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From the bestselling author of Red, White and Royal Blue and One Last Stop comes a debut YA romantic comedy about chasing down what you want, only to find what you need . . .Chloe Green is so close to winning. After her moms moved her from SoCal to Alabama for high school, she's spent the past four years dodging gossipy, classmates and a puritanical administration at Willowgrove Christian Academy. The thing that's kept her going: winning valedictorian. Her only rival: prom queen Shara Wheeler, the principal's perfect daughter.But a month before graduation, Shara kisses Chloe and vanishes.On a furious hunt for answers, Chloe discovers she's not the only one Shara kissed. There's also Smith, Shara's longtime quarterback sweetheart, and Rory, Shara's bad boy neighbour with a crush. The three have nothing in common except Shara and the annoyingly cryptic notes she left behind, but together they must untangle Shara's trail of clues and find her. It'll be worth it, if Chloe can drag Shara back before graduation to beat her fair-and-square.Thrown into an unlikely alliance, chasing a ghost through parties, break-ins, puzzles, and secrets revealed on monogrammed stationery, Chloe starts to suspect there might be more to this small town than she thought. And maybe - probably not, but maybe - more to Shara, too.Fierce, funny and frank, Casey McQuiston's I Kissed Shara Wheeler is about breaking the rules, getting messy and finding love in unexpected places.

"Yara is out to prove that she's the greatest scientist in town! Her annoying neighbor, Eddie, always wins the science fair, but this year is going to be her year. Like every good scientist, Yara starts with a question, makes observations, and comes up with a hypothesis ... but each time she starts an experiment, her dog, Renzo, ruins it! Could Renzo be up to something more than making trouble?"--

Do you know the twelve tenses of the English language?Have you ever come across a story version that explores this?By the end of this story, you will have been jumping through tenses and timelines when you catch up with Dogmeat.Yorick is a school teacher who lives in Australia.He loves collecting armour, drawing and telling stories to his children, Lizzie and Felix.He struggles to understand the complexities of language at times.There are plenty of books on the subject, but why cant there be more enjoyable ways to explore tricky ideas for people as young as Lizzie and Felix to enjoy?Hopefully you enjoyed this tale.Feel free to check out Yorick's other stories atwww.theartofyorick.com

Tradition meets People Like Us in this timely and haunting YA contemporary standalone that tackles the contagious nature of toxic masculinity at an elite New England boarding school clinging to its past, and the sexual assault that changes everything.WHO WILL YOU BE AT LYCROFT PHELPS?This is the question all Lycroft applicants want to be asked. It means they've been accepted to one of the most prestigious private high schools in the nation.Over 150 years is plenty of time for traditions to bake into the campus's bricks and ivy. Ceremonies. Athletic rivalries. Secret societies. Pranks taken too far. But navigating it all will make Charlotte (perfect, straight-A student), Max (scholarship kid and STEM whiz), and Quinn (artist, dreamer, Lycroft legacy) question all they thought they knew about themselves...and the school.Especially when Quinn's sexual assault becomes public and implicates one of the top-tier athletes on campus.Told in alternating perspectives, this gripping, fast-paced narrative is perfect for readers looking for their next empowering #MeToo read.

'Ridonkulously funny and every kid should get their hooter into this Total Winner of graphic novel' - JENNY PEARSON,The Super Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates'Hugely enjoyable, surreal chaos' GUARDIAN on Barry Loser'The review of the 8-year-old boy in our house,"Can I keep it to give to a friend?" Best recommendation you can get' OBSERVER

'This is a GREAT book! Funny, charming, original, secretly educational.' Adam Kay'Funny, arty and just a little bit naughty, the Art Avenger is amazing!' Matt Lucas'Very funny . . . I learned tons about art and laughed A LOT' Joe LycettA laugh-out-loud illustrated adventure featuring Trixie Pickle, the Banksy of her school.A weird sickness bug has been spreading through Wormwood Town and everyone is wondering if there's something in the water. Trixie Pickle Art Avenger uses the power of art to investigate - can she get to the bottom of the mystery around the town reservoir?She's got a lot on her plate - being bored to sleep by Money Week at school, making comics with her best friend Beeks and finding a way to bring down the local mean girls - but with artistic inspiration from Botticelli, Damien Hirst and Kehinde Wiley, the Art Avenger is sure to win the day.Highly illustrated throughout by Olaf and with fact files of hilarious and irreverent details about real artists such as Yayoi Kusama and Hokusai, Trixie Pickle is perfect for fans of Konnie Huq, Sam Copeland and Liz Pichon.

