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Raven is a deeply disturbed teenager, who, after witnessing the death of his mother, is placed in foster care. The Russells do their best to earn his trust, but only little Ella manages to get through to him. Meanwhile, at school, bullies are making his life a living hell. An unexpected companion comes in the form of Lotte, a classmate bored by her "ordinary" friends. Together, they track down Raven's mum's killer, with the goal of exposing him to the police. But their carefully crafted plan goes dangerously wrong, and suddenly nothing is as it seems.

Hache lleva poco menos de un año en su nuevo colegio —masculino, religioso— y se hace amigo de los chicos más rudos, fiesteros y altaneros del lugar. Como cualquier adolescente en busca de aceptación, logra encajar sin saber qué quiere decir eso para su destino ni el de su familia. En su primera novela, María del Mar Ramón explora los vericuetos de los ataques en manada.

Linda, ein 15-jähriges Mädchen und Mobbingopfer, macht eine schwere Zeit durch. Täglich ist sie einer Tortur aus physischer und psychischer Gewalt ausgesetzt. Dieses Buch ist ein Blick hinter die Kulissen der einzelnen Charaktere und wirft grundlegende Fragen auf. Hätte Linda eine bessere Schulzeit, wenn die Täter ein anderes Leben hätten? Wie bekämpft man Mobbing an Schulen, wenn jene, welche die Macht haben etwas dagegen zu tun, wegsehen? Wer kann den Schweigenden die Angst und Scham nehmen, an die Öffentlichkeit zu treten? Diese Geschichte ist fiktiv, aber für viele Kinder und Jugendliche ist sie bittere Realität.

Da Johan flytter ind i nabohuset begynder Kalle at få problemer. Johan har to bidske kamphunde og et voldsomt temperament, og han udser sig Kalle som sit nye mobbeoffer. Hver eftermiddag afskærer han Kalles vej hjem fra skole og truer med at pudse hundene på ham, hvis ikke Kalle gør, som han får besked på. Ingen lytter, når Kalle fortæller om afpresningen, og efterhånden som truslerne bliver værre, indser han, at han må tage kampen op alene. "Slip køterne fri" er en barsk historie om afpresning, om mobning, om at føle sig alene og magtesløs – og om hævn.

I skolen får Billie ikke sagt fra, da Funny og Hugo udvælger Malena som mobbeoffer. Billie tør ikke betro sig til sin mor, som hun bor alene med. Moren har et hårdt job som sygeplejerske med stressende nattevagter, og Billies far bor langt væk i Brasilien. Men så begynder Billie at skrive breve med usynlig skrift og gemme dem i det store træ i gården, og pludselig er der svar tilbage.

Un juego inocente que se desboca hasta dejar de ser un juego. Una broma, una burla, un mote, un rumor, un mensaje anónimo, una amenaza, un golpe, una paliza. Así empieza todo, y no como en las películas. Una historia que sucede todos los días, en todas partes, a un montón de personas distintas. Víctimas que ya no saben si se meten con ellas por ser como son o si son así porque se meten con ellas. Hasta que, un día, una de esas víctimas decide que, si no puede dejar de sentir miedo, será quien lo infunda.

Max and Jay have always depended on one another for their survival. Growing up with a physically abusive father, the two Bribri American brothers have learned that the only way to protect themselves and their mother is to stick to a schedule and keep their heads down. But when they hear a classmate in trouble in the woods, instinct takes over and they intervene, breaking up a fight and beating their high school's star soccer player to a pulp. This act of violence threatens the brothers' dreams for the future and their beliefs about who they are.

Rebecca White, a senior at the top of her class at Plains High School in 2001, is a Kansas girl going places…until the rape. She wants the rapist to pay for his crime and go to jail. Unfortunately, nothing is that simple, and she wasn’t the one raped.

Imagine moving from the suburbs to the inner city and colliding with a school bully who's bigger, stronger, and faster than you. What do you do? Curtis Powers is living this life! Ninth grade at a new school is hard enough without Treyshawn Jinkins making his days miserable. Curtis just wants to pursue his dreams. Now he's got to avoid his nemesis, too! Some call Curtis a geek, but his smarts won't stop the inevitable. Treyshawn is coming fast and Curtis must do something or face the worst beatdown of his life!

Lyndie thought she had left her problems behind when she ran off to college in Charleston. She expected to have a great senior year and move on with the rest of her life. Little did she know, she would meet Brantley, a guy who had the kind of faith in God she had never known. He would challenge her own faith and lead her to face a painful memory she had been pushing away for years. Through her newfound relationship with God, she finds the courage to tell her family what had happened to her so many years ago, and she learns that sometimes, God uses scars to tell a story to help others.

