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In this heartfelt and hilarious coming-of-age romance, Sean discovers his bisexuality and his true voice while chasing his dream as a stand-up comedian. "What can I say about this brave, disarmingly funny, heart-punch of a book? Tim Manley writes with vulnerability, wit, and unblinking honesty...

Being a chubby girl in a society that values skinny isn’t just painful. Sometimes, it’s downright dangerous. Eighteen-year-old Lena learns this all too well when a tactless remark from her boyfriend triggers her descent into anorexia and depression. Repeatedly congratulated for her weight loss, Lena’s disordered eating escalates. It isn’t until she hits rock bottom that Lena admits her reckless pursuit of “skinny” might actually be ruining her life.

Perfect for fans of Erin Baldwin and Elise Bryant, this sapphic rom-com—a companion novel to Nav’s Foolproof Guide to Falling in Love—stars a girl determined to reinvent herself, in life and in love. Hallie loves romance, but it doesn’t seem to love her back. Her six-time broken heart...

Jake’s journey is one of incredible hardship, relentless hope, and unexpected triumph. Born with a disability and abandoned by his father at a young age, Jake’s early life is shaped by loss. Raised by a devoted mother who eventually succumbs to illness, Jake is left to navigate the world on his own—until a series of life-altering events leave him without a home or a future.

Napoléon revient sur ses 15 ans pour poser un regard à la fois sensible et amusé sur les évènements marquants qu’il a alors été appelé à vivre. Après avoir aperçu, au premier jour de la rentrée scolaire, celle de qui il tombe follement amoureux, Napoléon se lance dans une double quête : se rapprocher de cette fille tout en vainquant ce sentiment d’angoisse qui l’empêche de se réaliser pleinement.

Mila Falks Welt gerät kurz vor ihrem 16. Geburtstag aus den Fugen, als ihre Mutter ein Jobangebot annimmt, das die Familie ins fremde Zürich führt. Mila kämpft mit der Trennung von ihrer besten Freundin Juno und der Einsamkeit an ihrer neuen Schule. Trost findet sie zunächst im Essen, doch als sich das äußerlich bemerkbar macht, gerät sie in die gefährliche Spirale einer Essstörung. Nach einem Zusammenbruch wird Mila in eine Klinik eingewiesen. Dort trifft sie Nicolas, den Sohn des Klinikdirektors, und verliebt sich in ihn.

A must-read for fans of Morgan Matson and Kasie West, this YA novel in verse and conversation—cowritten by bestselling authors Jeff Zentner and Brittany Cavallaro—follows a girl trying to outrun her problems and a boy just discovering the outside world as they embark on a life-changing road...

A teen starts to fall for the boy she and her best friend agreed was off-limits while building a relationship with the new guy in town at the same time in this seaside teen romance perfect for fans of The Summer I Turned Pretty. Amelia’s summers in Cape Cod have always been about three things...

Siya Kumar is done with liars. Part of the reason Siya joins her school’s mock trial team is to honor the memory of her mother, a lawyer who was killed in a car accident when Siya was just ten years old. Her mom always told her that the truth is like a flame that burns away lies. When Raj...

Zoe Brown is a thoughtful teenager burdened by anxiety and the daily pressures of fitting in. Battling feelings of isolation, she hides her struggles behind a mask, yearning for acceptance in a world that seems to overlook her. Through her humour and resilience, Zoe’s story shines a light on the hidden challenges faced by many young people today. Ellen Maclaren’s reality is harsher—a chaotic and abusive home where she fights to protect her baby sister. Forced to grow up too fast, Ellen’s tale is one of courage and survival, where love is her driving force amidst unthinkable adversity.

Seventeen-year-old Truth Bangura wants nothing more than to know a life beyond her hometown. Writing and performing is her only solace in a life overwhelmed by a drifting relationship with her best friend, an emotionally turbulent home environment, and the reality that her below-average grades make her true dream—escaping her mother's grasp after graduation—uncertain. When Truth learns she's pregnant by her ex-boyfriend, she makes one decision she's finally sure about: an abortion.

Liv, a 12-year-old foster kid, musical marvel, and con artist, combines her talent with street smarts to land herself a spot on America’s number one reality TV show, "The Talent." Propelled through the competition by instinct, cunning, and talent, Liv may have met her match with Donny Wonder, the show's cutthroat producer. Donny uncovers Liv’s deception but worries exposing her may damage or even cancel the show. With the show’s future in the balance, Liv and Donny must decide if they will be true to the music, their friendship, or their own self-interests.

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When Avery Taylor stumbles across an unconscious classmate in the river, he fears a life is at stake. Although his quick actions are enough to save Tristan, Avery’s left with more questions than answers about that fateful night: What was Tristan doing in the river in the first place? Could all the rumors about him be true? And why should Avery care so much, anyway?

Quem nunca desejou ser invisível? Quem nunca desejou deixar de ser? Mais de 500 mil exemplares vendidos. Uma história comovente sobre bullying e as perigosas consequências de fecharmos os olhos. Um audiolivro necessário para adolescentes, pais e professores.

In this New York Times bestseller, brilliant detective Tandy Angel is meeting her lost love in Paris—but when he becomes more distant, she starts to question everything she knows. Is there anyone she can trust? After investigating multiple homicides and her family's decades-old skeletons in...

Will is a 17-year-old on the cusp of freedom—freedom from providing and caring for their abusive, addicted mother, freedom from their small town with an even smaller mindset, and freedom from having to hide who they truly are. When their mother dies months before their 18th birthday, Will is granted this freedom earlier than expected. They begin to dream of escaping to the big city of Baltimore, of dating the magnetic and gorgeous Julian, and of living, unencumbered and free.

Darkness has a way of bringing things to life. Things forgotten. Things from our past. This becomes all too apparent for Miracle Jenkins. All she wants is a normal life filled with friends, family, and the occasional red Slurpee. But a life-changing event involving the police turns her world upside-down. Miracle’s only retreat is music, which takes her soul on adventures in the past. But even music cannot hide her from the racism of her small California city. Nor can it shield her from the evils of this world. Still, she turns to the darkness.

O Colégio João Cabral de Melo Neto já foi palco de diferentes histórias, algumas sobre ansiedade, outras sobre depressão. Todas elas, no entanto, têm em comum amizade e superação. Não poderia ser diferente com este novo livro que encerra a série Cabeça Jovem. Alan sofre com sua baixa autoestima e excessiva timidez; Duda luta contra momentos paralisantes de puro pânico. Ambos se sentem sozinhos, isolados e sem esperança. Porém, a escuridão não é páreo para a amizade e, juntos, os dois descobrirão a força que têm dentro de si.

No passado, Ana Lúcia tomou uma decisão muito difícil para viver um grande amor: deixar sua filha com o pai e perder completamente o contato com a menina. Muitos anos se passaram, e o arrependimento começou a brigar com a certeza de ter tomado uma decisão boa para si. Ao olhar para a tela do computador e ver na internet o perfil da filha, agora já com 15 anos, decide entrar em contato e, a partir daí, muita coisa precisará ser explicada. Um livro inteiramente composto por trocas de mensagens que explora diferentes pontos de vistas sobre o poder do perdão e as relações humanas que nos definem.