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It's been six months since Sarah's mom died. Three months since her dad fell apart. Sarah has left her fine arts boarding school to take care of her dad and her little brother, and now she's trying to hold everything together at home while adjusting to the local public high school. With her dad's drinking and spending getting out of control, Sarah struggles to make sure that the bills are paid, that her brother is fed and safe, that her dad's grief won't crush them all. She has no time for art, unless she's cranking out a piece to sell online for some grocery money. 

Todo comienza con un trabajo para la clase de Literatura: escribir una carta a una persona muerta. Laurel decide Todo comienza con un trabajo para la clase de Literatura: escribir una carta a una persona muerta. Laurel decide escribirle a Kurt Cobain, quien murió joven como May, su hermana. Luego de la primera carta, ya no puede detenerse, y escribirá otras a Janis Joplin, Amy Winehouse, Jim Morrison y Heath Ledger, entre otros personajes famosos. Sin embargo, no le entrega ninguna a su profesora.La tarea permanece oculta… como tantas cosas de su vida.

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.

In this fast-paced thriller, eighteen-year-old Calli finds herself alone after the loss of her father—until a bruised and broken girl shows up on her property, forcing her to face the present, rethink her future, and unearth the skeletons of her own past. Life has never been easy in the small...

When their father went to prison last year for embezzlement, twins Alex and Olly Brucke lost everything: their house, their college funds, most of their friends, and even their mother, who’s so focused on making ends meet that she’s never around anymore. The only thing they can count on lately is each other. But after their father dies unexpectedly in prison, the twins start to fracture. Alex is spiraling, skipping classes to spend all of her time drunk or high. And Olly is struggling with a secret his dad ordered him to keep: they have a secret half-brother named Tyler.

Seventeen-year-old Jules grew up in her mother’s spotlight. A 'parenting influencer,' Britt shares details of her daughter’s life - pictures, intimate stories, insecurities, all - to a point that becomes unbearable to Jules. And suddenly she’s gone. Natalie has only barely begun to grieve her best friend Jules’s death when Britt announces her plans to publish a memoir that will dissect Jules’s life and death. But Nat knows the truth behind Britt's 'perfect' Instagram feed - Jules hated the pressure, the inauthenticity, the persona.

Rachel and her little sister, Jane, are spending the summer with two strangers who happen to be their grandparents. Up until their mom’s death a few months ago, Rachel didn’t know these people existed, and now she’s been packed off to the family ranch in the interior of British Columbia—a place with mountains, lakes, and zero cell service. But her newfound family isn’t the only secret that’s been kept from her.

Fifteen-year-old Kermit Sanders knows grief and its all-encompassing shadows. After losing his beloved older sister in a tragic car accident, nothing quite punctures through the feelings of loss. Everywhere Kermit goes, he is reminded of her. But then Kermit finds a mysterious invitation in his locker, signed anonymously with “-1.” He has no idea what he’s in for, but he shows up to find out. Dubbed the “Minus-One Club,” a group of his school-mates has banded together as a form of moral support. The members have just one thing in common—they have all suffered the tragic loss of a loved one.

A bittersweet story about family, friendship, and the impact one life can have on others no matter how young it is. Brooke was just killed in an accident, but a part of her is still here. Seeking answers, she sets out to retrace her life and soon meets others like her. Among them is Tyler. Tyler remembers Brooke from before, and so she hesitantly gives him the one thing she never bothered to when they were alive: a chance.

Als ihr Vater bei einem Unfall ums Leben kommt, bricht für die 17-jährige Alice eine Welt zusammen. Monatelang zieht sie sich in ihr Schneckenhaus zurück. Bis sie einen Stapel alter Briefe ihrer Mutter findet, welche die Familie vor Jahren verlassen hat. Alice beschließt, ihre Mutter zu suchen. Mit dem alten Auto ihres Vaters macht sie sich auf den langen Weg durch den Westen der USA. Und dort, auf einsamen Highways, in wunderschönen Nationalparks und aufregenden Städten, findet Alice schließlich nicht nur zu sich selbst, sondern auch ihre erste große Liebe.

