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Her star power in demand on a hit Broadway play, Hollywood teen starlet Kaitlin Burke packs up her entourage (ok, her showbiz family, friends, assistant, and publicist, but not the dreamy boyfriend) and moves to the Big Apple for the summer. Kaitlin is the toast of the town and she hits the most exclusive New York nightspots, enjoys the best food (Hello, Magnolia Bakery), and even guests as a celebrity host on Saturday Night Live!

Jaden Sinclair knows he'll never amount to anything...so why would he deserve a girl like Priscilla Mendoza? Since last summer, things have been screwed up between Jaden and Pris. He knows it's his fault, but that doesn’t stop him from wanting to go a few rounds with her new boyfriend. He also knows he’s the loser his dad calls him, but it doesn’t stop him from wanting her.

The doctors assure Erin Bennett and her parents that they can't find a physical cause for her headaches. But the throbbing, violent pain is so intense that Erin knows she needs help. Even landing the lead in the senior musical opposite David Devlin, the good-looking, popular guy everyone else is wild about, doesn't give Erin much pleasure. In fact, she finds David so annoying that her headaches are getting worse. Erin knows that the headaches started just after the death of her younger sister, Amy, one year ago. She though her grieving was over, but somehow the headaches must be connected to Amy.

His whole life Carter’s fought to hold it together: To help Mom run their store. To be there for his special-needs sister, Sara, and be the perfect boyfriend Mel wants. To dominate on the basketball court - the only place he ever feels free. And to carry Mom up the stairs when she’s too smashed to make it on her own. It isn't like she has a problem. Mom loves them. If she doesn't drink every day, she's not really an alcoholic, right? Wrong. Then Kira Dawson, a girl with a bipolar wardrobe and rotating hairstyles comes to town. Somehow, she sees the truths he hides from the world.

Jessica McMillian and Jeremy Travino are a perfect couple. But now Jessica has been diagnosed as having kidney failure. She is on dialysis three days a week and is so depressed that she's not sure she wants to live. Her one hope for a normal life is a kidney transplant, but she's an only child and her parents aren't suitable donors. Jeremy is determined to donate one of her kidneys to her, but his parents are terrified of losing their only child. Will Jeremy find the strength to go against his parents' wishes and do what he must to save Jessica?

Simone never saw herself as the "cute girl" - she was always the chunky smartmouth. But after a year of avoiding her wicked almost-stepmonster through Zumba class, Simone's now sporting a whole new retro style. And people keep acting oddly. One thing: her stepmonster seems to be trying to accidentally kill her, or at least fatten her back up. And so when Simone's brother offers to let her move in with him and his six roommates for the summer, Simone jumps at the chance for some normalcy.

In first grade, twins Alexis and Adam wrote down what they wanted to be when they grew up and put it in their teacher’s time capsule. Now entering their senior year in high school, they are surprised to find out what they wrote: Alexis wanted to "help people" and Adam wanted to be a fireman. But that was before Adam got sick and their family fell apart. Adam’s leukemia is now in remission but, sadly, so is the twins’ family. Their mother and father are always working - not only don’t they have time for Alexis and Adam, they don’t have time for each other. Alexis can’t even convince them to take a weekend off for one last family vacation to Disney World.

When Rose’s mom dies, she leaves behind a brown paper bag labeled Rose’s Survival Kit. Inside the bag, Rose finds an iPod, with a to-be-determined playlist; a picture of peonies, for growing; a crystal heart, for loving; a paper star, for making a wish; and a paper kite, for letting go. As Rose ponders the meaning of each item, she finds herself returning again and again to an unexpected source of comfort. Will is her family’s gardener, the school hockey star, and the only person who really understands what she’s going through. Can loss lead to love?

Courtesy of watching his mom’s relationships, Sebastian Hawkins knows what girls need to do to get a guy. He has what he considers a PhD in hooking up. When he needs extra cash for a car, Sebastian starts up an online venture as The Hook-up Doctor, to anonymously help girls land the guy of their dreams. Of course, his services don’t offer a happily-ever-after guarantee. He’s seen firsthand getting together never means staying together. And then he falls in love.… With the last girl he would expect.… Totally not in his game plan.

Katie O'Roark is thrilled to learn that Jenny House is being rebuilt. After the fire last year, Katie thought she could never return to the camp, where she spent the summers with teens like her who faced medical odds stacked against them. It's not until Katie arrives at camp that she discovers that Josh Martel, her former boyfriend, is also a counselor. Being near Josh again brings back a flood of old emotions for Katie. And when Josh confronts unexpected adversity, Katie knows she has to work out her feelings for him.

