Titres dans Récits initiatiques

Joeys Leben gerät aus den Fugen. Joey ist besessen davon, sich der einzigen Person zu beweisen, der er jemals wirklich vertraut hat. Er kämpft darum, sich von einer Welt fernzuhalten, die sein Leben zerstören könnte. Die Chancen stehen schlecht. Kann er sich über Wasser halten? Aoife ist absolut nicht bereit, den Jungen, den sie liebt, aufzugeben. Also ist sie entschlossen, ihn vor der Selbstzerstörung zu bewahren. Sie ist in einer Welt gefangen, die sie nicht versteht, aber ihr Herz ist stärker als das, was sie herunterziehen will. Aoife wird Joey niemals aufgeben, egal was gegen ihn spricht.

Some girls call their mother their best friend. Marisol Martin? She could never relate. She and her mom were forever locked in an argument with no beginning and no end. Clothes, church, boys, no matter the topic, Marisol always felt like there was an unbridgeable gap between them that they were perpetually shouting across, one that she longed to close. But when her mother dies suddenly, Marisol is left with no one to fight against, haunted by all the things that she both said and didn’t say.

Lark Winters wants to be a writer, and for now that means posting on their social media accounts–anything to build their platform. When former best friend Kasim accidentally posts a thread on Lark's Twitter declaring his love for a secret, unrequited crush, Lark's tweets are suddenly the talk of the school—and beyond. To protect Kasim, Lark decides to take the fall, pretending they accidentally posted the thread in reference to another classmate. It seems like a great idea: Lark gets closer to their crush, Kasim keeps his privacy, and Lark's social media stats explode.

Robyn Schneider, author of The Beginning of Everything, delivers a witty and heartbreaking tale of first love, second beginnings, and last chances in this timely and authentic bisexual coming-of-age story, perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera. In Southern California, no one...

Seventeen-year-old Cassie Morgan lives with a time bomb (a.k.a. her stepfather, Dino Cavalli). To the public, Dino is a world-renowned violin player and composer. To Cassie, he’s an erratic, self-centered bully. And he’s getting worse: He no longer sleeps, and he grows increasingly paranoid. Before, Cassie was angry. Now she is afraid.

Julie Ellis and Luke Muldenhower have always been school sweethearts. Now both are in high school and deeply in love. Luke, a talented football player, is almost certain to receive an athletic scholarship to a top college. And no matter what her parents say, wherever Luke goes, Julie intends to follow. When Luke can't shake what he thinks is a virus, Julie persuades him to see a doctor. Luke's test results are alarming, but Julie believes their love is stronger than anything. Can love survive, now and forever?

Aremis Slake, at the age of thirteen, took his fear and misfortune and hid them underground. The thing is, he had to go with them...

We Were Liars meets Call Me By Your Name in this lyrical and quintessential coming-of-age tale about a summer when everything changes, from Meg Rosoff, bestselling author of the iconic novel How I Live Now. This is the story of one family, one dreamy summer. . . . In a holiday house by the sea...

Cameron Wolfe is a loser. He knows it. He's the quiet one, not a soccer star like his brother Steve or a charming fighter with a new girl every week like his brother Rube. Cam would give anything to be near one of those girls, to love her and treat her right. He especially likes Rube's latest, Octavia, with her brilliant ideas and bright green eyes. But what woman like that would want a loser like him? Maybe Octavia would, Cam discovers. Maybe he'd even have something to say. And those maybes change everything—winning, loving, losing, the Wolfe brothers and Cameron himself.

Heartstopper meets Friday Night Lights in this “seamless, engrossing” (Publishers Weekly) coming-of-age story about a teen hometown hero who must find out who he is outside of basketball when his coming out as gay costs him his popularity and place on the team. In his small Georgia town...

