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Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > Teenage Romance
A swoony, speculative and entirely electric YA debut with a humorous
and satirical take on the conventions of the superhero-verse, for fans
of Michelle Quach's Not Here To Be Liked and the Marvel Universe.
Seventeen-year-old Jenna Ray has just been saved by the world's newest
superhero, Blaze. And, in the eyes of the public, that means one thing:
Jenna Ray has been cast as the Love Interest.
No. Not happening. Not if Jenna has anything to say about it (even if
Blaze is actually quite sweet and cute).
But her plans to defy the HPA (the Heroics and Power Authority) and
turn down this new role are thwarted when the Villains begin to take an
interest in her and offer a life-changing proposition; become Blaze's
Love Interest, while avoiding catching feelings for him, to uncover the
HPA's secret plans and find her missing mum.
To make matters even more complicated, just as Jenna starts to embrace
her new-found career, she discovers she might be more on the side of
the superheroes than she ever imagined .
"We just want to show that friendships forged here are the real
deal. Genuine. Built to last. That sort of thing. For the brochure.
Do you mind?" Their school may be making them pose together for
photos - but Minnie, Lena and Alice are not friends. And they have
other things to worry about. Minnie - The Athlete: her whole life
has been sport - but what if that's not all she wants her life to
be? How do you even start to change your future all by yourself?
Lena - The Princess: she has always resented being in Minnie's
shadow - so when a freak accident changes all of her arch-rival's
plans, Lena has a chance to become Queen Bee at last. But is ruling
the school all she dreamed it would be? And then there's Alice -
The Really Tall One: Alice has friends already, she's even got her
eye on a potential crush - but she's also got a secret. And that
secret is about to bound into all three girls' lives and change
them forever. A deliciously funny, heart-warming novel about
unlikely friendships and first loves, THREE GIRLS is exactly the
joyous burst of energy we all need right now! Perfect for young
teen readers of Tamsin Winter, Holly Smale and Louise Rennison.
Emmett Woodhouse, handsome, clever and rich, with a comfortable home
and happy disposition seemed to unite some of the best blessings of
existence and had lived nearly eighteen years in the world with very
little to distress or vex him.
Emmett knows he’s blessed. And because of that, he tries to give back:
from charity work to letting the often irritating Georgia sit at his
table at lunch, he knows it’s important to be nice. And recently, he’s
found a new way of giving back: matchmaking. He set up his best friend
Taylor with her new boyfriend and it’s gone perfectly. So when his
occasional friend-with-benefits Harrison starts saying he wants a
boyfriend (something Emmett definitely does NOT want to be), he decides
to try and find Harrison the perfect man at Highbury Academy.
Emmett’s childhood friend, Miles, thinks finding a boyfriend for a guy
you sleep with is a bad idea. But Miles is straight, and Emmett says
this is gay life – your friends, your lovers, your boyfriends – they
all come from the same very small pool. That’s why Emmett doesn’t date
– to keep things clean. He knows the human brain isn’t done developing
until twenty-five, so any relationship he enters into before then would
inevitably end in a breakup, in loss. And he’s seen what loss can do.
His mother died four years ago and his Dad hasn’t been the same since.
But the lines Emmett tries to draw are more porous than he thinks, and
as he tries to find Harrison the perfect match, he learns that gifted
as he may be, maybe he has no idea what he’s doing when it comes to
love.
Modern and very gay, with a charmingly conceited lead who is convinced
he knows it all, and the occasional reference to the classic movie
Clueless, Emmett brings you lush romance all while exploring the
complexities of queer culture—where your lovers and friends are
sometimes the same person, but the person you fall in love with might
be a total surprise.
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Reverie
(Hardcover)
Zee Lacson; Illustrated by Zee Lacson; Edited by David Rutter
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Discovery Miles 7 620
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