Violence Girl

In this life-affirming novel of trauma and recovery, a girl searches for a path forward after being forced to confront the reality of gun violence, for fans of Dusti Bowling and Jasmine Warga. Stevie Jane Cohen-Kaplan’s sheltered suburban life is shattered by a mass shooting at a festival...

Lydia Cacho lleva al lector de la mano por un viaje emocionante en el que encuentra la voz de las víctimas de las mafias tratantes de mujeres en México.

In You Throw Like a Girl, former Syracuse University quarterback and NFL veteran Don McPherson examines how the narrow definition of masculinity adversely impacts women and creates many "blind spots" that hinder the healthy development of men. Dissecting the strict set of beliefs and behaviors that underpin our understanding of masculinity, he contends that we don't raise boys to be men, we raise them not to be women.

When 12-year-old Hershey must run away with her mother to a women's shelter, she wonders how, among other things, she'll compete in the town talent show with her best friend, Phoebe; who will take care of her cat, Augustus Gloop; and if she'll survive being on a new bus route with her sworn enemy.

I'm lost. And I don't ever want to be found … Eine neue New-Adult-Dilogie von Spiegel-Bestseller-Autorin Nikola Hotel. Ein luxuriöses Strandhaus, ein erfolgreicher Footballstar als Ehemann. Von außen wirkt das Leben der 21-jährigen Darcy perfekt. In Wahrheit ist es ein Albtraum. Jeder Schritt wird von ihrem Mann beobachtet, jeder vermeintliche Fehler bestraft. So kann sie nicht weitermachen. So will sie nicht weitermachen. Während sie ihre Flucht plant, begegnet sie Ellis – einem Engländer, der auf den ersten Blick erkennt, was sie vor allen anderen verzweifelt verbirgt.

Nine-year-old Ling is very comfortable in her life; her parents are both dedicated surgeons in the best hospital in Wuhan. But when Comrade Li, one of Mao's political officers, moves into a room in their apartment, Ling begins to witness the gradual disintegration of her world. In an atmosphere of increasing mistrust, Ling fears for the safety of her neighbors and, soon, for herself and family.

Yuna was just an eight-year-old girl when she experienced total devastation. Growing up in the Mongolian countryside, she wasn't ready to face the darker side of the world. And yet she had to. After she was kidnapped by an organized crime gang, Yuna had to overcome her fears at an early age and start taking care of herself. She tried to escape from slavery, but everybody that she encountered wanted to take advantage of her.

In this 2009 National Book Award finalist, Rita Williams-Garcia proves that she has an “uncanny ability to project unique voices” ( Publishers Weekly). Jumped is told in alternating points of view between three girls as they struggle to make tough choices when they become involved in a fight at their urban high school.