As usual, Andie Rose has a plan: Transfer from community college to the hypercompetitive Blue Ridge State, major in psychology, and maintain her lifelong goal of becoming an iconic self-help figure despite her nerves. All it will take is ruthless organization, hard work, and her trademark unrelenting enthusiasm. But the moment Andie arrives, the rest of her plans go off the rails. When Andie starts to find the power of her voice as the anonymous Squire on the school’s legendary pirate radio station, Andie learns that not all the best laid plans are necessarily the right ones.

Atteinte de dystrophie musculaire, Myriam décide, après avoir fini son secondaire, de déployer ses ailes et de prendre son envol. Bousculée par son pneumologue qui lui demande abruptement « Veux-tu vivre? », elle se dit qu’elle ne peut plus attendre pour réaliser le voyage dont elle rêve depuis si longtemps. Avec son vieux chauffeur d’autobus, Mike, son amie Élizabeth et un copain, Scott, elle quitte pour la première fois le nid familial en direction de Québec pour enfin savourer sa liberté et repousser ses limites.

More than a year has passed since Brinnie left Wraithwood, never expecting to see it again. But when Mordred captures her sister, she is thrust back into the world of magic. She flees to Wraithwood, where she learns of a prophecy located in the dark wizard capital of Mordizan that reveals the identity of “Mordred’s bane”, something that could destroy Mordred for good. Brinnie agrees to a rendezvous with Mordred to exchange herself for her sister, going undercover at Mordizan as a spy. There, she weaves a complicated web of secrets, lies, and tenuous friendships.

Tiffany Templeton is tough. She dresses exclusively in black, buys leather jackets that are several sizes too big, and never backs down from a fight. She’s known in her tiny Montana town as Tough Tiff, and after her shoplifting arrest and a stint in a reform school, the nickname is here to stay. But when she comes back home, Tiffany may not be the same old Tough Tiff that everybody remembers. Her life is different now: Her mother keeps her on an even shorter leash than before, she meets with a probation officer once a month, and she’s still grieving her father’s recent death.

When you're being hunted, who can you trust? For the first time since she escaped from her school many months ago, Eve can sleep soundly. She's living in Califia, a haven for women, protected from the terrifying fate that awaits orphaned girls in The New America. But her safety came at a price...

DIGGING FOR PEAT in the mountain with his Uncle Tally, Fergus finds the body of a child, and it looks like she’s been murdered. As Fergus tries to make sense of the mad world around him—his brother on hunger-strike in prison, his growing feelings for Cora, his parents arguing over the...

Lazarus "Laz" Weathers has always been shy, and his issue with stuttering when he speaks hasn't helped. Stuck in a Seattle trailer park, Laz finds baseball helps him escape from the world of poverty and drugs. When he gets an opportunity to pitch for the rich kids across town, he has a chance to get drafted by the major leagues. But playing for the other team means leaving behind his family, including Antonio, Laz's younger brother, who more and more, seems to be drawn to the dark world of the Jet City's drug ring.

THERE’S A PERFECT GIRL at every school, yours included. You know her. Beautiful. Talented. Smart. Great parents. Cool boyfriend. You can’t even hate her, because, of course, she’s so nice. At Forest Hills High, Lara Ardeche is that girl. But things can change.

In a world of monsters, magic, and empires, no one can tolerate a weak king. Pirin, heir to the throne, should’ve had every advantage in life, but he is an Embercore—a magical cripple. His arcane techniques and psychic bloodline abilities are more likely to blow up in his face than work properly. No matter what, he’ll always be a step behind. But unstable magic can be the most devastating if used just right. Armed with nothing but stubborn determination, he sets out into foreign lands to fix his soul, find an animal familiar, and push the absolute limits of his unstable abilities.

Nothing will get in the way of Millie Price’s dream of becoming a Broadway star. Not her lovable but super introverted dad, who raised Millie alone since she was a baby. Not her drama club rival, Oliver, who is the very definition of Simmering Romantic Tension. And not her “Millie Moods,” the feelings of intense emotion that threaten to overwhelm. Millie needs an ally. And when an accidentally left-open browser brings Millie to her dad’s embarrassingly moody LiveJournal from 2003, Millie knows just what to do—find her mom.