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Personalities clash and friendships shift between six very different girls in this audio collection of the first five books in Melody Carlson’s Carter House Girls series. YA readers will enjoy the juicy storylines, new romances, and hidden secrets of each girl, as well as the changes each...

On a warm summer's morning, a bicycle chime outside Lily's window plunges her into waking consciousness, followed by the scowl of a girl with twintailed hair. As the days grow steadily longer, she struggles to navigate the mountains which conspire to ruin her peaceful days. And yet her hardships only begin when she makes her way across the finishing line.

Dera Edwards knows her life is over when she's shipped off to live with her estranged father in the middle of White Suburbia. To make matters worse, Dera learns that her new school doesn’t have a girls’ track team, shattering her dreams of getting a track scholarship and, one day, competing...

The Northern States of Juro rose from blood and rebellion, carved out by those who would not bow to tyranny. Diana was born into that legacy—daughter of a militia colonel and a warrior known as the Angel of Death. But when an assassin's arrow claims her mother's life, Diana is thrust into a far greater war. With only her mother's dying words to guide her, she discovers the dark artifact at the heart of the spreading corruption: the Book of Chaos.

National bestselling author Phil Stamper crafts the perfect summer friendship story, starring four queer boys with big hearts and even bigger dreams. It’s the summer before senior year. Gabriel, Reese, Sal, and Heath are best friends, bonded in their small, rural town by their queerness, their...

Jack is finally finding his rhythm in New Earth. Between crafting sessions, run-ins with dinosaurs, and bonding with his quirky companions, things seem to be turning around. His ground sloth, Snowy, and his buzzing team of bees make leveling up a little sweeter, and his parents are starting to accept his unconventional path.

Jack's journey in New Earth is just beginning—but things are already getting complicated. After completing a rare quest and unlocking an unusual class, Jack's life is more chaotic than ever. His parents think he's attending vocational school (he's not), and his breakup with Lydia still stings. Despite the doubts creeping in, Jack decides to stick with his new gaming career—he's in too deep to quit now. With the support of friends, system prompts, and a bit of stubborn determination, Jack sets out to see just how far he can push his quirky new class. But will this path be the right one for him?

The very last thing 17-year-old Emmott Syddall wants is to turn out like her dad. She’s descended from 10 generations who never left their dull English village, and there’s no way she’s going to waste a perfectly good life that way. She’s moving to London and she swears she is never coming back. But when the unexplained deaths of her neighbors force the government to quarantine the village, Em learns what it truly means to be trapped. Now, she must choose.

In the kingdom of Adania, everyone knows what Princess Alyrra did to earn the court's contempt, her mother's disdain, and her brother's hatred. She betrayed her own. Yet, the truth hides another story - one of honor and honesty, of a princess gambling her own life for another's. It's a tale of courage, consequences, and a choice that can never be undone.

"This debut is a gritty teen drama full of mature themes that unfurl in compassionate ways and will resonate with many readers...Heartbreaking and powerful." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Euphoria meets Girl in Pieces in this coming-of-age story of a girl trying to put a grief-stricken past...

Ezra Slevin is an anxious, neurotic insomniac who spends his nights questioning his place in the universe and his days obsessing over Imogen, a nerdy girl with gigantic eyebrows and a heart of gold. For weeks, Ezra has been working up the courage to invite Imogen to prom. The only problem is Imogen's protective best friend, Wynonna Jones. Wynonna has blue hair, jams to 80s rock, and has made a career out of tormenting Ezra for as long as he can remember. Then, on the night of a total solar eclipse, something strange happens to Ezra and Wynonna - and they wake up in each other's bodies.

Seventeen, dead, and in charge of heaven's dark angels—all itching to kill someone. Madison Avery's dreams of ever fitting in at her new school died when she did. Especially since she was able to maintain the illusion of a body, deal with a pesky guardian angel, and oh yeah, bring the reaper...

Her heart or her world? Grappling with the consequences of locking the door, Gianna’s life takes an even stranger turn when she tries to make things right. She struggles to learn more about the Caretaker’s duties and soon uncovers a terrifying secret: All the other Caretakers have begun to disappear and it looks like she’s next on the list. When tragedy strikes close to home, she reaches out to her sole friend in the universe - a powerful man from another world who hasn’t stopped searching for her since the day she locked the door.

Emerson Dance is one of the most prestigious dance companies in the country. And I got kicked off the team right before nationals because my curves don’t “fit.” Not their idea of a perfect dancer's body and definitely not their costume. I’m going to enter the competition on my own and show them that every body is a dancer’s body. It will mean practicing in the gym with the bodybuilders, but I can shove my nerves—and my attraction to Carter McCormac—aside long enough to win.

When a bomb goes off in the middle of a hospital fundraiser, Native American guide-turned-housewife Jane Whitefield finds herself face to face with the cause of the explosion: a young pregnant girl who has been tracked across the country by a team of hired hunters.That night, regardless of what she wants or the vow that she's made to her husband, Jane must come back to transform one more victim into a runner. And her quest for safety sets in motion a mission that will be a rescue operation - or a chance for revenge.

A neglected 12-year-old boy does nothing to report the death of his mother in order to compete in a spelling bee. A tragic coming-of-age tale of horror and drama in the setting of a hot New Orleans summer.

Alice Garrett was The Girl Most Likely To…well, not date her little brother’s baggage-burdened best friend, for starters. For Tim, it wouldn’t be smart to fall for Alice. For Alice, nothing could be scarier than falling for Tim. But Tim has never been known for making the smart choice, and Alice is starting to wonder if the “smart…choice is always the right one. When these two crash into each other, they crash hard.

Tras verse arrastrada al mundo mágico de Caraval, Donatella Dragna por fin ha escapado de su padre y librado a su hermana Scarlett de un funesto matrimonio concertado. Desesperada, hizo un trato con un misterioso criminal, y ahora le debe algo que nadie ha logrado averiguar hasta el momento: el verdadero nombre del Maestro Legend. Su única posibilidad de descubrir la identidad de Legend es alzarse con la victoria en Caraval, así que Tella se embarcará una vez más en la competición.

I don't know about love. I suspect the emotion that others apparently feel all the time is just . . . absent from me. Like there's an ingredient missing from the recipe. The possible exception is Gran. Grace cares about only two things: performing magic and her cantankerous gran. Gran shares her prickly personality and spiky sense of humour, and she's the only one Grace lets into her tightly locked heart – until she meets Simon, a schoolmate who promises to help her turn her magic tricks into a small business and social media stardom.

Meine Romanfigur wurde von zwei entgegengesetzten Kräften geformt; dem Druck, den sozialen Normen zu entsprechen und dem Druck, ehrlich zu mir selbst zu sein. Ich will ehrlich zu Ihnen sein. Diese Kräfte haben mich innerlich wirklich zerrissen. Sie haben mich erst in eine und dann in die andere Richtung gezogen. Es gab Zeiten, da haben sie mich dazu gebracht, meine gesamte Existenz in Frage zu stellen.