Young Teen Love

Moonlight Bay is a magical place—or it was once. After a tragic death mars the town, the pink and lavender waters in the bay turn gray, and the forest that was a refuge for newcomers becomes a scourge to the townspeople. Almost overnight, the entire town seems devoid of life and energy. The tourists have stopped coming. And the people in the town are struggling.

Mahalia Harris wants. She wants a big Sweet Sixteen like her best friend, Naomi. She wants the super-cute new girl Siobhan to like her back. She wants a break from worrying—about money, snide remarks from white classmates, pitying looks from church ladies . . . all of it.

Sydney Ciara Warren is excited as she starts her first semester of college, but also nervous. Her best friend Malcolm will be at a different university, so she'll have to make new friends. And despite her interests in writing and fashion, she has no idea what path will ultimately be right for her—though they probably don’t involve law school, regardless of her parents’ wishes. Told through blog posts, tweets, messages, emails, and more, here is a love letter to Twitter, to Black girls who think they won’t get chosen, and to those who take too long finding the perfect words.

Im Schatten des Magierrates. Der Magierrat tyrannisiert die ganze Stadt. Unabsichtlich wecke ich sein Interesse und kann nur hoffen, dass der Schutz des Amuletts hält. Im fünfzehnten Buch sucht eine Dschinn den richtigen Weg. Der Chronist der Magie ist gestorben. Überall auf der Welt nehmen Geschichtenerzähler an einem erbitterten Wettkampf um den Titel teil. So auch Karima. Ein Gewinn wäre die Chance, die Ehre ihrer Familie wiederherzustellen. Doch als sie einen Freund nach Baile Beag an Ghrá bringen will, wird sie lebensgefährlich verletzt und die Hoffnung auf den Sieg schwindet.

It's bad enough when high-school senior Keeley grabs the wrong phone while leaving her small town's end-of-summer fair. It's even worse when she discovers that the phone she now has belongs to the obnoxious, self-centered Talon and that he's just left for football camp...with her phone. Reluctantly, the two agree to forward messages for a week. And as Keeley gets to know Talon, she starts to like him. Keeley learns there's more to Talon than the egocentric jock most people see. There's more to Keeley, too.

Over the past five years, Mitra Esfahani has known two constants: her best friend Bea Ortega and The Book—a dogeared moleskin she and Bea have been filling with the stanzas of an epic, never-ending poem since they were 13. For introverted Mitra, The Book is one of the few places she can open herself completely and where she gets to see all sides of brilliant and ebullient Bea. There, they can share everything—Mitra’s complicated feelings about her absent mother, Bea’s heartache over her most recent breakup—nothing too messy or complicated for The Book.

Life finally seems to be going right for Jessica Darling. She escaped the New Jersey suburbs and attends Columbia University in New York City. She’s more into her boyfriend, Marcus Flutie, than ever - even if he’s at a college across the country in California. And she’s making new friends who can’t quite compete with her beloved bestie, Hope, but at least come close. If Jessica thought high school was hard, college brings a whole new set of challenges.

Laney Villanueva and Nico Fiore are the perfect couple: beautiful, popular, talented, and hopelessly in love. Everyone looks up to them at Holy Family High School. But Rafi doesn’t just admire them. She watches them. She’s drawn to them. Intent on becoming their closest friend, Rafi weaves her way into their lives. She starts small: taking photos of the senior class for the yearbook, joining Laney’s club, and babysitting Nico's little sister.

Is a relationship looming on the horizon? Or maybe you hope a relationship will happen soon? Are you currently in a relationship? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, do you know what to do and where you are going - or does it feel like a maze? If you’re unsure about relationships (or even if you think, I’ve got this), Lost in Love: A Young Person’s Map Through Relationships is for you. In this book, author Scott Torres draws from his personal mistakes and years of working with students to help you navigate the complexity that relationships bring.

What I’d done was intentional, but I was unprepared for what was to come afterward. This wasn’t a chick off the streets who had no ties to me. No, the woman in front of me was supposed to be my mother. However, she never acted like it. Her responsibilities were mine. I’d learned that long ago. But that wasn’t the way things were supposed to be. I needed her to be a mother, needed her to teach me, needed her to care. But I would never get either one of those things, and I was fine with that.

