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An intensely powerful account of a teen, bullied for herport-wine stain, who must summon her personal strength to survive abduction andhorrific abuse at the hands of a deranged killer

Sixteen-year-old Sarah Meadows longs for "normal."Born with a port-wine stain covering half her face, she has beenplagued by stares, giggles, bullying, and disgust all her life. But when she's abducted onthe way home from school, Sarah is forced to uncover the courage she never knewshe had, become a hero rather than a victim, and learn to look beyond her faceto find the beauty and strength she has inside. It's that - or succumb to akiller.

David Espinoza is tired of being messed with. When a video of him getting knocked down by a bully’s slap goes viral at the end of junior year, David vows to use the summer to bulk up - do what it takes to become a man - and wow everyone when school starts again the fall. Soon David is spending all his time and money at Iron Life, a nearby gym that’s full of bodybuilders. Frustrated with his slow progress, his life eventually becomes all about his muscle gains. As it says on the Iron Life wall, What does not kill me makes me stronger.

Mean Girls meets Life of Pi in this darkly humorous, compulsively listenable teen novel that's perfect for fans of Libba Bray and Andrew Smith. A hilariously dark and twisted story that sparkles with a remarkably fresh voice, The Lifeboat Clique is Kathy Parks' irreverent yet insightful novel about how to survive in the most unthinkable circumstances.

No puedes detener el futuro. No puedes rebobinar el pasado. La única manera de conocer el secreto es presionando “play.” Clay Jensen desearía no tener nada que ver con los casetes que grabó Hannah Baker. Porque Hannah está muerta y se debería haber llevado sus secretos con ella. Pero si Clay recibió los casetes es porque, de alguna manera, él fue responsable de la muerte de la joven. Y lo que ella grabó en esas cintas puede cambiar la vida de Clay y de todos sus compañeros para siempre...

In this modern-day love story, girl likes boy. Girl snaps photo and posts it online. Boy becomes insta-famous. And what starts out as an innocent photo turns into a whirlwind adventure that forces them both to question whether fame and love are worth the price and changes both of their lives forever. Told from alternating points of view, #famous captures the sometimes crazy thrill ride of social media and the equally messy but wonderful moments of liking someone in real life.

Alexis is the new girl at school, and she’s ruthlessly bullied. Hopeless and drowning in her present reality, she takes pills—lots of pills. She’s sent to a mental health facility, where she meets a boy. Only the boy can’t save her, and no one can save her from herself.

After fleeing London and the scandal that tore my family apart, I’m left broken, confused, and mourning a life I never realized was so fragile. I’m used to being on top. I’m used to being admired, and now I’m desperate for a way back in. I think I’ve found it when I see Ashton Cole - my first crush, my first kiss - at my new school. But Ash isn’t who he used to be. He’s the king. And me…well, I’m not going down without a fight - even with the lies and secrets filling the school halls around us.

Hvad ville du gøre, hvis hver eneste dag var et helvede, fordi du blev mobbet i skolen? Lisa er fuldstændig magtesløs over for de tre piger, der mobber hende dagligt. Men alt ændrer sig, den dag hun finder et helt særligt computerspil, der giver hende mulighed for at styre andre mennesker - i virkeligheden. Nu vil hun have hævn... "Alt på spil" er en selvstændig opfølger til succesen "Liv på spil".

After three months in the suicide prevention wing of St. George's, Audrey Bales is finally coming home. Enrolled at a new school, she plans to reinvent herself with a new look, new friends, and a second chance to be just like everyone else. But the kids who drove her over the edge aren't through with her yet. And one of her new friends has an agenda all his own.

Lewis "Shoe" Blake is used to the joys and difficulties of life on the Tuscarora Indian reservation in 1975: the joking, the Fireball games, the snow blowing through his roof. What he's not used to is white people being nice to him - people like George Haddonfield, whose family recently moved to town with the Air Force. As the boys connect through their mutual passion for music, especially the Beatles, Lewis has to lie more and more to hide the reality of his family's poverty from George.

A heartbreaking novel that offers no easy answers, Give a Boy a Gun addresses the growing problem of school violence. Although it is a work of fiction, it could tragically be the leading nightly news story in any community. After a high school shooting at her alma mater, a college journalism student returns home to interview students, teachers, parents, and friends of the suspects. Intermingled with her interviews are journal entries written by the two troubled boys responsible for the shooting.

Die heiß ersehnte Fortsetzung von "One of Us Is Lying"! Es ist ein Jahr her, seit Simon starb. Maeve ist inzwischen in ihrem Abschlussjahr an der Bayview High. Simons Tod und dessen Folgen sind langsam verwunden. Da wird der friedliche Schulbetrieb wieder ausgehebelt: Ein anonymes Wahrheit-oder-Pflicht-Spiel hält die gesamte Schülerschaft in Atem. Jeder, der nicht mitspielt, wird bloßgestellt. Doch als Maeve an der Reihe ist, weigert sie sich, mitzumachen - das virtuelle Spiel, ausgerichtet von "DarkestMind", macht sie extrem misstrauisch.

