Young Adult

A series of six books, each title dealing with life lessons such as learning to talk quietly, going to bed nicely, not spreading germs, and more.

A series of six books, each title dealing with life lessons such as learning to talk quietly, going to bed nicely, not spreading germs, and more.

Every ten years in Wil's home town of Lennon, California,one person is brought back to life for thirty days. Wil bringsback her ex-best friend Annie LeBlanc. Discovering a loophole thatmeans Annie can stay alive, Wil might have to face some difficulttruths about their past friendship to make things work in justone summer.

Created by award-winning card artist Ginger Betty (Tracey Colliston), this series of heartfelt picture books explores the warmth and emotions of friendship and family. The perfect gift for those you love.

Two messy transgender kids fighting back against otherworldly monsters and the literal ghosts of their pasts: OLD WOUNDS is the freshest YA horror thriller of 2024, perfect for fans of Darren Charlton and Aiden ThomasErin and Max are two trans kids, just trying to get to California. Max is desperate to finally be able to transition, and Erin is longing to understand why she's on this trip to begin with, after Max suddenly broke up with her two years earlier. But when they find themselves stranded - and eventually separated - in the creepy woods of rural middle-America, they suddenly have much bigger problems. First, there's the creature that, according to legend, feeds on girls, hunting them through the shadows. And then there are the locals, who are searching for a female sacrifice. If either of them hope to survive to see the sunrise, Erin and Max will have to come together and stop running: from their attackers, from each other, and, ultimately, from themselves."Wholly original, endlessly subversive and genuinely terrifying." Laura Steven

A fun and engaging Mr Men Little Miss story about friendship and the happiness it brings.

What would be your best day ever?Embark on an extraordinary journey with Chris in 'The Best Day Ever,' where the ordinary transforms into the extraordinary.In this enchanting tale perfect for young readers and parents exploring Kids Books, Chris grapples with the challenges of a new home and school, only to discover a world of talking animals and wise mentors like Joshua and Ruth.As Chris navigates the complexities of fitting in, 'The Best Day Ever' seamlessly blends entertainment with inspiration, making it a must-read among Kindness Books for kids. This captivating story imparts essential values of self-discovery and compassion, offering parents a narrative that combines both enchantment and enlightenment.Within the magical garden's embrace, Chris learns the significance of embracing individuality. 'The Best Day Ever' stands out in the realm of inspirational books for kids by incorporating timeless teachings of Jesus and the magic of unconditional love.It beautifully conveys the message that acceptance and genuine kindness create lasting connections.For parents seeking a heartwarming narrative with transformative lessons, 'The Best Day Ever' is a delightful addition to their Kids Books collection. A celebration of friendship, acceptance, and the enchanting magic that unfolds when we open our hearts to others, making every day truly the best day ever.Now start creating your best day ever!

An unforgettable story of grief and the support of community as a young girl, faced with aching loss, begins to understand that what we love will always be with us.Ayla and her best friend Kiri have always been tree people. They each have their own special tree, and neighbors and family know that they are most likely to be found within the branches. But after an accident on their street, Kiri has gone somewhere so far away that Ayla can only wait and wait in her birch, longing to be able to talk with Kiri again.Then a mysterious, old-fashioned telephone appears one morning, nestled in the limbs of Ayla's birch tree. Where did it come from? she wonders. And why are people showing up to use this phone to call their loved ones? Especially loved ones who have passed on.All Ayla wants is for Kiri to come home. Until that day comes, she will keep Kiri's things safe. She'll keep her nightmares to herself. And she will not make a call on that telephone.

A swoon-worthy LGBTQ regency rom-com perfect for fans of Heartstopper and all things Austen. ​

Fast-paced monster fights are back on the menu in this critically acclaimed YA graphic novel featuring high school romances and a diverse cast of LGBTQIA+ characters that is perfect for fans of Naruto, My Hero Academia, and other great manga.Our heroic chefs-in-training are back for their second spicy year at the Gourmand Academy of Culinary Combat. Missed connections and bitter rivalries are rekindled as Hana, Olivia, Bobby, and the others struggle with new monsters, new techniques, and new recipes! But things are only made more difficult when the crew is split up. As Hana and some of her classmates are sent on their first field mission to Clayton Ranch to uncover the secret behind attacks on the local livestock, Olivia, Bobby, and the remaining students in Gourmet City find themselves in the midst of a culinary crime ring. And both seem to be connected to a mysterious band of poachers working for a charismatic and dangerous leader... If the students can’t stop her, Gourmand may just go up in smoke!

Kyrah is now a sophomore in college and is excited to start the year with her friends and her new boyfriend. However, this quickly changes after a sudden heartbreak leaving her in the loneliest and darkest phase of her life thus far. This heartbreak causes her to question her self-worth. Depression knocks on her door and she doesn't turn it away essentially affecting her life. School becomes hard for her to keep up with as well as staying connected to those closest to her. Eventually, she reconnects with someone who she'd never imagined would be a big part of her healing journey. Will this friendship help her find her way back to herself?

