Mental Fiction

Lily ha lasciato una Moleskine rossa piena di piccole sfide tra gli scaffali della sua libreria preferita. Una sorta di diario segreto che aspetta solo che il ragazzo giusto passi di lì e accetti di stare al gioco. Dash, che si ritrova a casa da solo per le vacanze di Natale, entra in libreria in cerca della compagnia di una buona lettura... e si ritrova in mano un piccolo taccuino rosso. Quello che segue è un vorticoso gioco d'amicizia che si trasforma in qualcosa di più via via che Dash e Lily si passano segretamente il diario in una New York tutta neve e lucine.

Was macht dich wirklich glücklich? Victoria, genannt Toja, illustriert Buchumschläge. Ihre Gedanken kann sie oft besser in Bildern als in Worten ausdrücken. Seit einer Lebenskrise lebt sie in einem Haus am Stadtrand, wo sie zwischen alten Obstbäumen und Blumenbeeten wieder zu sich gefunden hat. Als am Gartenzaun die vierzehnjährige Vica auftaucht, die eigentlich ebenfalls Victoria heißt, erkennt Toja sich in dem introvertierten Mädchen wieder. Sie fühlt sich an ihre eigene Vergangenheit erinnert und an das beklemmende Gefühl, nicht richtig zu sein.

After nine years of servitude to the enemy, Toran Binn is eager to come home - only for poverty to pummel him in the gut. Before he can recall why he escaped home in the first place, royalty is murdered. Toran must find the true killer by the end of summer or watch his best friend’s execution.

Jonathan begynder på efterskole, men det er ikke helt den start, han havde håbet på. Jonathan er en ægte fodbolddreng, der allerede er spottet af talentspejderne, og det var meningen, at han skulle gå på idrætsefterskole og ikke lave andet end at spille fodbold. Få uger før skolestart brækker Jonathan dog benet og vælger i stedet af starte på den mere kreative efterskole, Ruvinge. Efterskoleroman om sorg, svigt og forelskelse.

Anstatt nach zwei Wochen Sommerurlaub nach Hause zurückzukehren, ihre Karriere als Synchronsprecherin wieder aufzunehmen und die Beziehung zu Rosa zu retten, bleibt sie an der Atlantikküste. Sie beginnt im Surfcamp zu arbeiten, verliebt sich in zwei Frauen auf einmal und scheint sich mit jedem Tag in den Wellen etwas leichter zu fühlen. Doch mit dem Herbsteinbruch holt sie das wieder ein, was sie eigentlich hinter sich lassen möchte.

They say that life is about compromise. Sacrifice. A series of trades to reach one’s destiny. But in Grey’s wildest dreams, she never imagined that her journey would include an underground joyride—or that the repercussions of her past could cost her everything.

A swoony, slow burn romance about a struggling composer whose big break comes at a cost—working side-by-side with her college nemesis. Celia García has always had one goal: to compose film scores. But after a decade of advertising jingles, that dream couldn’t be further out of reach--until...

Seventeen-year-old Maddie has always felt a hole in her life, but she has finally found a way to fill it with her quest to mold her body into her ideal, thinnest shape. When she comes across the world of “thinspiration” websites, where young people encourage each other in their mission to lose weight, she quickly becomes addicted. Finally, she has found a place where she is understood and where she can belong.

Arianna ha solo sedici anni, ma ha già molto da cui scappare: il ricordo martellante della notte del 13 dicembre, la Notte di Aida, che ha stravolto la sua vita per sempre, una donna con un soprabito giallo che la insegue nei suoi incubi, una voce crudele che parla incessantemente nella sua testa, tingendole di nero i pensieri. Per questo, cercando di lasciarsi tutto alle spalle, una mattina di giugno sale su un treno che dalla provincia romana la porterà a Milano. Qui Arianna scoprirà che ha un solo modo per non farsi inghiottire dal passato e salvarsi: comunicare con gli altri.

Джульетта мечтала танцевать на сцене, но по настоянию мачехи скучала на секретарских курсах. А теперь она вольна жить как хочет и, смутно угадывая начало нового сюжета, отправляется на поиски — себя, своих корней и правды о смерти матери. Театральный округ — дым и зеркала, и Джульетте предстоит узнать, до каких пределов способны дойти люди, чтобы некоторые истории не были рассказаны никогда, — и кто расплачивается за это жизнью.

