Títulos em Amadurecimento

Ethan Adams has always preferred the quiet rhythm of the band hall to the chaotic solos of center stage. A high school junior and self-proclaimed band geek, he's content to let the spotlight shine on his older brother, 19-year-old Danny, whose Down Syndrome has always been the dominant note in their family's symphony. With divorced parents—a father conducting a new, "perfect" life with a new family, and a tired, single mom struggling to keep their own orchestra afloat—Ethan often feels like a forgotten instrument in the background.

Levi, a 17-year-old girl, barely escapes the clutches of her abusive mother, Selene, after a harrowing attempt on her life. Awakening in a hospital, she learns she has family waiting for her in Montana. Seeking refuge and a chance at a new life, Levi moves to a small town to live with her potential fathers—Jack and John twins. As she navigates her first week at a new school and adjusts to her new home life, Levi meets some new friends, and an old love. However, her world tilts once more as strange occurrences hint at her supernatural heritage.

For readers of Shark Heart and Hollow Kingdom, a funny, magical, and tender debut novel following a lonely, conflict-averse man whose sudden ability to understand animals sends him on a wild romp around NYC, and ultimately helps him discover his own voice. Strolling through Central Park on a...

In this stylish provocative debut, a young artist struggles to find her way in New York City while navigating strained relationships, the reappearance of an ex, and her burgeoning sense of self. A mess, of course, ensues. Maggie is on the brink. Her MFA thesis—a vast canvas of twenty women...

Heinrich Berlingen, Baron von Satten, braucht einen Erben für seinen Titel und sein Lebenswerk, aber will sich nicht binden. So kommt Niklas von Altenmark, ein siebenjähriger preußischer Krautjunker zu dem ruhelosen älteren Herrn, und das, obwohl er doch niemals von daheim fort wollte. Unter den Fittichen des Barons reist Niklas über Berlin ins vorrevolutionäre Paris, erlebt die letzte Blüte des Rokokos, bevor der Ausbruch der Französischen Revolution sie nach London treibt, und von dort über den halben Kontinent.

Санька Рябинин пытается найти свое место в мире, где границы между добром и злом размываются с каждым днем. Жизнь преподносит новые испытания. Это захватывающая драма о любви, предательстве, дружбе и вере в будущее, разворачивающаяся на фоне лихих девяностых, времени надежд и разочарований, когда каждый день мог стать последним.

But when the local council announces plans to turn the allotments into luxury housing, Germaine finds herself leading a battle to save the place that has become a sanctuary for fractured souls. Amidst crumbling sheds and overgrown paths, the ragtag band plans protests, forges alliances, and uncovers long-buried secrets.

Florida, 1982. A nine-year-old watches as his dead father's possessions are hauled away: his clothes and tools, his faux-leather recliner. His sensei says it's a perfect time to turn his weaknesses into weapons. His PE teacher says he runs like a pregnant ostrich. His mother takes out a personal ad. Everyone is trying to teach him a lesson but he is, it seems, a slow learner. Meanwhile, with each passing day, his father recedes, growing less and less plausible, almost a myth.

Picture a social misfit who has stumbled through life, making every conceivable mistake along the way. Despite his best efforts to find stability and understanding in a world that seemed to elude him, he remained stubborn and uncompromising, clinging to a deep-seated attitude of non-conformity. His headspace had no room for compromise, and as a result, he had never experienced a meaningful relationship of any kind.

Mary has lived with a secret, hiding the scars of an abusive past and struggling to navigate a world that doesn’t know the real her. At sixteen, she’s on the brink of unraveling, with everything she’s kept hidden threatening to surface. Mitch, her best friend, has always stood by her, but when he uncovers the truth of what Mary has been hiding, everything changes. With the weight of her secret now out in the open, Mitch’s love and loyalty are put to the test as their bond is pushed to its limits. Together, they’ll have to face the truths they’ve kept buried and find the strength to survive.

Quando Carla lascia il paese per lavorare in città come segretaria alla fabbrica di bottoni Zedapa, ha poco più di vent'anni ma le idee molto confuse su cosa si deve fare con i maschi e soprattutto col proprio corpo. Finché un giorno, per strada, le allungano un volantino con una domanda che la spiazza: "Conosci il tuo corpo?". Così, seduta a terra in cerchio tra di loro, con uno specchio in mezzo alle gambe, imparerà che per scoprire chi è davvero deve avere la forza di mettere da parte tutto ciò che le è stato imposto e osservare i propri desideri.

This tale transports listeners to a consequential precipice in Catherine’s life. One where she discovers her voice and begins to understand the needs of her own heart—and how fragile that heart may be—transforming her into the antagonist listeners know and loathe in Jane Austen’s cherished Pride and Prejudice.

Malavika Kannan establishes herself as an literary voice of Gen Z in this piercing coming-of-age debut novel. Which comes first: experience or narrative? Rishi thinks she knows the answer as she arrives on campus for her first year at Stanford. Her future is set—she’s going to leave behind...

In the wake of her debut novel’s breakout success—and a very painful public divorce—Charlotte Williams-Jackson has something to prove. With her second novel overdue, she’s scrambling to hold it together. But her focus is rocked when she discovers that her childhood wasn't as it seemed—and she has a tween half-sister who's been orphaned in Italy.

In Spencer’s fantasies, the breezy, queer streets of Provincetown, MA are utopia, a place where he can be free. Yet when a violent attack in his suburban Arizona schoolyard sends him to the hospital, he decides queer utopia can’t wait. And one night, with the help of his best friend, the teenage witch Joy, he hitches a ride to find it.

In a coming-of-age story, young Mattie and Kip tap dance and ride the rails during the Great Depression. Separated by a perceived betrayal and a train crash, the two friends lose each other for a lifetime. At ninety-nine, Mattie recalls the roving youth who set her life in motion and confides her deepest regrets to her granddaughter, who discovers lessons in the past for present challenges.

Unwilling to leave her dying father, fifteen-year-old Ella makes the decision to stay behind while her best friend Anton takes Ella’s little brother and flees to the freedom of the West at the last possible chance. But when her father’s death finally leaves her orphaned and alone, Ella’s hope of a reunion burns strong. Yearning for a future with Anton, she bides her time in East Berlin, meeting with shadowy resistance groups who are her only chance for freedom. But time goes by slowly, and with no word from Anton, Ella begins to wonder whether she will ever see him and her brother again.

In a nation ruled by fear, surveillance, and the cross, four teens find themselves running for more than just freedom — they’re running for truth. Under President Thorne’s third term and the iron grip of Christian Nationalism, dissent is blasphemy, and silence is survival. Carlos never wanted to be a hero. Sofia just wanted to disappear. Daniel believed in the system—until it turned on him. And Isabel? She sees things the others can’t yet explain. As their lives collide across the wreckage of what once was America, they must make an impossible choice: submit, escape, or resist.

Czechoslovakia, 1944. Hilda and Sheindy's quiet lives are overturned the day the Nazis march them out of their village home and onto a train bound for the unknown. Separated from their parents and five older siblings, the girls cling to each other for survival in their new reality—between the cold, lonely walls of Auschwitz. Hilda knows that if they want to live, they will have to escape.

Cam and Naomi have been swept into the past when humanity ruled the world. In an ancient city they must past the first trial that Alana has set into motion. What more, they will learn of the Helltide, an event that brought about the cataclysmic end to the ancient race. One trial will not be enough to prepare Cam for the future however. He and Naomi must explore what it means to be mates with the powers of the World Phoenix. Not to mention the warfront is progressing into the beastkin empire. Brazzen is seeking aid and turns to Cam and Brycen, hoping that he won't lose everything.