Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Fiction >> Social Themes - Adolescence & Coming of Age

Poor Stacey. She just moved to a new town, is still coming to terms with her diabetes, and is facing baby-sitting problems left and right. Fortunately, Stacey has three new friends -- Kristy, Claudia, and Mary Anne. Together they're the BSC -- and they will deal with whatever's thrown their way... even if it's a rival baby-sitting club
Raina Telgemeier, in the same signature style featured in "Smile" and "Sisters,"...

Thomas is a very smart student at his school. He excels in Math and French, but because of this he is called -teacher's pet- and -Genius- by the basketball team captain, Victor, and his friends. After school one day, coincidentally on his birthday, he runs into Victor and his friends and gets bullied verbally and physically. He does not tell his parents or grandparents when he gets home, but instead chooses to enjoy the birthday celebration they all planned for him. After all, he could use all the love he can get. But an unexpected thing happened when he started to worry and cry...

Her father was an alpinist, her mother was his beautiful dying dream, and her stepparents are a pair of ibex. Blue Sky is a young girl born into the elemental world of the high Alps and cared for by a herd of ibex. She knows of nothing but rock, snow, ice, and blue sky, but when she rescues a young climber from a stormy peak, she learns of the mysteries that lie beyond the crags. Longing to follow him and join the world of humans, she must first fulfill her destiny with the ibex and find the courage to live her dreams.

Still reeling from his father s death and stuck in a job he hates, the only moments of happiness in Josh Roberts's life are those he spends with his boyfriend, Bradley. The boys are inseparable, and when they lose their virginity together, Josh feels closer to Bradley than he ever imagined.

But Josh s mum, proud of her son and his biggest supporter, expects Josh to go to university after his year off. He doesn t want to disappoint her by telling her he s changed his mind, and he struggles to find a solution.

When Bradley moves in with Josh and his mum, Josh truly believes life can be...

Award-winning teen poet Carter Rogers has made a lot of bad choices in her life, one of which led to losing her hand to frostbite. After a failed suicide attempt, Carter wakes up and takes a hard look at the person she s become. As her disappointment over her botched effort fades, she begins to accept herself and look forward. Righting past wrongs won t be easy, but armed with the support of her mother and her friends, and with a new perspective on life, Carter sets out to fix her relationships with the people she cares about and the world of poetry. "

Secondhand Summer begins in Ninilchik, a tiny Alaskan community where the Barger family fishes for salmon. The father's death forces a move from their homestead to an apartment in a poor section of Anchorage. Written in the first person and based on the author s own experiences, the tale is about Sam, a fourteen-year-old boy who loved the homestead fishing life he left behind. Like most kids his age, his physical abilities and his imagination exceed his judgment and knowledge.

The story focuses on the boy s adventuresome adjustments to the big city, the loss of his father, and...

This charming story about three California sisters spending the summer on Cape Cod is perfect for fans of The Penderwicks--as a starred ALA Booklist review raved--and The Mother-Daughter Book Club.

Though Marigold, Zinnia, and Lily Silver couldn't be more different, they're all excited about summer vacation. Twelve-year-old Marigold is hoping to get her first kiss from her big crush, while Zinnia, eleven, will most likely spend her time in Marigold's shadow. And five-year-old Lily, though angelic, has a knack for stirring up mischief wherever she...

Bernice is a science-loving girl with an adorable hedgehog but also with a big problem: being overshadowed by her perfect older sister, Edith. Bernice decides that the science fair is the best place for her to make a stand, and also to do something that Edith has never done before--become a supervillain But a supervillain needs a good nemesis and so Bernice must find hers just in time to make a big splash. First the science fair. Then the world It's a book filled with secret codes, evil schemes and science in one girl's quest to become great.

"Secondhand Summer" begins in Ninilchik, a tiny Alaskan community where the Barger family fishes for salmon. The father's death forces a move from their homestead to an apartment in a poor section of Anchorage. Written in the first person and based on the author s own experiences, the tale is about Sam, a fourteen-year-old boy who loved the homestead fishing life he left behind. Like most kids his age, his physical abilities and his imagination exceed his judgment and knowledge.

The story focuses on the boy s adventuresome adjustments to the big city, the loss of his father, and becoming...

Critically acclaimed author Cammie McGovern presents a heartwarming and humorous middle grade novel about the remarkable bond that forms between an aspiring service dog and an autistic boy in need of a friend. "Joyful, inspiring, and completely winning, Chester and Gus is unforgettable," proclaimed Katherine Applegate, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Newbery Medal winner The One and Only Ivan.

Chester has always wanted to become a service dog. When he fails his certification test, though, it seems like that dream will never come...

Critically acclaimed author Cammie McGovern's middle grade debut is a powerful and heartwarming story that will appeal to readers who loved R. J. Palacio's Wonder, Holly Sloan's Counting by 7s, Lynda Mullaly Hunt's Fish in a Tree, and Ann M. Martin's Rain Reign.

Fourth grade is not going at all how Benny Barrows hoped. He hasn't found a new best friend at school. He's still not a great bike rider--even though his brother George, who's autistic, can do tricks. And worst of all, he worries his dad's recent accident might be all his fault. Benny tries...

It's 1949 in Tennessee Smoky Mountain-country, and everything in twelve-year-old Salina's life seems suddenly different. Her sister is engaged, her brother Paul is absorbed in caring for his foal, Sugar-Boy, and Salina feels she has nothing in common anymore with her best friend. This novel for young people captures the insular spirit of the mountain people, the breathtaking country itself, and a girl's struggle to accept the inevitability of change.