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Sarah Dessen - Someone ​Like You
Predictable ​Halley and Scarlett, her feisty defender, have been best friends since grade school. Growing up like sisters, they've shared everything except a bedroomAdreams, clothes, classes, and Friday nights. Then boys step into their teen lives. Scarlett's romance the summer before junior year has serious consequences when Michael dies in a motorcycle accident and she's left carrying his child. Halley's close relationship with her psychologist mother is fractured as the girl's friendship with secretive, irresponsible Macon Faulkner deepens into romance. To top things off, Grandma Halley is dying. Halley and her classmates experiment with drugs, alcohol, and sex, and experience family problems. Asking questions and making choices, Halley confronts her fears and learns to make her own decisions on her way to adulthood. Dessen deals accurately, sensitively, and smoothly with growing up in suburbia. Halley and Scarlett's friendship resonates with affection and honesty, and the predictable but necessary separation of mothers and daughters is portrayed with tender acuity. Experiences and conversations avoid falling into clich?; all of the characters are fully developed and worth getting to know.

Sarah Dessen - This ​Lullaby
"I ​had no illusions about love... It came, it went, it left casualties or it didn't. People weren't meant to be together forever, regardless of what the songs say." Remy doesn't believe in love. And why should she? Her romance novelist mother is working on her fifth marriage, and her father, a '70s hippie singer, left her with only a one-hit wonder song to remember him by. Every time Remy hears "This Lullaby," it feels like "a bruise that never quite healed right." "Wherever you may go / I will let you down / But this lullaby plays on..." Never without a boyfriend, Remy is a compulsive dater, but before a guy can go all "Ken" on her (as in "ultra boyfriend behavior") she cuts him off, without ever getting close or getting hurt. That's why she's stunned when klutzy, quirky, alterna-band boy Dexter inserts himself into her life and refuses to leave. Remy's been accepted to Stanford, and she plans on having her usual summer fling before tying up the loose ends of her pre-college life and heading for the coast. Except Dexter's not following Remy's tried-and-true rules of break-up protocol. And for the first time, Remy's questioning whether or not she wants him to.

Sarah Dessen - The ​Truth About Forever
Macy, ​16, witnessed her father's death, but has never figured out how to mourn. Instead, she stays in control–good grades, perfect boyfriend, always neat and tidy–and tries to fake her way to normal. Then she gets a job at Wish Catering. It is run by pregnant, forgetful Delia and staffed by her nephews, Bert and Wes, and her neighbors Kristy and Monica. "Wish" was named for Delia's late sister, the boys' mother. Working and eventually hanging out with her new friends, Macy sees what it's like to live an unprescripted lifestyle, from dealing with kitchen fires to sneaking out at night, and slowly realizes it's not so bad to be human. Wes and Macy play an ongoing game of Truth and share everything from gross-outs to what it feels like to watch someone you love die.

Sarah Dessen - What ​Happened to Goodbye
What ​Happened to Goodbye is about a high school senior who, after her parents’ divorce, has taken up the practice of assuming a new identity in each of the four towns she’s lived in.

Sarah Dessen - That ​Summer
Haven ​feels tall and lost; at 15, she's 5 feet 11 and counting; it feels as if her body has betrayed her and made her a giant--unlike her sister, Ashley, who seems "to live a life just like Barbie's; popular and perfect, always with a handsome boyfriend and the cool crowd." Now Ashley is THE BRIDE. As the wedding hysteria mounts, Haven feels too huge for the pretty pink bridesmaid dress. She imagines herself as Frankenstein, spreading chaos and revenge in the mall where she works. Only Ashley's attractive first boyfriend seems to understand Haven. Why did Ashley ever break up with him? The resolution is too complete: in the end Haven accepts her body; she stands tall and beautiful and confident and wise. But readers won't mind. This first novel is written with such easy grace that you want to quote sentence after sentence. Haven's funny, desperate voice draws you right into every scene: from the rituals of the shopping mall to the rage of family quarrels and the sudden tenderness between sisters. Girls will recognize how it feels when your childhood friend is suddenly boy crazy, and you can't understand the language; how it hurts to break the "tether" with your mother and to be disappointed by a charming boy. It's hard to be the one left out of the wedding.

