|
|
Books > Children's & Educational > Fiction > Teenage romance
From the break-out author of The Gravity of Us comes a heartfelt coming-of-age story about finding your chosen people. Perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli
Marty arrives in London with nothing but his oboe and some savings from his summer job, but he's excited to start his new life--where he's no longer the closeted, shy kid who slips under the radar and is free to explore his sexuality without his parents' disapproval.
From the outside, Marty's life looks like a perfect fantasy: in the span of a few weeks, he's made new friends, he's getting closer with his first ever boyfriend, and he's even traveling around Europe. But Marty knows he can't keep up the facade. He hasn't spoken to his parents since he arrived, he's tearing through his meager savings, his homesickness and anxiety are getting worse and worse, and he hasn't even come close to landing the job of his dreams. Will Marty be able to find a place that feels like home?
 |
Fate
(Hardcover)
J J Robson
|
R746
R660
Discovery Miles 6 600
Save R86 (12%)
|
Ships in 10 - 17 working days
|
|
|
"When all choice is taken from you, life becomes a game of
survival." Five teenagers from different parts of the country.
Three girls. Two guys. Four straight. One gay. Some rich. Some
poor. Some from great families. Some with no one at all. All living
their lives as best they can, but all searching. What they don't
expect, though, is all that can happen when those powerful little
words "I love you" are said for all the wrong reasons. Five moving
stories remain separate at first, then interweave to tell a larger,
powerful story--a story about making choices, taking leaps of
faith, falling down, and growing up. A story about kids figuring
out what sex and love are about, at all costs, while asking
themselves, "Can I ever feel okay about myself?" A brilliant
achievement from New York Times bestselling author Ellen Hopkins.
Tricks is a book that turns you on and repels you at the same time.
Just like so much of life.
 |
Wyatt's Angel
(Hardcover)
Lindsey Sayre Thames; Illustrated by Edgar Mojica
|
R659
Discovery Miles 6 590
|
Ships in 10 - 15 working days
|
|
|
Amelia Applebaum isn’t in love with Walter Holland. He just happens to be her favorite moderately famous, chaotically bisexual YouTuber. Who she just happened to invite to prom. (But it’s fine. No, for real. If you delete the post, it didn’t happen.)
Okay, maybe her friends are right: She’s slightly parasocially infatuated. But Amelia just knows sparks would fly—if only she could connect with Walter for real. If only he would host a meet and greet. If only it were just a short road trip away. And if only Amelia could talk her best friends into making it the perfect last hurrah before graduation—even her newly single, always-cynical, guitar-toting best friend Natalie.
One thing’s for sure: All roads lead to butterflies.
But what if Amelia’s butterflies aren’t for Walter at all?
Rainbow Rowell has won fans all over the world by writing about
love and life in a way that feels true. In her first short story
collection Scattered Showers, she gives us nine beautifully crafted
love stories - wrapped in a beautiful hardback gift package
including two-colour illustrations and sprayed edges. Illustrated
throughout by Jim Tierney. Girl meets boy camping outside a movie
theater. Best friends debate the merits of high school dances. A
prince romances a troll. A girl romances an imaginary boy. And
Simon Snow himself returns for a holiday adventure. It’s a feast
of irresistible characters, hilarious dialogue, and masterful
storytelling, in short, everything you’d expect from a Rainbow
Rowell book.
'This summer's must read' - The Times ‘An irresistible account of
female friendship … Nobody describes the strength, pain and
comedy of being young as elegantly and eloquently as Meg Rosoff’
– Amanda Craig ‘A wonderful, captivating writer’ – Daily
Telegraph __________________ From the incomparable Meg Rosoff,
bestselling author of How I Live Now and The Great Godden, comes an
alluring coming-of-age tale about the summer that changes
everything. New York City. June, 1982. When eighteen-year-old Beth
arrives in Manhattan for a prestigious journalism internship,
everything feels brand new – and not always in a good way. A
cockroach-infested sublet and a disaffected roommate are the least
of her worries, and she soon finds herself caught up with her
fellow interns – preppy Oliver, ruthless Dan and ridiculously
cool, beautiful, wild Edie. Soon, Beth and Edie are best friends
– the sort of heady, all-consuming best-friendship that’s
impossible to resist. But with the mercury rising and deceit
mounting up, betrayal lies just around the corner. Who needs
enemies … when you have friends like these? From bestselling,
award-winning author Meg Rosoff comes a gritty, intoxicating novel
about a summer of unforgettable firsts: of independence, lies, love
and the inevitable loss of innocence. Sharp and irresistible, it's
perfect for fans of Sally Rooney’s Conversations with Friends and
Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan.