There are two kinds of people in the world: Those who live in the limelight, and those allergic to attention. And somehow, they always find each other.TERRELLTerrell had his last basketball season at Emerson Academy all planned out. Step one, win the state championship. Step two, get recruited by the best colleges in the nation. Step three, play in college and then go pro.But life had other plans.When all the other starters on the team are kicked off for being caught at a party, he's left playing with freshmen who've never seen varsity playing time.If he wants a to get attention from recruiters now, he has to buckle down. That means focusing on the team and the team alone.SADIESadie would be the picture next to "introvert" in the dictionary. And Sadie was fine with that... until the college counselor says her being a loner is keeping her from the sterling recommendation letter she needs to get into her dream marine biology program.So when the basketball team comes to her family's art studio for lessons designed to help them bond, Sadie volunteers to lead them, in exchange for a letter from the basketball coach.But when she gets to know Terrell more, she finds she prefers his company to being alone.Can she handle being the popular guy's girlfriend? Will he be okay with a relationship in the shadows?Find out in Curvy Girls Can't Date Point Guards.

Kimberly, your typical teenage girl has always had the perfect life with her family and her perfect best friends. Then one day her life is turned upside-down as secrets kept from her by her parents are revealed, and bad life decisions come back to haunt her. To the world she is the definition of pretty, but when she sets eyes into a mirror, she sees nothing but an ugly human being trying to live a life according to social norms. In the end, will she rise above the odds? Will she find her true self? Can she find happiness?

Who's that new kid in school?Meet Rosila as she embarks on an adventure in an unfamiliar place - at a new school, with new classmates, in a new country, speaking English for the first time! She has no idea how the other students will react to her as she starts this new life in America as the new girl. From the very first day of school, Rosila learns how different she may be from her fellow classmates... Rosila's first language is not English so her vocabulary stands out, she packs ethnic foods that some find unusual, wears a big puffy coat that appears bizarre, and more! Join Rosila as she learns what it means to love oneself without regret.

A girl discovers a surreal hotel where no one ever leaves. When the clock strikes midnight, she'll be trapped there forever unless she's able to break free from magic that in turn breaks all her rules.Life has gone according to plan for Anna—she stays in the background, letting her sister, Emily, shine in the spotlight. But on Emily’s wedding night, Anna learns that her sister is moving away, abandoning her—and all their shared dreams. Devastated, Anna leaves the reception in the middle of a raging storm, taking shelter in a hotel she’s never seen before: the Houdini.The Houdini is a hotel unlike any other, with sumptuous velvet couches, marble tiled floors, secret restaurants, winding passageways, and an undercurrent of magic in the air. And when Anna meets Max, who has lived his entire life inside its walls, she’s captivated. For the first time in her life, Anna is center stage, in a place that anticipates her every desire, with a boy who only has eyes for her.But there’s a terrifying secret hidden in the Houdini. When the clock strikes midnight, Anna will be trapped there forever unless she can find a way to break free from its dreamlike magic. But will she be able to do it if it means leaving Max behind?Enchanting, mysterious, and utterly fantastic, Midnight at the Houdini will cast its spell on you.

We're still on school break, and a lot is happening in the upcoming week before we have to head back to classes. My parents are arriving from New York, and we're moving into our new penthouse apartment. Noah wants to meet my parents-as my boyfriend-and spend the break together as a couple. Harry is going to meetings in Shanghai about an internship at his family's company. And Mohammad has his first official date with Naomi. Things couldn't be better, and there's so much to look forward to. But things can't stay perfect forever. And on our last night in the country house, Harry asks me to go to Shanghai with him. Even though he tells me we would be going as friends, I know that someone is going to get hurt.If I say yes, I don't think Noah will ever forgive me. And if I say no, I'm afraid I will break Harry's heart. But either way, I have to decide. I have to make a choice. Will it be Noah or Harry?

As Christmas slips into the town of Appleton, Cole Greyson's heart fills with gratitude. Aunt Sue had given him a home after his parents' accident fourteen years earlier, and Cole treasures the bond they have formed. But when his aunt announces her unexpected plans on Christmas Eve, Cole's secure, comfortable world crashes around him. Dozens of questions chase away the Christmas cheer and leave Cole in tight-lipped turmoil. Will Aunt Sue still want him? Will he ever find answers? Does God not care or is He, perhaps, offering Cole a gift?

It's my first week as an official student at Kensington School, and things couldn't be more chaotic. I'm living in a hotel, trying to recover from the news of my parents' move to London, and working to make things right with Harry, Noah, and Mohammad. Mohammad says I'm back in the boys' club.Harry tells me that he wants me back in his life.And Noah, well, he's always been complicated. But after a too-generous gift from Harry and a heated moment with Noah on my birthday, things seem to change. Noah is flirting with me again and Harry shows me he's serious about us being friends when he asks me to be his date to his parents' party. Everything feels like it's back to normal-until the party.Because Mohammad somehow ends up with two dates.Harry asks me to pretend to be his girlfriend for the night.And Noah tells me he likes me. A lot. In the midst of meeting Harry's parents and helping Mohammad navigate a potential disaster with Naomi, Noah says that I need to show him how I feel. But what he's really asking for is for me to make a choice. Him or Harry.

