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Sara verlebt eine glückliche Kindheit im Frankreich der 1930er Jahre – bis die Nazis ihr Land besetzen. Eines kalten Tages im März 1943 muss das jüdische Mädchen vor den heranrückenden deutschen Soldaten fliehen und wird dabei von ihren Eltern getrennt. Ihr Mitschüler Julien, den Sara bisher stets wegen seiner Behinderung gehänselt hat, findet sie. Allen Gefahren zum Trotz verstecken er und seine Familie Sara viele Monate lang. Doch die Handlanger der deutschen Besatzer kommen ihnen auf die Spur.

After a cyberbullying incident at her school goes viral, Luna Iglesias finds herself at the heart of a brewing controversy. When the social media company Limbo—who are also implicated in the scandal—sweeps in with an offer that sounds like an opportunity to turn over a new leaf and receive a scholarship to the college of her dreams, she’s happy to jump on the new trend. It’s called the Retro Challenge, where contestants live without modern technology, wear vintage clothes, party as if the future weren’t already written, and fall in love as if they were living in a movie.

A propulsive social justice adventure by renowned activist and award-winning documentarian Ruchira Gupta, I Kick and I Fly is an inspiring, hopeful story of triumph about a girl in Bihar, India, who escapes being sold into the sex trade when a local hostel owner helps her to understand the value of her body through kung fu. On the outskirts of the Red Light District in Bihar, India, fourteen-year-old Heera is living on borrowed time until her father sells her into the sex trade to help feed their family and repay his loans.

Danny's mam has a new boyfriend. Initially, all is good – Callum seems nice enough, and Danny can't deny he's got a cool set up; big house, fast car, massive TV, and Mam seems to really like him. But cracks begin to show, and they're not the sort that can be easily repaired. As Danny witnesses Mam suffer and Callum spiral out of control he goes in search of his dad. The Dad he's never met. Set in Newcastle and Edinburgh, this supremely enjoyable coming-of-age drama tackles domestic violence head on, but finds humour and hope in the most unlikely of­ places.

Sixteen-year-old Amina Conteh has always believed in using her tongue as her weapon—even when it gets her into trouble. After cursing at a classmate, her father forces her to volunteer at their church with Pastor Johnson. But Pastor Johnson isn’t the holy man everyone thinks he is. The same voice Amina uses to fight falls quiet the night she is sexually assaulted by Pastor Johnson. After that, her life starts to unravel: her father is frustrated that her grades are slipping, and her best friend and boyfriend don’t understand why the once loud and proud girl is now quiet and distant.

Spannender Jugendthriller um 10 Influencer:innen auf einer einsamen Insel, die zur tödlichen Falle wird. Für Fans von "The I-Land" und "One of Us Is Lying". Jeder kennt Unknown Island – es ist das exklusivste Reiseziel der Welt. Weiße Sandstrände, türkisfarbenes Meer, Luxusunterkünfte... Nur geladene Gäste dürfen kommen und niemand über einundzwanzig. Plus: Es ist absolut kostenlos. Wer würde also nicht hinwollen? Über eine virale Kampagne werden die Türen des Resorts zum ersten Mal und exklusiv für zehn ausgewählte Influencer geöffnet.

Unravelling the truth, one loop at a time. When Spence witnesses his classmate, Clara, die in what looks like a tragic accident at a house party, he is caught in a flicker in the fabric of time. Waking up to relive the same day again and seeing Clara alive and well, Spence realizes he has been granted a second chance and is determined to prevent the terrible events of the party. To escape the time loop, he has to re-evaluate everything he previously took for granted and find the courage to call out his own and others' complicity in events that marked the life and death of Clara Hart.

Rune bryder sig ikke om den klasse han går i, og klassen, anført af Merlin og Sanne, bryder sig heller ikke om ham. Han er tvunget til at tage med på lejrskole til den svenske skov, selvom han frygter for, hvad de andre kan finde på at gøre ved ham... "DET SORTE VAND" er en barsk historie om mobning i sin yderste konsekvens.

Raven is a deeply disturbed teenager, who, after witnessing the death of his mother, is placed in foster care. The Russells do their best to earn his trust, but only little Ella manages to get through to him. Meanwhile, at school, bullies are making his life a living hell. An unexpected companion comes in the form of Lotte, a classmate bored by her "ordinary" friends. Together, they track down Raven's mum's killer, with the goal of exposing him to the police. But their carefully crafted plan goes dangerously wrong, and suddenly nothing is as it seems.

