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Nothing ever happens in Little, California. Which is just the way 17-year-old Carter Moon likes it. But when Hollywood arrives to film a movie starring former child star-turned public relations mess Adam Jakes, everything changes. Utterly annoyed, Carter feels like the only girl not buying what Hollywood's selling. Then Carter gets an offer she can't refuse: Play the part of Adam's girlfriend while he's in Little, to improve his public image, and take home a hefty paycheck, which her family desperately needs.

Nelson Glassman may have been exposed to the HIV virus and is terrified of testing positive...but what if being positive is the only way to keep the guy of his dreams? Kyle Meeks finally has the guy of his dreams and is ready to do anything to stay by his side...but will "anything" include sabotaging his own future? Jason Carrillo knows he has to face his future and is prepared to face it out and gay...but is he prepared to let go of the dream that has sustained him all of his life?

Ina Bruhn er en af de forfattere, de unge læsere efterspørger flere bøger af. Og selvom hun har travlt med opgaver for tv, film og teater, prioriterer hun littertaturen høj. Hendes nye roman har en hemmelighed som omdrejningspunkt for historien om gymnasieeleven Anna, der må starte alting helt forfra.

Maria kan ikke sove. Hendes moster er sur, og Juana faldt i søvn med det samme. Men Maria kan ikke lukke sine øjne uden at se heksene for sig. Hun kan lugte røglugten og hun kan høre skrigene i mørket. Omsider begynder hun at døse hen, men med et chok sætter hun sig op i sengen; en kvælende fornemmelse omfavner hende: hun har set sig selv stå på bålet, og Juana stående for foden af bålet, imens hun grinede og råbte!

With the current political climate, frequency of school shootings, and rising concern for students' mental health, schools are desperate for ideas on how to teach students to be kind. In this book, educators can find guidance on how different education professionals have implemented The Secret Kindness Agents Project, having tweaked it for their unique contexts, from preschool through university levels.

…В школе, в мастерской "Умелые руки", на самой верхней полке, в трюме парусного фрегата жили три игрушечных мальчика. Непоседа был сделан из тонких пружинок и никак не мог усидеть на месте. Мякиш - из пластилина - он был круглый, толстый и ленивый.

Caroline Sands has never been good at making friends, and her parents' divorce and the move to Arizona three years ago didn't help - being the new girl is hard enough without being socially awkward too. So out of desperation and a desire to please her worried mother, Caroline invented a whole life for herself using characters from Felicity, an old show she discovered online and fell in love with. But now that it's time for Caroline to go off to college, she wants nothing more than to leave that all behind and build something real.

Alina guarda la esperanza de que algún lunes las cosas mejoren. Sin embargo, no esperaba que ese lunes su vida cambiara para siempre. Daniel, su mejor amigo, se suicidó a causa del bullying que sufría por parte de Mauricio y otros compañeros. Una noticia que, para ella, modifica todo radicalmente; pero para el resto de la escuela parece no tener efecto alguno.

Just as there are three dimensions of the physical world (height, width, and depth), there are three dimensions of the interpersonal world - power, love, and mindfulness. How well we learn to navigate them directly corresponds to how well we live our lives and how happy and fulfilled we feel. Human reactivity is the source of most of our interpersonal problems and pain.

An unforgettable novel of love and belonging, set in the indie music world of the early 2000s. The only thing Susan loves more than music is Eliza, and both keep breaking her heart. The first time Susan and Eliza meet, it's 2005, and Susan is barreling down the Long Island Expressway driving a...

When ten-year-old Michael Baughman moves to Hawaii with his parents, he is troubled and confused. His father doesn’t provide the guidance Baughman needs, and the boy doesn’t know who to turn to. When a larger-than-life Hawaiian beach boy named Boat takes Baughman under his wing, the boy finds a teacher and mentor. Boat is 285 pounds of solid muscle and gentle spirituality.

Revised edition about a middle aged woman who goes about her life alone working as a librarian. Her life changes when befriended by a gay coworker. She falls in love with another woman, discovering the rainbow by admitting her real identity. A story of friendship, caring, and love.

Let's face it, everyone wants friends, but some individuals just don't make it easy! Friendship: When It's Easy and When It's Not focuses on the different types of individuals in our lives: the sunny friends who encourage us, the negative friends who drain our energy, the critical friends who steal our confidence, the hurting friends seeking answers we can't give, those incessant talkers who won't let us get a word in edgewise, and what about ex-relatives? Can we remain friends with them? What if we don't like ourselves? Can we become better friends with us?

Joan is a world-renowned artist who has always identified as straight, has three children, and is content with her life, when she meets Grace, a respected psychiatrist who also happens to be a lesbian. Joan is conflicted and has to deal with her feelings, the incredible woman she finds herself in love with, and the relationship that occurs over the next 20 years.

How to connect with anyone - in a systematic and structured way. A true set of instructions for any social interaction. Sometimes our minds are blank and we run out of things to say. That's normal. This book seeks to simplify that moment with simple formulas and equations to keep you going, connecting, and charming. A detailed breakdown of what people look for in friends, rapport, and social skills. Social Equations is a book of research and iteration. This means that each formula has been verified and confirmed by psychologists and researchers, and then broken down into use for daily life.

Are you tired of second-guessing his every text and move? Say goodbye to confusion and hello to confidence with Cracking the Bro Code, your secret weapon for decoding mixed signals fast.

Fed up with surface-level friendships that make you feel disconnected from the full human experience? Then it's time to get gritty! Life is busy, and as a man, you’ve been conditioned to keep yourself guarded, standing strong and keeping your thoughts and feelings inside you. There’s greatness in that strength, but do you ever feel like you’re missing out? You have no shortage of male friendships, but some of them feel like they rarely go beyond the surface, and there are too many old friends who have drifted away over the years.

The audiobook is divided into units on self-worth, self-respect, and self-esteem; friendship; love and meaningful relationships; finding meaning, purpose, and direction in life; giving, sharing, and making a difference; encouragement and success; and coping with pressure, stress, and tough issues. Real teens reviewed this work, and the authors completed it with the collaborative feedback of those teens.

Пятеро друзей из калифорнийской глубинки проводят вместе последнее лето, ведь осенью им предстоит разъехаться по колледжам. «Чудовища» — так их компанию прозвали в школе — дружат с детства и даже придумали собственный кодекс чести. Пусть они очень разные — богатая красавица Вайолет, обаятельный балагур Драммер, искренняя Мо, неукротимый Люк и рационалистка Ханна, — но за школьные годы почти сроднились.

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