Résultats pour "Benjamin" dans Adolescents et jeunes adultes

Acclaimed performance poet and novelist Benjamin Zephaniah's honest, wry and poignant story of a young refugee left in London is of even more power and pertinence today than when it was first published. Life is not safe for Alem. His father is Ethopian, his mother Eritrean. Their countries are at war, and Alem is welcome in neither place. So Alem is excited to spend a holiday in London with his father - until he wakes up to find him gone. What seems like a betrayal is in fact an act of love, but now Alem is alone in a strange country and he must forge his own path....

In the moving and compelling debut novel from Benjamin Zephaniah, a young man's life is completely changed when his face is badly scarred in a car accident. Martin seems to have it all. He's cool, funny and he's the undisputed leader of the Gang of Three, who roam their East London estate during the holidays looking for fun. But one night after the Gang leave a late-night rap club, Martin accepts a ride from Pete, a Raider's Posse gang member. Too late, he realises that the car is stolen and that the police are after them.

Benjamin Forrest wakes up on a strange beach. Two suns shine in the sky, and a couple of miles out from the shore the sea drops off the edge of the world. Where is he? How did he get here? And most importantly, how can he get home? As he begins to encounter the unusual characters of Endinfinium, he finds himself at the center of a battle for a secret world. One in which he will play a decisive role...

In einer düsteren Welt voller Intrigen und Verrat wird Rya, eine Außenseiterin in ihrer Heimatstadt, in die Gruben von Itar geworfen. Gefangen hinter Mauern aus Dunkelheit und Verzweiflung finden sich nicht nur Gefahren und Geheimnisse, sondern auch Freundschaft. Dort, wo die Grenzen zwischen Gut und Böse verschwimmen, beginnt für Rya und ihre Freunde der Kampf ums Überleben.

For fans of Little White Lies and Two Can Keep a Secret comes an addictive thriller about a budding teen celebrity secretly investigating his brother's suspicious death while navigating the highs and lows of fame. Rising star Abel Miller has just landed a role in one of the hottest reboots on...

Je rok 1969 a po čtvrti Lower East Side v New Yorku se rozkřikne, že přicestovala žena s vyjímečnými schopnostmi, která dokáže každému předpovědět den jeho smrti. Pokušení nahlédnout do vlastní budoucnosti neodolají čtyři dospívající sourozenci z rodiny židovských přistěhovalců a vydají se za ní, aby poznaly svůj osud. V průběhu příštího půl století se pak nejmladší Simon dostane k baletu v San Francisku, snílek Klára se stane kouzelnicí balancující mezi realitou a fikcí.

Ve el mundo de otra manera. Te presentamos a Ginny Moon. Es la típica adolescente, toca la flauta en la banda de la escuela, practica baloncesto semanalmente, y lee poemas de Robert Frost en la clase de inglés. Pero Ginny es autista. Y lo que es importante para ella puede parecer un poco…...

“Why did he come back?" Tommy Tate finished his sophomore year alone at home, suspended from Latimer High School. Hated, dangerous, and accused of plotting to murder a classmate, Tommy was considered a monster by his peers and community. He swore that he would never step foot in LHS again. But now it’s fall, and after a summer of silence, Tommy arrives for the first day of school, leaving everyone to ask - why did he come back?

In this romantic thriller perfect for fans of Ace of Spades, James—the shy, handsome, mixed-race heir to the British throne—must choose between love and duty amidst a dangerous scandal and a tabloid media desperate for his downfall. Heavy is the crown James has been born to wear, especially...

In den Tiefen der Wälder hat sich eine Pforte geöffnet, durch die zwei Wesen aus einer versunkenen Zeit in unsere Welt gekommen sind. Einst sind Tristan und Martha Menschen gewesen. Sie kennen sich gut. Ihre Wege haben sich immer wieder gekreuzt. Nun sind sie Boten. Sie begeben sich auf die Suche, um die sechs verbleibenden Mitstreiter für ihren finalen Kampf zu finden. Letztlich werden sich fünf Kämpfer des Untergangs und drei der Bewahrung gegenüberstehen. Und nur ein einziger wird überleben und unsere Zukunft besiegeln.