There are two kinds of people on the island -- those who leave at summer's end...and those who are left behind. Kendra and Mona are best friends, local girls who spend their summers catering to rich tourists and the rest of the year chafing against small-town life. Then Mona's mom marries one of the island's rich summer visitors, and Mona joins the world of the Boston elite, leaving Kendra and Martha's Vineyard behind. When Mona returns the following summer, everything is different. Now Mona spends her days sunbathing with her private-school friends, while Kendra works at The Willow Inn -- a job she and Mona once hoped to do together. Unlike his sister, Mona's twin brother Henry hasn't changed. He's spending his summer the way he always has: with long, quiet hours fishing. Early mornings before work become special for Kendra as she starts sharing them with Henry, hoping he can help her figure Mona out. Then Kendra hatches a plan to prove she's Mona's one true friend. She'll uncover the identity of the twins' birth father, a question that has always obsessed Mona. And so she sets out to unravel the seventeen-year-old mystery of the summer boy who charmed Mona's mother. But are some secrets better off staying buried?

Pink Angels and best friends Holly, Raina, and Kathleen have been through a lot over the past year. The summer before their senior year promises to be busy but fun, as Holly and Raina return to their full-time volunteer jobs at the hospital and Kathleen, who needs the money, works at the hospital gift shop. Of course, Raina and Kathleen will be spending as much time as possible with their boyfriends, Hunter and Carson. Holly is happy for her friends, but she can’t help feeling a little left out when hanging out with the two couples.

Seventeen-year-old Kyle was blinded when a chemistry experiment exploded. His doctors don't know whether he'll get his vision back, and he's deeply depressed. Carley understands how miserable it is to be in the hospital. At sixteen, she's had plenty of experience. But Carley is keeping a secret from Kyle. She knows boys like girls who are pretty - and she's not. Scarred by a facial deformity, she has always used her sense of humor to cope. But now that she's become so close to Kyle, she's worried that if his bandages are removed and he sees her, it will be the end of their relationship.

Mia ha tredici anni e un desiderio segreto: fare la scrittrice. Perciò, quando una famosa scuola di scrittura seleziona alcuni candidati, decide di partecipare. Per trovare qualche buona idea e portare alla commissione esaminatrice un testo originale, va a rileggere il suo vecchio diario di bambina. Alla selezione parteciperà anche Sean, ragazzo attraente e aspirante scrittore, e Mia vuole assolutamente fare una bella figura con lui!

Che puoi fare quando la tua migliore amica si mette in testa un'idea assurda? Nient'altro che assecondarla. È esattamente quello che accade a Mia, quattordici anni e il sogno di diventare scrittrice, quando l'amica Jenny decide di voler girare un film. Ma non un film da niente. Una vera e propria produzione con tanto di regista, fonico, costumista, casting per gli attori. E una star come protagonista: Gabriele, il protagonista della serie tv "Un avvocato in famiglia". Sì, perché Jenny si è innamorata di lui ed è disposta a tutto pur di farsi notare.

Mia è cresciuta e ha iniziato a scrivere. Ma prima di cimentarsi nel ruolo di romanziera, decide di raccontare la vita vera, attraverso la cronaca e l'informazione. Vuole fare la giornalista! Prima di tutto cerca di scoprire i segreti del mestiere e scrive pezzi all'inizio più semplici, legati a ciò che conosce, poi sempre più complessi, fino a realizzare addirittura una corrispondenza dall'estero! La sua "carriera" di giornalista in erba si mescola con la sua storia d'amore con Sean che va avanti tra piccoli litigi e gelosie reciproche, riappacificazioni, progetti e promesse.

È di nuovo autunno. Anche se ormai sta con Mirko, Vale non riesce a nascondere il proprio malumore: cominciano così a fioccare i brutti voti, lei ha scatti di nervosismo continui e diventa silenziosa e ombrosa, proprio lei che è così piena di vita. Quando i genitori si rendono conto della situazione a scuola, la costringono a passare le vacanze di Natale in Abruzzo, per studiare e recuperare, con loro e la sorellina Giulia, che intanto sta crescendo e si fa sempre più bella.

Ci sono storie che nascono dal cuore: basta uno sguardo, un impercettibile battito di ciglia, un movimento improvviso che attira l'attenzione o un piccolo sorriso che appare così, senza volerlo. E poi ci sono dei luoghi magici che sempre ritornano, quasi per caso; custodiscono ricordi, emozioni, delusioni, sogni, gioie e a volte anche qualche dolore. E infine ci sono le parole, quelle che riempiono il cuore, ti tormentano o ti rendono felice, ti sorridono o leniscono la tua pena come balsamo della vita.

Un nuovo racconto della serie su Marta e Vale, le amiche per la pelle di "TVUKDB".

Quando ormai Alicia pensa che la storia tra lei e Rudi, il ragazzo messicano conosciuto l'estate precedente, sia acqua passata, ecco che riceve una lettera in cui lui le scrive che è pronto a adempiere alla promessa che le aveva fatto prima di salutarla: un biglietto aereo a suo nome è stato acquistato e Rudi l'aspetta in Messico da lì a poco! Ad Alicia non sembra vero: dovrà ottenere il permesso dai suoi genitori e poi potrà abbracciare quel ragazzo dagli occhi nocciola e dal sorriso dolce che desidera tanto.