Action-packed, laugh-out-loud, high-energy middle grade for boysand girls celebrating family, friendship and brotherhood, and starringa time-travelling supercar. From TV personalities and streetdance superstars, brothers Ashley and Jordan Banjo.

4. bog i serien om De Hemmelige YoutubereMagnus og Selma mangler ideer til deres youtube-kanal, De Hemmelige Youtubere. En dag opdager de, at nogle andre youtubere har snuppet deres ide med at skjule sig bag masker. De kalder sig De Maskerede Youtubere, og de uploader videoer, der hater på andre.Det giver Selma ideen til deres næste youtube-mission: De skal afsløre, hvem der skjuler sig bag de to masker, og stoppe deres nederen videoer. Hun har allerede fundet det første spor. Men De Maskerede Youtubere ved, præcis hvordan de bedst kan ramme deres forfølgere …

Robert har en usynlig ven. Han kan godt selv se ham, selvfølgelig, men ingen andre kan. Og den usynlige ven hedder Ingen. Og Robert og Ingen har altid meget at tale om. Det er smart at have Ingen. Når de andre børn i klassen sætter sig med hinanden gør det ikke noget. For Ingen sidder ved siden af Robert. De to sidder altid sammen.EN FORTÆLLING OM ENSOMHED, VENSKABER OG DET DER KAN VÆRE SVÆRT AT SE.

Social media loving tween Hasani's recent discovery of her magical abilities earns her a scholarship to an exclusive charm school for witches, but she soon realizes her non-magical background presents several disadvantages she must learn to overcome.

Another heartfelt and tender story about dealing with BIG feelings from the bestselling author of Sometimes I'm Bombaloo and Sometimes I Grumblesquinch, Rachel Vail.Katie Honors is a really brave kid. She can go to bed with just one small night light. She can hold her tears in when it's time to say goodbye to her mom at school. But sometimes Katie isn't ready to say goodbye and doesn't feel brave at all. When this happens, she Kaplooms! She refuses to let go of her mom, and everything is flurried as she begins to cry. Her emotions feel frightening. It's not the Katie Honors she wants to be. But her mother assures Katie that she can be both brave and sad, brave and crying, brave and scared.Sometimes I Kaploom masterfully explores how hard it can be for children when they're nervous or scared and have to transition to new places and faces when they just don't feel quite ready. In another poignant, honest, and insightful story, readers learn along with Katie that bravery and fear are not mutually exclusive.

"Learning magic is no easy thing, even for young Claudia. Despite a bit of help from a book of spells created by Kpp'Ar, her father's former mentor, it is all she can do to keep things from blowing up in her face- often with spectacularly messy results. But a spell book isn't the only thing that Kpp'Ar left behind when he suddenly and mysteriously vanished. In his wake stands the Puzzle House, a bizarre tower full of magical traps, tricks, contraptions, and-what else-puzzles. Claudia is sure that the old mage left a gift for her and her brother, Soren, somewhere deep within its wall, and she is determined to find out exactly what it is. Can Claudia and Soren uncover all the mysteries hidden with the Puzzle House? Or will they discover a darkness that will change them forever?"--

When her boyfriend leaves her for her best friend, Jade joins a semester long cruise program unaware that the two are also onboard, and when her ex-boyfriend is murdered and his new girlfriend goes missing, Jade must dig into her shipmates' lives to find the murderer and clear her name.

Daria comforts her grandpa during his final days and grieves for him after his death.

Quirky courtship awaits in this comedy nominated for the 2020 Manga Taisho Award!

The black lambs at the Girls' Academy of Mounds are working hard at their studies in the classroom when Kelly, the new kid at school, joins the class. Kelly is a white goat from Plains, a town far away from Mounds. Kelly's long, straight locks and the lambs' short, curly wool look quite different, so the girls can't help but compare their appearances to each other. One certain lamb named Layla is confident, and does not compare herself to Kelly. Wanting her friends and Kelly to understand that their differences do not define them, Layla plans to teach the lambs and Kelly an important lesson about themselves at school this day. This story deals with nonconformity, self-esteem, and self-acceptance. With the help of Kelly, Layla, and the other lamb girls, children are sure to learn to accept themselves and others just as they are.

Welcome to Oakleaf Academy, the fairy boarding school at the end of the rainbow, where readers can join friends Poppy, Ivy, Azalea, and Jessamy on their magical misadventures. In First Day at Fairy School, Poppy is nervous about her first day - just like any other student. But unlike most kids, she travels to school by owl-bus and worries about whether she will ever get her magic wand to work. Poppy soon settles in and makes friends with Jessamy, a talkative sprite, and Ivy, a fairy with a rebellious streak. When events take an unexpected turn, the new students must face a terrible danger, launch a brave rescue, and form an unexpected friendship. Oakleaf Academy is a charmingly illustrated chapter book series, with each story following a different pupil at fairy school. The series blends together the hijinks and misadventures of traditional boarding school stories, the ups and downs of real schoolgirls' friendships and a generous sprinkling of mystery and adventure - all ingredients of a truly magical brew! Ideal for readers aged 7+.

