Young Adult genre books (389)
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Swallow the Air by Tara June Winch EN
AustraliaDescription:
When May's mother dies suddenly, her and her brother Billy's loss leaves them both searching for their place in the world. While Billy takes his own destructive path, May sets off to find her father and her Aboriginal identity.
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Swimming in the Monsoon Sea by Shyam Selvadurai EN
Sri LankaDescription:
Although life for Amrith in 1980 Sri Lanka seems rather uneventful and orderly, things change in a hurry when his male cousin arrives from Canada and Amrith finds himself completely enamored with his new visitor. The setting is Sri Lanka, 1980, and it isthe season of monsoons. Fourteen-year-old Amrith is caught up in the life of the cheerful, well-to-do household in which he is being raised by his vibrant Auntie Bundle and kindly Uncle Lucky. He tries not to think of his life before, when his doting mother was still alive. Amrith's holiday plans seem unpromising: he wants to appear in his scho... continue
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Team Up: Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera by Francesca Ferretti de Blonay EN
Country: Europe / 
Switzerland
Switzerland
Description:
This series looks at the magic that can happen when two talents meet and work together. Frida and Diego's relationship is one of the greatest but most turbulent love affairs in art history. They painted each other, worked together and inspired each other for 25 years, and are probably the most legendary artistic couple of all time.
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The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter Moers EN
GermanyDescription:
Unlike cats, bluebears have 27 lives, which can be very handy when one considers the manner in which the hero of this story repeatedly manages to avoid death only by a paw's breadth. The story describes Captain Bluebear's first 13 and a half lives.
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The Abused Werewolf Rescue Group by Catherine Jinks EN
Description:
A werewolf? I kept stumbling over that word; it made no sense to me. How could I be a werewolf? Werewolves didn't exist. When Tobias Vandevelde wakes up in hospital with no memory of the night before, he is told that he was found unconscious. In a zoo pen. The doctor rules out epilepsy and Toby's prank-loving friends are just as freaked out as he is. Then the wild-eyed Reuben turns up talking in hushed tones about Toby being a werewolf. Reuben's pale, insomniac friends seem equally convinced and offer to chain him up every full moon. They also claim to be part of some sort of vampire support g... continue
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
A feisty young boy fakes his own death to escape his abusive father and heads off down the Mississippi River with his newfound friend Jim, a runaway slave.
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The Art of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson EN
EnglandDescription:
David is funny and quirky and has always felt different from other people - but he also has a huge secret that only his two best friends know. Ever since he can remember, he has felt like a girl trapped in the body of a boy.
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The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
"Emily X.R. Pan's brilliantly crafted, harrowing first novel portrays the vast spectrum of love and grief with heart-wrenching beauty and candor. This is a very special book."--John Green, bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars and Turtles All the Way Down A stunning, heartbreaking debut novel about grief, love, and family, perfect for fans of Jandy Nelson and Celeste Ng. An APALA Honor BookA Walter Award Honor Book Leigh Chen Sanders is absolutely certain about one thing: When her mother died by suicide, she turned into a bird. Leigh, who is half Asian and half white, travels to Taiwan ... continue
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The Baby Dragon Cafe (the Baby Dragon Series, Book 1) by A. T. Qureshi EN
PakistanDescription:
***Pre-order this charming, cosy romantasy now!***[Bokinfo].