Todd Mayer is dead. Now he's some sort of ghost, hovering over his body, which has just been found in the town park, naked and frozen in the snow. As detectives investigate Todd's homicide, talking to the very people who are responsible for how he died, Todd replays the events that lead him to his end in the park.

When my dad dropped us off at the front gate, the first things I saw were the rose garden spreading out on either side of the main driveway and the enormous sign in iron cursive letters spelling out Laurinda. No "Ladies College" after it, of course; the name was meant to speak for itself. Laurinda is an exclusive school for girls. At its secret core is the Cabinet, a trio of girls who wield power over their classmates - and some of their teachers.

When it comes to being social, Athena Graves is far more comfortable creating a mixtape playlist than she is talking to cute boys - or anyone, for that matter. Plus, her staunchly feminist views and love of punk rock aren’t exactly mainstream at St. Ann’s, her conservative Catholic high school. Then a malicious rumor starts spreading through the halls...a rumor that her popular, pretty pro-life sister had an abortion over the summer...a rumor that has the power to not only hurt Helen but possibly see her expelled.

"Anger-management issues." That's how they classified Savannah Sutton after she stuck a pencil in her ex-boyfriend's hand because he mocked her little brother, Evan, for being disabled. That's why they sent her to Brooks Academy - an alternative high school that's used as a temporary detention center. The days at Brooks are miserable, but at home, life is far more bleak. Savvy's struggling to take care of her brother since her mom left years ago, and her alcoholic dad can't be bothered.

Smierc, milosc, przyjazn, pieniadze i wykluczenie spoleczne - temu wszystkiemu musi sprostac Monika, uczennica przecietnego gimnazjum, która zyjac w otoczeniu beztroskich kolezanek i kolegów, skrywa swoja olbrzymia samotnosc. Czy kuszona przez najlepsza przyjaciólke i jej chlopaka zdecyduje sie, zeby za wszelka cene poprawic swój byt? Jak daleko posunie sie, aby pomóc mamie? Komu bedzie mogla zaufac? Pelna ciepla, wzruszen i niesamowitych zwrotów akcji ksiazka pomoze zrozumiec trudne decyzje, podejmowane przez mlodych ludzi.

Fifteen-year-old Polarity Weeks just wants to live a normal life, but with a mother diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, that's rarely easy. Her life gets exponentially more disastrous when her sixth-period history classmates start ogling a nude picture of her on the Internet.

It is Lisa’s first day at Cool Smart High. The Cool Smart 4 crew, Angela, Olivia, Mike and Peter try to make her feel comfortable at school while Bianca and her friends make sure to do the opposite.

It's hard enough for Eve to adjust to a new high school without the extra weight she's gained over the summer. Her best friend is ashamed to hang out with her, and she's become the focus of a schoolmate's cruelty. Determined not to be "that pathetic fat girl" at school, Eve struggles with a diet and forces herself to join a mentoring program. The diet only makes her food obsessed, and she feels she is failing as a mentor. How can a lonely fat girl gain the confidence she needs to succeed?

Eigentlich will die fünfzehnjährige Maxima nur noch dieses eine Schuljahr in der zehnten Klasse hinter sich bringen. 165 Schultage lang. Möglichst still und unsichtbar, um weniger gemobbt zu werden. Doch alles wird anders, als der selbstbewusste Bastian in ihre Klasse kommt: körperbehindert und mit Hilfe eines Sprachcomputers sprechend. Bastian wird Maxima als Projektpartner zugeteilt, und damit sind die Blicke der anderen nicht nur auf ihn, sondern auch auf Maxima gerichtet.

Paloma no es como los demás alumnos de primero de Bachillerato. Tiene un mundo interior que la hace diferente. Le gusta estudiar, es tímida, sensible y no se preocupa demasiado por la ropa que lleva. En clase, Lobo y sus amigos piensan que debe pagar por ser distinta. Por eso, la joven comienza a recibir llamadas telefónicas que deterioran su autoestima y erosionan sus verdaderos ideales. Cuando alguien intenta defenderla, la tragedia no se hace esperar.

Glauca es una chica de catorce años, que va a conocer el cyberbullying. Las redes sociales las usamos todos, pero su mal uso puede arruinar la vida a cualquiera. La escritora/profesora Elena Martínez Blanco, te presenta una historia potente y emotiva. Novela juvenil y para todos los públicos.

Imagine moving from the suburbs to the inner city and colliding with a school bully who's bigger, stronger, and faster than you. What do you do? Curtis Powers is living this life! Ninth grade at a new school is hard enough without Treyshawn Jinkins making his days miserable. Curtis just wants to pursue his dreams. Now he's got to avoid his nemesis, too! Some call Curtis a geek, but his smarts won't stop the inevitable. Treyshawn is coming fast and Curtis must do something or face the worst beatdown of his life!