Can playing dead bring you back to life? Maybe on Dead Wednesday… On this day the worlds of a shy boy and a gone girl collide, and the connection they make will change them both forever. A brilliant new novel from the Newbery Medal winner and author of the New York Times bestseller Stargirl. "Jerry Spinelli has created another middle grade masterpiece." —BookPage, starred review On Dead Wednesday, every eighth grader in Amber Springs is assigned the name and identity of a teenager who died a preventable death in the past year. The kids don black shirts and for the whole day everyone in town pretends they're invisible—as if they weren't even there. The adults think it will make them contemplate their mortality. The kids know it's a free pass to get away with anything. Worm Tarnauer feels invisible every day. He's perfectly happy being the unnoticed sidekick of his friend Eddie. So he's not expecting Dead Wednesday to feel that different. But he didn't count on being assigned Becca Finch (17, car crash). And he certainly didn't count on Becca showing up to boss him around! Letting this girl into his head is about to change everything. This is the story of the unexpected, heartbreaking, hilarious, truly epic day when Worm Tarnauer discovers his own life.

'Queer delight through and through' - Leah Johnson, author of You Should See Me in a CrownA teen girl navigates friendship drama, the end of high school, and discovering her queerness in Ophelia After All, the hilarious and heartfelt contemporary YA debut by Racquel Marie.Ophelia Rojas knows what she likes: her best friends, Cuban food, rose-gardening, and boys - way too many boys. Her friends and parents make fun of her endless stream of crushes, but Ophelia is a romantic at heart. She couldn't change, even if she wanted to.So when she finds herself thinking more about cute, quiet Talia Sanchez than the loss of a perfect prom with her ex-boyfriend, seeds of doubt take root in Ophelia's firm image of herself. Add to that the impending end of high school and the fracturing of her once-solid friend group, and things are spiraling a little out of control. But the course of love - and sexuality - never did run smooth. As her secrets begin to unravel, Ophelia must make a choice between clinging to the fantasy version of herself she's always imagined or upending everyone's expectations to rediscover who she really is, after all.

An award-winning climate fiction novel that explores unlikely friendships as a group of children with disabilities find themselves at the heart of an eco-mystery.

I Denne vinter af Alice Oseman er den lykkeligste tid på året også den sværeste og mest drænende. Det er hårdt arbejde at holde humøret højt i ferien, når de sidste par måneder har været svære for Charlie.Og selvom familietid kan være hyggeligt, kan det også være umuligt at have at gøre med slægtninge, der ikke aner noget som helst om noget – og som slet ikke ved, hvor svært det kan være at være ung, forelsket og sårbar. Men Charlie har sine to søskende, Tori og Oliver til at bakke sig op. Og heldigvis er det kun jul én gang om året.Oseman giver os i Denne vinter flere historier om de elskede karakterer fra den populære serie, Heartstopper. Mange mener, at det netop er i Denne vinter, Alice Oseman for alvor viser, hvad hun kan, når hun tager flere vigtige og svære emner og tabuer op.

Alice Oseman er tilbage med endnu en skøn bog om vores favoritpar fra Heartstopper, Nick og Charlie. Selv om kærligheden stadig er stor og blomstrende mellem dem, bliver de nu stillet over for nogle udfordringer i forhold til deres parforhold. Nick er på vej på universitet i en helt anden by, og hvordan tager Charlie det, når han bare sidder tilbage derhjemme? Er kærligheden stærk nok? Savner de hinanden nok? Eller er er det bare en måde at udskyde det uundgåelige brud? Der er jo desværre noget om, at den første, store kærlighed sjældent varer evigt. Selv hvis man er Nick og Charlie.Nick og Charlie er en novelle baseret på de karakterer, vi har lært at kende og holde så meget af i Alice Osemans anmelderroste Heartstopper-univers, som nu også er et stort hit som Netflix-serie.Heartstopper har fra starten været båret af en stærk fanbase. Forfatteren udgav oprindeligt fortællingen digitalt, og gennem crowdfunding lykkedes det hende på bare to timer at samle penge nok ind til den første fysiske udgave, der udkom i 2018 i England. Siden er det gået stærkt, og Nick og Charlies kærlighedshistorie er nu under udgivelse verden over.