Títulos em Amadurecimento

With her family’s perfumery in dire straits, Stella Penhallam needs a miracle. So, when her great-aunt’s journal from 1940s Paris lands on her desk, Stella realises that the missing pages could hold the answers she seeks. In 1939, as war breaks out across Europe, Iris Penhallam is forced into an impossible situation, one that will cause her world to come crashing down.

Lila Moreau always believed that friendship could survive anything—until the person she trusted most betrayed her. Caught between family pressures, heartbreak, and rising self-doubt, Lila must find the strength to defend her dreams and her voice. Amid the rain-soaked campus of the University of Victoria, she rediscovers hope through her passion for environmental science and unexpected new friendships. Broken Bonds is a deeply emotional coming-of-age story about resilience, self-worth, and finding light after loss.

Livet går så fort. Och så långsamt.är en roman om hur man formas som person, om de där händelserna i livet som är avgörande för vem man sedan blir.

Här möter vi Morris föräldrar: mamma som skickar runt Morris bland alla barnfamiljer i bekantskapskretsen för att han ska smittas av påssjuka, pappa som har en förmåga att få det lilla att kännas stort och som berättar om indianer och äventyr. Morris trivs med kompisarna på lågstadiet, tjejernas favorit Linus, grannen Henke och Ubbe med de nyaste leksakerna och alldeles speciella lekregler. Motvilligt flyttar han till det gula tegelradhuset och en ny skola och en ny tid, mellanstadiet.

Forever young är en både rolig och vemodig roman om att vara ung och fri i en föränderlig och emellanåt obegriplig värld. Det är också en betraktelse över ett Sverige då och nu.

Zach meets Samm, a seventh-generation Manhattanite whose brother has returned from Vietnam with PTSD. Together they explore protest, friendship, music, faith, and love during a time littered with hope and upheaval around the globe.

The Tiny Things Are Heavier follows Sommy, a Nigerian woman who comes to the United States for graduate school two weeks after her brother, Mezie, attempts suicide. Plagued by the guilt of leaving Mezie behind, Sommy struggles to fit into her new life as a student and an immigrant. Lonely and homesick, Sommy soon enters a complicated relationship with her boisterous Nigerian roommate, Bayo, a relationship that plummets into deceit when Sommy falls for Bryan, a biracial American, whose estranged Nigerian father left the States immediately after his birth.

It’s a New Jersey summer in 1967, and thirteen-year-old Ravi Ramanathan has the makings of a tennis prodigy. His surgeon father encourages his ambition, while his mother dreams of their only child following his father’s path. Surrounded by his parents’ love, Ravi chafes a bit at their daily routines and little traditions. Then one unexpected day, everything changes. Realizing how much he took for granted, Ravi must grow up overnight and find a new role in the life of his family.

At eleven, Mary Shannon is sprightly and observant. She adores leaving London to spend holidays with her family at Charbury House in Somerset. Playing with her cousins means time with Denys, who she loves best of all. When she joins a secondary school, Mary knows no one, but salvation comes in the form of Angela Shaw, and together they move on to acting college. The ups of studying with Angela are outnumbered by the downs, so Mary drops out after various humiliating run-ins with a cruel teacher.

An unforgettable debut novel about two young people searching for better lives in England, and the blossoming forbidden love between them that threatens their futures, families, and everything they've built—a breathtaking story perfect for fans of Colm Tóibín, Patricia Engel, and Monica Ali.

Celestial Lights is a portrait of a complicated man whose unparalleled understanding of the universe doesn’t always translate into stellar relationships on Earth. It explores the sacrifices required to achieve greatness—but more importantly, the idea that greatness is not always what it seems. A breathtaking tale of memory, personal choices, and the relationships that define us, Celestial Lights will make every listener marvel at the night sky while cherishing the connections that make our planet home.

For the teenaged Luc, his days are preoccupied with the daily dramas of high school. President John F. Kennedy's assassination seems a world away. But the winds of history find its way to his small Montana town as marijuana clouds rise in the hallways and the notices of neighborhood young men of "Killed in Action" in Vietnam keep arriving at an increasing rate.

Ci sono luoghi da cui sembra impossibile uscire, posti che ti stringono come una gabbia, tra strade che tornano sempre su se stesse e segreti che affondano fra le crepe dell'asfalto. Max lo sa bene. Lo vive tutti i giorni sulla propria pelle da che il padre, di punto in bianco, ha deciso di abbandonare lui e la mamma. Poi anche Rachele è scomparsa nel nulla, e tutto è diventato più cupo e soffocante. Per fortuna ci sono Cosma lo Zingaro, Tobia e Guido, il suo branco, gli amici di sempre, e le loro nottate di fumo e nostalgia alla Fabbrica abbandonata.

Prom night is supposed to be unforgettable—but for Tyler and Alex, it’s a night that’s bound to be legendary. Tyler’s a dreamer who wants everything about prom to be perfect—especially if it means convincing his best friend Alex to dress up and join in the fun. But Alex isn’t your typical prom queen. A no-nonsense soccer star who’d rather be anywhere else, she’s more likely to show up in jeans than a gown. That is until she reveals her secret: she’s a witch. When Alex proposes the ultimate twist—swapping bodies for the big night—Tyler’s life takes a sharp turn into magical chaos.

Quinn Draper has always made me nervous. He’s the walking, talking opposite of my comfort zone, and he senses my insecurities so effortlessly that every inch of my body feels vulnerable when he’s around. Which is ridiculous. He might be my older brother’s best friend, but he doesn’t even know me. Never says more than two words to me. It’s almost like he knows it drives me crazy. And I hate him for it. Always have. Always will.

Mercy's story continues here. Find out what she's up to with her men! Full blurb coming soon.

Newcastle, Australia, 1972. On a sticky summer night, a choice must be made: To give in to queer desire or suppress it? To venture into the unknown or stay the course? In alternating chapters, we trace the two versions of a life that follow. In one, a teenage girl is caught kissing her neighbor and is kicked out from her home. She lands at a queer communal home in Sydney called Uranian House, where she meets the people who will forever become her family.

Elle croit que notre histoire est terminée. Alors que cela ne fait que commencer. Lennon Washington est la star de tous mes rêves et de tous mes cauchemars depuis que je l'ai perdue. Depuis que j'ai laissé mes démons intérieurs prendre le dessus et qu'elle m'a glissé entre les doigts. Son souvenir m'a hanté. M'a changé. M'a détruit et m'a reconstruit. J'avais presque renoncé à nous. Un drame l'a aujourd'hui ramenée dans ma vie. Mes secrets sont à sa disposition. Et les siens sont en train d'éclater au grand jour les uns après les autres.

“I wanted the knack of existing. I did not know the rules.” These words from Josephine, the heroine of Jennifer Dawson’s remarkable novel, encapsulate the journey of a young woman grappling with mental illness amidst the hallowed halls of Oxford University in the 1950s. Originally published in 1961, this novel met with critical acclaim, and is a rediscovered classic perfect for fans of Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar.

Have you ever stood next to a fire and felt the heat of it on your skin? Stared into the flames and thought how amazing it would be to be that free? It changes direction with the wind, destroying everything in its wake. That's what she felt like. Alexa was a wildfire that torched everything she touched, and I couldn't wait to be consumed by her.