Read the instant New York Times bestseller and TikTok sensation --
THE new swoon-worthy hate-to-love rom com from #1 New York Times
bestselling co-author of Five Feet Apart Rachael Lippincott and
debut writer Alyson Derrick. The perfect summer read for fans of
Adam Silvera, Casey McQuiston, Becky Albertalli and Alice Oseman's
HEARTSTOPPER series! Alex and Molly are two girls who don't belong
on the same planet, let alone the same college campus . . . Alex
Blackwood is a little bit headstrong, with a dash of chaos and a
whole lot of flirt. She knows how to get the girl. Keeping her on
the other hand . . . not so much. Molly Parker has everything in
her life totally in control, except for her complete awkwardness
with just about anyone besides her mum. She knows she's in love
with the impossibly cool Cora Myers. She just . . . hasn't actually
talked to her yet. When the girls' paths cross unexpectedly, and
Alex discovers Molly's hidden crush, they realise they might have a
common interest after all. Because maybe if Alex can help Molly to
get her dream girl, she can prove to her ex that she's serious
about love. As the two embark on their five-step plans to get their
girls to fall for them, though, they both begin to wonder if maybe
they're the ones falling . . . for each other. Read what everyone
is saying about She Gets the Girl: 'Adorable. There's no better
word to describe this book. It is so full of hilarious & cute
moments that it is bursting at the seams.' - Amazon reviewer 'A
great sapphic rom-com style story. I truly loved reading this book
from start to finish!' - Amazon reviewer 'The ending made me
swoon.' - Amazon reviewer 'Both hilarious and poignant, no doubt in
my mind that this gem will be one of the best books I read this
year.' - Amazon reviewer
An awkward but handsome fifteen-year-old, Donnie Darning has a
brilliant mind but a dysfunctional family. His father is
overbearing, and his mother drowns her problems in alcohol.
Fortunately, his dismal world doesn't compare to the vast universe
he finds inside books, but he is tired of living life vicariously
through reading stories.
Josie Rosado changes all that. Beautiful and exotic, the
seventeen-year-old daughter of a Romani immigrant has just moved in
with her family next door to Donnie. Josie is charismatic and
worldly, a wonderful mystery to be solved, and Donnie is
immediately captivated by her spiritedness.
Josie shows Donnie how exciting the world can be, whether
they're flying kites in the park or having moonlit tete-a-tetes on
the roof. They soon become inseparable, living in their own bubble
of existence. But one day, they come home to find a Lincoln
Continental parked in Josie's driveway. Donnie discovers that Josie
has a secret, but can she trust him enough to reveal it? Donnie
must protect Josie, even if it destroys his family's good name-and
his life.
Visit www.josieunlimited.com
Kevin Emerson's Exile trilogy combines the swoon-worthy romance of
a Susane Colasanti novel with the rock 'n' roll of Eleanor &
Park. Filled with infectious music, mystery, and romance, the
electrifying Encore to an Empty Room, the second book in the Exile
series, doesn't miss a beat. Summer always wanted Dangerheart--the
band of talented exiles she manages--to find success. Now that
they've become an overnight sensation, they are on the verge of a
record deal, and all of Summer's hard work is about to pay off. All
they need to do is find the next missing song. But are Caleb, the
band's future, and the lost song more important than college?
Summer will have to decide. It's time to choose who she wants to
be, even if that might mean kissing Caleb good-bye.
An instant New York Times bestseller! An Indie Next Top 10 Pick A
Parents' Choice Silver Honor Winner "A funny, action-packed, and
sweet romance." -School Library Journal (starred review) "A
phenomenal read." -RT Book Reviews A skilled painter must stand up
to the ancient power of the faerie courts-even as she falls in love
with a faerie prince-in this gorgeous bestseller that's "an ideal
pick for fans of Holly Black, Maggie Stiefvater, and Laini Taylor"
(Publishers Weekly, starred review). Isobel is an artistic prodigy
with a dangerous set of clients: the sinister fair folk, immortal
creatures who cannot bake bread or put a pen to paper without
crumbling to dust. They crave human Craft with a terrible thirst,
and Isobel's paintings are highly prized. But when she receives her
first royal patron-Rook, the autumn prince-she makes a terrible
mistake. She paints mortal sorrow in his eyes-a weakness that could
cost him his life. Furious, Rook spirits her away to his kingdom to
stand trial for her crime. But something is seriously wrong in his
world, and they are attacked from every side. With Isobel and Rook
depending on each other for survival, their alliance blossoms into
trust, then love-and that love violates the fair folks' ruthless
laws. Now both of their lives are forfeit, unless Isobel can use
her skill as an artist to fight the fairy courts. Because secretly,
her Craft represents a threat the fair folk have never faced in all
the millennia of their unchanging lives: for the first time, her
portraits have the power to make them feel.
 |
Annabella's Crown
(Hardcover)
Jeanne Dennis; Contributions by Christine St Jacques; Illustrated by Jeanne Dennis
|
R739
Discovery Miles 7 390
|
Ships in 10 - 15 working days
|
|
|
|
|