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Clay Summers has a reputation for being a jerk. He was one of the youngest teenagers to be signed to Team Loco, a professional motocross racing team, and he knows it’s because of his dedication to the sport. Clay doesn’t have time for friends, family, or girlfriends. Autographs and publicity stunts annoy him to no end. All he wants to do is ride his dirt bike. Avery Dunn just graduated high school and she has no idea what to do next. Tired of living in her small town, she dreams of traveling the world and getting paid to do it.

Just when everything is starting to come together in life and love, fate throws a curveball at wannabe cowgirl Devon Brooke. She has some tough decisions to make regarding cowboy McKennon Kelly, her future plans, and her beloved horse Faith. Devon is devastated when a simple mistake causes serious consequences for her horse, and she falls hard back to square one losing hope she can ever amount to the equestrian she wants to be. No longer running from his past, McKennon is desperate to bring Devon back to the saddle and honor his show pen promise.

The coach's only daughter is a robot. At least, that’s what they call her. Robot, Ice Princess...it all means the same thing: She won't lose sight of her figure-skating goal no matter what it costs. Even if her dad’s team needs her. Even if the captain of said team learns her biggest secret: that the ice princess has game.

A competitive diver, 17-year-old Ingrid is haunted by what she saw at the pool at a routine meet, before falling off the high dive and waking up concussed. The only thing she remembers about the moment before her dive is locking eyes with Van - her neighbor, former best friend, and forever crush - kissing his girlfriend on the sidelines. But that can’t be all. Then one sleepless night, she sees Van out her window...looking right back at her.

When you’re the new white kid in an Oklahoma town hemorrhaging with racial and class divisions, accidentally taking the wallet from a dead black man isn’t a simple matter for the police. James embarks on a tortuous journey to navigate tensions in the town while trying to correct the mistake he never should have made.

Die 12-jährige Ava hat ihr Pferd verloren und möchte erstmal nichts mehr mit Pferden zu tun haben. Doch dann lernt sie die blinde Stute Soraya mit der außergewöhnlichen, silbernen Fellfarbe kennen. Die Stute übt eine enorme Anziehungskraft auf Ava aus und vertraut nur ihr, sonst niemandem. Mithilfe von Sorayas Besitzern, dem alten Silvester und seiner Enkelin Elsie, beginnt Ava langsam, Soraya in ihr Herz zu schließen, denn ohne sie hat Soraya keine Zukunft. Eine magische Pferdefreundschaft beginnt.

Mathias er okay god til at spille fodbold - indtil han en dag finder et par gamle fodboldstøvler. Med de støvler spiller han ikke bare godt, han spiller FANTASTISK. Men det er næsten for godt til ikke at have en bagside. Og det har det også ... en GYSELIG bagside. FC Genfærd er en fodboldgyser om venskab både på banen og uden for - og om at ville vinde for enhver pris.

Alyssa Duncan is a beast on the soccer field. As the Copperheads' starting goalie, she might be the difference between a state title and total defeat - and she likes it that way. When a concussion takes Alyssa out of the lineup, her rising-star teammate Becca Miller takes over in goal. Becca turns out to be pretty good, too. And what seemed like a temporary change might not be so temporary after all. Will Alyssa heal in time for playoffs? And even if she recovers, what kind of beast will she have to be to knock Becca back to her old position?

Schools rugby star Eoin Madden has never been busier - he’s captain of the Junior Cup team, he’s training with Leinster and he's hoping to be chosen for the Ireland team for the first-ever Under 16 World Cup. But it’s not all fun and games, as Eoin also has to deal with grumpy friends, teachers piling on the homework - and a ghost on a mission that goes back to the very origins of the game of rugby. But what does the restless spirit need, and can Eoin help him?

“Tamani masterfully bounces and slams two hearts up and down a shrouded court of first love and revelations.”—Rita Williams-Garcia, National Book Award Finalist and New York Times-bestselling author “A superb, complex romance full of heart, humor, and unforgettable characters...

“One part Judy Blume, one part Amy Schumer, Gimme Everything You Got is incredibly warm, bracingly frank, and laugh-out-loud hilarious. I didn't want the game to end.” —Katie Cotugno, New York Times bestselling author of 99 Days It's 1979—the age of roller skates and feathered bangs...

