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Books > Children's & Educational > Fiction > Teenage romance
It's the first day of the holidays and Sam is roaming the island of
Texel, imagining what it'd feel like to be the last person on
earth. Then, like a whirlwind, 12-year-old islander Tess swoops
into his life. Sam's only option is to go along for the ride. Soon
he's dancing the waltz, burying a pet canary and coming up with an
especially weird plan to help Tess find her father, who doesn't
even know she exists. Along the way, Sam discovers the true meaning
of family and what it is to be alive. One thing's for sure - this
is a holiday he'll never forget.
An award-winning novel about family old and new, friendship growing
into romance, the beauty of the sea and a hot summer on a Swedish
island Vinga dreams of the sea. She's going to be a sailor when she
grows up, sailing to distant lands. At home, back in the city, Mum
is sad and Dad has left for good. But here with Granddad on the
island, all her problems feel far away. Summer goes on as usual,
with porridge for breakfast, drinking rhubarb lemonade under the
lilac tree and watching the sunset from 'her' cliff. But things are
different now too. The heat vibrates during the day, and a girl
with a black hat has started appearing. Her name is Ruth. The only
thing they seem to have in common is their age and that they are
both on the island for the summer. But spending time together,
their friendship soon turns out to be something much more. Rhubarb
Lemonade is story filled with empathy and heart about an unusual
summer when childhood comes to an end. Translated from the original
Swedish by A. A. Prime.
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Fate
(Hardcover)
J J Robson
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R852
R742
Discovery Miles 7 420
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In Carry On, Simon Snow and his friends realized that everything
they thought they understood about the world might be wrong. And in
Wayward Son, they wondered whether everything they understood about
themselves might be wrong. In Any Way the Wind Blows, Simon and Baz
and Penelope and Agatha have to decide how to move forward. For
Simon, that means deciding whether he still wants to be part of the
World of Mages - and if he doesn't, what does that mean for his
relationship with Baz? Meanwhile Baz is bouncing between two family
crises and not finding any time to talk to anyone about his
newfound vampire knowledge. Penelope would love to help, but she's
smuggled an American Normal into London, and now she isn't sure
what to do with him. And Agatha? Well, Agatha Wellbelove has had
enough. Any Way the Wind Blows takes the gang back to England, back
to Watford, and back to their families for their longest and most
emotionally wrenching adventure yet. This book is a finale. It
tells secrets and answers questions and lays ghosts to rest. Carry
On was conceived as a book about Chosen One stories; Any Way the
Wind Blows is an ending about endings. About catharsis and closure,
and how we choose to move on from the traumas and triumphs that try
to define us.
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Wyatt's Angel
(Hardcover)
Lindsey Sayre Thames; Illustrated by Edgar Mojica
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R708
Discovery Miles 7 080
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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.
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What If It's Us
(Paperback)
Adam Silvera, Becky Albertalli
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R265
R237
Discovery Miles 2 370
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From bestselling authors Becky Albertalli (Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda) and Adam Silvera (They Both Die At The End) comes a New York love story with a difference...
Meet Ben and Arthur. Ben is a battered dreamer who’s shipping his ex-boyfriend’s things back to him. Arthur is new to New York and struggling to fit in. After an memorable meet-cute in a New York post office, the boys lose touch only be be brought back together via a 'missed connection' advert. Is it fate? It looks like it. But after a series of disastrous first dates, Ben and Arthur may have to accept the universe should’ve minded its business.
From award-winning author Kacen Callender comes a revelatory YA novel about a transgender teen grappling with identity and self-discovery while falling in love for the first time.
Felix Love has never been in love - and, yes, he's painfully aware of the irony. He desperately wants to know what it's like and why it seems so easy for everyone but him to find someone. What's worse is that, even though he is proud of his identity, Felix also secretly fears that he's one marginalisation too many - Black, queer and transgender - to ever get his own happily-ever-after.
When an anonymous student begins sending him transphobic messages - after publicly posting Felix's deadname alongside images of him before he transitioned - Felix comes up with a plan for revenge. What he didn't count on: his catfish scenario landing him in a quasi-love triangle . . .
But as he navigates his complicated feelings, Felix begins a journey of questioning and self-discovery that helps redefine his most important relationship: how he feels about himself.
Felix Ever After is an honest and layered story about identity, falling in love, and recognising the love you deserve.
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Annabella's Crown
(Hardcover)
Jeanne Dennis; Contributions by Christine St Jacques; Illustrated by Jeanne Dennis
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R795
Discovery Miles 7 950
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The perfect coming-of-age summer romance by the most spectacularly
funny and original debut UKYA voice. My name is Ellie. Ellie Pillai
. . . And I suppose I am a little bit weird, but then, aren't we
all, just a little bit? Most days, Ellie Pillai is somewhere
between invisible, and not very cool - and usually she's okay with
that. But suddenly, Ellie feels different. Maybe it's the new boy
at school who makes her brain explode into rainbows every time she
sees him (and also happens to be going out with her best friend),
or maybe it's her new drama teacher, the one who seems to have
noticed she exists. Suddenly, her misfit style, her skin colour,
her songwriting and all that getting lost in the music in her head
seem to be okay too. Because maybe standing out isn't a bad thing
after all. 'I adored this.' Simon James Green, author of Alex in
Wonderland 'A feel good coming-of-age gem.' Observer, Book of the
Year 'I loved the fresh and original voice.' Bookseller, Highlights
of the Season 'A hilarious and heart-warming story.' Aisha Bushby,
author of A Pocketful of Stars 'Warm, funny and hopeful.' A M
Dassu, author of Boy, Everywhere 'A fresh, funny, feel-good story.'
Rashmi Sirdeshpande
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