Wie weit würdest du für die Wahrheit gehen? Als Juul das Grab ihres großen Bruders Milan besucht, kann sie nicht fassen, was sie dort sieht: Jemand hat in die frische Erde "Truth + Dare = Wahrheit" geschrieben. Milan liebte dieses Spiel und war bei YouTube für seine waghalsigen Videos bekannt. Dann erhält Juul auch noch eine Trauerkarte mit einer erschütternden Botschaft: Wenn sie wissen möchte, wie ihr Bruder wirklich gestorben ist, muss auch sie sich auf eine Mutprobe einlassen.

Andrea McNulty has a wonderful life: she's a high school field hockey star, a doted-upon big sister, the beloved daughter of two happy parents. But when she wakes up in a motel room the morning after her eighteenth birthday, she's covered in blood and can't remember what happened the previous night. According to the news, Andi's parents were brutally attacked in the middle of the night. Her father is dead, her mother is in a coma, her little brother Josh is missing—and Andi is the prime suspect.

In this tender genre-bending young adult novel by New York Times bestselling author Aisha Saeed, two teen protagonists grow from friends to something more in the aftermath of a tragedy in their magical town. Moonlight Bay is a magical place—or it was once. After a tragic death mars the town...

For fans of Becky Albertalli and Julie Murphy, this beautifully raw coming-of-age story follows bi, fat surfer girl Casey who turns to journaling to navigate what it means to crush on your two best friends at the same time. Ten years ago, the Scar Squad promised each other nothing would tear...

At 16, Brie Darnet was always considered the good girl. With temptation around every corner, she has managed to hold tightly to her morals even in high school. Life was perfect until...it wasn't anymore. When tragedy struck, Brie lost her older sister and was struck with grief. Brie suddenly finds herself the target of bullying as her friends begin falling down a dangerous path of drugs and alcohol, Brie struggles with the betrayal from her friends and boyfriend, while also dealing with the loss of her sister.

After falling into mage’s oblivion, Dawn wakes to a nightmare. All of Amaria’s magic is out of balance from Ryze’s return, and at Necromancer Academy, unruly magic could mean death. That’s one constant Dawn is prepared for, though. What she isn’t prepared for is how far Ryze’s minions will go to protect The Staff of Sullivan. It’s hidden in the academy’s catacombs, and it must be important. But how? With the skin-walker thwarting her every step, Dawn must find the staff and stop the skin-walker once and for all. Unless it stops her first.

"Nous sommes au regret de vous informer que vous allez être frappé par une mort prématurée dans les prochaines vingt-quatre heures. Toute l'équipe de Death-Cast est sincèrement désolée de vous perdre. Vivez pleinement cette journée, ok ?" Le 5 septembre, un peu après minuit, Mateo et Rufus reçoivent chacun le funeste appel. Ils ne se connaissent pas, mais cherchent tous deux à se faire un nouvel ami en ce jour final. Heureusement, il existe aussi une appli pour ça, Le Dernier Ami.

Emil wird sterben. Es ist das Erste, was Ansel über ihn erfährt, als er ihn bei seinem Praktikum auf der Intensivstation kennenlernt. Eine Tatsache, die sich nur zu leicht ignorieren lässt, während sich die beiden Hals über Kopf ineinander verlieben und sich in ihrem gemeinsamen Universum verlieren. Da zählt nur noch Emils Wunsch, den Ansel erfüllen möchte: einen Roadtrip bis nach Schottland. Auf dieser Reise wächst Ansel über sich hinaus und ist schließlich doch kein bisschen bereit für das Unausweichliche.

Eine junge Frau, ein Fahrrad und ein Adler. So beginnt ein spannender und aufregender Weg, auf dem nicht nur ein Familiengeheimnis gelüftet wird. Lea ist mit ihren siebzehn Jahren ganz schön stark, obwohl sie sich nicht so fühlt und alles in ihrem Leben schief zu laufen scheint. Als die ihr wichtigste Person plötzlich stirbt, scheint es zunächst, als bräche alles zusammen, und doch ist es der Anfang von etwas, das sie endlich zu sich selbst führt.

Maria er kun 14 år, og alligevel er hun meget syg. Faktisk er hun så syg, at kun en hjertetransplantation kan redde hendes liv. Det sætter gang i mange tanker hos den unge pige, og igennem breve til lillesøsteren lærer vi hendes tanker og følelser at kende. Maria spekulerer både over, hvad der sker, hvis hun dør, og over de følelser, hun pludselig nærer for sin gode ven Markus. Gretelise Holm (f. 1946) er en dansk forfatter, journalist og samfundsdebattør.