Showing titles in Coming of Age

Stargirl has moved and left everything behind: Arizona, Mica High, enchanted desert places–and Leo. He’s all she can think about, and her life begins to feel like a parade of unhappy anniversaries. Then Stargirl meets her wonderfully bizarre new neighbors: Dootsie, the curly-headed...

Some call it a miracle. Others call it a curse. What if it’s both? Telly D. Young has a gift no one can explain; his touch heals the sick, mends the broken, and brings life where death has already settled in. But every miracle carries a hidden cost, one that could alter the future of everyone he saves! When Telly returns to Alder Bend in the wake of a deadly COVID-19 outbreak, whispers spread quickly: The boy who vanished after a miracle has come back.

From Matthew Quick, bestselling author of The Silver Linings Playbook, comes a heartfelt, unconventional and moving novel for readers who love John Green and Annabel Pitcher. Nanette O'Hare is an unassuming teen who has played the role of dutiful daughter, hard-working student, and star athlete...

This is a moving, funny and inspirational novel from the bestselling author of Skellig. *Shortlisted for the 2018 Costa Book Awards.* "The day is long, the world is wide, you're young and free." One hot summer morning, Davie steps boldly out of his front door. The world he enters is very...

A National Book Award Finalist with five starred reviews and multiple awards! A New York Times Notable Book * A Time Magazine Best YA Book of All Time * A Parade Best Young Adult Book of All Time * A Kirkus Best Book Of the Century * Publishers Weekly Flying Start * Publishers Weekly Best Book...

Jeden Tag trifft sich eine Gruppe von Freunden zum Skaten auf dem Skatepark, für Ari eine lebensrettende Aktivität. Sie kann sich kaum an ein Leben ohne Skateboard erinnern. Nach einer bewegten Kindheit scheint sie zufrieden zu sein, allein mit ihrem Vater Bob zu leben, mit ihrer Lehre in einem Malerbetrieb und mit ihren Skater-Kumpels, die sie als »eine von den Jungs« betrachten. Doch dann taucht ein neuer Junge im Skatepark auf, der ziemlich beeindruckende Tom.

Perfect Mexican daughters do not go away to college. And they do not move out of their parents' house after high school graduation. Perfect Mexican daughters never abandon their family. But Julia is not your perfect Mexican daughter. That was her sister Olga's role. Then a tragic accident on the busiest street in Chicago leaves Olga dead and Julia left behind to reassemble the shattered pieces of her family. And no one seems to acknowledge that Julia is broken, too. 

Narrated by the most compelling voice since Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, this is a quirky and original voyage of self-discovery triggered by a lost urn of ashes. The mini cab office was up a cobbled mews with little flat houses either side. That's where I first met Violet Park...

The events of FRAGILE ETERNITY have left the faery world off-balance, its key players fighting to maintain control over their world – and its secrets…Devlin lives in a world where everything is beautiful, ordered… and cruel. As a prominent member of the High Court and half-brother to Sorcha, the High Queen, he’s one of the most powerful faeries of the old guard.

Welcome to New York City's Upper East Side, where my friends and I live in luxe Fifth Avenue apartments and attend Manhattan's most exclusive private schools. We're smart, we've inherited classic good looks, we wear fantastic clothes, and we know how to party. We can't help it-we were born this...

Most days, Ellie Pillai is somewhere between invisible, and not very cool—and usually she's okay with that. But suddenly, Ellie feels different. Maybe it's the new boy at school who makes her brain explode into rainbows every time she sees him (and also happens to be going out with her best friend), or maybe it's her new drama teacher, the one who seems to have noticed she exists. Suddenly, her misfit style, her skin colour, her songwriting and all that getting lost in the music in her head seem to be okay, too. Because maybe standing out isn’t a bad thing after all.

Mati's family is reeling from the death of Mati's mother. Her Baba has drawn into himself, her sister Chichi is rebelling, and her young brother Tana is desperate for love and normalcy. When Chichi pulls her worst stunt yet, Baba uproots the family from their home in England for an extended camping holiday in their native Zimbabwe. Along for the trip is Meticais, a fabulously attired gender-neutral spirit--or ghost? or imaginary friend?—who only Mati can see and converse with.

"Cynthia Hand is the master of pulling at your heartstrings. The How & the Why tells both sides of an adoption story with love, compassion, and care." —Brigid Kemmerer, New York Times bestselling author of Letters to the Lost A poignant exploration of family and the ties that bind, from New...

Sardegna, anni cinquanta. In un entroterra rurale dove il tempo si misura per avvenimenti e per stagioni, una bambina, di nome Lellena, cresce ignorata dalla madre e senza un padre. Nel paese la cicatrice diventa non una stella ma una croce col potere della guarigione. Con lui Lellena impara a leggere, a scrutare il mondo nella sua complessità e bellezza. Accolti nella casa di Bastiana, locatrice casuale, che inizia a provare sentimenti taciuti per Gualtiero e una gelosia silenziosa per la ragazzina, i loro equilibri si fanno fragili.

A thrilling and intoxicating cat-and-mouse thriller about envy, revenge and the price of perfection, from the acclaimed author of THE GOLDENS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN HER … For reluctant online sensation Crystal, university is her chance to escape the clutches of her controlling vlogger family. She...

Das echte Leben ist eine herbe Enttäuschung. Leonie, genannt Leo, will sich nach der Schule kopfüber in die Freiheit stürzen und landet stattdessen auf dem Boden der Realität. Streit mit der Mutter, Strafanzeige gegen den Vater und Ferientage mit dem kleinen Bruder, statt ein Sommer mit Olli, der sie erst geküsst und dann sitzengelassen hat. Hin- und hergerissen zwischen dem Wunsch, sich ins Leben zu werfen und der Angst vor dem Absturz, beginnt für Leo ein unvergesslicher Sommer, in dem sie lernt, was es bedeutet, mutig zu sein.

"Some books are downright fun, and Right Where I Left You is one . . . Winters sends a quiet but important message that queer Black and brown kids deserve to live happily ever after too. . . Winters weaves all of these threads—the romance, the relatable anxiety, the message — into a book...

Richard K. Arbuster III is 14, and he’s beginning his freshman year at Indiana University. At least, he thinks he is, until his grandfather’s ultimatum: join the Alpha Alpha Omega fraternity or return to the dreaded and detested Bratsworth Academy. Richard has no desire to join a frat. He would rather spend his time reading and studying. But he has no choice and sets out to become the youngest frat bro ever.

New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson’s funny, heartbreaking, and utterly romantic tale gets a great new cover! Ginny Blackstone never thought she’d spend her summer vacation backpacking across Europe. But that was before she received the first little blue envelope from Aunt Peg...

Before the summer is over, Scarlett will have to survive a whirlwind of thievery and romantic missteps. But in the city where anything can happen, she just might be able to pull it off.