Young Adult genre books (389)
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Denmark202.
Nick and Charlie by Alice Oseman EN
EnglandDescription:
A SUNDAY TIMES TOP 5 CHILDREN'S BESTSELLER A short novella based on the beloved characters from Alice Oseman's acclaimed debut novel Solitaire and graphic novel series Heartstopper - now a major Netflix series. From the author of the 2021 YA Book Prize winning Loveless. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, right? CHARLIE: "I have been going out with Nick Nelson for two years. He likes rugby, Formula 1, dogs, the Marvel universe, the sound felt-tips make on paper, rain and drawing on shoes. He also likes me." NICK: "Things me and Charlie Spring do together include: Watch films. Sit in the same ... continue
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GermanyDescription:
'Earth to Beatrix: This was the night bus, not a Journey song. Two strangers were not on a midnight train going anywhere. I was going home, and he was probably going to knock over a liquor store.' Meeting Jack on the Owl - San Francisco's night bus - turns Beatrice's world upside down. Jack is charming, wildly attractive . . . and possibly one of San Francisco's most notorious graffiti artists. On midnight rides and city rooftops, Beatrix begins to see who this enigmatic boy really is. But Jack is hiding much more - and can she uncover the truth that leaves him so wounded? A unique and profoun... continue
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United States of America205.
Notes of a Crocodile by Qiu Miaojin EN
TaiwanDescription:
WINNER OF THE 2018 LUCIEN STRYK ASIAN TRANSLATION PRIZE The English-language premiere of Qiu Miaojin's coming-of-age novel about queer teenagers in Taiwan, a cult classic in China and winner of the 1995 China Times Literature Award. An NYRB Classics Original Set in the post-martial-law era of late-1980s Taipei, Notes of a Crocodile is a coming-of-age story of queer misfits discovering love, friendship, and artistic affinity while hardly studying at Taiwan’s most prestigious university. Told through the eyes of an anonymous lesbian narrator nicknamed Lazi, this cult classic is a postmodern past... continue
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When Pierre-Anthon realizes there is no meaning to life, the seventh-grader leaves his classroom, climbs a tree, and stays there. His classmates cannot make him come down, not even by pelting him with rocks. So to prove to Pierre-Anthon that life has meaning, the children decide to give up things of importance. The pile starts with the superficial—a fishing rod, a new pair of shoes. But as the sacrifices become more extreme, the students grow increasingly desperate to get Pierre-Anthon down, to justify their belief in meaning. Sure to prompt intense thought and discussion, Nothing—already a tr... continue
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O Mistério do 5 Estrelas by Marcos Rey PT
Country: South America / 
Brazil
Brazil
Description:
O que você faria se visse um cadáver embaixo de uma cama? Léo, mensageiro do Emperor Park Hotel, um cinco estrelas que hospeda muita gente poderosa,viu um no quarto 222. Leo desceu para o saguão desejando que ninguém o chamasse. Precisava contar ao Guima o que vira no 222. Ao abrir a boca e começar a investigar, passou a viver dias cheios de suspense e surpresas. Teve de vencer a paralisia do pesadelo para erguer os lençóis sobre o carrinho. Logo encontrou alguma resistência e viu uma mancha de sangue. Como um boneco de cera, as pernas dobradas, Leo viu o cadáver, o mesmo homem de cara de índi... continue
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Odin's Child by Siri Pettersen EN
NorwayDescription:
An epic fantasy trilogy about thousand-year-old secrets, forbidden romance, and what happens to those who make a deal with the devil at last comes to the U.S. after taking European audiences by storm. 15-year-old Hirka has always been an outsider in the world of Ym: she’s the only person without a tail, and the only one unable to access the Might, a current of power that runs through the earth. Her differences become more and more of a concern as the date approaches for the Rite—the ceremony where everyone is to be blessed by the all-knowing Seer and the Council of powerful families who rule i... continue
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Odinskind by Siri Pettersen DE
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Hirka ist in Ymsland aufgewachsen. Mit fünfzehn findet sie heraus, dass sie ein Odinskind ist – ein schwanzloses Wesen aus einer anderen Welt. Von nun an ändert sich alles: Sie weiß weder, wer sie ist, noch, wohin sie gehört. Sie weiß nur, dass ihr Leben auf dem Spiel steht. Aber das ist nur der Anfang, denn Hirka ist nicht die einzige Fremde, die es durch die Steintore nach Ym verschlagen hat ...