Bøger om Rising

En dag får drengen Theo en magisk bog af den gamle damen i opgangen. Alt hvad han skriver i den, bliver til virkelighed. Endelig kan han få noget federe tøj, et bedre sted at bo, og hvis han lige arrangerer den fedeste fest, kan det være, at Sandra fra klassen dukker op. Et helt nyt liv venter på Theo. Alt går efter planen. Theo bliver en anden dreng og er slet ikke til at kende. Ikke engang hans allerbedste ven Holger fra opgangen kan kende ham. Men hvad er så vigtigst? Sandra fra klassen eller Holger fra opgangen? En roman om at finde ud af, at man er god nok, som den man er, selvom man bor i det gule højhus.   Fra ca. 10 år

Carrie Soto is fierce, and her determination to win at any cost has not made her popular. By the time Carrie retires from tennis, she is the best player the world has ever seen. She has shattered every record and claimed twenty Slam titles. And if you ask her, she is entitled to every one. She sacrificed nearly everything to become the best, with her father as her coach. But six years after her retirement, Carrie finds herself sitting in the stands of the 1994 US Open, watching her record be taken from her by a brutal, stunning, British player named Nicki Chan. At thirty-seven years old, Carrie makes the monumental decision to come out of retirement and be coached by her father for one last year in an attempt to reclaim her record. Even if the sports media says that they never liked the 'Battle-Axe' anyway. Even if her body doesn't move as fast as it did. And even if it means swallowing her pride to train with a man she once almost opened her heart to: Bowe Huntley. Like her, he has something to prove before he gives up the game forever ... In this riveting and unforgettable novel, Taylor Jenkins Reid tells a story about the cost of greatness and a legendary athlete attempting a comeback.