Resultados para "Best Of.." en Literatura y ficción

Amber Sand is not a witch. The Sand family Wicca gene somehow leapfrogged over her. But she did get one highly specific magical talent: she can see true love. As a matchmaker, Amber's pretty far down the sorcery food chain (even birthday party magicians rank higher), but after five seconds of eye contact, she can envision anyone's soul mate. Amber works at her mother's magic shop - Windy City Magic - in downtown Chicago, and she's confident she's seen every kind of happy ending there is: except for one - her own.

Jay ist groß, sportlich und ganz von sich selbst überzeugt. Wenn er gerade nicht am zocken ist, überlegt er sich allerlei lustige Pranks für seine Mitbewohner. Hört euch die lustigsten Folgen noch einmal an einem Stück an.

Kara and Rose are best friends forever. They have a friendship necklace and they are both going to be princesses at the costume party at the club. But then, Julie starts going to their school, and suddenly everything is different for Kara.

Elisa und Beatrice begegnen sich in einer Sommernacht am Strand und werden beste Freundinnen, doch könnten sie kaum unterschiedlicher sein: Eli lebt versunken in einer Welt von Büchern, während Bea es genießt, sich öffentlich zu inszenieren und täglich neue Bilder von sich ins Internet zu stellen. Sie wird zum Star, der davon träumt, über die sozialen Netzwerke mit tausenden von Bildern von Italien aus die Welt zu erobern. Bis sie eines Tages spurlos verschwindet und Eli vor der Frage steht, wer ihre Freundin, die jeder auf der Welt zu kennen glaubt, wirklich ist.

Jerry vive con la madre e non vede sue padre Ray da un anno. Quando va finalmente a trovarlo scopre però che Ray è stato arrestato ed è accusato di avere profanato una tomba. La casa è deserta e in una gabbia il ragazzino trova un mostro rabbioso, che appena lo vede cerca di divorare Flick, il suo bassotto, per poi fuggire e darsi alla macchia. Dopo un rocambolesco viaggio alla ricerca della bestia, tra linciaggi, segreti militari e ripugnanti animali mutanti, sarà proprio Jerry, con l'aiuto di Ester, una bellissima ragazza cieca e sensitiva, che riuscirà a tirare fuori tutti dai guai.

Alyssa and Aaron have been best friends since they were in diapers, but at school, they pretend not to know each other. If they did, Aaron’s popular reputation might suffer, and Alyssa would be subjected to the thing she hates most: attention. What Aaron doesn't realize is that the reason why Alyssa hates attention might be more serious than he thought—serious enough that it might even be enough to force her to throw her future dreams away.

Social media influencer Summer Cartwright leads a very charmed life. Every moment of her life has been carefully planned and cultivated to complement her "imperfectly perfect" social media persona. But when Summer goes missing during her annual Halloween party and then an unscheduled post appears on her feed stating that she'll be dead within the next five minutes, those closest to Summer know something isn't quite right—or on-brand.

As an expert thief from a minor moon, Cass knows a good mark when she sees one. The emperor’s ball is her chance to steal a fortune for herself, her ailing father, and her scrappy crew of thieves and market vendors. Her plan is simple: 1. Hitch a ride to the planet of Ouris, the dazzling heart of the empire. 2. Sneak onto the imperial palace station to attend the emperor’s ball. 3. Steal from the rich, the royal, and the insufferable. But on the station, things quickly go awry. When the emperor is found dead, everyone in the palace is a suspect—and someone is setting Cass up to take the fall.

Life aboard Aurora Prime was perfectly ordinary—until the Void Hunters attacked, destroying the colony and forcing Zaya and her fluffy robotic companion, Rilo, into a desperate escape across the stars. Now Zaya, a seemingly ordinary teenager, finds herself at the center of an ancient prophecy, believed to harbor an immense Celestial Spirit capable of either saving the universe or destroying it entirely. Alongside Mira, a fierce soldier, and Kai, a nervous stowaway, Rilo’s cheerful optimism and strategic cuteness become their greatest weapons against growing darkness.

Just how many deaths does it take to close a holiday park? All Lacy wants is to escape to Paris and be with her older sister. But she needs to make some money first, so she takes a summer job at a caravan park in North Wales. When one of the guests is brutally murdered, rumours start to swirl about the park being haunted. There are sightings of a mysterious figure walking along the clifftops at night and Lacy can’t shake off the feeling that she’s being watched. Could there be some truth to the stories? And can she discover who – or what – the killer is before she becomes the next victim?