Ronnie Rhinehart, better known as Rhino on the field, is the captain of his high school team in Woodhaven, a small town obsessed with football. His only goal is to earn a Division I football scholarship so he can escape this town forever. Until the day he punches Josh Kremens in the face. To avoid serious punishment and stay in school, Ronnie is forced to join Group, a cast of misfits who discuss their feelings with a counselor. At the same time, tensions are rising on the football team.

Mark. The name sends shivers down Charlie's spine. A year of relentless bullying left its mark, deep and painful. But the first day of summer throws a curveball crueler than any prank: Mark appears on Charlie's doorstep, begging for forgiveness. Can a bully truly transform? Or is this just another cruel manipulation? Charlie grapples with a decision that could change everything. Can he find the strength to forgive, or will the anger and fear fester?

Jackie Oh is done being your model minority. She’s tired of perfect GPAs, PSATs, SATs, all of it. Jackie longs to become a professional chef. But her Korean American parents are Ivy League corporate workaholics who would never understand her dream. Just ask her brother, Justin, who hasn’t heard from them since he was sent to Rikers Island. Jackie works at her grandparents’ Midtown Manhattan deli after school and practices French cooking techniques at night—when she should be studying.

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.

I was drowning when I met him, hoping he could be my life raft. Little did I know that he was already at the bottom of the sea, adrift in pain. But then he offered me a hand, and you know what they say: "Shared pain is lessened, shared joy is increased." So, I took it and gladly let myself get pulled to the bottom of the ocean, but what I found there is more shocking than I could ever imagine.

Die BookTok Sensation "The Way I Used to Be" endlich auf Deutsch. Alles, was Eden will, ist die Uhr zurückdrehen. Um diesen Tag noch mal zu leben. Sie würde alles anders machen. Nicht über seine Witze lachen und ignorieren, wie er sie an diesem Abend ansah. Und sie würde definitiv ihre Schlafzimmertür abschließen. Aber Eden kann die Zeit nicht zurückdrehen. Also begräbt sie die Wahrheit, zusammen mit dem Mädchen, das sie mal war. Sie tut so, als bräuchte sie keine Freunde, keine Liebe, keine Gerechtigkeit.

It's 1995 in Upstate New York, and Nicole Doherty is days away from her college graduation—that is, if she graduates—ready to move into her own apartment and start a new job in a prestigious accounting firm when an unseen assailant attacks her, only steps away from the safety of her dorm, changing her forever. Nicole is desperate to move on, vowing never to tell anyone what happened to her, but her past continues to follow her and pull her back.

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.

Es gab eine Zeit, die dunkelste aller Zeiten, in der Eden dachte, die einzige Person, die sie retten könnte, sei Josh. Er war alles Gute auf der Welt – ein vertrauensvolles Herz, eine liebevolle Berührung, ein freundliches Lächeln. Aber er sollte nie ihr Retter sein. Eden musste sich alleine retten. Nachdem Eden mit dem College begonnen und sich ihrem Vergewaltiger gestellt hat, scheint es, als wären sie endlich zur richtigen Zeit am richtigen Ort, um eine funktionierende Beziehung aufzubauen.

Emily, Simon und Marcus erkunden eine alte Burg im tiefsten Winter. Obwohl Emily und Simon wenig über den enigmatischen Marcus wissen, steckt seine Begeisterung für die Festung sie an.

Linda, ein 15-jähriges Mädchen und Mobbingopfer, macht eine schwere Zeit durch. Täglich ist sie einer Tortur aus physischer und psychischer Gewalt ausgesetzt. Dieses Buch ist ein Blick hinter die Kulissen der einzelnen Charaktere und wirft grundlegende Fragen auf. Hätte Linda eine bessere Schulzeit, wenn die Täter ein anderes Leben hätten? Wie bekämpft man Mobbing an Schulen, wenn jene, welche die Macht haben etwas dagegen zu tun, wegsehen? Wer kann den Schweigenden die Angst und Scham nehmen, an die Öffentlichkeit zu treten? Diese Geschichte ist fiktiv, aber für viele Kinder und Jugendliche ist sie bittere Realität.