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Here is a gripping, chilling, beautifully observed tale of what a teenage girl will do to keep her friends, by one of Australia's finest writers. Growing up during the 1980s in the safe complacency of the Australian suburbs, Plum Coyle should be happy. But on the cusp of her 14th birthday - and on the fringe of her peer group - she lives in terror of the disapproval of her cruel and fickle girlfriends and, most of all, she hates her awkward, changing body with a passion.

A teen who’s always lived under the weight of poverty wonders if she dares hope for more in this emotional coming-of-age novel perfect for fans of All the Bright Places and You’ve Reached Sam. Harper’s life is grueling. She is ostracized at school, her mother works three jobs that don’t...

Prawdziwa przyjaźń to skakanie za sobą w ogień. W przypadku Winony Olsen i Lucille Pryce do pożaru doszło pewnej nocy, kiedy dziewczyny spotkały się przed komisariatem policji. Patrzyły na rany na swoich ciałach i obiecały sobie nawzajem, że zemszczą się na każdym, kto znowu będzie chciał je skrzywdzić. Pewnej wstrząsającej nocy dziewczyny zdają sobie sprawę, że nie mogą czekać na ukończenie szkoły, aby rozpocząć nowe życie.

In this taut new young adult thriller by Edgar Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Natalie D. Richards, high school junior Clara discovers a shocking truth about her best friend. Lily has a dark side and deadly plan. And she's orchestrated every last detail to make Clara look...

Grace ha nove anni, è minuta, albina. Non ha nessuno. La vittima perfetta per i bulli dell'orfanotrofio Benetton, che non si fanno scrupoli a vessarla e provocarla in modo che le sue reazioni finiscano immancabilmente per farla punire. Eppure è proprio lì, nella stanza buia e ammuffita in cui la rinchiude la direttrice, che Grace incontra Michael. Lui è un ragazzino un po' più grande di lei, bello come un angelo, ma invisibile al mondo.

Sixteen-year-old Manisha is no stranger to monsters—she’s been running from them for years, from beasts who roam the jungle to the King’s army, who forced her people, the naga, to scatter to the ends of the earth. You might think that the kingdom’s famed holy temples atop the floating mountains, where Manisha is now a priestess, would be safe—but you would be wrong.

What doesn't kill you will make you stronger. Or so the saying goes. That was before Trip Cohen, the number one bully at the academy, entered my life and dragged me to the depths of hell. The petty, conniving, brat sunk his claws into me, defiled and degraded me, but Trip isn't used to girls like me -girls from outside the hallowed, protected walls of Sparrowood. Strong girls with three street-wise, protective K-boys that have my back, body, and soul.

Joey Lynch, el segundo hijo de un matrimonio roto, lleva toda la vida recogiendo los pedazos de una familia en descomposición. Cuando su hermano mayor, Darren, abandona la ciudad, Joey se ve obligado con tan solo doce años a asumir el papel de protector de su madre y sus hermanos pequeños. Atormentado por el odio que siente hacia sí mismo y furioso con el mundo, afronta la vida adolescente y el inquebrantable sentido del deber que le profesa a su familia mientras avanza peligrosamente hacia una vida de adicción que amenaza con engullirlo por completo.

One conversation is all it takes to break a world wide open. Seventeen-year-old Macy Lyons has been through something no one should ever have to experience. And she's dealt with it entirely alone. On the outside, she's got it pretty good. Her family's well off, she's dating the cute boy next door, she has plenty of friends, and although she long ago wrote her mother off as a superficial gym rat, she's thankful to have allies in her loving, laid-back dad and her younger brother.

Loann's always wanted to be popular and pretty like her sister, Claire. So when Claire's ex-boyfriend starts flirting with her, Loann is willing to do whatever it takes to feel special even if that means betraying her sister. But as Loann slips inside Claire's world, she discovers that everything is not as it seems. Claire's quest for perfection is all-consuming, and comes at a dangerous price. And Loann is frightened she could lose the sister she's always idolized.

No matter how you try to hide it, the truth will always come out . . . After a plane crash sees a group of seven teens washed up on a desert island, their first thought is survival. But a terrible secret from a party the night before has followed them ashore. Facing deadly threats and the fear...

Keely planned to keep her head down at her new school - she isn't there to make friends or memories, she just wants to be left alone. In order to get into college, she is roped into a programme that involves camping in the Welsh wilderness with five over-keen try-hards. Her plan is to keep her head down, keep her mouth shut and get through the next few days. But Keely is running from something. Something that drove her family out of their home and to this quiet town.

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.

"Ali Greenleaf's story is complex and beautifully told; full of fury, heartbreak, and hope." --Kathleen Glasgow, New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces and How to Make Friends With the Dark Ali Greenleaf and Blythe Jensen couldn't be more different. Ali is sweet, bitingly funny, and...

This powerful and timely contemporary classic takes a deep look at the aftermath of a tragic school shooting, told from the perspective of the shooter's girlfriend. For readers of Marieke Nijkamp's This Is Where It Ends. Five months ago, Valerie Leftman's boyfriend, Nick, opened fire on their...

Macy grew up unwanted, unloved, and alone. By his teens he had quit school and begun stealing. In and out of juvie, Macy is a shoplifter, a car thief, and, by age eighteen, a murderer. Danny grew up physically disabled, raised by his grandmother, and a loner. Now sixteen, he finds solace in taking photographs, particularly of monarch butterflies, and thinking about Leah, the most beautiful girl in town.

Jaya’s a rich kid. Rasa’s broke and without guidance. On the edge of adulthood and on the opposite sides of the tracks. Romeo and Juliet, on fair Oahu. Seventeen-year-old Jaya Mehta detests wealth, secrets, and privilege, though he has them all. His family is Indian, originally from Gujarat...

★ "An adrenaline rush-inducing must-read." —School Library Journal, starred review ★ "A powerful and moving depiction of seeking justice amid mourning." —Booklist, starred review This edge-of-your-seat Indigenous murder-mystery set in Costa Rica from Pura Belpré and Walter Dean Myers...

Bloomsbury presents I Didn't Do It by Elle Gonzalez Rose, read by Stacy Gonzalez I Killed Zoe Spanos meets The Counselors in this YA thriller about the daughter of a killer who must prove her innocence after a night of fun turns deadly. Dina Soto is used to laying low. Ever since her father...

Da mesma autora de Céu sem estrelas, esta é uma história delicada sobre ter coragem para falar o que guardamos bem lá no fundo e para nos abrirmos a novos caminhos . Mari mal se lembra da última vez que se sentiu bem dentro da escola. Desde que seus colegas começaram a espalhar boatos...