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Secrets Untold... Family secrets of sexual abuse and betrayal
torment and destroy the innocence of a teenage girl. Darkness
prevails as the animosity and violence erupts within her battered
soul. While battling her own demons, can this single mother bury
the pain of her own life to raise her children? Will she overcome
recurring nightmares of rape and bloodshed? Will the fight to
remain among the living, be stronger than her eternal desire to
die? Walk through hell with, Elizabeth Trujillo, as she faces the
most unspeakable scenarios of torment, and see if young, Elizabeth,
can survive...
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Moxie
(Paperback)
Jennifer Mathieu
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R342
Discovery Miles 3 420
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An action-packed eco-thriller for 11+ readers from award-winning
children's author, Victoria Williamson. On a remote Scottish
island, fourteen-year-old Max's life changes forever when he loses
his hearing in a boating accident. Struggling to make sense of his
new life and finding it hard to adapt in school, he begins to
notice other - even stranger - changes taking place when a new wind
farm appears off the island's coast. With the help of three school
friends with additional support needs, Max discovers that a
sinister scientist, Doctor Ashwood, is using wind turbines to
experiment on the islanders. They must find a way to shut down the
government's secret test before it spins out of control...
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Restart
(Paperback)
Gordon Korman
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R235
R217
Discovery Miles 2 170
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Chase's memory just went out the window.
Chase doesn't remember falling off the roof. He doesn't remember hitting his head. He doesn't, in fact, remember anything. He wakes up in a hospital room and suddenly has to learn his whole life all over again . . . starting with his own name.
He knows he's Chase. But who is Chase? When he gets back to school, he sees that different kids have very different reactions to his return.
Some kids treat him like a hero. Some kids are clearly afraid of him.
One girl in particular is so angry with him that she pours her frozen yogurt on his head the first chance she gets.
Pretty soon, it's not only a question of who Chase is--it's a question of who he was . . . and who he's going to be.
From the #1 bestselling author of Swindle and Slacker, Restart is the spectacular story of a kid with a messy past who has to figure out what it means to get a clean start.
Southfield High School is oh so normal, with its good teachers, its
bad, and its cliques. But despite the cliques, there's a particular
group of friends who have known each other forever and know that
they can rely on each other for anything. There's the twins: Vis,
rebellious, kind, and just a tiny bit worried about what the hell
she's going to do once this year is over, and Aisha, smart, quiet
and observant. Then there's Remy, the loudmouth, and Gemma, who's
more interested in college boys and getting into the crap club in
town. And then there's Elise: the pretty one. But at the start of
Year 11, when the group befriend the new boy, Elijah, things start
to change. The group find themselves not as close as they used to
be. Until one Tuesday, when the students are trapped inside the
school building. And one of them has a gun. Close Your Eyes is the
story of a school shooting which, through interviews, messages and
questionable actions, asks: Who is truly responsible?
There are two sides to every story. It's friends-at-first-sight for
Jessie and Annie, proving the old adage that opposites attract.
Shy, anxious Jessie would give anything to have Annie's beauty and
confidence. And Annie thinks Jessie has the perfect life, with her
close-knit family and killer grades. They're BFFs . . . until
suddenly they're not. Told through alternating points of view, How
It Ends is the story of a friendship from first meeting to breakup,
set against a tumultuous sophomore year of bullying, boys, and
backstabbing. Catherine Lo makes her debut with an honest, nuanced
tale about the intricacies of female friendship.
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Kasey's Diary
(Hardcover)
Latoya Likambi; Illustrated by Latoya Likambi
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R477
Discovery Miles 4 770
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Our closest friends are the people we trust the most. We tell them
our secrets and share our lives with them. But, what happens if our
friends and our secrets turn against us? Jenna's Truth, inspired by
Amanda Todd's tragic story of bullying, is a book that tells us
what can happen when we discover our friends are no longer who we
think they are. The internet age offers many opportunities and
makes life easier, but it also put us in great danger. Every post
creates a digital trail that can't always be erased. Nadia L. King
has woven together a contemporary teenage story, a lesson of
empathy and self-awareness, and a tale about the dangers of digital
life to create a book that is utterly captivating. Jenna's Truth is
both bleak and full of hope.
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Pet
(Paperback)
Akwaeke Emezi
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R277
R251
Discovery Miles 2 510
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How do you save the world from monsters if no one will admit they exist?
She stumbled backwards, her eyes wide, as the figure started coming out
of the canvas
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She tried to be brave. Well, she said, her hands only a little shaky,
at least tell me what I should call you.
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Well, little girl, it replied, I suppose you can call me Pet.
There are no more monsters anymore, or so the children in the city of
Lucille are taught. With doting parents and a best friend named
Redemption, Jam has grown up with this lesson all her life. But when
she meets Pet, a creature made of horns and colours and claws, who
emerges from one of her mother's paintings and a drop of Jam's blood,
she must reconsider what she's been told. Pet has come to hunt a
monster, and the shadow of something grim lurks in Redemption's house.
Jam must fight not only to protect her best friend, but also to uncover
the truth.
In their riveting and timely young adult debut, acclaimed novelist
Akwaeke Emezi asks difficult questions about what choices a young
person can make when the adults around them are in denial.
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