Unable to accept or explain his family's newly acquired wealth, his growing interest in sex, and a friend's shoplifting habit, a thirteen-year-old finds the pains in his stomach getting worse and worse.
In case you're wondering, this is not a love story. Chapters 1-7 of the astonishing debut novel, Solitaire. My name is Tori Spring. I like to sleep and I like to blog. Last year - before all that stuff with Charlie and before I had to face the harsh realities of A-Levels and university applications and the fact that one day I really will have to start talking to people - I had friends. Things were very different, I guess, but th...
This is the story of Billy Kinsey, heir to a lottery fortune, part genius, part philosopher and social critic, full time insomniac and closeted rock drummer. Billy has decided that the best way to deal with an absurd world is to stay away from it. Do not volunteer. Do not join in. Billy will be the first to tell you it doesn't always work - not when your twin sister, Dorie, has died, not when you're unhappy parents are at war with one another, not when frazzled soccer moms in two ton SUVs are mo...
Angels on Sunset Boulevard (Angels on Sunset Boulevard, #1)
by Melissa de la Cruz
Pay to get in, Pray to get out. Johnny Silver is the world's soon-to-be biggest rock star, but on the eve of his debut concert in Los Angeles, he mysteriously disappears, causing global pandemonium. His friend Taj tries to discover the truth about his disappearance, which leads her to TAP.com and its shadowy founder, Sutton Werner, who throws the wildest parties in Bel-Air. TAP started out innocently enough, as a website that dishes the dirt on the kids of Sunset Boulevard and beyond....
Witty, honest, and wholly captivating, Mr. 60% is a perfect read for fans of The Spectacular Now and Where Things Come Back. Matt Nolan is the high school drug dealer, deadbeat, and soon-to-be dropout according to everyone at his school. His vice principal is counting down the days until Mr. 60% (aka Matt) finally flunks out and is no longer his problem. What no one knows is the only reason Matt sells drugs is to take care of his uncle Jack, who is dying of cancer. Meet Amanda. The over...
Alice Henderson On Debut (Alice Henderson, #1)
by S R Silcox
Summer of the Ancient (Silki, the Girl of Many Scarves, #1)
by Jodi Lea Stewart
For as long as she can remember, Wren Gray's goal has been to please her parents. But as high school graduation nears, so does an uncomfortable realization: Pleasing her parents once overlapped with pleasing herself, but now . . . not so much. Wren needs to honor her own desires, but how can she if she doesn't even know what they are? Charlie Parker, on the other hand, is painfully aware of his heart's desire. A gentle boy with a troubled past, Charlie has loved Wren since the day he first saw h...
Double Crossed (Gallagher Girls, #5.5) (Heist Society, #2.5)
by Ally Carter
Macey McHenry—Glamorous society girl or spy-in-training?W.W. Hale V—Heir to an American dynasty or master thief?There are two sides to every coin. Whether these two can work together is a tossup.Born into privilege, Macey and Hale are experts at mingling with the upper class. But even if they’ve never raised an eyebrow at the glitz, neither teenager has ever felt at home with the glamour. When Macey and Hale meet at a society gala, the party takes a dangerous turn. Suddenly they’re at the center...
Now I'll Tell You Everything (Alice, #25)
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
It's Alice-for the rest of her life! Yes, the very last Alice book, and it reveals every last bit you'd want to know about Alice, including whether she spends the rest of her life with Patrick! "This is the book where Alice, every girl's girl, turns into every lady's lady" (VOYA). Alice McKinley is going to college! And everything, from her room to her classes to her friends, is about to change. Stoically, nervously, Alice puts her best foot forward...and steps into the rest of her life. Will...
Washington, D.C., best friends Jackie, Lettie, and Laura Beth, the daughters of very powerful parents, struggle to cope with the death of a fourth friend, Taylor, in a mysterious accident as long-kept secrets and new students in their senior class test their bond.
Sunset Ranch (Flirt (Simon Plus)) (Flirt)
by A. Destiny and Emma Carlson-Berne
First crush, first love, first kiss-in this addition to the sweet and clean Flirt series, Chloe finds that there's more than just horses waiting for her at the ranch this summer. Chloe can hardly believe it when she lands a summer job mucking stalls at one of the best dude ranches in Colorado. Things only get better when she meets Stephen. He's funny, friendly, and hardworking-a welcome antidote to Chloe's daily doses of Zach, the cocky, self-satisfied fellow ranch hand. When a trailer full o...
The Enchanted Castle (Books of wonder) (Children's Illustrated Classics S.)
by E. Nesbit
Four English children find a wonderful world of magic through an enchanted wishing ring.
What We Saw at Night (What We Saw at Night, #1)
by Jacquelyn Mitchard
Millie Porter is sensible. She can't help it. It's inherited from her mom and it makes her deeply uncool. That's why she starts an advice vlog. It's the perfect way for her to feel like she s making a difference and catch the eye of the super-cute new boy in school.
Twelve-year-old Katie is insanely jealous of her best friend, Melody. Turns out Melody is jealous of Katie, too. When they wish for the exact same thing to be in each other's shoes at the exact same moment, their wishes are granted. They ll be redoing the summer, except this time as one another. In this be-careful-what-you-wish-for tale, two best friends learn that the grass is not always greener on the other side.