J. K. Rowling - Harry ​Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Read ​by Jim Dale Running time: 11 hrs., 48 mins. 10 CDs. For twelve long years, the dread fortress of Azkaban held an infamous prisoner named Sirius Black. Convicted of killing thirteen people with a single curse, he was said to be the heir apparent to the Dark Lord, Voldemort. Now he has escaped, leaving only two clues as to where he might be headed: Harry Potter's defeat of You-Know-Who was Black's downfall as well. And the Azkban guards heard Black muttering in his sleep, "He's at Hogwarts...he's at Hogwarts." Harry Potter isn't safe, not even within the walls of his magical school, surrounded by his friends. Because on top of it all, there may well be a traitor in their midst.

Jacqueline Wilson - Little ​Darlings
The ​story of two girls who are worlds apart, but destined to be together . . . Sunset lives a life of luxury with her beautiful ex-model mum, her world-famous ex-rocker dad and two little celeb siblings. But life on the red carpet is no compensation for rowing parents, constant nagging, intensive media scrutiny and no real friends. Destiny, on the other hand, is an only child living on a rundown estate with a sickly but devoted mum who constantly tells her that she's really the daughter of a famous former rock star . . . When the two girls meet in unlikely circumstances, they are surprised to find in each other something they've been missing all their lives . . .

J. K. Rowling - Harry ​Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
There ​is a door at the end of a silent corridor. And it's haunting Harry Potter's dreams. Why else would he be waking in the middle of the night, screaming in terror? Here are just a few things on Harry's mind: - A Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher with a personality like poisoned honey. - A venomous, disgruntled house-elf - Ron as keeper of the Gryffindor Quidditch team - The looming terror of the end-of-term Ordinary Wizarding Level exams . . . and of course, the growing threat of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. In the richest installment yet of J. K. Rowling's seven-part story, Harry Potter is faced with the unreliability of the very government of the magical world and the impotence of the authorities at Hogwarts. Despite this (or perhaps because of it), he finds depth and strength in his friends, beyond what even he knew, boundless loyalty; and unbearable sacrifice. Though thick runs the plot, listeners will race through these tapes and leave Hogwarts, like Harry, wishing only for the next train back.

Sarah Dessen - The ​Moon and More
Luke ​is the perfect boyfriend: handsome, kind, fun. He and Emaline have been together all through high school in Colby, the beach town where they both grew up. But now, in the summer before college, Emaline wonders if perfect is good enough. Enter Theo, a super-ambitious outsider, a New Yorker assisting on a documentary film about a reclusive local artist. Theo's sophisticated, exciting, and, best of all, he thinks Emaline is much too smart for Colby. Emaline's mostly-absentee father, too, thinks Emaline should have a bigger life, and he's convinced that an Ivy League education is the only route to realizing her potential. Emaline is attracted to the bright future that Theo and her father promise. But she also clings to the deep roots of her loving mother, stepfather, and sisters. Can she ignore the pull of the happily familiar world of Colby? Emaline wants the moon and more, but how can she balance where she comes from with where she's going? Sarah Dessen's devoted fans will welcome this story of romance, yearning, and, finally, empowerment. It could only happen in the summer.

Jay Asher - Tizenhárom ​okom volt...
Hiába ​mondod a jövőnek, hogy STOP. Nincs REWIND gomb, nem tudod visszatekerni a múltat. Az egyetlen mód, hogy megtudd a titkot, ...ha megnyomod a PLAY-t. Clay Jensen semmit sem akar tudni Hannah Baker kazettáiról. Hannah meghalt - gondolta -, magával kellett volna vinnie a titkát. Aztán Hannah hangja közölte Clay-jel, hogy az ő neve is elhangzik a kazettán és az is, hogy Clay valamilyen módon felelős a haláláért. Aztán Clay egész éjszaka a kazettákat hallgatta. Hannah szavai nyomán bejárta a városkájukat... ...és amire fényt derített, az örökre megváltoztatta az életét.

Sarah Dessen - Altatódal
A ​szakítás tudománya... Remy mindig tudja, mikor kell megtartania A Beszéd-et egy srácnak - rögtön azután, hogy az első romantikus roham lecseng, de még mielőtt a dolgok túl komolyra fordulnának. Számtalan fiúval járt már, és rengeteget tanult az anyjától is, aki éppen az ötödik férjét fogyasztja. De akkor miért van az, hogy valahogy sehogy sem akarja ejteni Dextert? Pedig a srác olyan esetlen. És rendetlen. És szétszórt. Ráadásul zenész - épp úgy, mint Remy apja, akit a lány sohasem ismert, mert a férfi lelépett, még mielőtt ő megszületett volna. Lehetséges volna, hogy Remy kapcsolatokra vonatkozó szabályai egyszerre érvényüket vesztik? A regény az elismert szerző, Sarah Dessen magával ragadó története egy kőkemény fiatal lányról és egy fiúról, aki arra hivatott, hogy megpuhítsa.