Sogar die Toten haben ihre eigenen Schauergeschichten. Gemeinsam haben Charlie und Sam die Geister von York gerettet. Nun können sie endlich ein normales Paar sein – wenn es so etwas denn gibt. Doch dann werden sie Zeugen eines brutalen Angriffs und erkennen, dass eine neue Gefahr in den Schatten lauert. Eine Gefahr, die größer ist als jede zuvor – und die es auf die Lebenden abgesehen hat. Außerdem treibt sich die geheimnisvolle Organisation "Die Hand" in der Stadt herum. Bald schon geraten Charlie und seine Freunde zwischen die Fronten und dieses Mal steht das Leben aller auf dem Spiel ...

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.

High school senior Lyric has always found Christmas to be the hardest season. While other kids got presents and family time by the fire, she was in and out of foster care. An up-and-coming make-up influencer and aspiring cosmetology student who loves a bold lip, Lyric definitely isn’t looking for romance—not when opening up to someone feels a lot like asking to get hurt. Christmas is Juniper’s favorite time of year. At least, it was, until her moms’ separation. They’re back together now, and Juniper hopes they’ll stay that way.

Since finding a home in the Enchanted Forest, Bisma—a garden witch with a penchant for potions—has always been protective of other runaways. So, if a drop of one of her poisons finds its way into the porridge of those who have hurt them . . . that's none of her business. But Xander, the charmingly handsome son of the apothecary, sees things differently and is fast becoming known for creating cures—much to Bisma's annoyance.

A mistletoe kiss is just a simple kiss, right? Wrong. All I want to do during this Christmas break is survive. A week at the cabin with our family’s friends/rivals, the Stephensons, every yuletide activity is turned into a competition where my family must win. Every. One. Yep. I was attempting to be loyal until Jacob and I kiss. Sure, it was a forced one brought on by mistletoe tradition, but there was something in the way he held me and pressed his lips to mine that told me, he just might be feeling something more.

Im Schatten des Magierrats. Ich dachte, ich bin in Sicherheit, doch der Magierrat hat nicht vor, die Stadt so schnell wieder zu verlassen. Die Magier haben nichts Gutes im Sinn, doch was genau sind ihre Pläne? Im vierzehnten Buch bekommt die Stadt unerwünschten Besuch. Die Frist des Magierrates läuft unerbittlich ab. Runa und ihre Freunde versuchen alles, um seine Forderung zu erfüllen. Nun, fast alles. Denn Eva ist davon überzeugt, dass die einzige Möglichkeit, ihren Verlobten zu retten, die Fay sind. Und davon wollen die anderen nichts wissen.

Privatsphäre? Fehlanzeige! In Alexis’ Körper hat sich ein ausgewachsener Mare eingenistet. Nicht nur, dass er sie mit seinem Geschwätz tyrannisiert, sein Hunger auf Magie macht jede Aussicht auf ein normales Leben vollständig zunichte. So kann sie sich nicht mal die Frage stellen, ob zwischen Nate und ihr doch mehr sein könnte, als es der Standesunterschied zulässt. Doch Alexis ist nicht die Einzige, die diesen Zustand schnellstmöglich beenden will. Auch König Dawnspark startet einen Versuch, das Problem zu lösen – und am besten beseitigt er Alexis dabei gleich mit ...

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II offers more inspiring stories to help you master the game we call life. Today's teens have ever more issues and social pressures to juggle than young adults just 20 years ago. This book, like its predecessor, can be your guide, a beacon in the darkness, a safe haven in a storm, a warm hug in the cold and a respite from loneliness. There's no preaching as to what you should and shouldn't do. Instead, this book is full of teens sharing their experiences.

Designed as a companion piece for Taste Berries for Teens, this journal teaches teens to write about their own feelings on self-worth, friendship, love, and relationships; how to create an attitude for life success; how to decide what to do in life; how to give, share, and make a difference; and more. In Taste Berries for Teens Journal, co-authors Bettie B. Youngs and Jennifer Leigh Youngs provide commentary to help listeners use the journal to sort out their feelings, responsibly deal with their difficulties, and effectively solve their problems.

The summer is coming to an end, and I’m barely surviving. Dad’s gone. Mom spends more time passed out on the couch than doing anything else. Thankfully, I have school and soccer to keep me distracted. Until Logan Cartwright walks back into my life. He’s acting like his family didn’t ruin mine and confusing me more than ever. I’m supposed to hate him, but he’s nice and everywhere I don’t want him to be.