Títulos en Coming of age

I Kwimper, una famiglia di sfaticati che vive di sussidi per la disoccupazione, durante un viaggio in auto prendono per sbaglio una strada in costruzione e si ritrovano, senza benzina, nel cuore del nulla americano. Una terra di nessuno che non figura nemmeno sulle carte geografiche, e che dunque può essere colonizzata, reclamandone la proprietà. La situazione ideale per cominciare da capo, come veri pionieri, e costruirsi un nuovo mondo: peccato che la terra promessa vada difesa dalle pretese di due funzionari del governo fin troppo zelanti, e di una banda di gangster da strapazzo.

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En 1929 publicó, con gran éxito de crítica, su primera novela. En 1930, con la publicación de El baile, Irène Némirovsky era una escritora en lengua francesa reconocida en la sociedad francesa; sin embargo, el gobierno francés de Vichy, rechazó su petición de nacionalización en 1938, en una actitud de antisemitismo.

Todo cambia en la vida de Olga cuando, después de quince años de matrimonio, Mario la abandona por una jovencita. Sola con sus dos hijos, el mundo en apariencia perfecto de la mujer se desmorona. Atrapada entre las cuatro paredes del piso que antes llamaba hogar, Olga no duerme, no come y casi no se reconoce: quien está al otro lado del espejo cuando se mira por la mañana es una mujer que ha perdido todos sus atributos y tendrá que buscar otras palabras que la definan y le permitan seguir adelante.

Aurora es una artista libre e impulsiva que vive rodeada de velas en un precioso estudio frente a la playa de un pequeño pueblo al sur de California. Adora las piedras naturales, los gatos y andar descalza contemplando el cielo nocturno. Pero todo da un vuelco el día que descubre que le quedan pocos meses de vida y, por si fuera poco, que su chico le ha sido infiel.

Atlas: a sprawling city governed by four Great Houses more powerful than kings, where Fates are bought and sold, and Fateweavers trade in futures. In the fog-drenched streets of the Narrows, three friends are bound by a terrible truth and the loss of one of their own. Zuri, a fateless girl with a talent for cons and nothing to lose. Tryder, a charismatic thief willing to die for his sister. Jarek, a gifted fighter hunting a mysterious killer. Their search for answers uncovers a secret war that has been brewing for centuries.

"Monsters aren't real." That's what sixteen-year-old Lucy Brannigan has always believed, until, broke and desperate, she and her father move to an isolated farmhouse in the small Scottish town of Helsbridge. It's their last chance, and they have to make it work. For Lucy, life appears to be over. With no friends, and surrounded by miles of thick woodland, there's nothing to do. But why did the previous occupants leave their belongings behind?

Nel liceo di Clichy-sous-Bois, la giovane Kayden Abad scopre il potere della scrittura grazie alla sua insegnante di letteratura, che intravede in lei un talento capace di aprirle le porte di un futuro prestigioso. Ma dietro questa promessa si nasconde un rapporto ambiguo e pericoloso, fatto di manipolazione e seduzione. Attraverso il suo diario, Kayden racconta con lucidità e dolore le dinamiche di un sistema educativo rigido e spesso ingiusto, dando voce ai sogni, alle paure e alla forza dei legami tra adolescenti.

Der Nachsommer mit dem Untertitel Eine Erzählung (1857) ist ein Roman in drei Bänden von Adalbert Stifter. Das Werk gehört zu den großen Bildungsromanen des 19. Jahrhunderts. Stifter erzählt im Nachsommer eine Bildungs-, Liebes- und Familiengeschichte.

A journey across continents becomes a journey into faith. When eleven-year-old Amraj travels from Canada to Punjab with his family, he expects adventure, new places, and stories from his grandfather. What he does not expect is a journey that slowly opens a corridor between the past and the...

The story is a memoir by Anna about a year in her life that was marked by serious struggles when she was about to turn 11. This bright, introspective child lost her loving father and gradually realized that he had held their little family together with his charm and philosophical outlook. His strengths are lacking in Anna's mother, and she folds in her new responsibilities. This book is made to inspire, to show that no matter how ugly life can get, the power of life itself will support you.

What risks would you take if you had nothing left to lose?1970s New York City is almost bankrupt. Police, schools and other municipalities struggle under massive layoffs, buildings are abandoned and the streets are dangerous. For Johnny Alvarez—a young runaway, haunted by abuse suffered at the hands of his sadistic older brother and dysfunctional parents—the lawlessness offers camouflage and opportunity. He squats in a derelict tenement and gathers a gang of streetwise kids, most of whom struggle with their own issues.

Nadia Chen expected a quiet summer volunteering at a botanical garden. What she found instead was a pattern. Missing records. Unlabeled plants. Gaps in a system that was supposed to preserve everything.

Sembra la cornice di una grande avventura: un prestigioso, tradizionale collegio, circondato da un parco con colline e campi sportivi. Nella scuola d'élite in cui è stato iscritto dalla madre si formano la classe dirigente austriaca e i potenti del futuro. Till, che a quell'ambiente è del tutto estraneo, appena torna a casa si chiude subito in camera senza salutare nessuno, accende il pc e trascorre ore e ore online: quello del videogioco è l'unico mondo in cui sembra potersi esprimere, l'unico luogo in cui si sente davvero libero di essere se stesso.

Er wollte klein bleiben, doch der Erfolg machte ihn groß und kalt. Johannes ist ein normaler Junge mit ehrgeizigen Eltern. Diese haben Großes mit Johannes vor. Er indes hat nichts Großes mit sich vor. Johannes will ein einfaches Leben mit Arbeit, aber ohne Anstrengung. Um des Familienfriedens willen strengt er sich an, merkt aber immer öfter: er schafft nicht, was die Eltern für ihn wollen. Und was er will, wollen die Eltern nicht für ihn. Dann kommt ihm wie aus dem Nichts etwas zu Hilfe. Johannes betrügt sich an die Spitze, ohne zu betrügen.

Der Deal: Verlobe dich mit dem sexy CEO und erhalte eine Beförderung. Der Haken: Eine heimliche Schwangerschaft, die nie Teil des Plans war. Das Leben ist ein ironisches Miststück. Seit Jahren schufte ich mich in dieser Firma ab, ohne etwas erreicht zu haben. Am Rande der Verzweiflung macht mir mein sexy Boss das Angebot meines Lebens. Ich soll seine falsche Verlobte spielen, wofür er mir endlich die Beförderung geben wird, die ich verdiene.

Life in Stories is a deeply human collection of fiction, lyrics, and novel excerpts that traces the arc of life—moving through youth and age, humor and tragedy, love and loss. From the beaches of Rio to the soccer fields of New Jersey, from the Roman conquest at Alesia to the American West of the 18th century, these stories explore athletes chasing vanished glory, lovers trying to find their way back to each other, ordinary people facing extraordinary moral choices, and moments of quiet reflection that define who we become.

It’s 2004, and childhood friends Sami and Lucy are on the edge of adulthood. Lucy knows what she is going to do—she’s going to school and getting out. But Sami, caught in an endless loop with a boy, True, who is from a troubled family, can’t seem to get unstuck.