Resultados para "Was" en Literatura y ficción

As Benjamin Franklin launched his kite into the lightning-streaked, rumbling skies of Philadelphia, a chicken was there. When Paul Revere rode out into the cloudless night to warn the patriots that an army marched at their doorsteps, a chicken was there. As a woman knelt on the cold, hard floor of a Baltimore brewery, stitching together the flag that would inspire a nation, a chicken was there. Now, for the first time ever, the chickens who witnessed the birth of a nation will tell their stories.

Amanda Hardy is the new girl at school. Like everyone else, all she wants is to make friends and fit in. But Amanda is holding back. Even from Grant, the guy she's falling in love with. Amanda has a secret. At her old school, she used to be called Andrew. And secrets always have a way of getting...

Malcolm Williams hasn't been okay for a while. He's angry and despondent and feels like nothing good ever happens for teens like him in D.C. All he wants is to be left alone in his room for the summer to draw or play video games—but no such luck. With growing violence in his neighborhood, his mother ships him off to his father’s family farm in Mississippi, and Malcolm is anything but pleased.

Dara's lived a sheltered life with her single mom, Mellie. Now, at 18, she's dreaming of more. When Dara digs up her never-before-seen birth certificate, her world implodes. Why are two strangers listed as her parents? Dara confronts her mother, and is stunned by what she learns: Mellie is transgender. The unfamiliar name listed under "father"? That's Mellie. She transitioned when Dara was a baby, after Dara's birth mother died. She changed her name, started over.  

The third novel by the phenomenally talented Alice Oseman, the author of the 2021 YA Book Prize winning Loveless, Solitaire and graphic novel series Heartstopper – now a major Netflix series. For Angel Rahimi life is about one thing: The Ark – a pop-rock trio of teenage boys who are taking...

Per Angel Rahimi esiste una sola cosa nella vita: gli Ark, la boy-band del momento. Essere nel fandom degli Ark le ha dato tutto ciò che ama: la sua amica Juliet, i suoi sogni, un posto nel mondo. Anche Jimmy deve tutto agli Ark: è il loro frontman, e suonare in una band con i suoi amici è tutto ciò che ha sempre sognato. Ma a volte i sogni si trasformano in qualcosa che non avevi previsto, e quando Jimmy e Angel si ritrovano faccia a faccia, si rendono conto di come la realtà possa essere diversa dall'immaginazione.

This is a true tale about a great friendship between two very different people. But are they really that different in the end? When Nadia starts in Kara's class, she's a little shy but Kara happily shows her around. That makes Nadia feel right at home. When Kara meets Nadia in the local park, Nadia is surrounded by her entire family. They all speak in a different language and some of them are wearing scarfs around their head. Suddenly, Kara is the one who's feeling shy and almost doesn't want to go and talk to Nadia.

Some fathers say very little. They wake up early. Work quietly. Carry pressure silently. Show love through sacrifice instead of words. And sometimes, children do not understand that love until much later. Before I Understood My Father is a heartfelt and emotional story about family, silence, sacrifice, memory, and the quiet ways fathers shape our lives every single day. Through moments both small and life-changing, this story explores the bond between a father and son—and the realization that love is not always spoken loudly.

Il est déjà l’heure pour l’équipe de balle-molle mixte de participer à son deuxième tournoi. Cette fois-ci, direction Québec ! Si Julianne a vu le grand amour lui tomber du ciel du jour au lendemain, pour Hanaé, il en est tout autrement ! La jolie blonde met tellement d’efforts à trouver l’âme soeur qu’elle se perd dans le tourbillon de ses rencontres éclairs. Alors qu’un événement malheureux viendra bouleverser sa vie, elle sera forcée de prendre un temps d’arrêt afin de définir ce qu’elle veut vraiment.

Es wird Hebst in Henrietta. Blue und die vier Raven Boys suchen noch immer nach dem Grab des walisischen Königs Glendower. Fast glauben sie sich am Ziel, als Adam eine beunruhigende Vision hat: Im magischen Wald Cabeswater gibt es drei Schlafende. Einer von ihnen darf unter gar keinen Umständen geweckt werden. Die Frage ist allerdings, welcher es ist und was geschieht, wenn er trotz aller Vorsicht aufwachen sollte. Währenddessen hat Blue ganz andere Sorgen: Ihre Mutter ist verschwunden und außer einer mysteriösen Nachricht gibt es keine Spur von ihr.

