Resultados para "Ein Kind" 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.

It’s 1904 on an island just west of Norway, and Asta Hedstrom doesn’t want to marry her odious betrothed, Nils. But her mother believes she should be grateful for the possibility of any domestic future given her single-sided deafness, unconventional appearance, and even stranger notions.

Declan Taylor is furious at the world. After winning state as a freshman starting pitcher, he accidentally messes up his throwing arm. Despite painful surgery and brutal physical therapy, he might never pitch again. And instead of spending the summer with his friends, Declan is forced to get a job to help his family out. On top of that, it seems like his best friend, Jake Lehrer, is flirting with Declan’s crush and always ditching him to hang out with the team or his friends from synagogue. So Declan ends up playing a lot of Imperialist Empires online and making new friends.

Amber Sand, legendary matchmaker, couldn't be more surprised when her arch nemesis, Ivy, comes asking for her help. Ivy's sister, Iris, is getting married, and Ivy wants to prove her sister is making a huge mistake. But as Amber looks into Iris's eyes, there doesn't seem to be a problem - Iris has clearly found her match. It seems happily ever after is in the cards, but when Iris seeks out a dangerous, life-altering spell, it's up to Amber and Ivy to set aside their rivalry and save the day.

Amber Sand's matchmaking business is threatened by a YouTube star with a flair for showbiz, but when she meets Jane, the fairy behind the new fad, Amber finds a kindred spirit. Jane never got her wings and, like Amber, feels like an outsider in her family. Meanwhile, the gang is enjoying the summer after senior year and gearing up for college. They team up with Jane to track down the rare and difficult-to-obtain fairy dust and try to restore Ivy's siren powers. Perhaps most risky of all, Jane offers to tell Amber who her match truly is.

"Ich habe Magie. Ich verstehe nur nicht, wie sie funktioniert." Summer erfährt nach einem überraschenden Angriff, dass sie eine Hexe ist, und wird in eine Welt katapultiert, die ihr fremd ist: die Elementals Academy. Diese Schule, gegründet von den Nachkommen griechischer Götter, wird ihr neues Zuhause. Doch Summers Magie ist unberechenbar, und ihre größte Herausforderung könnte ausgerechnet Zane Caldwell sein, ein Mitschüler, der sie fasziniert und zugleich verwirrt.

Natalie Sterling wants to be in control. She wants her friends to be loyal. She wants her classmates to elect her student council president. She wants to find the right guy, not the usual jerk her school has to offer. She wants a good reputation, because she believes that will lead to good things. But life is messy, and it's very hard to be in control of it. Slut or saint? Winner or loser? Natalie is getting tired of these forced choices - and is now going to find a way to live life in the sometimes messy, sometimes wonderful in-between.

There's nothing worse than peaking in high school. Nobody knows that better than Josie Pie. She was kind of a big deal - she dropped out of high school to be a star! But the bigger you are, the harder you fall. And Josie fell. Hard. Ouch. Broadway dream: dead. Meanwhile, her life keeps imploding. Best friend: distant. Boyfriend: busy. Mom: not playing with a full deck? Desperate to escape, Josie gets into reading. Literally. She reads a book and suddenly she's inside it. And with each book, she’s a different character.

"A DELICIOUS HIGH-STAKES ADVENTURE." —PEOPLE MAGAZINE Perfect for fans of Victoria Aveyard and Holly Black, The Kinder Poison is an enthralling fantasy adventure that follows a teenage girl chosen to be the human sacrifice in a deadly game between three heirs who will do anything for the crown...

“Sweet, snarky, and delightfully dorky." —Elise Bryant, author of Happily Ever Afters Cameron Carson has a secret. A secret with the power to break apart his friend group. Cameron Carson, member of the Geeks and Nerds United (GANU) club, has been secretly hooking up with student council...

