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Like millions of teens, Renee suffered in silence behind a happy facade. To Disappear Quietly is a contemporary YA coming-of-age novel that carries the emotional truth of a memoir. Beautifully written with raw, unflinching honesty, it invites listeners inside the hidden side of teenage anxiety—the silent panic, eating disorders, self-harm, and the crushing weight of trying to be “fine” for everyone else.

Some gifts are blessings. Others refuse to let you go. Seventeen-year-old Toby wants nothing more than to be a normal senior at her new school—blend in, make friends, and dream about the future with her boyfriend. But after the car accident that took her mother’s life, "normal" isn’t an option. Toby can see the dead. And the dead won’t leave her alone. When ghostly encounters begin to shake her fragile peace, Toby realizes her connection to the spirit world hasn’t faded—it’s only grown stronger.

For fans of Darius the Great Is Not Okay comes an escapist and emotional YA coming-of-age novel following a father-son road trip across Spain, with a dash of mystery. Junior year was supposed to be Miles’s escape plan—survive one year in Cleveland with Jake, the dad he barely knows, then get...

Things are looking dire for Ben Archer. From his jail cell on an alien warship Ben watches, helpless, as the Toreq blast the Earth with droughts, floods and hurricanes. Ben‘s hopes of bringing balance back to the natural world are in shambles. His enemies accuse him of having misused his alien power and are only too happy to make him the scapegoat for humanity‘s wrongdoings. Only Mesmo could convince his people to stand down. But Mesmo has disappeared and Ben fears the worst.

At fifteen, Sammy is drowning in grief and abuse. Convinced the only way out is to end her life, she sets a seven-day countdown. But when a new friend enters her life and she receives a mysterious invitation to Heaven, everything begins to change. What she discovers there challenges her despair, reshapes her faith, and forces her to choose between giving up or embracing a future filled with hope.

Lenore Spalding ha un solo obiettivo: lasciarsi tutto alle spalle. Il Wellington College, i raccomandati, la competizione spietata, le scorciatoie dei figli di papà. Ma più di tutto, vuole laurearsi a Cambridge. Ha lottato con le unghie e con i denti per arrivarci: una borsa di studio, il massimo dei voti, nessun piano B. Peccato che l'universo abbia un senso dell'umorismo tutto suo, e le rimetta tra i piedi l'unica persona che avrebbe voluto cancellare per sempre: Damian Crawford.

For generations, the people of Nelebek have lived under the shadow of Morlet—a tyrant king wielding dark, ancient magic. Ruthless and unstoppable, he has hunted down the fabled Order of the Krigers, magical warriors tied to enchanted weapons that once protected the realm. Eleven have fallen. Only one remains. Sixteen-year-old Kaia has no idea she’s connected to that lost legacy. In a kingdom where whispers can get you killed, Kaia lives like a shadow—unseen, unheard, untouched by the king’s iron rule. Until the day she locks eyes with the tyrant himself—and something deep inside her awakens.

The year is 2050. The climate is in chaos, Barnsley is a broken town, and the Lightnings are eating from food banks. Lucy lost her hairdressing job to a robot, and her 12-year-old son is being bullied at school. So when science geek, Alfie, gets the chance to join an LA-based space mission, it doesn't take Lucy long to agree to join him. This is a fast-paced, comedy-adventure, that is both down-to-earth and literally out of this world!

After her parent’s brutal murder, a sixteen year old girl named Jacqueline (Jaq) DuCoeur discovers she is the living embodiment of the Queen of Hearts, from a deck of playing cards. She is whisked to safety by a trusted retired member of the suit and begins a journey of personal self-discovery as a young adult, understanding what it means to be the Queen of Hearts, and resolving to find out why her parents were killed and bringing those responsible to justice. In Triomphe: Clubs©, Jaq continues to build a new suit of Hearts as family members, allies and friends join the journey.

Kansas wants to take one final jump. She gets bullied at school and has lost touch with her family, just like her speech. However, before she can plunge to her death, she meets River. River, with his ocean-blue eyes and the look of a fallen angel. River, who loves beautiful words as much as she does. He talks her into making a deal with him: hang out with him for the summer, and then they'll jump together if she still has the urge.