Everyone has a secret. But Lucy's is bigger and dirtier than most. It's one she's been hiding for years: that her mom's out-of-control hoarding has turned their lives into a world of garbage and shame. She has managed to keep her home life hidden from her best friend and her crush, knowing they'd be disgusted by the truth.

"Girl in Pieces" - der internationale Jugendbuch-Bestseller von Kathleen Glasgow - jetzt auf Deutsch! Das Buch begeisterte die BookTok-Community mit seiner intensiven Coming-of-Age-Geschichte über selbstverletzendes Verhalten, Depression und den Kampf gegen innere Dämonen. Charlotte ist zerbrochen. Mit nur siebzehn Jahren hat sie mehr verloren, als die meisten Menschen im Leben. Mehr als ein Mensch ertragen kann. Aber sie hat gelernt, wie man vergisst. Wie man seinen Körper gefühllos gegen Schmerz macht.

Liv comes out of a coma with no memory of her past and two distinct, warring voices inside her head. Nothing, not even her reflection, seems familiar. As she stumbles through her junior year, the voices get louder, insisting she please the popular group while simultaneously despising them. But when Liv starts hanging around with Spencer, whose own mysterious past also has him on the fringe, life feels complete for the first time in, well, as long as she can remember.

Hold onto the past or embrace the future? Addy Arden lives in a land called denial. After losing her dad in a car accident, she’d rather pretend things are okay than be crushed by grief and guilt. Her friends buy the fake smiles and her mom doesn’t seem to notice...or care. And Addy is doing great until she’s paired with Vincent Castello, the most intimidating senior at Greenville High, for a class project. Interview a random classmate and write a report on them. Should be easy, right? Not by a longshot.

Wünsche in Erfüllung gehen zu lassen, das wär's! Früher war Lina überzeugt, dass sie das kann und eine echte Glücksbringerin ist: Um sie herum gingen urplötzlich geheime Wünsche in Erfüllung. Doch das ist schon lange her. Und was genau es war, das die Wünsche wahr werden ließ, hat Lina nie herausgefunden. Schade eigentlich, denn nun hat sie selbst einen riesengroßen Wunsch: Sie will sich endlich, endlich richtig verlieben, mindestens auf den ersten Blick! Wild entschlossen versucht sich Lina wieder an der Sache mit den Wünschen.

Stella was born to sing. Someday Broadway. But everything changes when a tragic accident renders her deaf; she cannot hear, much less sing. Trapped in a strange new world of total silence, she must face not only the loss of her friends, her hopes, and her voice but also the loss of her identity and her life's purpose. Who is she if she's not a singer? Hayden is a quiet loner, an outcast, and the only person Stella can communicate with; his profound stutter makes him speak so slowly, she is able to easily read his lips.

Keijo ist ein junger, von Schicksalsschlägen geprägter Künstler. Auf der Flucht vor seiner Vergangenheit zieht er durch eine malerische, mittelalterliche Welt, stets auf der Suche nach einem Ort, den er Heimat nennen kann. Als er in der idyllischen Stadt Koamare auf die wunderschöne Kajsa trifft, ändert sich alles für ihn. Wird er dort endlich das Glück finden, nach dem er sich sein Leben lang gesehnt hat?

In the magical realm of Mystic City, Aria Rose, daughter to one of the city's ruling families, is betrothed to Thomas Foster, the son of her parents' enemies. With the unwanted marriage drawing closer, Aria encounters a rebel mystic from the Depths - and begins to question everything she knows about her world.

Addison is no stranger to feeling stressed, insecure, and sad. Her therapist recommended she keep a journal to help her understand those feelings better, which she really needs today. It’s her first day back to school, several weeks after she survived her suicide attempt. She knows there are rumors about why she did it: A lousy home life? Bullying? Heartbreak? None of them are true, but it doesn’t matter because Addison still feels like she’s drowning. She still holds secrets she’s not ready to share.

Kids have been picking on 14-year-old Harold ever since he can remember. They stare at him and call him "maggot" or "ghost boy" because he's an albino. Even his mother seems angry and withdrawn when he's around.One day the circus comes to town, and Harold runs away to join it. When Fossil Man and Princess Minikin accept him into their family, he feels that he has at long last come home.