.

When 15-year-old Becs meets Bracken, she is convinced she's found her soul mate. So what if he's much older? He understands her, she feels free with him and when he holds her she feels safe. But is she?Some young women in the area have been sexually assaulted. It's the talk of the school. And when Bec's best friend, Mary-Jane, becomes his latest victim, the true dangers hit home: just as Rebecca is starting to wonder about her future with Bracken, poor M-J rapidly shrinks away from life....

Little Little La Belle isn't redundant. She's a dwarf - a beautiful blond heiress who lives a pampered existence in the New York town named after her family. With her 18th birthday approaching, her parents want to marry Little Little off to the perfect man. Enter Sydney Cinnamon. Orphaned young, he went on to become one of America's most famous dwarfs. The pint-size TV performer could have his pick of any diminutive lady. But with Little Little, it's love at first sight.

I start my story with the day I first saw Jesse Pegler. That was when my whole life first started changing. Sixteen-year-old Opal Ringer is the daughter of Royal Ringer, the Pentecostal leader of a motley flock of down-on-their-luck believers. Jesse Pegler is the son of Brother Pegler. An "evangelist for Jesus", the elder Pegler is a flashy minister who appears regularly on television in his blue robes and gold tassels. Opal and Jesse meet at a faith healing at the Helping Hand Tabernacle church, where Opal's daddy preaches.

It was bad enough that they had to move to Brooklyn. Brooklyn Heights, as Tucker Woolf's dad instructs him to tell everyone after he loses his job. Now his father has suddenly developed an allergy to Tucker's cat, Nader, a nine-month-old calico Tucker found underneath a Chevrolet. Tucker's beloved pet finds a new home with overweight, outrageous Susan "Dinky" Hocker, the only person to answer Tucker's ad. As Tucker starts paying regular visits to Dinky's house to check up on Nader, his life begins to change.

Fifteen-year-old Suzy Slade’s parents are divorced. Now Suzy lives with her mother in a beautiful house on the ocean in Seaville, Long Island. Her gorgeous older sister, Chicago, lives with their father in New York City. At least, shedid. Chicago just roared into town on her brand-new Harley.With her sister’s return, Suzy’s whole world changes. She becomes caught up in Chicago’s life - and a secret affair she wishes she didn’t know about.

Brynna and Erica were friends, best friends. They did everything together, until the night they jumped off the pier at Harding Beach...and only Brynna made it back. A year later, Brynna is still picking up the pieces. She's in a new school with new friends, but she can't shake the demons of her past. Then a Twitter post from "EricaNShaw" pops up in Brynna's feed and a chilling voice mail is left on her phone. Someone isn't ready to let go of what happened. Brynna barely survived losing Erica. She doubts she'll survive Erica's return.

Ballads are the kinds of songs that Kara McNaughton likes best. Not the cliche ones where a diva hits her dramatic high note or a rock band tones it down a couple of notches for the ladies, but the true ballads: the punk rocker or the country crooner reminding their listeners of the numerous ways to screw things up.

The fall of the Awesome Threesome is the talk of the junior class. The three friends - Jennie, Emily, and Hillary - thought they’d be a trio forever. But what with Jennie’s relentless ambition, Emily’s jealousy, and Hillary’s building resentment, it seems the Awesome Threesome is over.