Сьюзен Коллинз4.4 Главная героиня, Китнисс Эвердин становится добровольной участницей Голодных игр (жребий выпал её младшей сестре, но Китнисс, желая защитить её, вызывается на замену). Семья Китнисс проживает в бедном 12-м районе, основной сырьевой базой которого является добыча угля. Вместе со вторым участником из своего района - Питом Мелларком, Китнисс пытается не только выжить, но и привлечь зрителей, которые могут оказаться богатыми спонсорами.
Э. Локхарт 3.5 Фрэнки невероятно повезло. За лето из невзрачного "книжного червя" она превратилась в прелестное создание и начала встречаться с красавцем-старшеклассником Мэттью. Мэттью, как когда-то и отец Фрэнки, состоит в тайном школьном обществе. Но девушкам путь туда заказан. Впрочем, мы же знаем, что для женщины (в нашем случае – очаровательной девушки) ничего невозможного нет! Однако устремляясь к своей цели, не всегда знаешь цену, которую придется платить.
Мэри Пирсон3.8 Жирная точка автомобильной аварии с многоточием беспамятства. Восклицательный знак боли и вопросительный.
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А потом новый дом и родители, которых не помнишь, слова, смысл которых не понимаешь. И тайна, проникающая в сны, мучающая, требующая найти ответ. Твои друзья погибли в аварии? Какой ценой воскресла ты?
Джон Грин3.8 Выпускник школы Кью Джейкобсен с детских лет тайно влюблен в свою прекрасную и дерзкую соседку Марго Рот Шпигельман. Поэтому, когда однажды ночью она приглашает его принять участие в "карательной операции" против ее обидчиков, он соглашается. Но, придя в школу после их ночного приключения, Кью узнает, что Марго исчезла… оставив для него лишь таинственные послания, которые он должен разгадать, чтобы найти девушку. И Кью бросается в отчаянную погоню, но девушки, которая долгие годы царила в его сердце, на самом деле нет.
Steve Kluger0.0 There are only three great loves in T.C. Keller's life: the Red Sox, his father, and his best friend and unofficial "brother," Augie. But ninth grade is the year when he falls head-over-cleats in love with Ale Perez. She's pretty, sassy, smart, and a great dancer. Ale is so busy playing hard to get that she doesn't realize that she just might be falling head-over-tap shoes for T.C.'s Boston accent, too. Meanwhile, T.C.'s best friend, Augie, is falling in love as well, but with a boy? It may not be so clear to him; but to the rest of his family and friends, it's totally obvious that Augie, who loves musicals and old school screen sirens such as Judy Garland, is head-over-heels in love with Andy Wexler.
Told in alternating perspectives, this is the story of their most excellent year, where these three friends discover themselves, love, and that a little magic and Mary Poppins can go a long way.
Шенааз Нанджи0.0 A breathtaking account of one girl's determination to triumph over a devastating historical event. In Uganda in 1972, President Idi Amin, also known as the Last King of Scotland, announces that foreign Indians must be "weeded" out of Uganda in ninety days. Fifteen-year-old Sabine's life is changed forever. The president's message, broadcast on the radio every day, becomes Sabine's "countdown monster," and it follows her through days of terror. Sabine's father is convinced that, as Ugandan citizens, their family will be unaffected, but her mother insists it's too dangerous to stay. When her beloved uncle disappears and her best friend abandons her, Sabine begins to understand her mother's fears. She becomes desperate to leave, but Bapa, her grandfather, refuses to accompany her. How can she leave him, and where will her family go to begin a new life?
Шиван Доуд0.0 DIGGING FOR PEAT in the mountain with his Uncle Tally, Fergus finds the body of a child, and it looks like she’s been murdered. As Fergus tries to make sense of the mad world around him—his brother on hunger-strike in prison, his growing feelings for Cora, his parents arguing over the Troubles, and him in it up to the neck, blackmailed into acting as courier to God knows what—a little voice comes to him in his dreams, and the mystery of the bog child unfurls.