J. K. Rowling - Harry ​Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry ​Potter receives an ominous warning from a house-elf at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry: if he returns to the school at the end of the summer, terrible things will happen. But return Harry must. His second year begins with a new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, Quidditch training and the intensification of old rivalries. Then the warning starts to ring true, as mysterious words are daubed on a wall, students are attacked and Ron's sister, Ginny, disappears. And so the search for Salazar Slytherin's heir begins, with the mystery pointing Harry to a clandestine chamber and a deadly creature at its heart...

Sarah Dessen - Figyelj ​rám!
Annabel ​Greene harmadikos gimnazista, és megvan mindene, amiről csak egy lány álmodhat: divatos ruhák, menő barátnők, jó jegyek és a suli leghelyesebb sráca… Mindez azonban csak abban a tévéreklámban igaz, melyet nyáron forgatott vele egy áruházlánc. Annabel valódi élete már kevésbé irigylésre méltó. Elege van a modellkedésből, legjobb barátnője ellene fordult, az iskolában magányos, és otthon sem érzi jól magát igazán. Egyik nővére, a nagyszájú, életvidám Kirsten, New Yorkba költözött, míg Whitney, a középső nővér, egész nap otthon gubbaszt és súlyos anorexiával küzd. Szülői szeretetben elvileg nincs hiány, csakhogy az apja nem az a lelkizős fajta, anyja pedig annyira élvezi lánya modellkedését, hogy észre sem veszi, Annabelnek mennyire elege van mindebből. A lány már meg sem próbál beszélni családjával a problémáiról, inkább hazudik vagy egyszerűen csak hallgat, hogy elkerülje a veszekedéseket, megkímélje egykor súlyos depresszióval küzdő anyját a csalódástól és az újabb megrázkódtatásoktól. Aztán egy új barátság jelentős változást hoz: Annabel megismerkedik fura, magányos iskolatársával, Owen Armstronggal, akinek a fülében mindig ott az iPod. Owent már olyan sokszor sodorta bajba agresszív viselkedése, hogy dühterápiára ítélték. Az ott tanultakat és a zenét segítségül hívva, a fiú lassan rávezeti Annabelt, hogyan lépjen ki a hazugságok világából. De vajon lesz-e elég bátorsága, hogy elmondja, mi történt valójában a nyáron, miért lett vége legjobb barátnőjéhez fűződő barátságának? Vigyázat, ha elkezded olvasni, nem tudod letenni! Hidd el, nem érdemes kockáztatni, hogy elkobozza a tanár: ne olvasd órán, pad alatt… Sarah Dessen történetei rendkívül népszerűek a fiatalabb korosztály körében, nem véletlenül filmesítették meg korábbi regényét Szerelmi leckék hitetleneknek címmel, Mandy Moore főszereplésével.

John Green - The ​Fault in Our Stars
Diagnosed ​with Stage IV thyroid cancer at 12, Hazel was prepared to die until, at 14, a medical miracle shrunk the tumours in her lungs... for now. Two years post-miracle, sixteen-year-old Hazel is post-everything else, too post-high school, post-friends and post-normalcy. And even though she could live for a long time (whatever that means), Hazel lives tethered to an oxygen tank, the tumours tenuously kept at bay with a constant chemical assault. Enter Augustus Waters. A match made at cancer kid support group, Augustus is gorgeous, in remission, and shockingly to her, interested in Hazel. Being with Augustus is both an unexpected destination and a long-needed journey, pushing Hazel to re-examine how sickness and health, life and death, will define her and the legacy that everyone leaves behind.

