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In a single moment, everything changes. Seventeen-year-old Mia has no memory of the accident; she can only recall riding along the snow-wet Oregon road with her family. Then, in a blink, she finds herself watching as her own damaged body is taken from the wreck.

It's been three years since the devastating accident... three years since Mia walked out of Adam's life forever. Now living on opposite coasts, Mia is Juilliard's rising star and Adam is LA tabloid fodder, thanks to his new rock-star status and celebrity girlfriend. When Adam gets stuck in New York by himself, chance brings the couple together again, for one last night. As they explore the city that has become Mia's home, Adam and Mia revisit the past and open their hearts to the future - and each other.

A breathtaking journey toward self-discovery and true love, from the author of If I Stay. When sheltered American good girl Allyson "LuLu" Healey first meets laid-back Dutch actor Willem De Ruiter at an underground performance of Twelfth Night in England, there’s an undeniable spark. After just one day together, that spark bursts into a flame, or so it seems to Allyson, until the following morning, when she wakes up after a whirlwind day in Paris to discover that Willem has left. Over the next year, Allyson embarks on a journey to come to terms with the narrow confines of her life.

It’s July 1946, and after a decade of Depression and war, life in America is returning to normal. But for Charlotte and Mary Oswald, one tumultuous summer will unearth all their secrets and upend their world, once again. Charlotte Oswald’s life is dictated by rules. Where she can go. Whom she can speak to. How she can spend her long, dull summer days. It’s a small, closeted existence, but necessary to protect Charlotte, who has suffered from debilitating fits since childhood.

Tiene que decidirse: su familia y Nueva York, su novio y su amor por la música clásica. Pero entonces, ocurre un accidente. Ya nada será como antes. Y solo le queda una decisión: vivir o morir.

C'è stato un tempo in cui Aaron Stein credeva che i libri fossero dei piccoli miracoli. Ci avete mai pensato? Con sole ventisei lettere e qualche segno di interpunzione, di pagina in pagina, nei libri prendono forma parole infinite e infiniti mondi. Ora, però, Aaron non la pensa più così. A dirla tutta, l'unico libro che riesce a leggere è un saggio sull'estinzione dei dinosauri.

Hvad nu, hvis det, du troede var slutningen på historien, i virkeligheden blot var begyndelsen på det næste kapitel? Indtil videre har det uundgåelige ikke virket særlig godt for Aaron Stein.

Det sidste kapitel. Og en ny begyndelse. Efter én magisk dag sammen i Paris mistede amerikanske Allyson kontakten til hollandske Willem. Bogen "Bare en dag" fulgte Allyson og hendes ønske om at finde sammen med Willem igen. Efterfølgeren "Bare et år" gav os historien fra Willems perspektiv om det år, hvor de ikke var sammen. Nu har de endelig fundet hinanden igen, og "Bare en nat" er det allersidste kapitel i parrets romantiske historie.

Around the time that Freya loses her voice while recording her debut album, Harun is making plans to run away from home to find the boy that he loves, and Nathaniel is arriving in New York City after a family tragedy leaves him isolated on the outskirts of Washington state. After the three of them collide in Central Park, they slowly reveal the parts of their past that they haven't been able to confront, and together, they find their way back to who they're supposed to be.

Maribeth Klein, Anfang 40, ist so damit beschäftigt, die perfekte Mutter von kleinen Zwillingen, Ehefrau und erfolgreiche Redakteurin einer Frauenzeitschrift zu sein, dass sie vor lauter Stress gar nicht merkt, dass sie einen Herzinfarkt hat. Als sie nach einer Notoperation völlig geschwächt wieder zu Hause ist und begreift, dass Familie und Job ihr keine Möglichkeit lassen, zu Kräften zu kommen, trifft sie eine schmerzhafte Entscheidung: Sie packt eine kleine Tasche und geht.

When her best friend Meg drinks a bottle of industrial-strength cleaner alone in a motel room, Cody is understandably shocked and devastated. She and Meg shared everything - so how was there no warning? But when Cody travels to Meg's college town to pack up the belongings left behind, she discovers that there's a lot that Meg never told her. About her old roommates, the sort of people Cody never would have met in her dead-end small town in Washington.