Bog Child is an astonishing novel exploring the sacrifices made in the name of peace, and the unflinching strength of the human spirit.
Робин Бенуэй3.0 Audrey Cutler is a normal Southern California girl. OK, her cat is overweight, but her best friend is awesome, and her parents might be hippies, but they adore her - because Audrey is funny, charming, and she likes her music loud.
So she struggles with dumping her musician boyfriend, Evan. She loves his band, but he's just too self-involved. Audrey needs to move on.
Then at one of Evan's gigs, Audrey gets to hear their brand new single and moving on doesn't seem so easy now: the song is called Audrey, Wait and it's all about her, and not in a good way ... The song storms quickly up the charts and reaches the top. Suddenly everyone wants to know: who is Audrey? The media is all over her like a rash, and what started out as annoying is becoming a nightmare!
On top of this, it is ruining her chances with James, her colleague at Scooper Dooper ice cream parlour. Audrey's life is veering out of control and there's only one thing for it. She's going to have to stand up and tell the world her side of the story ...
Neal Shusterman4.3 The Second Civil War was fought over reproductive rights. The chilling resolution: Life is inviolable from the moment of conception until age thirteen. Between the ages of thirteen and eighteen, however, parents can have their child "unwound," whereby all of the child's organs are transplanted into different donors, so life doesn't technically end. Connor is too difficult for his parents to control. Risa, a ward of the state is not enough to be kept alive. And Lev is a tithe, a child conceived and raised to be unwound. Together, they may have a chance to escape and to survive.
Лесли Коннор0.0 This poignant and joyful novel is filled with meaningful moments and emotional resonance.
Addie is waiting for normal. But Addie's mother has an all-or-nothing approach to life: a food fiesta or an empty pantry, her way or no way.
Addie’s mother is bipolar, and she often neglects Addie. All-or-nothing never adds up to normal, and it can't bring Addie home, where she wants to be with her half-sisters and her stepfather. But Addie never stops hoping that one day, maybe, she'll find normal.
Gordon Korman0.0 Homeschooled by his hippie grandmother, Capricorn (Cap) Anderson has never watched television, tasted a pizza, or even heard of a wedgie. But when his grandmother lands in the hospital, Cap is forced to move in with a school counselor and attend the local middle school. While Cap knows a lot about tie-dyeing and Zen Buddhism, no education could prepare him for the politics of public school.
Кашмира Шетх0.0 Ba slipped the gold bangles from my wrists. The gold ones were plain so I didn't mind taking them off, but I loved wearing my milk-glass bangles and the lakkh bracelets.
"A widow can't wear bangles," she said. "They are signs of a woman's good fortune. When your husband dies it's over."
Том Бекер0.0 A bone-chilling thriller about the Darkside of London, where vampires and werewolves stalk the streets and evil lurks....
Jonathan Starling's home has been attacked, his dad is in an asylum, he's running for his life, and there's nowhere to hide. Jonathan has stumbled upon London's greatest secret: Darkside. Incredibly dangerous and unimaginably exciting, Darkside is the creepiest place Jonathan has ever seen. It's a world of nightmares and secrets, where fear and evil rule, and Jonathan has to find a way out....
Эшли Родс-Куртер3.0 "Sunshine, you're my baby and I'm your only mother. You must mind the one taking care of you, but she's not your mama." Ashley Rhodes-Courter spent nine years of her life in fourteen different foster homes, living by those words. As her mother spirals out of control, Ashley is left clinging to an unpredictable, dissolving relationship, all the while getting pulled deeper and deeper into the foster care system.
Painful memories of being taken away from her home quickly become consumed by real-life horrors, where Ashley is juggled between caseworkers, shuffled from school to school, and forced to endure manipulative,humiliating treatment from a very abusive foster family. In this inspiring, unforgettable memoir, Ashley finds the courage to succeed - and in doing so, discovers the power of her own voice.