Zach is 18. He is bright and articulate. He's also an alcoholic and in rehab instead of high school, but he doesn't remember how he got there. He's not sure he wants to remember. Something bad must have happened. Something really, really bad. Remembering sucks and being alive—well, what's up with that?

Le cose non vanno bene per Archie. Suo padre si comporta in modo strano, sua madre pure, ed è chiaro che gli stanno nascondendo qualcosa. Archie vorrebbe solo che tutto tornasse come tre mesi prima, quando i suoi genitori erano felici e vivevano ancora insieme. Quando vede cadere dalla tasca di papà un volantino colorato con la scritta "Pride", pensa di aver trovato una risposta alle sue domande. E allora dovrà partire, insieme ai suoi amici Belle Seb, per una esilarante avventura al cardiopalmo FINO ALLA FINE DELL'ARCOBALENO!

It’s 1995, and The Cobb Family Band, led by Rainey’s rock star parents, has arrived for a week-long gig at the Midwestern resort owned by Juliet’s family. Dazzled by Juliet’s carpe diem attitude, DIY tattoos, and passion for grunge, Rainey falls hard. And when Juliet gives Rainey a mixtape that unlocks her heart’s secret yearnings, Rainey starts seeing herself—and her vagabond show-biz life—through new eyes.

Join James and his friends as they once again join forces with miserable pirates this time on a quest to save his mother from the vile Kraken's Curse. Will they be able to save Isabel Cutlass or will their plans be foiled by the dreaded Demetrius Galland and the famous Blackbeard himself?

In a time when pirates ravage the seas, Damean Briggs' mutinous crew kidnaps the admiral's daughter, Penelope. James Cutlass must join forces with pirates to find her and combat the murderous Pirate King. Neither allies nor enemies are ever as they seem out on the great seas! Forced to trust such strangers, will James be able to save his friend, or will they all meet their miserable demise in Davy Jones' locker?

Nightingale Mooncrest is not what most day dwellers think of when imagining a gargoyle. They think of big, bad, rumbling, stone behemoths like her dad, but she has yet to earn her stones and become one of the mighty Mooncrest warriors. She dreams of leaving her forest and traveling beneath open skies and the blazing sun to see other lands, so of course she's gonna do her best to befriend the first day dwellers to plop down in her lap when they end up in her neck of the woods. It can't be that tough to show a harpy how to make it under the haunted boughs of Shadow's Reach, right?

A righteous, gun-slinging witch teaches a card-swindling son of a pastor how to be a real cowboy when they hook up to find a secret goldmine while looking after a passed out US marshal and pursued by a ruthless outlaw. After a US marshal passes out at a saloon, a teenage cowgirl with magical abilities takes him under her protection. Little does she know, but the tender-footed young man she meets who comes into town the next morning on a stagecoach stole the map to a famed goldmine.

Harriet has to start at a new school. Switching schools is always rough, but it's harder for her because The Corporation got her dad fired and tossed her mom into jail. For decades, The Corporation has been using schools to make sure everyone does what they're told. But there's something strange going on at Harriet's new school. If she can just crack the code, she might learn how to fight back!

When 16-year-old Harlow falls for the most popular boy at her prestigious new school, she discovers a secret that will change both of their lives forever. Harlow embarks on a life-altering journey into the dangerous heart of the other students' shady pasts.

Paige Rawl has been HIV positive since birth, but growing up, she never felt like her illness defined her. On an unremarkable day in middle school, she disclosed to a friend her HIV-positive status - and within hours the bullying began. From that moment forward, every day was like walking through a minefield. Paige was never sure when or from where the next text, taunt, or hateful message would come. Then one night, desperate for escape, 15-year-old Paige found herself in her bathroom staring at a bottle of sleeping pills. That could have been the end of her story. Instead, it was only the beginning.