Teen Boys

We all know about the famous generals and the major battles of the Civil War. But for the soldiers who actually fought, the war was all too real. It was especially traumatic for the thousands of soldiers who ranged in age from 10 to 15. Some young soldiers joined the fray to escape the boredom of farm work or to "set the South straight". Many of them kept diaries and wrote letters home. Through their eyes, we see what life was like on the edge of chaos.

Can a boy who doesn't exist love a real girl? How about a girl who does exist, can she love a pretend boy? Download and listen to find out.

Seventeen-year-old Jenna may hail from the ’burbs of New Jersey, but environmental activism is her life. So when the opportunity arises to spend the summer in the wilds of Canada with her hippie godmother, Susie, this Green Teen jumps at the chance to explore this nature she’s heard so much about - and the cute, plaid-wearing boys she’s certain roam wild and free.

Manny O'Donnell revels in his status at the top of his high school food chain. He and his friends party in the mountains on a blustery night, sharing liquor and lame ghost stories around a campfire. The next morning, as a wild fire rages in those same mountains, Manny experiences doubt. He was the last of the drunken crew to leave the cave, and he's uncertain if he extinguished the flames. Within hours, he becomes the number one arson suspect.

Tennessee, 1955. Conley Ford learned quickly the world's full of hard knocks. Seeking the wrong kind of excitement, the restless 13-year-old falls in with a group of older boys joyriding in stolen Mercury cars...until he is arrested and put on probation. With a harsh father waiting and too embarrassed to face his classmates as a jailbird, the impetuous youth leaves town, making it all the way to New Orleans.

There’s only one item left on Deepa Josyula's high school bucket list: finding the perfect boyfriend. But when her meticulously planned Homecoming proposal crashes and burns thanks to Vik Mehta—both neighbor and long-term nemesis ever since he started their neighborhood prank war—she’s not sure how she’s going to finish the list. To make things even worse, she’s stuck working with Vik on a Student Council committee. So when her grandmother gifts her a jasmine flower and tells her to make a wish, Deepa doesn’t see the harm.

Hildi's life so far has been a struggle against illness and to free herself from her wheelchair. The lone bright spot is her lifelong friend. So when he mysteriously disappears, she'll do anything to find him. When clues lead her to a mysterious military academy in the wilds of Alaska, Hildi signs up as a student to discover the truth. She finds a brutal training regime that pits classmates against one another, competing for basics like food and warmth. Behind the scenes, the pupils band together, and Hildi is surprised at the unexpected bonds she develops.

It’s only natural nineteen-year-old Brennan’s life would be upended by something as ridiculous and unexpected as turning into a vampire. But if there’s one thing Brennan can do, it’s pretend everything’s fine when he’s close to losing his mind. Brennan is nineteen and just clawed his way back to Sturbridge University after recovering from a suicide attempt, and this is not the new life he was hoping for. Brennan’s newly bloodthirsty existence gets way more complicated when Cole, the super cute librarian and everyone’s campus crush, stumbles on Brennan drinking from a stolen blood bag.

Sixteen-year-old boy crazy Kacey Jones thinks geometry and biology are boring compared to more interesting things, like boys. When she is put in educational support for her suffering grades, she is paired with the most annoying know-it-all boy in the entire school. The smartest boy in the senior class, Jack Landry. When she really wants to be in study hall flirting with her current boyfriend, she’s stuck studying with Jack. He forces her to work when she wants to be on her phone. He also has the nerve to call her out on her dating habits, not being able to keep a boyfriend.

7-14 yoshli bolalar uchun mo’ljallangan ibratli ertak. Ertak bir qizg’anchiq qozining o’z baxilligi tufayli o’ziga o’zi yutqizib qo’yishi-yu hamda katta pullar o’rniga yarimta tarvuzga ega bo’lishi haqida so’zlaydi.

Billy Sloat and Lydia Lemon don't have much in common, unless you count growing up on the same (wrong) side of the tracks, the lack of a mother, and a persistent loneliness that has inspired creative coping mechanisms. When the lives of these two loners are thrust together, Lydia's cynicism is met with Billy's sincere optimism, and both begin to question their own outlook on life. On top of that, weird happenings including an impossible tornado and an all-consuming fog are cropping up around them - maybe even because of them.

Ewiges Leben in einer Maschine? In Team Defense ist Manuel unschlagbar. Doch was seine Mitspieler nicht wissen: Beinahe Manuels gesamter Körper ist gelähmt. Er steuert seinen Avatar nur mithilfe eines intelligenten Rollstuhls. Denn Manuel leidet an einer unheilbaren Nervenkrankheit und ihm bleiben nur noch wenige Monate zu leben. Als er von einem umstrittenen Experiment erfährt, schöpft er neue Hoffnung: Dabei kann eine Computersimulation seines Gehirns entwickelt werden. So soll sein Bewusstsein in einem Computer weiterleben.

They say everyone’s a superhero to someone. I’m not sure who I’m supposed to save, but I know who saved me. His name was Christopher. And up until the day he pulled me from death’s grip, he was nothing more than a boy I felt sorry for. In a blink of an eye, he became the only person who made me feel safe. And then he disappeared. I wasn’t going to have hope. I wouldn’t let myself wish. Those things - they weren’t for girls like me. That’s what I believed... until the new boy.

For Charlie, the cold, dark basement is home. Father has kept him locked in there as punishment. Charlie doesn't intend to leave, but when he is accidentally thrust outside, he awakens to the alien surroundings of a world to which he's never before been exposed. Though haunted by hallucinations, fear of the basement, and his father's rage, Charlie must find a way to survive in his new world. He has escaped his past, but his journey has just begun.

Stell dir vor, du kommst auf einer glühend heißen kahlen Grasebene zu dir und weißt weder, wohin du unterwegs bist, noch, woher du kommst...

Boy 23 isn't in My Place any more. He can't see The Screen, he can't hear The Voice. Boy 23 is alone. One dark night, Boy 23 is thrown in the back of the van and driven out of My Place - the only home he has ever known. He is abandoned in a forest with a rucksack containing the bare essentials for survival. Before the van drives away, a voice tells him he must run as far as he can. His life depends on it. Boy 23 has never known another human.

Een jongen komt bij in een snikhete, kale grasvlakte. Hij weet niet hoe hij daar terechtgekomen is, waar hij vandaan kwam en zelfs niet meer hoe hij heet. Tot zijn opluchting vindt hij een rugzak met daarin een mobiele telefoon. Hij wil het alarmnummer intoetsen, maar ziet dan dat hij een voicemailbericht heeft ontvangen. Tot zijn verbijstering hoort hij: wat er ook gebeurt, bel in geen geval de politie. En hij weet één ding zeker: dat is zijn eigen stem!

Okay, let's get one thing straight. I didn't write this book to de-convert anyone. Honest. So, if you're a devout Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Mormon, Catholic, Scientologist, or whatever, you just keep on doing what you're doing.

It's the 1950s! What happens when you are a 15-year-old boy and you look just like Elvis? What happens when you are a 15 year old boy and look just like James Dean? What happens when you meet? An innocent light-hearted love story that uses the pop music, hot rods, and fashion of the time as a landscape to enhance the story. Perfect for LGBT youth and their friends!

Michael Maw collects action figures, not dolls. He doesn’t have a single doll in his collection, that is until his 15th birthday. One of Michael’s friends gives him a doll as a joke, but Michael is not going to accept a doll for his birthday. How do you get rid of a doll no one wants, with hideous skin, ugly, sharp teeth and that also seems to always follow you, no matter where you go?