When he opens his eyes, Willem doesn't know where in the world he is - Prague or Dubrovnik or back in Amsterdam. All he knows is that he is once again alone, and that he needs to find a girl named Lulu. They shared one magical day in Paris, and something about that day - that girl - makes Willem wonder if they aren't fated to be together. He travels all over the world, from Mexico to India, hoping to reconnect with her. But as months go by and Lulu remains elusive, Willem starts to question if the hand of fate is as strong as he'd thought...

Med sin nye roman "Jeg er faret vild" giver Gayle Forman sine mange fans præcis det, de forventer, samtidig med at hun går nye veje med en dybere historie, som tager alvorlige problemer under behandling. De tre hovedpersoner, Freya, Nathaniel og Harun, slås med så forskellige problemer som pres over at skulle performe og fremstå perfekt, en familie, som ikke vil acceptere homoseksualitet, og at være hjemløs og forældreløs efter en frygtelig ulykke. Imod alle odds finder de sammen, tilbringer en hel dag sammen og deler deres bekymringer, indtil de til sidst finder en måde at hjælpe hinanden videre.

Envious queen? Evil stepmother? Kidnapping hag? Elsinora, Gwendolyn, and Marguerite are through with warts-and-all tabloids, ugly lies, and the three ungrateful brats who pitted them against each other and the world. But maybe there’s more to the stories than even the Wickeds know. Is it time to finally get revenge? After all, they’re due for a happily-enough-ever-after. Even if they have to write it themselves.

It’s the summer of 1987, and all ten-year-old Bug wants to do is go to the beach with her older brother and hang out with the locals on the boardwalk. But Danny wants to be with his own friends, and Bug’s mom is too busy, so Bug is stuck with their neighbor Philip’s nephew, Frankie.

Classic fables take on new meaning as five of today’s most original bestselling authors serve up some deliciously modern twists. New reflections on evil queens, charmless princes, and star-crossed lovers branch out in provocative and enchanting directions. Follow the path and see where it leads...

Aaron Stein used to think books were miracles. But not anymore. Even though he spends his days working in his family's secondhand bookstore, the only book Aaron can bear to read is one about the demise of the dinosaurs. It's a predicament he understands all too well, now that his brother and mom are gone and his friends have deserted him, leaving Aaron and his shambolic father alone in a moldering bookstore in a crusty mountain town where no one seems to read anymore. So when Aaron sees the opportunity to sell the store, he jumps at it, thinking this is the only way out.

Quando abre os olhos, Willem não sabe onde está… pode ser em Praga, em Dubrovnik ou em casa, em Amsterdã. Só o que sabe é que está sozinho outra vez e que precisa encontrar uma garota chamada Lulu. Os dois compartilharam uma noite mágica em Paris, e algo naquele dia, naquela garota, faz Willem pensar que os dois talvez estejam destinados a ficar juntos.

Allyson sabia muito bem quem era: uma jovem quieta e organizada que colecionava despertadores antigos e queria cursar medicina. Sua vida estava planejada e ela estava satisfeita com o que tinha. Até que, no último dia de uma excursão pela Europa, ela conhece Willem, um ator holandês que lhe oferece a chance de ser outra pessoa, apenas por um dia. Em uma viagem inesperada a Paris, Allyson conhece um mundo inteiro que nunca pensou que pudesse existir: o amor, o desejo de explorar as possibilidades e a vontade de traçar um novo destino para si mesma.

Alex is twelve, and he did something very, very bad. A judge sentences him to spend his summer volunteering at a retirement home. He hasn’t seen his mom in a year, and Shady Glen’s geriatric residents seem like zombies to him. Josey is 107 and ready for his life to be over. He has evaded death many times, having survived ghettos, dragnets, and a concentration camp—all thanks to the heroism of a woman named Olka and his own ability to sew. But now he spends his days in room 206 at Shady Glen, refusing to speak and waiting (and waiting and waiting) to die. Until Alex knocks on Josey’s door…