It's my final day at Kensington School, and my exchange is coming to an end. My flight for New York leaves tomorrow, and I'm not ready to say goodbye to the boys I love.But then three key things happened at school. Noah told me to forget about him, Harry broke up with me, and I finally kissed Noah Williams.When I kissed him in the lunchroom in front of everyone, it was out of anger. I wanted to prove to Harry that I didn't have feelings for Noah.But I was wrong.The kiss was incredible. But it was also a mistake. Harry watched it happen, Mohammad sat in shock, and Noah told me that he would never forgive me. I made a huge, public mess of things. But thankfully, it's time for me to leave. I'm going to take Noah's advice and cut all ties.No good-byes.No apologies.No more heartbreak.I'm going to leave the three boys I love in London, hoping that they'll be able to pick up the pieces of their friendship. And maybe in the process, they'll find the pieces of my broken heart.Because I know I'll be going to New York without it.

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Loan shark Chick Lennon is notorious round Sonny Gilmour's way, and not for anything good. So when Sonny discovers his mum has borrowed money from Chick to pay the rent, he finds himself in need of the quickest of get-rich quick schemes. With the help of best mate Jonah and quiet genius Carolina Swift, he hatches a plot - to pay back what Mum owes using Chick's own ill-gotten gains. It's not a fool-proof plan, and it's not helped by Sonny's Tourette's making him blurt out 'ROB CHICK LENNON!' at the top of his lungs every time things get dicey. But with his dad suffering from long Covid, and his mum already struggling to cope, Sonny knows it's down to him to keep his family out of Chick's clutches ...

A brand new YA standalone survivor romance from Jennifer Hartmann, the fan-favorite author of Still Beating, Lotus, and June First, packed with the same light-in-the-dark hope for healing in the face of tragedy. Perfect for fans of If He Had Been With Me, A Thousand Boy Kisses, and Binding 13.¿Kissing you feels like catching the sun¿¿At seven years old, Ella Sunbury and Max Manning were inseparable¿until life scattered them in different directions, forcing Ella to abruptly leave town. A decade later, she returns for their senior year of high school, moving in across the street from her childhood best friend.But she¿s not the same girl Max once knew.She now lives in the shadow of her brother: a notorious felon on death row, convicted of a crime that shook the nation. Reeling from the fallout and shunned by her peers, all Ella wants is to fade into the background.Max has little room for distractions, juggling responsibilities for a disabled father and a distant twin brother. But Elläs return reignites something within him. He wants to be close to her again, to understand her¿and to turn their friendship into more.But as their relationship blossoms, new tragedy strikes, and darkness threatens to tip their delicate balance. In order to find the light, they¿ll have to navigate the shadows.And to catch the sun¿they must first endure the flames.

This funny, electric rom-com follows a teen struggling to reclaim her perfect life and the perfectly wrong guy who sees through her facade, from the acclaimed author of It All Comes Back to You.Anisa Shirani is...well, perfect. A fact, not an opinion. Of course, it's all a front to feed her own praise-obsessed ego. Behind closed doors, she is--some might say--a little slobbish and snobbish, and she works obsessively to maintain her God-given talents. Fate has favored her, but Ani knows better than anyone that fate is made by effort.But she must, especially when all signs point to her being a top-notch lawyer with a top-notch education and being destined to marry Isaac, total heartthrob and eldest son of the richest family in the community. A perfect girl deserves a perfect life, and Ani's perfect life is going exactly the way it should...Until Ani's parents announce they're getting divorced.Until Isaac shows all the signs of...cheating. Sort of.Until she starts catching feelings for Marlow, an overly friendly weirdo she's hated since the moment she laid eyes on him in class.How can fate be so wrong?

Perfect for fans of Loveless and You Should See Me in a Crown, this wry and insightful novel from the author of Epically Earnest features a swoony ace romance and a secret social media advice account that goes wonderfully, terribly astray.Mia knows what she's talking about.Class schedules, significant others, existential life crises--you name it, she's talked someone through it.The problem? No one actually takes her advice.So when her latest round of (very sensible!) guidance is ignored, resulting in a class flyer stapled to her best friend's arm and her brother dating a girl he doesn't have feelings for, Mia is done talking. Instead, she creates HereToHelp, an anonymous account to give advice. If her friends don't know it's her behind the account, maybe they'll finally listen for once.Throw in the girl of her dreams, a plethora of sound (and not-so-sound) advice, and a couple of best friends who seem to have a lot more to hide than Mia knows...and Mia could use some advice of her own to make it through this senior year.Hilarious and deeply insightful in turn, Thanks for Listening is a must-read for fans of Not My Problem and Eliza and Her Monsters--and any reader who has wanted to feel fully, truly, completely heard.