Coming of Age

Marco should be at university, studying biomedicine. Instead, he’s been sent to live on a cruise ship in the Mediterranean with his estranged uncle, all because of a “blip” everyone else is convinced was a panic attack. (Which it most definitely was not.) And even though Marco’s trip is supposed to provide answers—about himself, about his family—all he finds on board the Ocean Melody are more and more questions.

Jackie Myers is a fraud. Or she might be a genius—the jury’s still out. The thing is, she secretly runs pleasebreakmyheart, a gone-viral account aimed at breaking hearts and ending relationships…. And she just used it to break up her insufferable eternal nemesis's picture-perfect relationship. Wilson is the buttoned-up, type A assistant manager of her nightmares—but it turns out he’s also, apparently, a really great boyfriend. So with her conscience (and paycheck) on the line, Jackie decides there’s only one thing to do: She’s going to help Wilson win his ex-girlfriend back.

"Quando desideri tanto qualcosa, fai come il colibrì: non aver paura di cadere. Anzi, impara a farlo a tutta velocità, per poi risalire." Questa volta, però, a Teo sembra impossibile risalire: è stato bocciato in seconda liceo, ma soprattutto ha fatto qualcosa di davvero sbagliato, e ora dovrà scontare un’estate di lavori socialmente utili. Sa che è una punizione giusta, eppure c’è qualcosa dentro di lui che non riesce a tenere a bada. Teo la chiama la Cosa proprio perché non è in grado di darle un nome: sa solo che è un nemico troppo forte e di cui non ha il coraggio di parlare a nessuno.

Adéntrate en la preparatoria Jefferson a través del objetivo de Laura, una fotógrafa perspicaz que revela las complejidades detrás de las chicas más temidas de la escuela. Desde la Diva del Drama hasta la Zar de las Comisiones de Estudio, Laura captura la esencia de cada "reina", descubriendo sus misterios y exponiendo sus vulnerabilidades.

Eugene Guterman’s junior year in high school is off to a rocky start. No love life, no new theater production, and if his mother has her way, no more of his favorite comfort food—donuts. Eugene would just as soon spend the year playing small, but that’s hard to do when you’re the biggest kid in your class. Things change when he accidentally tackles the school’s star quarterback and Coach sees the possibilities and recruits the plus-size playwright onto the varsity football team. Eugene is suddenly catapulted into the world of the “The Pops,” the exclusive clique of popular athletes.

This novella is dedicated to Statistics and Technology as Penny attempts to run for Head Girl at Hillcrest High School and her father runs for Mayor of Highbridge. The competition, scheduled events, and results seem to depend on the school body and the denizens of Highbridge's participation who cast their votes on the same day.

Imagine having everything you ever wanted. A perfect family, a perfect boyfriend, perfect friends – the whole group that only exists because of you!
Then imagine waking up one morning and discovering you don’t have any of that. It was a dream…a dream you had in a coma that was supposedly brought on by drugs.

Growing up can be difficult. All around you, adults doing the things you'd like to do. Every future billionaire has to start somewhere. Fifteen-year-old Phil Loonan took a horrifying event as an opportunity. With nothing but his mind, a little research, and hard work, he made lemons into lemonade — with a twist.

This story is loosely inspired by the true account of four young children who lived in a casino records warehouse. At the same time, their mom worked to escape their alcoholic father with homicidal tendencies.

The Reed children, Kaya and Graham, and their mother are devastated when their father suddenly decides to leave the family, and go out into the world to find himself. But as time goes by, they must move on. What could be better than starting high school with your best friends, making the cheerleading team, and having everything you ever wanted? It's the best time of Kaya's life. But then something changes. At first, Kaya doesn't think the messages she's hearing are a big deal, and she's baffled by her brother being so concerned.