EU PRECISO FAZER UMA CONFISSÃO: nunca foi fácil ser eu. Você pode até pensar, com um quê de impaciência e uma boa dose de deboche (e já digo logo que entendo super, tá?): "Ah! Ser loira, popular, bonita, rica e invejada é realmente péssimo! Ter tudo o que deseja e ainda ser o crush de dez entre dez garotos é, com toda certeza, um martírio... Viajar para o exterior duas vezes por ano e ficar nos melhores hotéis é, sem sombra de dúvida, uma coisa pavorosa. Ó-meu-Deus--coi-ta-di-nha!" Já disse, eu entendo que você pense assim.

I’d do anything for Bianca...except introduce her to my family. I know she wants to meet them, but I can’t predict what my dad might do. How can I tell her that? Our ugly family secret stays locked within our house, just the way Mum wants it to be. I won’t expose Bianca to it. But she’s starting to pull away from me. I can feel the wedge growing between us, and I don’t know how to stop it. Maybe she’s hiding something from me too. The light in her eyes doesn’t shine so bright these days. I wish I could figure out what is eating at her.

Have you ever experienced that one moment that made you stop and take notice of a person you see every day, but never truly saw before? That’s what happened to me the day Eli Markham walked away from the school bully, instead of fighting. It wasn’t the first time he’s done this, but it was the first time his eyes found mine in the crowd and held me captive. Now, I can’t get him out of my head and I’m seeing him everywhere. Problem is, I’m not the only one taking notice of him. Someone, something, has got him in its sights and they want him bad.

Ea har endelig fået en mobil. Mille hjælper hende med at blive bruger på Instagram, uden at Eas mor og far ved det. Men så får Ea dumme beskeder på sin mobil. Hvem sender dem? Og hvad skal hun gøre? Ea er den nye pige i klassen. Hun er lige flyttet og skal derfor starte i 3.a et nyt sted. Bøgerne om Ea fortæller om alt lige fra venskaber, skole, klassekammerater, mobning og tegneklubber. Puk Krogsøe (f. 1974) er uddannet folkeskolelærer og debuterede som forfatter med sine bøger om Rose, der blev udgivet som en del af Sommerfugleserien.

Lucky loves her grandparents, and they are all the family she really has. True, her grandma forgets things … like turning off the stove, or Lucky’s name. But her grandpa takes such good care of them that Lucky doesn’t realize how bad things are. That is until he’s gone. When her grandma accidentally sets the kitchen on fire, Lucky can’t hide what’s happening any longer, and she is sent into foster care. She quickly learns that some foster families are okay. Some aren’t. And some really, really aren’t.

Novela realista sobre bullying, superar el pasado y aceptar las consecuencias de nuestros actos. Parece que nada en una piscina de fuego. A cada brazada, Bruno le gana segundos al reloj, mejorando su marca. No está entrenando para ninguna competición, solo quiere alejarse: de quienes le hacen la vida imposible, de sí mismo, de su pasado y de aquello que ocurrió por su culpa.

When her father moved abroad for work, Yui is forced to live with six vampires. Yui is a beautiful girl. She has wavy platinum blonde hair that falls down to her shoulders with her bangs parted in the center, and a pretty pink flower hairclip pinned on the left side of her head. Her eyes are a light glistening sherbet pink color.

Tetê acaba de se mudar com a família toda para a casa dos avós em Copacabana, no Rio de Janeiro. O lindo e espaçoso apartamento da Barra da Tijuca em que morava teve que ser vendido, pois com a crise o pai perdeu o emprego, e o resultado é que a vida dela virou de cabeça para baixo. Além de perder a privacidade – tendo que dividir o espaço com cinco parentes malucos que brigam o tempo todo –, ela perdeu todas as suas referências. A única coisa que a deixa feliz é cozinhar. E, claro, comer as delícias que faz.

After years of bullying, Joshua Harper’s life has completely turned around, thanks in no small part to his girlfriend, Eve Devereaux. With the holidays approaching, he’s started to realize that as tough as being in a relationship is, finding her the perfect gift may be even tougher. Christmas is the season for giving. But what do you give the girl to whom you owe everything? Listen to find out.

Jääkiekko on vienyt kuudesluokkalaisen Saken täysin mukanaan. Kun D-juniorien ykkösjoukkue nimetään, Sakke valitaan tietysti mukaan. Mutta ei siinä kaikki. Edessä on pelejä, joissa Sakke on koko joukkueen parhain! Saken on kuitenkin vaikeaa unohtaa aikoja, jolloin koulun jääkiekkoilijat kiusasivat häntä. Elämää sekoittaa myös ihastus Kristiina, josta Sakke ei oikein saa selvää. "Sakke nousee sarjaan" on toinen osa jääkiekkoaiheisessa "Sakke"-sarjassa. Kun Sakke saa uudet luistimet, hän ei arvaa minkälaiseen elämänmuutokseen ne hänet sysäävät.

Tre noveller af Cecil Bødker. "Døvens dør", hvor en dreng bliver mobbet, fordi han ikke er ligesom de andre, "Vædderen", hvor en dreng driller en vædder, så den bryder ud af indhegningen... "Tyren", hvor en mor prøver at redde sine to små drenge ved at lokke en vild tyr ud på engen bag gården.