Resultados para "Daisy" en Literatura y ficción

Mina has a stern face, a long braid, and an attitude that has only got worse since her dad died. Caplan is the golden boy, complete with a vast social circle and an on-again/off-again girlfriend who hates Mina's guts. They're neighbours and somehow, despite all their differences, have always understood each other the most. But then in the last few weeks of high school, everything turns on its head. It's a shock when Caplan's best-friend Quinn confesses he wants to take Mina to the prom. It's an even bigger shock when she says yes.

The program is read by Jesse Aaronson and Georgia Garrison, an actor and the author's sister. “The narrators work well together, transporting listeners back to high school to endure the teenage experience and all the messy emotions that come with it.” —AudioFile A romantic debut about the...

Immediately after high school graduation, eighteen-year-old Maya is kicked out of her wealthy dad's NYC home; he prides himself on forcing his kids to "make their own way in the world." Maya's mom lives in Guatemala, so Maya crashes with friends while working and trying to land freelance writing...

Nearly 30 years ago, the PEACE Project rose from the ruins of a global war to take power over a new America. Providing stability in exchange for absolute authority, the project controls every aspect of citizens' lives through each of its five units - Protect. Enforce. Advance. Control. Eliminate. Raised in the Project since infancy, 18-year-old Zira has been trained as an assassin under the stern guidance of unit E-2's Chairman Ryku.

The Roman occupation is brutal. The governor’s grip on the region is fragile. The authorities throw banquets in palaces while fishermen go hungry. Speaking out is dangerous. Two men, John the Baptist and Jesus of Nazareth, dare to, and pay with their lives. Is their talk of a new Kingdom a delusion, or a promise of future liberation and justice?

An original novel written by New York Times best-selling author Lauren Blackwood inspired by Walt Disney Studios' live action reimagining of Snow White. One moment eighteen-year-old Snow White is taking a bite of an apple. The next, she blinks and finds herself in an enchanted and dangerous...

Set more than one hundred years after the Borden murders, this propulsive, supernatural thriller imagines what might happen if history were to repeat itself today. Perfect for fans of Kara Thomas and Courtney Summers! When Mariella Morse accuses her boyfriend, Vik Gomez, of murdering her wealthy...

In the wake of a daring escape from the clutches of the powerful alien Avalon, Alana Cain finds herself thrust into a new world of danger and intrigue. Separated from her Mirror Soul Aiden Merrick and hunted by the relentless forces of the Avalon, Alana seeks refuge in the Underground—a secret enclave of rebel Mirror Souls hidden deep beneath the poisoned ruins of Earth's cities.

From the author of Some Girls Do comes another heartfelt YA sapphic romance—starring a baseball pitcher and a student umpire who are definitely not supposed to fall for one another. “Sapphic sports romance perfection. Swoony and romantic, but unafraid to tackle grief, family expectations...

Brought to you by Penguin. Welcome to the dizzying heights of New York's Upper East Side: where privilege, partying and scandal rules. And Anna K knows the rules by heart. Beautiful, rich and popular, she takes care to maintain her status as the perfect girlfriend, daughter and student. Then a...

Dear Wendy's Sophie and Jo, two aromantic and asexual college students, engage in an online feud while unknowingly becoming friends in real life, in this dual POV Young Adult contemporary debut from Ann Zhao Sophie Chi is in her first year of college (though her parents wish she'd attend a...

In the unremarkable town of Amberside, the unthinkable has happened: terrorists have attacked a local festival. No one knows why, and no one knows who the attackers are, but that doesn’t matter. What matters first is survival. And what matters after that is survival, too. In this brilliantly written account of hope, humour and humanity, five ordinary teenagers are caught up in a truly extraordinary situation. It’s a heart-pounding and gripping account of the fight for survival as the attackers prowl the festival grounds, told from multiple perspectives. 

In a world controlled by a powerful alien race, the Avalon, 17-year-old Alana Cain's life takes a shocking turn when she discovers she is part of an ancient group known as the Mirror Souls, individuals whose fates are intertwined with their soulmates. Torn from her family and paired with the enigmatic Aiden Merrick, Alana must learn to wield abilities that could shift the balance of power on Earth.