Stephen Chbosky - The ​Perks of Being a Wallflower
Standing ​on the fringes of life... offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see what it looks like from the dance floor. This haunting novel about the dilemma of passivity vs. passion marks the stunning debut of a provocative new voice in contemporary fiction: The Perks of Being a Wallflower. This is the story of what it's like to grow up in high school. More intimate than a diary, Charlie's letters are singular and unique, hilarious and devastating. We may not know where he lives. We may not know to whom he is writing. All we know is the world he shares. Caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it puts him on a strange course through uncharted territory. The world of first dates and mixed tapes, family dramas and new friends. The world of sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, when all one requires is that perfect song on that perfect drive to feel infinite. Through Charlie, Stephen Chbosky has created a deeply affecting coming-of-age story, a powerful novel that will spirit you back to those wild and poignant roller coaster days known as growing up.

Sarah Dessen - Last ​Chance
Never ​in one place long enough to make friends or put down roots, Colie doesn't expect her trip to the North Carolina coast to change a thing. Always the outcast, she's resigned to a holiday with only her eccentric aunt Mira for company. But when she finds a job waitressing at the Last Chance cafe, she also finds acceptance, new friends, and the beginnings of romance...

Stephen Chbosky - Egy ​különc srác feljegyzései
Az ​Egy különc srác feljegyzései című könyv elbeszélője egy tizenöt éves középiskolás srác, Charlie. Furcsának és magányosnak érzi magát, mintha a pálya széléről, kívülállóként figyelné a körülötte zajló eseményeket. Egy nap elhatározza, hogy leveleket ír egy ismeretlennek, aki akár a barátja is lehetne. Ezekből a levelekből aztán szép lassan - olykor mulatságosan, olykor meghatóan - egy cseppet sem átlagos tinédzsert ismerhetünk meg. Charlie kétségbeesett erőfeszítéssel próbálja élni a saját életét, miközben menekül is előle, és ez a kettősség különleges, járatlan utak bejárására kényszeríti: családi drámák sora, új barátok, az első randevú, szexualitás, drogok... Chbosky regénye a lélek legmélyebb rezdüléseit tükrözi, miközben felidézi az olvasóban a felnőtté válás nehéz, semmi mással össze nem hasonlítható éveit. A kötet megjelenése óta több mint 1 000 000 példányban kelt el és hatalmas vitákat gerjesztett, miközben a tinédzserek megkerülhetetlen kultuszregényévé vált világszerte. Ellentmondásos módon egyszerre tiltott könyv és kötelező olvasmány az amerikai középiskolákban. Ez a regény ugyanazt jelenti a 21. századi tinédzsereknek, mint amit a Zabhegyező jelentett a szüleik generációinak.

Jay Asher - Thirteen ​Reasons Why
Clay ​Jenkins returns home from school to find a mysterious box with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers 13 cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker—his classmate and crush—who committed suicide two weeks earlier. On tape, Hannah explains that there are thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life. Clay is one of them. If he listens, he’ll find out how he made the list. Through Hannah and Clay’s dual narratives, debut author Jay Asher weaves an intricate and heartrending story of confusion and desperation that will deeply affect teen readers.

Suzanne Collins - Futótűz
Katniss ​Everdeen túlélte Az éhezők viadalát. A Kapitólium bosszúra éhes. Hiába szólt minden ellenük, Katniss Everdeen és Peeta Mellark életben maradtak. Nem nyugodhatnak azonban meg: lázadásról suttognak a Kapitóliumban, ami az ő hatásukra vette kezdetét. A nemzet szeme Katnissra és Peetára szegeződik, a tétek még nagyobbak, mint korábban. Ha hibáznak, a következmények beláthatatlanok.

Jacqueline Wilson - Diamond
Diamond ​wasn't always a star. Born to penniless parents who longed for a strong, healthy son, she was a dainty, delicate daughter - and a bitter disappointment. Discovering she has an extraordinary natural gift for acrobatics, Diamond tries to use her talent to earn a few pennies, but simply brings shame on her family. Then a mysterious, cruel-eyed stranger spots her performing on the street, and makes a deal with her father. Diamond is sold for five guineas, and is taken, alone and frightened, to become an acrobat at Tanglefield's Travelling Circus. The crowds adore Diamond, but life behind the red velvet curtains is far from glamorous. Her master is wicked and greedy, forcing Diamond to attempt ever more daring and dangerous tricks, until she is terrified to step into the ring. But there are true friends to be found at the circus, too: the gentle Mister Marvel; the kindly Madame Adeline; and the glorious Emerald Star, Tanglefield's brand-new ringmaster, and Diamond's heroine. When life at the circus becomes too dangerous to bear any longer, what will the future hold for Diamond? And will her beloved Emerald be a part of it?