Phoenix, Arizona. 1942. Shy, sixteen-year-old Pheemie Longworth falls hard for Rafe, the rebellious Mexican-American school mechanic. But in the climate of war, their romance ignites prejudice and hatred. When Pheemie's father tries to bribe Rafe to abandon her, it fractures Pheemie's world. Seeking escape, she plunges into wild adventures with her twin sister, Zella. But when Rafe and her own father ship out to war, Pheemie realizes she stands at a crossroads, and the choice she makes will determine her future.

Do Revenge meets Where Sleeping Girls Lie in this dark-academia-stripped-bare novel about a student who uncovers a predator operating in plain sight at her new prestigious private arts high school. Ava Quirk thought getting into Faraday, the fine arts private school of her dreams, could be a...

Victor Vollmer, introduced to listeners in Paperboy and Copyboy, is twenty-one years old now and has been waiting for three years to reunite with Philomene Moreau, the South Louisiana free spirit who saved him from drowning in the Mississippi River. Soon after Phil arrives in Memphis, Vic's meticulously planned weekend comes crashing down as a world event unfolds.

A dwarf’s dream… A kingdom’s greatest mystery… And a journey into the unknown… In the Mountain Realm, dwarves live for treasure. None are more eager to seek it than O’balin, a daring young treasure hunter with a gift for finding what others cannot. Together with his lifelong friend Bindle and his brother Clann, he sets out to uncover the fabled Lost Treasure of Undur, a hoard whispered of in songs and legends but never seen by living eyes. Their journey carries them far beyond the safety of their homes and into a world of peril.

Tori Spring è stanca di tutto. È annoiata. Frustrata. Un post-it appiccicato sul suo armadietto a scuola la porta sulle tracce di uno sconosciuto che si fa chiamare Solitaire e che sembra intenzionato a sconvolgere la scuola, finendo per mettere sottosopra anche la sua vita. Oltretutto, poi, questo mistero intorno all'identità di Solitaire attira nella sua vita un ragazzo di nome Michael Holden. E Michael, una volta entrato, sembra non avere alcuna intenzione di andarsene.

With the second book in the World Palace series, your favorite duo, Artiman and Tafina, are back and ready to take you on an exciting roller coaster ride of emotions, love, and culinary adventures. Their romance, once a tender bud, has now blossomed into a vibrant flower, reaching hitherto unseen heights. However, as they navigate the complex labyrinth of their evolving relationship, they are met with unexpected challenges that test their bond and resilience.

Laila Piedra doesn’t drink, doesn’t smoke, and definitely doesn’t sneak into the 21-and-over clubs on the Lower East Side. The only sort of risk Laila enjoys is the peril she writes for the characters in her stories: epic sci-fi worlds full of quests, forbidden love, and robots. Her creative writing teacher has always told her she has a special talent. But three months before graduation, Laila’s number one fan is replaced by Nadiya Nazarenko, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist who sees nothing at all special about Laila’s writing.

Thaddeus Grey's adventure begins in the orphanage on Dragon Road when he is adopted by the mysterious Black family. Soon, shape changers, burning meteors, and a summons from a strange prophet set Thaddeus on a journey to protect his little friend, Mouse. Together, they discover that with family, and a little bit of magic, great things can happen.

Thirteen-year-old Maya Chen thinks her strange, vivid dreams are just imagination—until she discovers they’re real. Every night she enters Shadowmere, a hidden realm divided into four elemental kingdoms: Pyrevale of fire, Stormvale of lightning, Tidevale of water, and Stonevale of living earth. Here, teenagers awaken to their true power—only to have it erased forever when they turn eighteen.

Han pasado dos años desde que Óscar escapó del infierno en el que se había convertido su vida, renaciendo de sus cenizas para arder con su propio fuego. Darío luchó muy duro para derretir el hielo que lo congelaba por dentro. Cuando se le presenta la oportunidad de su vida en forma de concurso musical, sabe que tiene que lanzarse de lleno, aunque después de haber vivido reprimido todavía le cuesta acostumbrarse a ser libre. Sergio siempre quiso ser un superhéroe.