A National bestseller! “A gorgeously evocative gothic fantasy.” —Ava Reid, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning A lush haunting romantasy from the New York Times bestselling author of The Weaver Bride, perfect for fans of House of Salt and Sorrows and Anatomy: A Love...

En hjertevarm, tåkrummende og hylende sjov bog om forelskelser, det første kys og venskab. Mus bliver smidt ud af balletskolen, må hun vende tilbage sin gamle skole - lige i tide til skituren til de franske alper. Men ikke alle Mus' gamle venner tager imod hende med åbne arme. Jack og hans venner glæder sig til vildt skiløb og nye piger, men har egentlig ingen erfaring - på nogle af områderne. Så da Jack møder Mus, går det ikke helt, som han kunne have ønsket sig.

Seventeen-year-old Meg Barnes is all about control. However, the only kind of control she can find is with a razor. As if life wasn't hard enough, an accident has forced her to view everything from a wheelchair. Then a promise to an old friend forces her to resume her martial arts training and save the Little Ninja Program. While relearning self defense and pushing the limits of her body, new friends drag her to church

Nach Schiller, Goethe, Heine und Mozart stellt Peter Härtling nun mit Joachim Ringelnatz einen der großen deutschen Dichter des 20. Jahrhunderts vor. Bekannte Highlights wie "Die Ameisen" und "Bumerang" hat er ausgewählt, aber auch viele andere komische und humorvolle Texte aus Ringelnatz' Jugend. So werden große und kleine Hörer zu einem unterhaltsamen Spaziergang durch das Werk von Ringelnatz eingeladen...

~Lambda Literary Award finalist for the best LGBT YA novel of 2018~ A fresh, charming rom-com perfect for fans of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda and Boy Meets Boy about Nathan Bird, who has sworn off happy endings but is sorely tested when his former best friend, Ollie, moves back to town...

Ein Ort in der französischen Provinz in den 1990er-Jahren: Die Eltern, gezeichnet von harter Arbeit, verfallen den Versprechungen der Nationalisten. Die Kinder, voller Lebenswut, wachsen inmitten von Gewalt und Hoffnungslosigkeit auf. Über vier Sommer begleiten wir Anthony, Stéph, Hacine und ihre Freunde zwischen Nirvana und der Fußball-WM 1998 - in eine Welt, in der ihnen nichts geschenkt wird und an der sie dennoch hängen. Doch jetzt im Sommer herrscht Aufbruchstimmung, alle haben viel zu viel Zeit und am See mit Badekleidung verwischen die Standesunterschiede.

"Sharp and unyielding. I loved every page." --Rory Power, New York Times bestselling author of Wilder Girls For fans of Sadie comes a new story about two girls with a secret no one would ever believe, and the wild, desperate lengths they will go to protect each other from the outside world. Jo...

"Es war, als hätt der Himmel die Erde still geküsst." In diesen wenigen Worten spiegeln sich Joseph von Eichendorffs Lieblingsthemen wider: Natur, Sehnsucht und Lebensfreude. Wenn sich dann auch noch Peter Härtling diesem Dichter zuwendet, öffnet sich eine Welt...

Liebeskomödie und Must-Read für alle Fans von darkviktory und Kostas Kind. Wenn der 17-jährige Damian ganz ehrlich zu sich ist, macht seine Beziehung ihn nur so semi-glücklich. Vor allem seit Freundin Emma Druck macht, weil sie endlich mit ihm schlafen möchte. Das Problem ist nur, körperlich fühlt er sich so gar nicht zu ihr hingezogen. Ganz anders sieht es allerdings aus, wenn er an Jungs denkt. Aber ist er wirklich schwul? Und wie soll er das herausfinden, ohne Emma zu betrügen? Ein Sextoy muss her – am besten anonym verpackt, damit seine Mutter nichts davon mitbekommt.

In this tender and humorous love story, Pippa comes home from college to find that her childhood friend Val is no longer a little boy. Pippa feels both confused and thrilled at the change in him. At 16, he handles tragedy with wisdom and maturity.