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Valentine is a secondary-school student like many others. Her daily life is filled with all the upheavals and self-questioning of adolescence. Self-conscious, she tries to assert herself within a group in which she is the shy one. She spends most of her time with her girlfriends, at school or at parties on the weekend. She also tries desperately to get the attention of Felix, the boy she's in love with and who has no idea she exists. To make things...
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Love-stricken with classmate Aaron Hill, 13-year-old Luann stumbles awkwardly into early adolescence, family and friends in tow. Boys, Bras, Braces, and Boys, an e-book original, contains exactly what the title suggests. Luanns misadventures include Aaron Hills continuing refusal to acknowledge her existence, a trip to intimate apparel with her mom and brother, and the teenage crisis of braces, topped off with a trip to the mall to see celebrity Luke...
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The sixth and final chapter of Vanyda's "Valentine," taking us through to the end of adolescence. After going through moments of loneliness and self-doubt, Valentine is finally able to just be herself. She's grown up, and is set on running her own life from now on, choosing her friends and her hobbies, following her own political ideas, and even deciding what kind of relationship to have with her family. Valentine has certainly maturedbut the return...
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"Recruits" A sinister organization is sending its bio-robots, or cyboks, to wreak havoc worldwide. All that stands in their way is M.O.B.I.L.E., a global security organization whose agents can call upon the skills of experts in any field they need, thanks to the miracle of the Mindmerge. But the tech's limitations make it dangerously incompatible for anyone too far past adolescence, so the fate of the world rests in the hands of willing but inexperienced...
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Black Caravan Imprint. Broken Souls Ballad is a dark story of brotherhood and sisterhood, about special children with tremendous powers born of their mental illnesses and fears. They were created this way by a government agency - one of many moving through the shadows - to become sentient biological weapons. Now, as they enter their adolescence, their powers have become more and more undeniable. It is time to return home, to the dark arms of the institution...
6) Nowhere Girl
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This is the story of a girl growing up in the 1990s a middle-schooler who finds herself lost in the gulf between childhood and adolescence, developing paralyzing fears of failure, school, other people, and her own changing body. Along the way, she becomes obsessed with the Beatles... which might be just what she needs to find her way back to being okay. Yeah yeah yeah!
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Today...is yesterday? Sakuta may have cured Mais Adolescence Syndrome in the nick of time, but now he faces a no-less-harrowing task: convincing her to officially date him. After managing to win that round of verbal fencing, he gets some well-deserved rest...only to wake up "yesterday," with all his progress reset. This inexplicable phenomenon seems to be caused by Tomoe Koga-the self-righteous yet self-conscious schoolgirl who offered up her own...
8) Meteor Men
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One summer night, Alden Baylor sits in a field watching the largest meteor shower in human history. What begins as teenage adventure becomes something morethe celestial event brings travelers who will change the world completely, and Alden discovers a connection to one of them. How does a young man who had to grow up fast handle the invasion of his planet? Can Alden keep humanity from oblivion? From writer Jeff Parker (Aquaman, Hulk) and artist Sandy...
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Three complete adventures filled with action, romance, humor and plenty of show-stopping dance numbers. Julie, Lucie, and Alia are best friends and share the same passion: dance! The girls are finally on their way to the national competition, but can rival dancer Carla playing the title role derail all their hard work? These girls must balance competition, relationships, practice, and recitals while navigating the ins and outs of friendship and adolescence,...
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Volume three of Aspen's hit series' long-awaited return is finally here! Rejoin high school teenager Theodore Langstrom along with Ange and Dev, his internal allies guiding his conscience, as he attempts to adapt to life following the events of Shrugged Volumes One and Two! After saving the emotional spectrum realm of Perspecta and everyone he holds dear in the process, Theo discovers that the most fearsome moment of all still awaits him-High School...
11) Swallow Me Whole
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Swallow Me Whole is a love story carried by rolling fog, terminal illness, hallucination, apophenia, insect armies, secrets held, unshakeable faith, and the search for a master pattern to make sense of one's unraveling. In his most ambitious book to date, Nate Powell quietly explores the dark corners of adolescence - not the cliched melodramatic outbursts of rebellion, but the countless tiny moments of madness, the vague relief of medication, and...
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Just outside Delhi, the capital of India, a man called Mowgli rents a house on the outskirts of the jungle, where he plans to live out the rest of his days. The forest is not nearly as vast as it once was, but the air, the trees and the hills still retain a thousand memories: the cries of birds long departed, the calls of brother wolves that have since died off, the rage of a jealous tiger For Mowgli, the jungle is the stomping ground of his childhood...
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This spooky - yet sensitive - trilogy reveals that, on Halloween, it's always darkest before the dawn. PUBLICATION IN 3 VOLUMES - COMPLETED WORK. In Halloween, immerse yourself in the great book of the night. And if, at a street corner, you meet a ghost, take a walk with him. You may just recognize him and if melancholy torments you he could be the one to make you smile again. Then, in The Story of Joe, a solitary boy finds refuge with the creatures...
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This spooky - yet sensitive - trilogy reveals that, on Halloween, it's always darkest before the dawn. PUBLICATION IN 3 VOLUMES - COMPLETED WORK. In Halloween, immerse yourself in the great book of the night. And if, at a street corner, you meet a ghost, take a walk with him. You may just recognize him and if melancholy torments you he could be the one to make you smile again. Then, in The Story of Joe, a solitary boy finds refuge with the creatures...
15) Louca 1 Kickoff
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Adolescence is a terrible time for most people. For Louca, it's especially bad! Generally mediocre, a poor student, awkward with girls... he's a walking disaster. But Louca has decided: starting tomorrow, he's going to change! Still, that's easier said than done... especially when your own mind keeps changing! Luckily, Louca will get a helping hand from a certain fellow named Nathan. Good-looking, amazing at football, funny, smart... this Nathan certainly...
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This spooky - yet sensitive - trilogy reveals that, on Halloween, it's always darkest before the dawn. PUBLICATION IN 3 VOLUMES - COMPLETED WORK. In Halloween, immerse yourself in the great book of the night. And if, at a street corner, you meet a ghost, take a walk with him. You may just recognize him and if melancholy torments you he could be the one to make you smile again. Then, in The Story of Joe, a solitary boy finds refuge with the creatures...
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In Dating Disasters 101, this e-book original gathers strips from the popular cartoon strip, Luann. Still pining for Aaron Hill, Luann accidentally agrees to a date with the reclusive, slightly socially inept Gunther. Through his non-violent resolution with two bullies at a miniature golf course, Gunther endears himself to Luann, who ends the date with a peck on Gunthers cheek. But Luann isnt the only one thrown into romantic mishap; her brother Brad...
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In this e-book original, The Teens They Are a-Changin', strips from the popular cartoon strip Luann reflect the ups and downs of being a teen-age girl. Luanns transition into womanhood is interrupted by her friend Bernices unexpected makeover, which attracts the attention of every guy in school. Bernice, once jealous of Luanns maturity, turns the tables, leaving Luann jealous of her once socially awkward friends newfound confidence. In an unexpected...