Eine coole, queere Lovestory mit Twist von der Autorin von »The Girls I've Been«, mit Scharfblick, Wucht, Witz und Herz erzählt. Sechs Fun-Facts über PENNY und TATE: 1 . Sie kennen sich schon ihr ganzes Leben. 2 . Ihre Mütter sind beste Freundinnen. 3 . Sie sind definitiv keine Freundinnen...

Kanata and his friends have settled temporarily in the city of Manaloch after freeing it from the clutches of demons. They're trying to create the Blood Ether of the Gods, a powerful potion that Lunaere used as a vital part of Kanata's training. But their work is interrupted when Kanata makes a surprising discovery: another transplant from Japan, the mysterious Kotone, is looking for him.

When our reluctant hero Greg Michaels discovers a mysterious black-clad figure capable of slaughtering entire settlements, he realizes even the apocalypse has corporate middle management. Tracking this "Cleanser" through the scorching Arizona desert, Greg discovers non-System survivors hiding in the Phoenix Zoo and ancient cliff dwellings, desperately trying to survive both zombies and these invincible assassins.

It is the dawn of the Second World War, but life in the small town of Fielding carries on in its uncomplicated way. For young Eva, life is about to change, as her dearest friend Annie vanishes and people claim to have never known her at all. Desperate to find her, Eva befriends two strangers: the eccentric Lola, and tender but distant Gabe. The two open her eyes to a hidden world, in which people can disappear and all memory of them be forgotten.

One summer. One friendship. One story that changes everything. When 13-year-old Milo is sent to spend the summer holidays with his grandmother on the outskirts of a quiet town, he meets Oscar—a boy who has a serious heart condition, a dog-eared copy of Prince Caspian, and an imagination as vast as Narnia itself. When Oscar is bullied, Milo must find the courage to be the friend he’s always wanted to be. And when the summer holidays draw to a close, Milo faces the hardest battle of all: saying goodbye and believing that life—like the best stories—never truly ends.

A novel about loneliness, complicated friendships, and what it means to let go by the bestselling author of You've Reached Sam. After the death of his best friend, Eric Ly creates imaginary scenarios in his head to deal with his grief. Until one of them becomes real and Haru Tanala, a boy he met...

Im großen Finale der Vergissmeinnicht-Trilogie werden alle Geheimnisse aufgedeckt. Wenn Quinn nach seinen Abenteuern im Saum eines weiß, dann das: Matilda ist seine große Liebe, ganz egal, wie anstrengend ihre Familie ist. Eigentlich sollten sich die beiden gerade nur auf den großen Schulball freuen. Wenn da nicht dieses rätselhafte Sternentor-Ritual wäre, durch das Quinn als angeblicher Auserwählter die Welt retten soll. Und flüchtige Schwarzalben, die versteckt werden wollen, sowie ein ominöses Orakel, das im entscheidenden Moment immer wieder verschwindet.

Seit Grayson ihr die Wahrheit über die korrupte Regierung Sestibys erzählt hat, liegt Maes Welt in Scherben. Denn ihr Bruder Nick ist gerade als jüngstes Parlamentsmitglied vereidigt worden, und sie muss sich entscheiden, auf wessen Seite sie steht: auf der des Widerstands oder bei ihrer Familie, die ihr bisher alles bedeutet hat. Doch Mae kann nicht länger tatenlos dabei zusehen, wie die Bewohnenden Sestibys betrogen werden.

Nach der großen Pandemie und einem erbitterten Krieg herrscht in Sestiby vollkommener Frieden. Eine allgegenwärtige KI sorgt für die Bevölkerung. Lügen gehören der Vergangenheit an, genau wie jene Emotionen, die Menschen unbedacht handeln lassen: Misstrauen, Eifersucht oder Wut. Nur Mae spürt diese verbotenen Gefühle – Gefühle, die sie ihr sicheres Leben kosten könnten. Als sie in das Partnerschaftsprogramm der Regierung gesteckt wird, steht sie unter strengster Beobachtung.

Mit Feen abzuhängen, durch Portale in eine Parallelwelt zu spazieren und Superkräfte zu besitzen, daran hat Quinn sich mittlerweile gewöhnt. Blöd nur, dass ihn jedes Geheimnis, das er aufdeckt, vor neue Rätsel stellt. Ohne Matilda und ihre ganz spezielle Art, den Dingen auf den Grund zu gehen, wäre er völlig aufgeschmissen. Dass er sie doch eigentlich vor den Gefahren des Saums beschützen wollte, hindert Matilda nicht daran, sich kopfüber ins Abenteuer zu stürzen. Denn die beiden müssen dringend ein paar Fragen klären.