EU PRECISO FAZER UMA CONFISSÃO: nunca foi fácil ser eu. Você pode até pensar, com um quê de impaciência e uma boa dose de deboche (e já digo logo que entendo super, tá?): "Ah! Ser loira, popular, bonita, rica e invejada é realmente péssimo! Ter tudo o que deseja e ainda ser o crush de dez entre dez garotos é, com toda certeza, um martírio... Viajar para o exterior duas vezes por ano e ficar nos melhores hotéis é, sem sombra de dúvida, uma coisa pavorosa. Ó-meu-Deus--coi-ta-di-nha!" Já disse, eu entendo que você pense assim.

I’d do anything for Bianca...except introduce her to my family. I know she wants to meet them, but I can’t predict what my dad might do. How can I tell her that? Our ugly family secret stays locked within our house, just the way Mum wants it to be. I won’t expose Bianca to it. But she’s starting to pull away from me. I can feel the wedge growing between us, and I don’t know how to stop it. Maybe she’s hiding something from me too. The light in her eyes doesn’t shine so bright these days. I wish I could figure out what is eating at her.

An award-winning, "unforgettable" novel for fans of Ibi Zoboi and Erika L. Sánchez (SLJ, starred review) about two sisters when the line between family and foe is blurred. Sisters Cheta and Zam couldn’t be more different. Cheta, sharp-tongued and stubborn, never shies away from...

Have you ever experienced that one moment that made you stop and take notice of a person you see every day, but never truly saw before? That’s what happened to me the day Eli Markham walked away from the school bully, instead of fighting. It wasn’t the first time he’s done this, but it was the first time his eyes found mine in the crowd and held me captive. Now, I can’t get him out of my head and I’m seeing him everywhere. Problem is, I’m not the only one taking notice of him. Someone, something, has got him in its sights and they want him bad.

Social media, smoke bombs, and a secret society. When a popular jock senses something’s up with his younger sister, he turns to local teen sleuths, Hannah and Tamar, for help. At the same time, a rash of smoke bombs attacks across Rosedale has the community on edge. Are these events connected and could someone at Rosedale High be involved? Join Hannah and Tamar as they uncover malicious mischief and forge new friendships in this mystery for teens and young adults.

Ea har endelig fået en mobil. Mille hjælper hende med at blive bruger på Instagram, uden at Eas mor og far ved det. Men så får Ea dumme beskeder på sin mobil. Hvem sender dem? Og hvad skal hun gøre? Ea er den nye pige i klassen. Hun er lige flyttet og skal derfor starte i 3.a et nyt sted. Bøgerne om Ea fortæller om alt lige fra venskaber, skole, klassekammerater, mobning og tegneklubber. Puk Krogsøe (f. 1974) er uddannet folkeskolelærer og debuterede som forfatter med sine bøger om Rose, der blev udgivet som en del af Sommerfugleserien.

This heartfelt coming of age story follows Michie, a high school junior who begins to grapple with big questions of love, purpose, and family while working on something that could change her life. High school junior Michie is struggling to define who she is for her scholarship essays, her big...

Lucky loves her grandparents, and they are all the family she really has. True, her grandma forgets things … like turning off the stove, or Lucky’s name. But her grandpa takes such good care of them that Lucky doesn’t realize how bad things are. That is until he’s gone. When her grandma accidentally sets the kitchen on fire, Lucky can’t hide what’s happening any longer, and she is sent into foster care. She quickly learns that some foster families are okay. Some aren’t. And some really, really aren’t.

Novela realista sobre bullying, superar el pasado y aceptar las consecuencias de nuestros actos. Parece que nada en una piscina de fuego. A cada brazada, Bruno le gana segundos al reloj, mejorando su marca. No está entrenando para ninguna competición, solo quiere alejarse: de quienes le hacen la vida imposible, de sí mismo, de su pasado y de aquello que ocurrió por su culpa.

Tetê acaba de se mudar com a família toda para a casa dos avós em Copacabana, no Rio de Janeiro. O lindo e espaçoso apartamento da Barra da Tijuca em que morava teve que ser vendido, pois com a crise o pai perdeu o emprego, e o resultado é que a vida dela virou de cabeça para baixo. Além de perder a privacidade – tendo que dividir o espaço com cinco parentes malucos que brigam o tempo todo –, ela perdeu todas as suas referências. A única coisa que a deixa feliz é cozinhar. E, claro, comer as delícias que faz.