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On prom night, Hannah MacLaren sits in the headmaster's office in her fanciest dress, soaked to the bone. She pulled the fire alarm right as the queen was about to be crowned, and she's in huge trouble. But Hannah had her reasons for ruining the biggest night of everyone's lives. One year ago, her cousin Sophie, who was also her best friend and the person she loved most in the world, died of an overdose. Drowning in grief, Hannah became obsessed with one question: Who gave Sophie those pills? Then she concocted a plan.

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"17 km syd for Aalborg" er en kollektivroman for unge i Zoom On-serien. Samme lille by opleves en lørdag aften fra ti forskellige unges synsvinkel. Mikkel synes, at Marie er interessant, men flirter med Rebekka, som i virkeligheden bedst kan lide Johan, og så bliver Sofie jaloux. Peter kender sandheden om det, der ligger i en plovfure, men Johan og Lasses fantasi løber løbsk. De mødes til en fest hos Lau, de fleste af dem, måske blot for en kortere bemærkning. Men for nogle af dem bliver det en afgørende aften, en vej mod frigørelse.

What does it mean when your best friend is dead and your instinct is relief? A stunningly immersive debut about toxic friendships, grief, romance, and new beginnings. Friendship, at least for me, has never been anything but complicated. Before: One year ago, best friends Nora and Julia were...

Teodor er 13 år og elsker at cykle. Han drømmer om en dag at deltage i Tour de France. Gerne med Sofie fra klassen på bagsmækken, hvis det kan lade sig gøre. Sammen med vennen Kurt cykler han lange ture i det bakkede terræn uden for byen. Så er han også fri for at være hjemme i lejligheden hvor hans pirrelige storesøster roder med en ny kæreste, og hvor hans lillebror sidder foran computeren og skyder grønne mænd. Men det hele begynder den dag, da Teodor kommer til at gå ind i svømmehallen uden badebukser på.

Corey was born intersex, but their father and stepmother didn't make a big deal about it. Then Corey's dad dies suddenly. Now Corey's disapproving mother wants Corey to "pick a side". Corey's old enough to say no to medical intervention—but not old enough to avoid being held in a youth psych ward when their mom makes an issue of Corey's refusal to conform to the gender binary.

In diesem Jahr lässt Dad die Bombe platzen. Er ist pleite. Der einzige Ausweg: Ein Job, weit weg von zu Hause. Luca's Brüder sind aus dem Haus und so muss er allein in den sauren Apfel beißen. Er zieht mit seinem Vater aufs Land. Neue Freunde, neue Wohnung... natürlich eine neue Schule. Nicht genug, ist die neue Schule ein Klosterinternat. Zum Glück kann Luca zu Hause wohnen. Doch bald ereignen sich mysteriöse Einbrüche, in die sogar sein Vater verwickelt scheint. Er muss die Wahrheit herausfinden.

Casey's life in Langston has been charmed. She's the queen bee of her prep school, a shoe-in for prom queen, and on her way to the Ivy League come fall. She can't wait to leave the whole town of Langston behind her. That is until her father loses his job and she finds herself on the brink of losing her ticket out of town. The town of Langston is known for its picturesque lake and robust summer tourism. Everyone who lives in town has heard the rumors at some point—there is a treasure buried deep below the surface that no one has ever been able to find.

Shaadi preparations are in full swing, which means lehenga shopping, taste testing, dance rehearsals, and best of all, Arya’s sister Alina is home. The Khannas are together again, finally, and Arya wants to enjoy it. So she stifles her lingering resentment towards Alina, plays mediator during her sister’s fights with their mother, and welcomes her future brother-in-law with open arms. (Okay, maybe enjoy isn't exactly right.) Meanwhile at school, Arya’s senior year dreams are unraveling.

Chloe Brooks has only ever known what it's like to have everything. Her parents' wealth and place in society meant she had all she wanted, and friends everywhere she turned. Until it all crashes down: Her father is arrested in the middle of the night, under investigation for fraud. Bankrupt and facing foreclosure, Chloe must forgo her lavish summer plans as she and her mom are forced to move into one of the rundown apartments they still own, just outside Lexington, Kentucky. Without her riches, Chloe become unsure of who she is and if she is even worth anything if she nothing to offer.

In Waraka herrscht die Angst: Furcht vor der gottgleichen Großen Schlange, Furcht vor Skarf, ihrem Hüter, Furcht vor den Bestien außerhalb der Stadt. Auch Prinz Arkyn soll lernen, Angst zu verbreiten. Denn die Angst der anderen ist seine Macht. Doch Arkyn rebelliert. Gemeinsam mit seinem Seelentier, einem Säbelzahnjaguar, flieht er aus dem goldenen Käfig. Er trifft auf Saga, die von den windumtosten Inseln der Wulfen aufgebrochen ist, um das legendäre Waraka zu finden.