Danielle Silver is a Philadelphia high school senior at the dawn of the ’90s. Ever since her parents split up, she has known her father was gay, but she never expected to be hit with the bombshell that he is HIV positive. As he sickens, and AIDS starts to claim the lives of his friends, Danielle searches for silver linings while trying to balance paralyzing fear, grief, her social life, and schoolwork—capturing all the feelings as adolescence and some hard facts collide.

"Best Friends, Best Forgiven" is the second novel in the young adult, dystopian, science fiction thriller series, "Best Friends, Best Forgotten," and it follows the stories of Eden and the President Commander as they each seek, in their own way, to save the future of the ISA. The ISA is a civilization in the American Midwest billed as a new utopia, which uses a device called the chip to link two individuals' minds to help law enforcement prevent crime through visions that replace their dreams. But are the visions the chip produces a gift or a curse, and do they always reveal the truth?

She’s never been in love, either. Charlie’s beautiful best friend, Tess, has kissed three boys, and fallen immediately, indescribably in love with each one of them. When Charlie unexpectedly finds herself drawn to Kevin Lazarus, of all people, she’s in a mess of trouble right away.

Als Lucas Vater eine neue Freundin hat, bekommt sie eine gleichaltrige Schwester: Vanessa. Die Eltern wollen, dass die beiden Mädchen beste Freundinnen werden, doch beide könnten nicht unterschiedlicher sein: Vanessa ist ein It-Girl mit Entourage, Luca eine exzentrische Außenseiterin. Sie...

“A timeless story for every young person who needs to understand that they are not alone.” —Judy Blume “Once in a while, a novel comes along that becomes a generational touchstone. The Perks of Being a Wallflower is one of those books.” —R. J. Palacio, #1 New York Times bestselling...

4학년을 맞은 밀드레드는 어서 이번 학기가 지나갔으면 좋겠다고 생각했어요. 이번 학기만 마치면 졸업반인 5학년이 되어 멋진 교복을 입을 수 있고, 4학년 마지막 날에는 학년 전체 1등과 학생 대표를 정하는 시상식도 하거든요. 모드는 단체 생활을 잘 하는 사람에게 주는 팀스피릿상을 받고 싶어 해요. 한편 밀드레드는 다음 해 학생 대표가 되고 싶다고 생각하죠. "난 내년에 학생 대표로 뽑히고 싶어." 밀드레드가 수줍게 이야기하자 모드는 그만 웃음을 참지 못했어요.

There's always been a hole in Gio's life. Not because he's into both guys and girls. Not because his father has some drinking issues. Not because his friends are always bringing him their drama. No, the hole in Gio's life takes the shape of his birth mom, who left Gio, his brother, and his father when Gio was nine years old. For eight years, he never heard a word from her...and now, just as he's started to get his life together, she's back.

Seventeen, fashion-obsessed, and gay, Abby Ives has always been content playing the sidekick in other people's lives. While her friends and sister have plunged into the world of dating and romances, Abby's been happy to focus on her plus-size style blog and her dreams of taking the fashion industry by storm. When she lands an internship at her favorite boutique, she's thrilled to take a step toward her dream career. Then she falls for her fellow intern, Jordi Perez. Hard. And now she's competing against the girl she's kissing to win the coveted paid job at the end of the internship.

#1 New York Times Bestseller In this highly anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestselling Better Than the Movies, Wes and Liz struggle to balance their feelings for each other with the growing pains of being a college student in a “worthy second-chance romance” (Kirkus Reviews). For a...

Nasrin hat ihr Leben gut im Griff: In der Schule ist sie eine Überfliegerin, zu Hause unterstützt sie ihren alleinerziehenden Vater und mit ihrer besten Freundin Nina an ihrer Seite kann sowieso nichts schiefgehen. Doch dann kommt der rätselhafte Joachim neu an ihre Schule – und in Nasrins Leben läuft alles aus dem Ruder. Und während an der Schule immer mehr seltsame Dinge geschehen, muss Nasrin einsehen, dass sie manche Probleme nicht allein lösen kann.