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Books > Children's & Educational > Fiction > Teenage romance
It is 1937 and tensions are high. A spectacular air race around
Europe seeks to promote unity among a group of young pilots, but
distrust and animosity are rife. The British and sole female
contestant, Stella North, is determined to prove not only her
skill, but also her identity as her Nansen passport declares her
'stateless'. However, barely a few hours in, Stella is witness to a
horrifying attack when a contestant's plane is forced out of the
air and crashes. Was this the work of another competitor desperate
to win? Was the attack random or premeditated and, most
importantly, will it happen again? With the competition heating up
and the death ruled an accident, Stella is left to form her own
investigation. Can she find allies among her fellow competitors or
will suspicion and deceit bring them all down? An exhilarating rush
of a novel, with all the twists and turns we've come to expect from
the award-winning Elizabeth Wein.
Riley's beginning to think being a demon trapper isn't all it's
cracked up to be. Her dad's been stolen by a necromancer, her
boyfriend's gone all weird and she's getting warm and fuzzy
feelings for someone who's seriously bad news. It's tempting to
give it all up and try to be normal, but that's not an option.
Because the demons have plans for Riley. And they're not the only
ones.
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HappyHead
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Josh Silver
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Squid Game meets They Both Die at the End in the first in a thrilling
new YA series.
We are in an epidemic. An epidemic of unhappiness.
Friends, here is the good news: HappyHead has the answer.
When Seb is offered a place on a radical retreat designed to solve the
national crisis of teenage unhappiness, he is determined to change how
people see him and make his parents proud. But as he finds himself
drawn to the enigmatic Finn, Seb starts to question the true nature of
the challenges they must undergo. The deeper into the programme the
boys get, the more disturbing the assessments become, until it’s clear
there may be no escape...
"Powerful, lovely, heart-wrenching, and so absorbing I devoured it
in one sitting." (Jennifer Niven, author of All the Bright Places).
If you loved Hazel and Augustus, Violet and Finch, and Mia and
Adam, get ready to fall again for Maddy and Olly - the girl who
lives in a bubble, and the boy next door...Soon to be a major
motion picture! This is the story of the thrill and heartbreak that
ensues when we break out of our shell to do crazy, sometimes
death-defying things for love. Madeline Whittier is allergic to the
outside world. So allergic, in fact, that she has never left the
house in all of her seventeen years. But when Olly moves in next
door, and wants to talk to Maddy, tiny holes start to appear in the
protective bubble her mother has built around her. Olly writes his
IM address on a piece of paper, shows it at her window, and
suddenly, a door opens. Maddy is certainly going to fall in love
with Olly. It's almost certainly going to be a disaster.
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Alex Rodriguez
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R736
Discovery Miles 7 360
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"Gorgeous inside and out" The BookActivist A gorgeously dreamy
coming-of-age romance set against a stunning Gatsby-esque backdrop.
Growing up in her sleepy Cornish village dreaming of being a
writer, sixteen-year-old Lou has always wondered about the grand
Cardew house which has stood empty for years. And when the owners
arrive for the summer - a handsome, dashing brother and sister -
Lou is quite swept off her feet and into a world of moonlit
cocktail parties and glamour beyond her wildest dreams. But, as she
grows closer to the Cardews, is she abandoning her own ambitions...
and is there something darker lurking at the heart of the Cardew
family? this sweeping and evocative romance is perfect for fans of
I Capture the Castle and Eva Ibbotson stunning foiled cover
perfectly captures the deco time "As elegant and energising as a
flute of fine champagne... Exuberantly entertaining, breezily
romantic and shimmering with the delicious anticipation of pastures
new, this is jubilantly fine fiction in the vein of I Capture the
Castle" - Love Reading 4 Kids
The spooky, swoony YA debut from BookTok star @Merrowchild! Someone
is stripping Europe's most haunted city of its spirits. When
self-destructive, 16-year-old seer, Charlie Frith, realises that
one of his own ghostly friends has gone missing, he must put aside
his own safety - and reclusive existence - if he is to find them.
Charlie reluctantly teams up with Sam Harrow - the new seer in town
- and a rag-tag group of ghosts, to save their friends from a fate
literally worse than death. But there is a dark purpose behind
these disappearances - more sinister than Charlie could ever have
imagined. And, as he slowly comes to terms with his romantic
feelings for Sam, the stakes become even higher as time quickly
runs out! Perfect for fans of Cemetery Boys, Becky Albertalli and V
E Schwab. #SixteenSouls has more than a-quarter-of-a-million views
on TikTok and counting. A must-read for all young adult fans with
intricately plotted mystery, sublime world-building and
fantastically diverse cast of characters. Praise for Sixteen Souls:
"Delivers fun and frights in equal measure. A fantastically spooky,
thrilling adventure!" - Kat Ellis, author of Wicked Little Deeds
"Flawless twists, this book immediately pulled me in." - H.M Long,
author of Hall of Smoke "A captivating take of loss, friendship and
love that had me gripped from first to last." - Menna van Praag,
author of The Sisters Grimm "Absolutely gripped." - Amy McCaw,
author of Mina and the Undead "The writing is rich; the characters
sharply drawn." - K.D Edwards, author of The Tarot Sequence Series
"Sixteen Souls is a boundlessly clever, heartfelt queer take on the
story of a sensitive young man who sees dead people. Talbot has
crafted something chillingly delightful! Perfect for any
ghoul-lover's shelf!" - Adam Sass, author of Surrender Your Sons
and The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers "Deliciously dark" - Cynthia
Murphy, author of Last One to Die, Win Lose Kill Die and The
Midnight Game "A delectable mystery" - Dawn Kurtagich, author of
The Dead House "An outstanding debut" - Bex Hogan, author of Isles
of Storm and Sorrow series
Amelie loved Reese. And she thought he loved her. But she's starting to realise love isn't supposed to hurt like this. So now she's retracing their story and untangling what happened by revisiting all the places he made her cry. Because if she works out what went wrong, perhaps she can finally learn to get over him.
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Kristen Temple
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Discovery Miles 6 130
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In this nail-biting sequel to Tehlor Kay Mejia’s critically acclaimed fantasy novel We Set the Dark on Fire, La Voz operative Carmen is forced to choose between the girl she loves and the success of the rebellion she’s devoted her life to. Perfect for fans of The Handmaid’s Tale and Anna-Marie McLemore.
Being a part of the resistance group La Voz is an act of devotion and desperation. On the other side of Medio’s border wall, the oppressed class fights for freedom and liberty, sacrificing what little they have to become defenders of the cause.
Carmen Santos is one of La Voz’s best soldiers. She spent years undercover, but now, with her identity exposed and the island on the brink of a civil war, Carmen returns to the only real home she’s ever known: La Voz’s headquarters.
There she must reckon with her beloved leader, who is under the influence of an aggressive new recruit, and with the devastating news that her true love might be the target of an assassination plot. Will Carmen break with her community and save the girl who stole her heart—or fully embrace the ruthless rebel she was always meant to be?
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.
Ketchvar III travels to Earth to inhabit the body of an average
teenager and assess the damage humans have done to their planet.
But even his highly advanced alien intelligence can't prepare him
for life as an American teen.
When Jane Eyre becomes a governess at Thornfield Hall, she falls in love with her mysterious employer, Mr. Rochester. But he hides a terrible secret that threatens to drive them apart... Clearly written in a modern, approachable style, this beautiful retelling of the classic story includes informative notes on both the author and the original text.
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