“A complete knockout. Readers will be thinking of this story long after they finish the final page.” —Adalyn Grace, New York Times bestselling author of Belladonna “Utterly compelling and impossible to put down.” —Rachel Griffin, New York Times bestselling author of Bring Me Your...

"Det er den sidste weekend i verden. I skal fucking dø på søndag. Hvad vil I gøre?"
Julius har taget sine to venner Viller og Thomsen med i sommerhus. Rosa, som måske er hans kæreste, er også på vej. De andre vil helst drikke sig stive foran brændeovnen og gå romantiske måneskinsture langs stranden. Det synes Julius er spild af tid, så han har planlagt en selskabsleg for viderekomne!

Se så, nu begynder vi. Men hvor begynder vi egentlig? Det tænker jeg over en gang imellem... For evigt din handler om at forlade den trygge barndom og finde sin plads i det svære ungdomsliv med venner, fester, forventninger og forelskelse. Vi følger pigen Ida, hvis fascination af den ældre ven, Kasper, giver hende nogle erfaringer, som sætter spor i hende for resten af livet. "Kontekst og intertekst": Gennem en række nyskrevne ungdomsromaner giver nogle af vores bedste forfattere et bud på, hvordan temaer fra klassiske kanonværker kan sættes i spil og gøres vedkommende for unge læsere i dag.

Best friends Carly, Daniella, Lainie, and Penny–aka the self-proclaimed #SummerSisters–have been coming to the New Jersey shore town of Ocean Park Heights ever since they could remember. And every year, the girls make a bucket list and dedicate their entire summer to completing every item on it, documenting their wacky escapades on FotoSlam for everyone to see. It's their tradition, and as long as the Summer Sisters had each other, the rocky jetty on the shore, and their bucket list, that would never change. Right? But then, tragedy strikes.

"Siden for evigt" er en usentimental og lydhør roman om at gå i ottende klasse og ikke føle, man har noget som helst til fælles med de andre; om trangen til at starte på en frisk med helt nye venner et helt nyt sted; og om ikke at vide, hvem ens far er. Der er 23 dage, til Cecilie fylder 15. Men hvad er der at fejre, når hun bare vil væk fra det hele? Fra sin mor, der ikke fatter, at man faktisk har krav på at vide, hvem ens far er. Fra Sandra og Nadja fra klassen, der pludselig vil lege veninder. Fra Mikkel, som hun lige kom til at kysse.

"Hollys Hav" er en roman om ydre og indre forandringer, om den første forelskelse, om venskaber, identitet, ensomhed, og om hvad det vil sige at være en familie. Da Hollys mor fortæller, at hun er gravid med en anden mand, og at Hollys far flytter, bliver der vendt op og ned på Hollys tilværelse. Hollys far er ikke hendes biologiske far, og Holly bliver i tvivl, om han så stadig er hendes far, når han ikke bor sammen med dem mere. På trods af et nyt akvarium og en spirende forelskelse bliver 13-årige Holly mere og mere forvirret og trist.

Roman Bright appears assured and confident, but in reality, school is a tricky space for them. Finding love - or even friends - when you're the only non-binary kid for miles around isn't easy. When anonymous postcards from 'Big Red' start showing up in Roman's locker and shortly afterwards entire walls of brightly coloured graffiti appear around the school signed by the same person, Roman is intrigued. Do they have a secret admirer? Roman thinks they know who is leaving these messages - their mega-crush and almost-boyfriend from last year, JJ.

A chilling thriller about an unlikely friendship between a true-crime fan and a former high school classmate suspected of murdering her influencer boyfriend, perfect for fans of Holly Jackson and Courtney Summers. On July 28 at 6:30 p.m., Kiri Dunsmore walks out of the desert wearing her...

Ein romantisch-witziges Hörbuch über die Wirren des allerersten Verliebtsein - mit Happy-End-Garantie! Kennst du dieses Megakribbeln, wenn man zum ersten Mal so richtig verliebt ist? Der absolute Wahnsinn - genau wie Luke! Wenn ich ihn nur ansehe, bekomme ich schon totales Herzflattern. Bloß doof, dass ich für ihn überhaupt nicht existiere. Aber dann bietet mir ausgerechnet Queen Chiara an, mich mit ihm zu verkuppeln. Sie ist nicht nur Lukes Schwester, sondern auch noch das angesagteste Mädchen unserer Stufe!