A. S. King meets Chris Crutcher in boxing journalist Sarah Deming's YA novel about a young female boxer who learns to fight for what she wants. Gravity "Doomsday" Delgado is good at breaking things. Maybe she learned it from her broken home. But since she started boxing with a legendary coach at...

Be careful what you wish for. Sixteen-year-old Mark Chamberlain always dreamed of playing in a state championship basketball game. But he never envisioned a nightmare performance that would bring utter humiliation and scar him as an outcast at school. Classmates begin to call Mark "Wilt" Chamberlain because he melts under pressure.To top it off, Mark's father won't come to his games.

After an injury forces Ria off the diving team, an unexpected friendship with Cotton, a guy on the autism spectrum, helps her come to terms with the abusive relationship she’s been in with her former coach. Ria Williams was an elite diver on track for the Olympics. As someone who struggled in...

Pony og Lise må lægge hovederne i blød, for Maja begynder at opføre sig meget underligt og rastløst - og ikke rigtig gider være sammen med dem. De oplever også deres første ridetur til havet og at blive jagtet af hyrdehunde - og så prøver de at få deres egen køretur i Majas forældres bil. En serie om tre vidt forskellige piger på 12-13 år og deres hverdag med heste, skole, drenge og hinanden. Pony (Karen) er en rigtig hestepige. Hun er meget omsorgsfuld over for sine veninder og ville gerne redde hele verden, hvis hun kunne. Maja er bare god til alting.

Pony og Tessa udgør et superpar. Især når det kommer til at ride ponyvæddeløb. Det har dog en enkelt ulempe at begynde at deltage i konkurrencerne. Der er pludselig rigtig mange piger, der opdager, hvor smuk og sød og dygtig - og hurtig - den mørkegrå Welsh Mountain-pony er. Pony & Co. gør selvfølgelig alt, hvad de kan, for at ingen skal opdage, at Tessa faktisk er til salg, og at det jo ikke er Pony selv, der er den lykkelige ejer. Men det lykkes ikke rigtig. Flere og flere piger med rige forældre kommer på besøg i stalden. Og Pony bliver mere og mere fortvivlet.

Pony har fået kæreste på - og dermed også et problem. Han elsker fodbold, hun elsker heste... Så hvordan får man tingene til at hænge sammen, når man samtidig også er ret genert og ikke nær så modig, når Jonathan er i nærheden, som man er, når man rider vild galop på Tessa? Så sker der noget, da Pony er på ridelejr, der får hende til at tænke sig om en ekstra gang; På ridelejren er der en sød dreng ved navn Oliver, som meget gerne vil snakke om heste... Og et natløb i skoven udvikler sig til et mareridt, da Tessa og nogle andre heste forsvinder.

Pony har glædet sig til alt det nye. At komme i gang med at bruge den nye stald, at ride Heaven til sammen med Frederikke og ikke mindst at lære at springe. Men ingenting går som forventet. For Frederikke skal pludselig flytte langt væk, og Elvis bliver mere og mere gådefuld. En serie om tre vidt forskellige piger på 12-13 år og deres hverdag med heste, skole, drenge og hinanden. Pony (Karen) er en rigtig hestepige. Hun er meget omsorgsfuld over for sine veninder og ville gerne redde hele verden, hvis hun kunne. Maja er bare god til alting.

Chloe Barlow has always wanted to give back. But when she volunteers at the local church one night, her good deed is repaid with a violent attack. The biggest surprise comes when Armitage’s resident bad boy saves Chloe and leaves a sweet note in her locker the following day. Could Chloe's classmates have been wrong about him the whole time? Vincent Mancini hasn’t cared about his reputation in years. At least, not until Chloe looked in his direction.

Spannende Fortsetzung der Dreililien-Reihe! Ein Urlaub in der Toskana - das wär`s! Nell und ihr Freund Jörn beginnen mit den Planungen für die Osterferien. Pferdepfleger Helge geht es unterdessen immer schlechter. Seine Freundin hat per Brief mit ihm Schluss gemacht. Von Liebeskummer geplagt fährt Helge für eine letzte Aussprache nach Passau - eine Reise, von der er nicht mehr nach Dreililien zurückkehren wird. Mit dem Umzug aufs Land ändert sich Nells Leben komplett: Neue Umgebung, neue Freunde, neue Liebe.